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Missing Links
Learners change one animal group into another animal group by changing only a few body characteristics. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this session, students the basis of classification.
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Diversity Debate
Students investigate the importance of dependency and diversity in a rain forest ecosystem. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life.
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Prairie Project
Students complete a long-term research project on prairie grasses and forbs. They develop research questions, collect and analyze data from reconstructed prairie plots, and publish their research data on a Prairie website.
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Ecological Citizen
Students examine the interconnectedness of living and non-living things that constitute an ecosystem. They examine fallen trees,insects, living trees, leaves, food webs, and forests. They conduct various activities and write poems about...
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Sow Bug Habitats
Students conduct an experiment to determine what type of environment sow bugs prefer. They use petri dishes with partially wet paper towels to assess whether they prefer wet or dry habitats.
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Teeter Totter
Students explore the two types of spotted sandpipers. They create a puppet show using the spotted sandpiper from Puerto Rico and the spotted sandpiper from Alaska. Students research the habitats of the two sandpipers.
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DID YOU HELP CREATE THIS
Students examine whether their actions are positively or negatively affecting organisms and their habitats. They choose an animal to study then create a multimedia presentation including charts and graphs of data logger information and...
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Bird Populations
students study bird migratory patterns and the methods that researchers use to study them. Students are introduced to the concepts of the study of bird movements.The skill of scientific questioning is used to find results.
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Spring Collecting and Identifying Bumble Bees
Pupils 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.
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Science: Why Animals Hibernate
Second graders investigate the reasons animals hibernate. They measure their own heart rates and compare them to those of a hibernating bear. In their journals, 2nd graders record facts about and characteristics of hibernation and...
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Animal Book
Students explore habitats and the needs of living things. They research a selected animal. Students use KidPix and create a variety of animal riddles. They combine their riddles with those of classmates to create their animal books.
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Bird Nest
Second graders create a bird's nest from recyclable material. After a discussion of animal habitats, 2nd graders collect recyclable materials, appropriate for nest building during a nature walk. They use their materials to build a nest...
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A World of Feathered Friends
students will learn to
respect the nature around them. This respect is vital because ignorance of surrounding
nature can lead to carelessness when curiosity goes awry. A perfect example of this
wayward curiosity took place at our school...
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Living With Disaster
Third graders identify and interpret natural disasters and act as experts to determine where the best location for a new farm would be. Students conduct research on an issue given as it relates to their area of expertise. Students...
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Animals and People: Who's Behaving Badly?
Students explore the relationship between human beings and animals. They participate in a variety of activities to examine animal behavior. Students create a class book and stage a mock news broadcast.
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Will An Antlion Buid Its Pit Here?
Learners identify the various places where antlions build their pits in order to trap their prey. They identify the purpose of digging the pit as well as the conditions needed for an antlion to dig their pit. A worksheet with listing...
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Escape From the Antlion's Pit
Students draw conclusions about the effectiveness of antlion's pits in catching prey. A brief review of the antlion and its hunting habits is conducted. After watching a video about the use of pits to catch prey, students complete a...
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The Invisible Zoo
Students explore how infrared images give biologists or zoologists detailed information on how warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals thermoregulate. They are introduced to infrared imaging technology and the information that such images...
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World of Insects
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the world of insects in the puzzle. There are 51 words to locate in the word search.
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Adopt-An-Insect Bingo
In this biology worksheet, students select twenty-five terms relating to insects to complete their bingo card as listed on the sheet. Then they match each name or family with its correct description.
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Y7 Variation and Habitats (S)
In this biology activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms relating to variations and habitats of living things. There are 37 biology terms located in the word search.
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Biology Vocabulary
In this biology activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to food webs and animal species. There are 52 biology terms located in the word search.
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How Do Living Things Form Communities?
In this communities worksheet, students will write down 1 main idea about communities formed by living things. Then students will brainstorm 3 details to support their main idea. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Florida Habitats
In this environment instructional activity, students look for the facts concerning the different habitats of Florida. They use the information to complete tasks as assigned as part of a larger unit.
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