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Curated OER

Cams

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore plate and barrel cams. They discuss the differences between the two cams. Students identify a base and prime circle and they draw a plate cam using the provided details.
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Curated OER

Native Chili Planting

For Teachers K
Students discover the process of planting chili. After comparing two types of seeds students plant and with the use of a digital camera, record the seed progress. When ready for transplant, students take young plants to a retirement...
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Curated OER

Class Alphabet Book

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils are introduced to the Kid Pix software program and its templates. With a partner, they use the internet find a picture that starts with each letter of the alphabet. They practice saying and reading the words to their partner for...
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Curated OER

Why Walk?

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book Yummers. They use the food pyramid to evaluate what Emily Pig ate during her walk and find out why her walk made her sick. They participate in a walking game.
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Curated OER

Feedback and Flowcharts

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explain what a negative feedback system is and they distinguish it from a positive feedback system. They describe examples of how negative feedback is used in both nature and technology. , Students define homeostasis, and...
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Curated OER

From Polliwog to Frog

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine how frogs change. In this life cycle lesson, students create a model to show how a frog changes throughout its life. Students will show the process of frog metamorphosis, from polliwog to adult frog.
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Curated OER

Preparation -- The Right Way to Help and FOrm for Poetic Reflection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners prepare for their service learning project by listening to a representative from the Lake Michigan Federation. They volunteer their time to clean up the coast line. They reflect on the event by writing a poem about their...
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Curated OER

Loggerhead Nest Management Program

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the sea turtle management documentary and complete an activity for each slide. They plot the location of nests laid on the island they patrol and discuss their rationale for management decisions. Finally, students...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Animal Behaviors

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Barking, purring, and playing are just some of the ways in which dogs and cats behave. These are examples of animal behaviors. Animal behavior is any way that...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Animal Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the evolution of animal behavior and the nature-nurture debate.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 8.1 Animal Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore many different types of animal behavior.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Eeb: Principles of Animal Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some basic principles of animal behavior using this collection of interactive exercises.
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Indiana University

Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior: Careers in Animal Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Indiana University provides this resource for investigating careers in animal behaviors. Features training requirements, general sources for employment, list of additional resources, and institutions offering degreed programs.
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Other

Ocean Tracks: Fact or Artifact? Interpreting Patterns in Ocean Tracks Data [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ever wonder where marine animals go? How fast they swim? How deep they dive? Electronic tagging has opened a new window into the world of the open ocean. Ocean Tracks gives you access to data collected by tags on real live migrating...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Animals: Behavior Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the necessary vocabulary and concepts for a unit on animal behavior.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls1 4: Animal Behaviors Plant Structures Reproduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS1-4: animal behaviors and plant structures- reproductive success.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:kakadu: Animal Behaviors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Discuss animal behaviors and relate them to human behaviors and predict how animals may behave based on their physical characteristics.
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University of California

Berkeley Edu: Animal Behavior [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Observable coordinated responses to stimuli. Originates with genes that direct the formation of tissues and organs of the animal body (nervous & endocrine systems).
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Who's Your Animal Parent?

For Teachers K - 1st
Do all animal babies look like their parents? Let's explore animal babies and find out the answer to this scientific question! Students will explore animal parents and animal babies through a matching game. Included in this instructional...
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NC State University

Nc State University: General Entomology, Elements of Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Behavior is what animals do. It can be defined more precisely as an internally directed system of adaptive activities that facilitate survival and reproduction. Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior -- particularly when...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Innate Behavior of Animals

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many animal behaviors are ways that animals act naturally. They are not learned behaviors. Cats are natural-born hunters. They don't need to learn how to hunt....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cyclic Behavior of Animals

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many animal behaviors change in a regular way. They go through cycles. Some cycles of behavior repeat each year. Other cycles of behavior repeat every day. Learn...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 8.5 Cyclic Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore different types of cycles in animal behavior.

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