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Standard 4 Review-Human Impact

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this human impact on the environment worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences about how humans have negatively affected the environment. They complete sentences about the actions taken to reduce and repair the...
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Plant Life in Action

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine various habitats and record the living creatures they found.  In this biodiversity lesson, 6th graders complete a worksheet recording their observations. Students draw conclusions about the climate and its effect on...
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Water: The Incredible Resource

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students understand the importance of water in any ecosystem. In this water lesson, students recognize where water is found, the type of water found, and how water is changed in the water cycle.  Students complete worksheets using water...
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Importance of the Rain Forest

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use the Internet to conduct a research project.  In this rain forest lesson, students work in groups to research different parts of the rain forest.  Students research climate, foods, house products and medicines.  Each group...
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Living Environment

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
In this environment worksheet students complete a series of multiple choice questions and short answers on plant and animal species and populations in an ecosystem. 
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Bad Algae!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore algal blooms.  In this ecosystem and health lesson, students define and describe harmful algal blooms, then discuss ways in which the impact of these algal blooms could be reduced.  Learners work in groups to research...
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The Salmon Stream and Vegetation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the ecosystem and food chain by researching Pacific Salmon. In this fish habitat lesson, students discover the life cycle for salmon, where they spawn and what they eat to survive the harsh elements. Students participate...
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Protecting Our Native Forests

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore environmental awareness by utilizing computer technology. In this ecosystem conservation lesson plan, students read assigned text which describes the current ecological conditions of Hawaii. Students collaborate in...
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A Symphony of Decomposers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover decomposition. In this environmental lesson, students explore different types of decomposers and their role within the ecosystem. Students also discover how waste interferes with the decomposition process.
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Plankton / Phytoplankton

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of plankton in the ocean ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students identify the different types plankton by observing them under the microscope. They explain how plankton population affect global climate.
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The Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 3rd
Little learners examine a map of the southwestern United States and identify the Sonoran Desert. They locate different cities and rivers, determining whether or not each is found within this special ecosystem. A student handout is...
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Sea Level Trends ~ Ocean Front Property: An "Immerging" Market

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young oceanographers take a look at sea level data from several cities over a few centuries. They use the data to fuel a discussion about what kind of changes are taking place and the impact they are having on the coastal ecosystems....
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Decomposers Get Energy From Dead Things

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When life gives you mold, make penicillin. Scholars design an inquiry experiment to determine what causes rotting and mold growth. It also covers decomposers and the important role they play for other living things. 
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Biodiversity and Evolution – Darwin’s Finches

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teens experience natural selection firsthand (or first beak) in an activity that has them act as finches foraging for food. Using different household items  to act as different beak styles, your little finches will collect as much food...
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Worm Your Way Out of This

For Teachers 3rd Standards
How can you provide healthy soil for your garden? Study worms, bacteria, and other microorganisms in a lesson about decomposition and organic compost. After discussing what you know about worms and watching a video, watch what worms do...
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UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
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Water Quality and Temperature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the effects of temperature changes on the metabolic rate of a clam. Conclusion questions are addressed which help students to process and articulate their experiences.
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Habitat Breakdown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how insects and organisms are impacted by factors that are essential to an organism's survival in particular habitats. They participate in a habitat game in which they imagine themselves as insects.
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School Ground Naturalization Project

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students determine the best location for a potential naturalized project for a school ground.
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Threatened Species and Public Policy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch video presentations on endangered spieces, and do activities and discussion questions related to the material.
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Does a change in pH affect the growth and survival rate of aquatic plants?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students determine if changes in pH affect the growth and survival rates of aquatic plants. They evaluate the optimal pH levels for the growth of aquatic plants.
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Diversity of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the diversity of life forms and the role that interdependency plays in our world through a mult-segmented unit. This segment introduces the unit.
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What is Diversity of Life?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the variety of organisms in our world. this activity is a part of a multi-segmented unit on specie diversity. this segment explores distribution of life on land and sea.
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Kingdom Animalia

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the basic characteristics of the animal kingdom. this activity is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this segment, students explore the the members of a few phyla of the animal kingdom.

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