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The Turkey Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify habitat and feeding habits of the wild turkey.  In habitat and diet instructional activity students view a demonstration, complete an activity then follow turkey sign.
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Animal Habitats

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore animal lifestyles by researching their characteristics. In this animal habitat lesson, students read the story Over in the Jungle and analyze the animal illustrations in the book. Students create clay animal characters...
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Kindergarten children

For Students K - 2nd
In this animals worksheet, students choose where the animals live and the names of the animals. Students complete 2 activities.
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Biomes: Freshwater & Seawater

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars observe organisms behavior and adaptations.  In this biomes lesson students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats. 
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Understanding Interactions Among Local Species and the Local Environment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars examine the differences between biotic and abiotic factors, explain the difference between habitat and niche and compare how organisms get their nutritional needs.  In this local environment instructional activity...
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Let's Go to the Video Tape!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine biological diversity and see how it relates to the concepts of variety and relative abundance.  In this investigative lesson students view a video on biodiversity and complete an activity. 
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Making Nests

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the lives of birds by researching their natural habitats. In this nest building lesson, 2nd graders investigate the craft of making a bird nest and discuss their useful qualities for the animals. Students utilize...
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Blue Planet: Open Ocean

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research facts about animal species.  In this ocean lesson  students view a video, prepare illustrated cards and create a food-web display.  
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Entering the Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe major features of cold seep communities  and list organisms that are found in these communities.  In this water habitat instructional activity students examine trophic levels, describe the process of...
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Wildlife Habitat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine habitats and describe their elements.  In this wildlife habitat lesson students study the factors that affect habitat and write a short report.
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A World in a Grain of Sand

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners go exploring Britain's beaches. In this geography lesson plan, students visit selected websites to learn about specific beach habitats and the history of cleaning those beaches.
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Looking for Biodiversity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore habitats and see that there are a variety of plants that can be found and that biodiversity is an important characteristic.  In this biodiversity lesson students complete an activity that explains how to perform a...
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Kindergarten Kids: Animals Exercises

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this online interactive animal habitat activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions that require them to match animal pictures to the correct habitat pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Chewin' in the Chesapeake

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a web page on food webs and select a habitat to research.  In this research activity students identify the organisms found in the food web and present their findings to the class.
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Feeding in the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine current flow and describe ways in which it may effect food of reef building corals.  In this coral lesson students identify two environmental factors that may affect the morphology.
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What's Down There?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils analyze data on coral reefs and use this to help characterize reefs.  In this mapping coral reefs lesson students identify and explain the major threats to coral reefs.
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Wetland Habitats

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the program Alice and the Internet to research wetland habitats.   In this habitat lesson plan students build their own Alice world that includes wetland habitats, food sources and ways to protect the...
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Oceanic Habitat Zones

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ocean habitats. For this oceanic environment lesson, students research various habitats in the ocean. Then, in a jigsaw format, students teach others in the class about the habitat they researched.
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Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discuss the different types of plants and animals in a local environment. In this science activity, students name some plants and animals understanding that they require different habitats to live. Young scholars use...
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Management of Commercial Fisheries

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources and study about past fisheries.  For this fishery lesson students explore the complexity of a fishery and its management.
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Bluebirds Project

For Students 4th - 6th
In this controls and systems worksheet, learners respond to 6 questions where they consider the controls and systems that bluebirds adapt to in order to survive.
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BIOMIMICRY, Housing Naturally: Habitat as Model

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore natural animal habitats. In this lesson on biomimicry and habitation design, students will use classroom and field examples to examine animal habitats. Students will construct a model of a natural animal habitat. This...
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Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Internet to fill out their scavenger hunt sheet.  In this research instructional activity students search the Internet for answers to the questions on the scavenger hunt worksheet. 
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Seas Of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners brainstorm examples of predator and prey that are featured in a video they watch.  In this investigative lesson plan students will research an animal from the video and explain if it is a predator or prey and how it helps...