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Curated OER

Call to Arms: Robotic Analogues for Human Structures

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Investigate deep sea discovery through the emerging technology being built.  In this physical science lesson, students analyze the different types of motion available in the human arm.  Students research educational websites discussing...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2005 AP® Human Geography Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Why do people leave their home countries and come to the United States? How has nationalism affected European nations politically and socially? The answers are complicated. Pupils explore the intricate dynamics using structured questions...
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PPT
University of Washington

Animal Migration

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Here is a unique resource to use with middle and high schoolers that deals with animal migration. Viewers discover the reasons for, types of, and animals that practice this behavioral adaptation. Specific animals that are introduced...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Exercises: Early Peoples

For Students 7th - 9th
Human prehistory is an exciting topic for many learners! Engage your social studies class in critical thinking by having them answer the three short essay questions on this worksheet. They need to know why prehistoric people migrate, how...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All Things Science Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"Jeopardy"-style PowerPoints are a favorite for students! This resource covers four categories, and has a ????? category as well. The categories are: animal adaptations, sound, electricity, and Earth. The hints are high-level, and this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Common Adaptation Patterns

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students become familiar with common categories of animals and discover adaptation patterns and structures in animals that help them survive in different environments. Students identify major structures of common animals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Adaptations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners will participate in classroom discussions and visit a website to learn more about animals and how well (or poorly) they've adapted to satisfying their needs in their natural habitats. This will help move them toward the goal, in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Genes

For Students 7th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students read 10 statements and 1 question about human genes. Students complete the statements and question by filling in the correct word from a list of 11 words.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Genetics-- Class Tally: Do You Have a Hitchhiker's Thumb?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students study diversity in human genetics by participating in a class survey and generating a tally graph. Students are asked if they have a "hitchhiker's thumb" and the results are displayed on the tally...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Folktales and Ecology: Animals and Humans in Cooperation and Conflict

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Story elements such as conflict, character analysis, resolution, and moral are discussed and charted as elementary children read folktales involving animals. An element of science is also introduced as learners discover what a keystone...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Variation in Human Skin Color

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore factors that control variation in human skin color and the implications of this information for human society. They understand that skin color is no longer considered a credible scientific standard by which to...
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PPT
Geography for Geographers

Five Themes of Iceland

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
How do the five themes of geography relate to the country of Iceland? Pupils learn about everything from the differences between relative and absolute location to how humans both adapt and change the environment. The presentation...
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Purdue University

Design of an Earthen Dam for a Lafayette Neighborhood

For Teachers 3rd Standards
How do dams support bodies of water? Scholars engage in a hands-on STEM activity where they design, build, and test dams to learn about bodies of water and how humans use natural resources. They learn how criteria and constraints affect...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discussion of Adaptation

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discuss ways in which dinosaurs adapted to their environments. They apply the same logic to an analysis of human habitat, survival needs, and survival need fulfillment to explain how people have adapted to their environment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Lion as Predator - Agile as a Cat LESSON OVERVIEW In this lesson, students will learn about some key adaptations that make the mountain lion an effective predator. They will do this by comparing the ability of mountain lions to perform certain actions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discuss some key adaptations that make the mountain lion an effective predator. They compare the ability of mountain lions to perform cetrain actions, such as jumping and listening, with the ability of humans to perform...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seabird Survival Adaptation Card Game

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study seabirds and how they have adapted to their environments.  In this activity based instructional activity students will play a card game that will allow them to have a better understanding of seabirds and their adaptations. 
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Amazing Adaptations - Probing Pinnipeds

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collect data about the habitats of pinniped adaptations using digital probes. They determine how pinnipeds make adaptations to their natural environment by completing an experiment to determine how human and pinniped...
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Curated OER

Whale Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars explore whales and how they have adapted to survive in the ocean.  In this whale adaptations instructional activity students complete several activities that allow them to investigate animal adaptations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students consider what human rights are. They comprehend the origins of modern human rights. Students appreciate the meaning and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They appreciate the relationship between...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Human Traits

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore human behavior by participating in a class science game. In this human characteristics lesson, students identify different human traits that are passed down by each generation and the purpose each of them have. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Human Body

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research information about the human body. They read books and explore the Internet to gather information about the human body. Students create graphic representations and models of the body systems. Working in groups, they...
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Curated OER

Comparing Human and Avian Skeletons

For Students 5th - 8th
In this human and avian skeleton review worksheet, students read about both skeletal systems and respond to 10 fill in the blank and drawing questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Rights Violations

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore how human rights are different in each part of the world.  In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Body Simon Says

For Teachers K - 12th
Students display their new knowledge of human body parts' names and locations, by playing an adaptation of the game Simon Says. A more sophisticated version of the game can be played with older students as they learn more specific names...