Parasites Teacher Resources

Students examine a web page on food webs and select a habitat to research.  In this research lesson students identify the organisms found in the food web and present their findings to the class.

Students analyze three different types of temporary shelters and their designs for environmental factors. In this shelter design lesson, students analyze how designers address environmental problems for homeless or refugees. Students...

Students investigate jungles and the people who depend upon them.  In this sustainability lesson, students research wild life conservation and discover the importance of a jungle to Amazonian people.  Students create a group...

Students examine the epidemiologic triangle. In this disease lesson, students discuss infectious disease as they study how they spread and discover their families' experiences with them. Students research Internet sites to complete...

In this mosquitos worksheet, learners answer multiple choice questions about mosquitos. Students answer 5 questions about mosquitos.

In this food web relationships activity, students click on the links to learn about the food web relationships in the wetlands and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions total.

In this arthropods worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 41 questions about the different types and behaviors of arthropods.

In this habitats worksheet, 4th graders answer 11 multiple choice questions about the lives, the habitat and the social skills of the meerkats, with answers included.

Students study what a plant gall is and the different types that there are.  In this plant lesson students examine what causes galls and how to prevent them.

Middle schoolers work together in groups to report on different topics related to decomposition. They answer questions and share their answers with the class. They discuss any topic that is unclear.

Seventh graders research organisms in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. They create a picture book demonstrating their understanding of relationships.

In this health worksheet, students identify and define vocabulary terms related to foodborne illness. They unscramble the words listed at the bottom of the sheet and use them to complete each of 8 blanks.

Students pick an animal native to Maryland and research how populations of that animal might be affected by land use changes over the past thirty years. They predict population trends for the next thirty years.

Learners analyze and discuss insect diversity and all of the functions that insects perform in nature. They examine habitat and function cards, and distribute themselves by function and habitat.

Students examine where pearls come from and where mollusks are found. They discover how pearls are formed in nature and how they are they made by humans. They use ordinary oyster shells to examine mother of pearl.

Sixth graders discover the various habitat requirements for assorted household pests from ants to wasps. They conduct various activities including researching the life cycles moths, cockroaches, and mosquitoes

Students study the different facets of the Human immune system, including the functions of all the different organs in the immune system.

Young scholars discuss sicknesses they have had or come in contact with. They discuss treatments for the diseases on the list. Students discuss illnesses that fish might get along with the symptoms, behavior and treatment.

Students use their research skills to investigate the behavior and characteristics of a rainforest animal. After creating a diary entry, they illustrate the habits and life cycle of the animal. They write the diary entry from the point...

Learners create original paintings using natural dye techniques used in the past in this Art lesson plan about paint colors. The lesson plan may be supplemented with information about pioneers, or ancient civilizations, and how paints...

Students compare and contrast the role of the honeybee in nature. They find information by using a variety of resources that could include the internet. Students take part in a paper and pencil formal evaluation with questions that...

Students research viruses and their effects on the evolution of a rabbit population. They complete a teacher created worksheet of questions on their research. They present their research to classmates.

Students collect bumble bees in the field, record data, pin and label specimens, answer conclusion questions, and send specimens to research leaders for verification. They improve their ability to work in research teams. Students...

Students collect bumble bees in the field, record data, identify and release specimens, answer conclusion questions, and send data in to researcher leaders. They make research based conclusions based upon the evidence.