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Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover the difference between extinct and endangered animals and discuss the reasons why this has occured. They identify threatened and endangered animals living in their local area as well.
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The Plant and Animal Walk

For Teachers K
Students draw pictures and write words to describe objects and experiences. They observe outside and draw at least three animals and three plants. Students observe plants and animals describing how they are alike and how they are...
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Snug as a Bug

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate survival strategies. In this survival strategies lesson plan, students study survival strategies used by animals. Using a seed to represent a bug, students create a safe home for their "seed-bug".
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Beaver Ecology

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Marine Ecology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students enact the life cycle of a sessile animal and quantify the possibility of survival under the conditions given. They then present to the class a new adaptation which will increase the animals chance of survival.
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Discovering Owls

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Students discuss owl pellets and identify the...
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Winter

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how animals adapt to the harsh New England winter. They discuss articles they have read on the subject.
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Wild Animal Science

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils discover how environmental factors impact the survival of a population. In this landscape design lesson, students create a new animal and discuss the relationship between the animal and its environment before creating a habitat...
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Evolution of Sea Creatures

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify and describe the mechanisms of natural selection. They study Cambrian Period animals and discuss adaptations for their specific environment.Students compare and contrast a modern sea animal with the Cambrian era animal...
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Desert Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners survive within an ecosystem, an animal must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment.
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How Animals Meet Their Needs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the Internet for facts relating to the animal of their choice. They use information from their Internet search to complete their animal project. TLW use his or her own words when writing their report.
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Night Hike

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Students explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.
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Science: Birds in Flight

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners identify and examine adaptations in birds that enable them to fly. They conduct Internet research to relate these adaptations to the physics of flight. Students observe birds in flight and describe their behavior and flight...
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Habitat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are able to define habitat. They are able to identify the four things that living things need to survive. Students are able to describe how living things are adapted to their habitats.
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Water: H2O = Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In 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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Morphing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how organisms adapt to their environment in order to survive. As a class, they discuss the extinction of the dinosaurs and review Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest. They select an animal to morph in the future...
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Animals Lewis and Clark Encountered

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct research on an animal Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey, compare numerous factors from past and present, and report findings to other groups by web page or discussion board.
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Activity: Bird Beak Buffet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the functions of bird beaks. In this animal evolution lesson, students compare and contrast different types of bird beaks focusing on how the beaks are adapted to the foods the birds eat. Students record and graph their...
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Mussel Anatomy Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the parts and functions of a mussel. They explain how its physical adaptations help it survive in its habitat. They label the parts as a quiz to complete the lesson.
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Invertebrates and Vertebrate Evolution

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the major characteristics of the major animal phyla. They describe adaptive features that have contributed to the success of animals on land. Students explain how primate evolution provides a context for understanding...
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Birds

For Students 8th - 12th
In this birds activity, students review the characteristics of birds including their adaptations for flight. Students review the diversity of bird adaptations. This activity has 4 short answer, 7 true or false, 6 matching, and 3 fill in...
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What Can We Learn From Bones?

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students discuss what type of information they can gather from bones. In groups, they travel between stations in which they can view photos and listen to actual accounts of finding bones. They focus on the tools available to Native...
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Creatures of the Sea

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a two-month long unit on the physical characteristics of the oceans and animal environments. They create a "Creatures of the Sea" alphabet book in collaboration with a kindergarten class, conduct Internet...
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Habitats Past and Present

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem lesson plan, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in the...

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