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Animal Life Histories Derived From Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the mechanisms of natural selection by deducing information from the physical appearance of the animal.
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Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill while evaluating oil spill clean up activities. They discover the long term impact can have on an ecosystem by completing this experiment.
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Intermediate Critical Reading - The Robin

For Students 6th - 7th
In these critical reading worksheets, learners read the short story about robins. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Poisonous Dinosaur

For Students 5th - 10th
In this dinosaur worksheet, students read about the debate concerning the evidence for dinosaurs with poisonous saliva. Then students complete 4 short answer questions.
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Comprehension: The Poison Dart Frog

For Students 5th
In this comprehension:  the poison dart frog worksheet, 5th graders read the page-long passage, then answer five comprehension questions about it.
Interactive
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Meadow Mammals Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 8th
In this meadow mammals worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle about meadow mammals. Students complete 25 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Fishes

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fish evolution worksheet, students will use 3 diagrams of the evolution of the jaws of fish to complete 2 short answer questions.
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Life Science Review for Grade 4

For Teachers 4th
In this life science review for grade 4 worksheet, 4th graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about life science.
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My Biotic Creation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore different ecosystems.  In this ecosystem survival lesson conditions lesson students create their own fictional creature.
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Animals Multiple Choice Definitions Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they define the animal terms given to them. Students complete 7 questions.
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Animals Quick Vocabulary Review Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this animals vocabulary worksheet, students write the animal vocabulary word that goes with the definition. Students complete this for 15 words.
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Animals of Point Reyes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore how disasters affect animals.  For this animal habitats lesson students create an animal that will survive in Point Reyes habitats. 
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How Do You Do?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research organisms in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. They create a picture book demonstrating their understanding of relationships.
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March Market

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students role play a living wetland food web. They trace the food web associated with the items in their lunch.
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Organize Ocean Animal Research

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research a variety of ocean animals, organizing the facts in the form of a database. They input the results of the research into the appropriate field of their database for their Oceanography Science Unit.
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Information Fluency Unit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a proposal for the Science Spectrum to have an exhibit of a wide variety of aquatic animals for the children of the South Plains. These students would like to see aquatic animals up close.
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Animals Spiral Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animal puzzle worksheet, students use a set of 8 clues about animals to complete a spiral puzzle. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 
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Food Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how organisms depend upon each other in an ecosystem. In this ecosystems lesson, 4th graders use food webs to discuss the interdependence between organisms in an ecosystem.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Predators and Prey

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you ever want to be a hawk? In this virtual ecosystem, students will take on the role of a hawk and try to catch rabbits on a snowy field. Students will see which rabbits have adaptations that allow them to blend into the environment...
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science: The Living Sea: Predators and Prey

For Students 6th - 8th
This Museum of Science page does an excellent job of explaining the importance of plants as producers in the sea. The food chain or food web has to start with the plants.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Predators and Prey: How Do Cats Respond to Bird Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
A science fair project that ask whether cats respond to familiar bird sounds more readily that bird sounds in general. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
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Pde Sas: Relationships Among Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students compare various types of relationships among organisms (i.e., biotic interactions). Students will: explain the roles of producers and consumers, and predators and prey in an ecosystem. Explain the levels of order...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines the term predation, describes the types, and explains the roles predation plays in population management, in species diversity, and in natural selection. (Published: December 28, 2009)
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Scrunchies May Save Birds From Fiercest Predator

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about a wearable device that may help prevent birds from being attacked and killed by cats. Includes video.

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