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Plants And Animals in the Local Environment

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners observe the various living things they can find outside their playground making sure to look both on the ground and in the air. They develop a large poster Venn digram, as a class, of plants and animals that live in the air, on...
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Feet Are Neat

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners describe several types of bird feet and explain how each type helps a bird survive in its habitat. Students then match birds to their feet and mold bird feet out of clay.
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Bird airport control

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the various species of birds found in the wetlands. Students observe and record the key skills involved in scientific inquiry. Students handle and interpret data gathered on a field trip which reveals patterns and...
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Book Making

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars make connections with real life experiences and the two languages, including Spanish and English. They create their own books in this project lesson plan to take home and read with their families. Students also use a...
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Bivalve or Univalve (Clam or Snail)?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the meaning of the prefixes "bi" and "uni." In groups, 4th graders observe pictures of shells and handle real shells. Students create a chart to classify each shell as a bivalve or univalve. They identify the...
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Know It All: Seals! Teaching Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Young scholars discover information about seals, including behavior and habitat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various aspects about seals. Young scholars create an illustration or painting of their favorite...
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What's Down There?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze data on coral reefs and use this to help characterize reefs.  In this mapping coral reefs lesson students identify and explain the major threats to coral reefs.
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Design a Reef!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students design a functional model of a coral reef ecosystem. In this coral reef lesson, students identify the energy sources and material cycles of a coral reef. They write an essay about their niche in their own ecosystem.
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Oh No! Oil Spills

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the threats of an oil spill.  In this ecological awareness lesson, students examine the effects of oil spills on animals and our oceans.  Students get simulated oil on themselves and discover ways to clean it up.
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Pond and Pond Organisms

For Teachers K - 7th
Young scholars explore pond ecosystems.  In this pond organism activity, students will use pond water and a plastic bad in order to locate and identify freshwater organisms.  The activity is designed for younger grades,...
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Habitat Hunt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover how hard it is for animals to find all the items needed in their habitat. In this habitat instructional activity, students play a game in which they pretend to be an animal, they discover that not all animals can find...
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Biosphere

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the basic biosphere and its components.  For this ecology lesson students complete several experiments including designing a system that is balanced to sustain life.
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Classify That!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get acquainted with diverse forms of life by using modern biological classification systems to group animals that are related. They explore basic scientific groupings like genus, species, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and...
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What's In The Forest?

For Teachers K
Students examine forest food chains and create a forest habitat in the classroom. They are introduced to the concept of interdependence in Nature. They define a simple forest food chain and develop inquiry process skills.
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California Regions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the four regions of California and compare and contrast them, and use pictures and research information to describe how regions vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife and climate.
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How Can We Live Here? Life In Extreme Environments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the limits of life on Earth to extend their beliefs about life to include its possibility on other worlds. They investigate three hypothetical environments and the bacterial life forms that could exist on Earth.

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