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Adopt-An-Insect II
In this biology worksheet, students adopt an insect of their choice and draw a diagram of their insect, labeling the major body parts. Then they describe where their insect can be found and what they eat.
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Butterfly Report
In this biology worksheet, students write an insect report about the butterfly, giving its common and scientific name. Then they describe the butterfly habitats and winter plans. Students also describe three interesting facts about the...
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Stack #84200 Word Search
In this science worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to earth science and biology. There are 12 words located in the puzzle to find.
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The Right Path for Pets
In this animal care worksheet, students learn the important steps to take before adopting a dog from an animal shelter. Students follow a maze of letters which eventually tell them about spay/neutering for pets.
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Animal Habitat Bar Graph
In this graphing worksheet, learners examine a prepared bar graph and record which habitat their chosen animal lives in: desert, city, forest, ocean, prairie, or fresh water. There are no directions but it appears that a class could use...
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Ecology and the Ecosystem
In this science worksheet, students locate 20 terms about the ecosystem in a word search.  Answers are available in various formats.
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Water: H2O = Life
For this earth science worksheet, students explore and describe animals and their adaptations, including their habitats, physical characteristics, and competing organisms. They also explore and describe how others use water around the...
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Book Making
Students make connections with real life experiences and the two languages, including Spanish and English. They create their own books in this project lesson plan to take home and read with their families. Students also use a digital...
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Bivalve or Univalve (Clam or Snail)?
Fourth graders explore the meaning of the prefixes "bi" and "uni."  In groups, 4th graders observe pictures of shells and handle real shells.  Students create a chart to classify each shell  as a bivalve or univalve.  They identify the...
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Bivalve Biology
Students place clams into a beaker containing saltwater. They place a small drop of food coloring just above the shell. Students observe the movement of the food coloring. Clams are then placed into clean beakers of saltwater with 24...
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What's That? A Habitat!
Students identify and define what oceans, deserts, woodlands, and cold places are. Then they identify animals that live in different habitats by playing a hands-on sorting activity. Students also research various web sites as instructed...
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Rainforest Caterpillars Grades K-2
Students are told that after they discuss and examine of rainforest caterpillars, they are going to create their own rainforest caterpillar based on the information they have studied.  They are given the habitat scenarios on 3x5 cards.
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Pond Water
Students explore a creek environment. They make observations, identify the living and nonliving factors in the environment and collect a plankton sample to take back to the classroom. In addition, they look at plankton under a microscope.
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Adaptations
Students identify what adaptation is and to research a specific mollusk.  They also identify and interpret how animals get their common and scientific name and why it is Latin.  Finally, students draw their shell (mollusk) and name their...
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A Habitat Is Home
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat.   They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population.  Activities are leveled...
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Habitats, Abiotic v. Biotic
Students explore and define ecosystem, ecology and habitat.  They discuss abiotic and biotic organisms and the things needed for survival.  After observing pictures of animals in their habitat, students compare and contrast habitats and...
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Different Environments
Students read literature selection, discuss habitat, divide habitats into different categories such as water, soil, and land, list animals that live in each habitat, and describe habitats using descriptive words in vocabulary list.
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North Carolina State Plants
Fourth graders identify the state plants by  describing clues to different contestants. They play a game in which the class gives hints to the contestants about what  state plant the teacher held up.  The first contestant to guess the...
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Who lives with Mallard?
Students explore how all living things have needs that are obtained from their surroundings. They identify the surroundings where an animal or plant lives is its habitat. Students identify that a habitat is a community of living and...
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Bird airport control
Students identify the various species of birds found in the wetlands. Students observe and record the key skills involved in scientific inquiry. Students handle and interpret data gathered on a field trip which reveals patterns and...
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Exploring Habitats
Third graders go on a mission to research three different habitats on the campus of Manchester College so that they can be part of a resuce effort.  They work in groups and each group starts at a different habitat.  Group one starts at...
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My Happy Habitat
Students observe and discuss the Idaho state quarter to begin an activity in which they define and draw different types of habitats.  They discuss the habitats that the migrating Peregrine falcon, which appears on the Idaho quarter,...
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Texas Native Plants
Students "adopt" a plant for use during this lesson. They take digital photographs of the plant over time, and measure and record the growth of the plant. Students write an article describing the plant and its needs for optimum growth....
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Puerto Rican Parrot Paradise
Students investigate the environment of the Puerto Rican Parrot. They visualize the ecosystem with and without information. They conduct research to find information and participate in classroom discussion to demonstrate comprehension of...