Ice Age Mammals
Movies in the Classroom
Grade
Level - K-4
Subject - Science
Keywords - Science, Ice Age, Mammoth, Saber-tooth Tiger, Giant Sloth, 20th
Century Fox, movie, lesson plan, film, kids
Author
- Cynthia F. Kirkeby thebrains@classbrain.com
Affiliation - ClassBrain, Inc.
Date - 20 October, 2001
Duration - 1 class period
Background
In the film, Ice Age, kids
receive a fun introduction to a few of the early Ice Age mammals.
Objective
After watching Ice Age, discuss the following questions:
- Did mammals live before or after dinosaurs?
- Which mammals were the stars of Ice Age?
- Were the main characters carnivores (meat
eaters) or herbivores (plant
eaters)?
- What is your favorite Ice Age mammal?
- Which animals alive today are related to:
- The Saber-tooth
- The Wooly Mammoth
Resources
& Materials
Ice
Age, the movie
Worksheets
available
Wooly Mammoth Coloring Page
Source: ClassBrain, Inc.
Sabertooth Tiger Coloring Page
Source: ClassBrain, Inc.
Giant Sloth Coloring Page
Source: ClassBrain, Inc.
Mammut Americanum
Coloring Page - PDF
Source: State Historical Society of North Dakota
Ice
Age Mammals to Coloring Online
Source: Enchanted Learning
Film
1: Ice Age (2002)
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| © Blue Sky Studios |
A group of Ice Age animals: a woolly mammoth, a Saber-tooth Tiger,
and a Giant Sloth, find a human infant in the wilderness. Together, they try to
reunite the baby with his parents.
- Genre(s) - Comedy, Animation
- Rating - MPAA - NR
- Family Rating - not available
- Running Time - unknown
- Primary Actors - Ray Romano, Goran Visnjic, John Leguizamo
- Director - Chris Wedge
- Music – N/A
- Screenplay - Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman,
Steve Young
- Producers - Blue Sky Studio
- Studio - Blue Sky Studio/ 20th Century Fox
Reading
Connections
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- Sunset
of the Sabertooth by
Mary Pope Osborne
Reading Level 4-8
yrs.
The Magic Tree
House transports Jack and Annie back in time to the Ice Age, where they
encounter cave people, woolly mammoths, and fierce sabertooth tigers.
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| by Mary Pope Osborne |
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- Painters
of the Cave by Patricia
Lauber
Reading Level: 9-12
yrs.
In this lavishly illustrated book for young
readers, Patricia Lauber brings to life the Ice Age hunters and gatherers who
were the ancestors of modern humans.
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| by Patricia Lauber |
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- Ice
Age Mammoth by Barbara
Hehner
Reading Level 9-12
yrs
As scientists carefully
thaw this giant intact prehistoric mammal, they hope to learn more about how
the species lived and why it–the largest mammal to ever
live–became extinct. But most important, this animal’s
well-preserved body may help answer an incredible question–can the
mammoth be cloned and one day walk the earth again?
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| by Barbara Hehner |
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Related Internet Sources
A Virtual
Tour: Ice Age Mammals
Come face to face with the
fossils of a long-tusked American mastodon, a towering giant ground sloth, and
other Ice Age creatures in this virtual exhibit.
Source: National
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute
Raising the Mammoth
Humans have killed Mammoths, studied them and now are
attempting to bring them back to life. Read the history of this unusual
creature and find out if he can be cloned.
Source: Discovery.com
Ice
Age Mammals
During the last Ice Age, there were many large,
interesting mammals, like the saber-toothed cats, giant ground sloths, mastodons,
and mammoths. Explore what the early mammals looked like on this kid friendly
page.
Source: Enchanted Learning
After the Dinosaurs: The Age
of Mammals
The creators
of robotic mammals introduce the Ice Age with photos and a brief introduction.
There are wonderful photos of a Wooly Mammoth, a Sabertooth Tiger, and other
more exotic creatures such as the Platybelodon.
Source: Dinosaurs Kokoro
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