Curated OER
Make a Cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex Fossil
Second graders examine the formation of fossils and list the different types. They make cast model of a dinosaur fossil. They write about conditions that are necessary for fossils to form and create a model of a buried fossil.
Curated OER
Bugsicles (A Frozen Insect Larva You can Find!)
Students explore how animals survive in the winder. After attending a gall-collecting field trip, students place them in a freezer. Once frozen, the students open the gall flay larva and observe it as the larva revives. Students...
Curated OER
Survival of the Fittest
Sixth graders create their own "never before seen" marine creatures and examine how not all creatures in the sea swim, not all have sharp teeth
Curated OER
Ribbit! Ribbit!
Students research a frog's life cycle and habitat using books, the Internet and lecture. Students make origami frogs, write letters to Toad from Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad" and participate in a simulated camouflage activity.
Curated OER
Living with Manatees
Learners research the lives of manatees and how humans are contributing to their survival. They visit a variety of websites including a webcam.
Curated OER
Predator Prey Population Links
Fifth graders relate population of animals to its available food supply. They participate in an experiment and gather information. They use the data to draw conclusions.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Animal Adaptations
A multitude of activities provide help with understanding animal adaptations.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Plant and Animal Changes
Second graders will learn about animal adaptation, hibernation, and migration.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Hibernation "A Time to Sleep"
This site is filled with creative and educational activities for your unit on hibernation. These activities include hibernation clocks, KWL chart, hibernation mural and more.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the raccoon dog. Discusses how they are similar to raccoons, where they are found, the unusual fact that they hibernate, the threat they face from deforestation, diet, predators, and lifespan.
Utah Education Network
Uen: How Animals Prepare for Winter
Learn about animals that migrate or hibernate.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Under in the Mud Read Aloud | Story Edventures
Under in the Mud by Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell takes you into the wintering world of ten Wisconsin animals as you listen to her read the book and talk about the animals in it. Learn about how animals hibernate, migrate, and adapt to...
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: How Do Animals Spend the Winter?
Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 8.5 Cyclic Behavior
Explore different types of cycles in animal behavior.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Animal Behavior
Lesson plan that allows students to investigate the effect of water temperature on fish behavior. Students measure, collect data, and interpret the results.
PBS
Pbs: Modeling Fraction Division Using Comparison, Group Number Unknown
This animated video illustrates a visual model for solving a word problem involving the division of fractions. The problem asks students to use fractions to compare the spring weight of a hedgehog with its weight just before hibernation....