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Oddball Out: Fish

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various fish to determine which creature is different from the others pictured. A bonus question asks students to identify which fish live in salt water but breed...
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Oddball Out: Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various fish to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Creating a Freshwater Ecosystem

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars correctly identify some fishes of Texas and parts of their ecosystem.
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Salt Marsh Plants and Animals

For Students 4th - 5th
In this salt march plant and animals learning exercise, students read descriptions of animals, then match each to its picture. Students then read about tidal animals and choose which animals in picture are most likely to be in a salt...
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'O'opu Life Cycle

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the life cycle of the 'o'opu also known as Hawaiian gobies.  In this amphidromous living lesson, students discuss the reproductive cycle, create props and an obstacle course to demonstrate the importance of the...
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Can We Keep the Lake Clean?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners are introduced to the water cycle. They help draw a picture of a lake ecosystem, adding human impacts that affect water quality. Students help fill in the components of a drawing of a water system. At the end of the lesson...
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Oceanography

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify saltwater and freshwater habitats and the resources found in them. They compare and contrast the two habitats and discuss their findings. They discover the resources bodies of water can provide.
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Oceans

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize that nearly three quarters of the Earth is covered by ocean. They locate the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans on a map. They describe the difference between ocean water and fresh water.
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Dive In: Biology At The Beach

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Continue the spirit of summer by studying marine life in your classrooms.
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Sprinkles 5

For Students K - 2nd
In this environment instructional activity, students read the information and complete the survey about their own local habitats and some of the others in Florida.
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A Model Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assemble a poster of an estuary showing the five communities of animals and plants that inhabit the estuary. They research the concept of an estuary and find photographs or diagrams of various estuaries to identify and see the...