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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Using DNA to Explore Lizard Phylogeny

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In a fun and interactive two-day lesson, learners sort anole lizard pictures by appearance. Next, they watch a video about the anoles and re-sort based on the information in the video. In addition to physical characteristics, budding...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Using DNA to Explore Lizard Phylogeny

For Students 7th - 12th
On the Caribbean islands, lizards expanded into different niches instead of competing for resources. Scholars discuss and learn from experts in a video how scientists prove the theory. They build phylogenetic trees based on appearances...
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Curated OER

Food Chain Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Transform young biologists into grasshoppers, lizards, and hawks as you teach them about food chains in an interactive life science simulation. Working collaboratively to act out three different scenarios involving...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Look Who's Coming for Dinner: Selection by Predation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What happens when a new predator comes to town? Learners analyze an experiment that studies the effect of predation on selection. They use real data to draw conclusions about the impact a new predator has on a prey species.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Kindergarteners and first graders alike are engaged as they learn the initial sounds of objects by taking turns flipping cards to form a long train. This complete and ready-to-print activity helps young ones build the basic foundations...
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Poetry4kids

How to Write Funny Poetry — Chapter 2: How to Rhyme

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Funny poems don't have to rhyme—but it helps! Learn how to use rhyming words to add humor to funny, clever, or just plain silly poems.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the evolution of the anole lizard in this virtual lab. Students will collect and analyze data during the virtual lab that focuses on evolutionary biology and includes adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Where Do Lizards Go for Lunch?

For Students 9th - 10th
You've probably heard about differences between the left brain and the right brain in people. One hypothesis has it that brain lateralization evolved as a survival mechanism in animals with eyes on the sides of their heads. One eye could...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Lizard Hipped Dinosaurs Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A time line showing Lizard-Hipped dinosaurs.
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Other

Pure texan.com: Texas Horned Lizard

For Students 9th - 10th
Named the Texas state reptile in 1992, this horned toad is really a lizard. You can read all about it here, including its names, types, habitat, and efforts to ensure its survival as a species.
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Read Works

Read Works: Climbing the Walls

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a new type of tape created after studying the feet of gecko lizards. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Guelph

Discover Canada's Aquatic Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides users with information regarding the different aspects of reptiles inhabiting Canada. Offers links to references, snakes and lizards, turtles and reptile families.
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University of California

Ucmp: Island Biogeography and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It...
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Lizard Point Quizzes

Lizard Point: Addition Practice

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice several different levels of difficulty of addition problems from single digit all the way up to 3 digit with regrouping. You can also choose single digit addition with negative numbers. When you are finished you can print your...
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Other

Shark Friends: Virtual Shark Dive

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Swim along with Herman your lizard tour guide as he leads you through the treacherous shark infested waters within your computer. Learn about the various species of sharks such as the Megamouth, Hammerhead, Angel and many more!
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Gila Monster

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This concise site presents a drawing of the Gila monster. Key parts of the anatomy are labeled. In addition, the site discusses the habitat venom, diet, anatomy, and reproduction of the Gila monster.
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Read Works

Read Works: Climbing the Walls

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about a new kind of tape scientists created that people could use to climb walls. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works

Read Works: Who Loves the Sun? Iguanas!

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about iguanas and where they live. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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