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The Florida Monarch Butterfly Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This inclusive site, contains information on how to tell a male from a female Monarch butterfly, great pictures of the Monarch life cycle, and links to other butterfly sites.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Nutrition and Cycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you analyse the nutritional needs of a long-distance cyclist to help him plan his calorie intake? This activity provides a real-life context for handling data, converting units and proportional reasoning and is aimed at secondary...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fertilization to Old Age Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the stages of life beginning at fertilization.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Reaching Middle Age

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site explains the stages a star goes through from a main sequence to death. This site includes a video.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:costa Rica: Why So Many Frogs?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore the different stages in the growth of a frog, explain why organisms produce large numbers of young and determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.
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Middle School Science

Painted Lady Journal Entries

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lab experiment site, you will observe the complete metamorphosis of a Painted Lady Butterfly, identify the four stages of complete metamorphosis, and understand the difference between incomplete and complete metamorphosis.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Intro to Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the conversion of light energy to chemical energy through the life-sustaining process of photosynthesis. Explores the reactions of photosynthesis, where they take place, and their ecological importance.
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Welcome to Frogland!

For Students 9th - 10th
Frogland has fun and important information about frogs in the news, pet frogs, frogs in the wild, frog jokes, and more. Features include a section for teachers and parents.
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Foss Web: Mealworms and Darkling Beetles (Tenebrio Beetle)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by FOSS provides an in depth look at the larval stage of the Darkling Beetle, also known as the mealworm. This site describes Darkling beetle characteristics and how to care for them. Often these insects are used for...
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Billy Bear4 Kids: Butterflies and Bugs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
BillyBear4Kids.com is a great butterfly resource with links to butterfly cut-outs, flashcards, bookmarks, crafts, online games, and more. Scroll down for reproducibles.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers Center for Vector Biology: Mosquito Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This page covers the life cycle, habitats and other details about mosquitos.
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University of Guelph

Canada's Aquatic Environments: Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
A three-page introduction to reproduction in amphibians can be found at this site. Read about the various methods of reproduction, and what happens after the eggs are laid. There is also a section that shows the growth/development stages...
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Other

Complete Guide to Canada: Canadian Traditions

For Students 3rd - 8th
A look at the stages of life Canadians go through, from birth to death, and the celebrations that happen along the way.
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University of California

Regents of the University of California: Amphibia Web

For Students 9th - 10th
AmphibiaWeb, a site inspired by global amphibian declines, is an online system that allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation. This site is filled with amphibian facts, a glossary of terms, species numbers,...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Installing Cover Boards for Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to make a cover board for Amphibians' dual life-cycle of aquatic and terrestrial stages.
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Agriculture in the Classroom

National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum: From Chicken Little to Chicken Big

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will identify different breeds of chickens, examine physical characteristics, and determine the stages of a chicken's life cycle.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Amphibian Embryology Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This amphibian embryology tutorial takes an in depth look at the question "Why study amphibians?". Through this tutorial students will develop a better understanding of vertebrate development.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers extensive information about amphibians. Visitors can click on the listed amphibians for further information.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: I'm Growing Up but Am I Normal?

For Students 9th - 10th
Witnessing changes that take place on your body can sometimes be a confusing experience. Are the changes normal? Are you changing in ways unlike anyone else? This site may help to relieve some worries that an adolescent may be pondering....
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Beetle Worksheets and Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Expand your knowledge of meal worms and beetles with these interactive worksheets and games.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Monarch

For Students 9th - 10th
The Monarch butterfly is widely studied by students when they learn about insect life cycles. Basic information about the Monarch and threats to its survival are described here. There are also pictures showing the Monarch in various...
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Entomology in Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Two lesson plans are found in this site. Lesson Plan 1 is geared to grades 6-9. In this plan, student's will be able to list the different stages of the blow fly's life cycle and understand how the life cycle and ADH (accumulated degree...
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NASA

Nasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from NASA contains a collection of 91 questions pertaining to the Earth's atmosphere, magnetic field, ionosphere, rotation and origin of life.

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