Resources for Educators: The Secret World of Elephants

Part of the The Secret World of Elephants exhibition.

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Plan your class field trip to The Secret World of Elephants with these free resources.
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The Secret World of Elephants Educator's Guide

Get an advanced look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter. This four-page preview of the guide for K–12 educators includes the Essential Questions (important background content) and Map of the Exhibition.

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Activities and Materials

Grades K–5

Students observe a natural phenomenon—that elephants and their relatives can have different body sizes, shapes of body parts, and amount of hair—to investigate how physical traits of animals help them survive in their habitats.

Grades 6–12

Students observe a natural phenomenon—that elephants and their relatives can have different physical traits—to investigate what physical traits of animals tell us about their habitats and how changes in environmental conditions might affect how species evolve over time.

More Resources

Use these online resources to further explore the themes in these halls.

Game Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha Explore three rain forest habitats to see how people, animals, and plants are all connected. OLogy Card 115 Asian elephant The Asian elephant is one of the largest land mammals in the world. Some people believe that elephants feel joy and sadness. Video Wild at Heart: The Plight of Elephants in Thailand Can a nation return its captive elephants to the forest?