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Rainfall Mapping

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore rainfall and habitats. In this rainfall lesson, students explore the relationships among rainfall, vegetation, and animal habitats. Resources are provided.
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Seeds of Wetland Life

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in several activities on seed exploration. In this biology lesson plan, students classify seeds according to their dispersal method. They explain the different adaptations plant have to disperse their seeds.
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Feeding the Birds

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students build bird feeders. In this aviary lesson, students build different types of bird feeders. This web page includes information on which type of feeder attracts which birds and what food to use with the certain feeder type.
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Data Habitats

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop data acquisition skills and quantify descriptive data.  In this data lesson students divide into groups and do an activity that shows them why it is important to record data with accuracy and consistency.
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Creature Features

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate animals and how they adapt to their environment. They design a multimedia presentation that includes information about an animal of their choice. They include a title card, habitats, adaptations, and a predator/ prey...
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Science: Where the Worms Live

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students build mine-earthworm habitats to discover their niche in them. They make predictions about what the niche looks like in a week and draw a picture of it. Students notice the tunnels in the soil and how the sand and dirt are now...
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Wetland Adaptation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a simulation to investigate the impact of the wetland environment on the migration of birds. They discuss the patterns of migration they took and why they avoided certain wetlands.
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Living or Nonliving

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders brainstorm a list of the characteristics of living and nonliving organisms. Individually, they find four nonliving and living items and the characteristics that make them fit into one of the categories. To end the lesson...
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Biological Diversity and Conservation

For Students 7th - 12th
In this conservation biology worksheet, students will complete 9 short answer questions on the different strategies of conservation biology, including the Endangered Species Act and establishing protected areas for animals.
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Bluebirds Ecology Vocabulary Exercise

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this bluebirds worksheet, students categorize bluebird species found in their state and define vocabulary related to it. Students complete 6 vocabulary words.
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Investigating Fresh Water Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the fresh water ecosystems. In this environmental lesson, 6th graders work in groups to collect information about a fresh water ecosystem and report their findings to the class in the form of a brochure.
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Ecosystem Food Web Mural

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a food web mural about an ecosystem of the freshwater marsh. For this food web lesson plan, students write about the organisms and how each one depends on another.
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Milkweed and Monarch Quiz

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this milkweed and monarch butterfly worksheet, students take a quiz online about the milkweed and monarch butterflies. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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The Effects of Water Quality on the Growth Rate of Freshwater Mussels

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a field and laboratory study to determine if local freshwater mussels are environmentally stressed.
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Endangered Species of Utah

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and report on an endangered Utah species.
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Waddle You Know About Penguins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the similarities and differences of the seventeen species of penguins. They investigate habitats and how these habitats are suited to each species characteristics. They see how animals adapt to their environments.
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An Interdisciplinary Deer and Human Population Study

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students answer the question, "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" They play games, graph data and write proposals about the question.
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Wetland Adaptation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the impact of the wetland environment on the migration of birds. They make a list of the important reasons on a large piece of paper to be posted in the classroom and point out the biggest wetland in the state (The...
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The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the concept of living snowfences. In this tree lesson plan, students read, "The Living Tree," brochure and discuss the ecological benefits of planting trees to create living snowfences. Students draw plans for planting...
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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Mushroom

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students identify the different types of mushrooms. In this biology lesson, students explore different mushroom experiments they can do at home. They discuss ways to extend sliced mushrooms' shelf life.
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How Much Is An Ecosystem Worth?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explain and discuss the importance of ecosystems. They analyze the natural resources in the environment. They also suggest actions that would protect ecosystems.
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Amazon Rainforest

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a simulation in which they travel through the Amazon rainforest. Using their map skills, they determine the best route and where to see specific plants and animals. They develop their own database to organize...
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Photomosaic Pixel Composite

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students select an animal to research. After completing the research they illustrate and paint their animal in the style of a Japanese scroll. Their illustrations are scanned into the computer and imported to PowerPoint. Students...

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