First graders discover the animals that sleep all day and come alive at night, from owls to bats to raccoons, and the special eyes, ears, and noses that help them hunt in the dark, then check what they know.
Students will be able to…
While we sleep, some animals are wide awake and hunting. What makes an animal nocturnal, and what body parts help it find food in the dark?
Project this and answer each question about animals that are awake and active at night — read the explanation after each one.
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While you are fast asleep, some animals are just waking up. Owls hunt, bats fly, and raccoons search for food. How do they do it all in the dark?
Students answer questions about nocturnal animals.
Students sort animals by when they are active.
Students make a nocturnal-animal card.
Students reflect on nocturnal animals.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (Grade 1 / Elementary Science).
Use materials to design a solution inspired by how plants and animals use external parts to survive.
Read texts to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Use observations to describe patterns of what animals need to survive.
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick a nocturnal animal, draw it at night, and label one body part that helps it, so the idea of built-in helpers becomes clear. A printable nocturnal-animals worksheet is in the Science library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.