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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Food Chains: Nature's Restaurant

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars begin this lesson by making observations and recording evidence of the variety of living things in local nature site. Students use reference materials to research predators and food of the animals they observed, then...
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Relationships Between Organisms

For Students 3rd - 8th
Species interact every day. That interaction is a vital part of how organisms develop and change over time. When you study species, it is important to watch the way they interact with their surroundings. There are four basic types of...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: From the Top of the Food Chain Down: Rewilding Our World

For Students 9th - 10th
Our planet was once populated by megafauna, big top-of-the-food-chain predators that played their part in balancing our ecosystems. When those megafauna disappear, the result is a "trophic cascade," where every part of the ecosystem...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: M&m Survival Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
In the wild, there are two types of animals: the hunters and the hunted. A good predator is always on the prowl for fresh prey. What can an animal do to stay off of the menu? Find out how some animals use camouflage, and why sometimes it...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can Animals Be Deceptive?

For Students 9th - 10th
Eldridge Adams details the surprising complexity of how animals manipulate predators, prey and their rivals.
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Ed Koday

Web Archive: Antlion

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever heard of a "doodlebug"? Well, you're looking at one right up above! It is actually an insect called an antlion. The antlion gets its name because it is a voracious predator of ants and other insects. Actually, it's only the...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: The Great Horned Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the great horned owl through this clear and concise site. This resource features information on the characteristics, habitat, food, reproduction and more of the great horned owl.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #4: Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will visit various Internet sites to learn facts about owls. They will use this information to draw a picture of the owl food chain, dissect owl pellets, and write a poem about owls.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:yellowstone: Yellowstone Food Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the interdependence of wildlife in the Yellowstone ecosystem and draw an ecosystem showing the interdependence of life forms.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:mammals of Namib: Who's in Charge?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Identify mammals of the Namib Desert, categorize which are predators and which are prey and discuss the balance of nature in Namib.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Population Growth

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students control the environments in four different scenarios to discover how any changes might affect populations. The different simulations include microorganisms, rabbits, foxes, and other organisms.
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Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Peppered Moths Simulation

For Students 6th - 8th
This simulation allows students to take on the role of a bird and eat different types of peppered moths. Students analyze which types of peppered moths do better in various environments.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sound for Sight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Echolocation is the ability to orient by transmitting sound and receiving echoes from objects in the environment. As a result of a Marco-Polo type activity and subsequent instructional activity, students learn basic concepts of...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Shark Attack! The Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module from the NOVA: "Shark Attack!" web site details the six senses that sharks use to find and capture their prey.
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Frog Eat Frog World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using maps and graphs of large data sets collected in FrogWatch, students will determine the range, preferred land cover, and proximity to water of the American bullfrog to figure out the bullfrog's requirements for food, water, and...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Bird's Eye View of the Desert Food Chain

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes how a food chain works in a desert and how the Mojave desert food chain works in particular.
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University of Arizona

Univ. Of Az: Spiders: An Organism for Teaching Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students capture spiders and then conduct various experiments to identify their spider, analyze its feeding rate, and discover its effect on populations of insects. Includes directions for student activities and teaching tips.
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Other

Explore Learning: Food Chain Gizmo

For Students 5th - 9th
In this ecosystem consisting of hawks, snakes, rabbits and grass, the population of each species can be studied as part of a food chain. Disease can be introduced for any species, and the number of animals can be increased or decreased...
Website
Other

Bioinsight: Wolf Scats a Precious Tool for Biologists

For Students 3rd - 8th
Just from wolf scat, it's possible for biologists to know if a species occurs in the area, what the animals are eating, if they are healthy, if reproduction is occurring, if the scat is from a male or a female and even the minimum number...
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Dinosaurs on the Attack

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists have theropods overcame their prey using their claws and teeth are described.
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MadSci Network

Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief definition of symbiotic, followed by explanations of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what a symbiotic relationship is, the five main types of symbiosis, and provides examples of symbiotic relationships among living things in a deciduous forest.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Snowy Owl (Bubo Scandiacus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the snowy owl. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, range of travel, nesting behavior, reproduction, diet and feeding, and predators.

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