EL Education
El Education: Pond Life Posters
Students gather information about pond life including plants, animals and insects through research field observations, and specimen collections. Students report their information along with original illustrations through a series of...
EL Education
El Education: Abc's of the Intertidal Zone High Tide
This guide to the intertidal zone was created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine, as part of a Learning Expedition called, "In the Zone." Each student was responsible for studying and researching a particular species within the...
EL Education
El Education: Forest Park Zoo
This guide to the animals at the Forest Park Zoo was created by 1st grade students at the Alice B. Beal Magnet School in Springfield, Massachusetts, and was part of a Learning expedition on animals. Students, through fieldwork...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey's work with the African Mountain Gorilla makes her a hero to both animals and people. Use this resource to learn about her studies and her campaign against poaching.
Trinity University
Trinity University: Inherited Traits Versus Learned Behaviors [4Th Grade]
In this extremely detailed unit, students will learn the about innate and learned characteristics in animals and humans through a series of teacher and student-led discussions, readings, reflections, learning activities, and...
Tramline
Virtual Field Trip: Temperate Forest Biome
Travel with your students on a Virtual Field Trip to learn about Temperate Forest Biomes. You will also discover many informative and interactive websites.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Animal Adaptations
Students use technology tools to research and produce a multimedia product on animals and their habitats. This a collaborative project involving the library media specialist, classroom teacher, and special education teacher.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Surviving in the World!
After learning about the survival traits of the chameleon, students will work in groups to research the survival traits of other animals on the Internet and will create a slide show using the collected information to share with the...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Scientific Inquiry, Episode 2
A project where students research and learn about animals of the rainforest. Students then make mobiles displaying several different animal pictures and facts.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Life in the Sahara (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students share prior knowledge and conduct research about the location, people, and animals of the Sahara region of Africa. Involves the creation of a project about the geography of the Sahara and how desertification...