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The Art and Soul of the Land

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners study conservation and how different communication styles used by different conservationists. In this conservation lesson students obtain information on a cartoon or a few quotes from a conservationist and are ask to describe...
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Ghana's Tropical Rainforests: What Does Their Future Have To Do With Us?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the human impact on the tropical rainforests of Ghana, and the connection to people in other countries. They research the threats to rainforests by writing a campaigning leaflet and newspaper article.
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JUST THROW IT AWAY!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students different types of reusable trash containers to class. They use the pieces of trash to create something like a bird feeder. They discuss other ways of reusing items to generate less garbage.
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Bay B C's

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this unit of lessons, students examine the Chesapeake Bay area. Students learn what lives here and how humans are affecting the area.
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Mystery, Myth, and Wonder: The White Elephant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the role of the elephant in the culture of Thailand through many different class activities based on a PBS program "The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan". Students also look at the impact of technology on...
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Wise Use of Our Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
In this resource review worksheet, middle schoolers will review the definition of key vocabulary words and then fill in the blank with the correct term in 10 sentences.
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Counting in Pairs: Animal Homes

For Teachers K - 1st
In this counting by 2 worksheet, young scholars draw a line from each pair of animals to their home. Students count the total number of animals of each type.
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Plant Identification Pictionary

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine ecosystems and the variety of plants and animals that can be found in them.  In this plant identification lesson students identify the basic parts of a plant and categorize them according to their characteristics. 
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Ecological Dilemmas

For Students 6th - 8th
For this ecological dilemmas worksheet, learners read about people's impact on ecosystems. Students complete 3 activities that require them consider the negative impact humans have on their environment.
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Forests

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected.
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Animals and People: Who's Behaving Badly?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the relationship between human beings and animals. They participate in a variety of activities to examine animal behavior. Students create a class book and stage a mock news broadcast.
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The Same But Different

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe different types of bats. They look for characteristics that appear to be fundamental for survival. Students observe population numbers in order to identify if adaptations aid in survival.
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How To Save The Planet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together in groups to create a book about how to save the environment. They are to research ways to help the environment and assemble them into the book. They can even design a cover if they choose.
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India's Endangered Tigers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore India through maps, as well India's tigers.  In this investigating India lesson plan students use the Internet to research the tiger and its environment. 
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Migration

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore migration using the Internet and several pre-chosen websites. For this animal migration lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab activity. 
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Reclamation and Recycling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn the importance of plants and animals, ecosystems and habitats... and see how these factors guide mining reclamation projects. They then discover the importance of recycling, and the difference between manufacturing with...
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Sharkland Wiki

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars, while researching the waters around southern Africa and viewing a video of the episode "Sharkland" from Thirteen's series NATURE, critique reliability of online resources and analyze the various components of a wiki. They...
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Water Trash

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explain the ways plastic waste can affect the marine environment. They are able to describe things they can do to can down on plastic waste entering the marine environment.
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Grizzlies: Back from the Brink

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the grizzly bear and the struggle for the grizzly bear to come back from the brink of extinction.
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Who Works in This Forest?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the variety of jobs that are related to working in the forest. Information on the different jobs is provided in this lesson plan for the teacher to share with the students. The students create a collage using magazines...
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Reclamation and Recycling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the many uses of mined lands after reclamation has been completed and discover the importance of recycling finding the difference between manufacturing with recycled materials and newly extracted materials.
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The Brown Pelican Experts

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contrast adaptations of brown pelicans and examine how they survive in different environments. They also make predictions of some adaptations that could be needed in certain types of ecosystems.
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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From Polliwog to Frog

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine how frogs change. In this life cycle lesson, students create a model to show how a frog changes throughout its life. Students will show the process of frog metamorphosis, from polliwog to adult frog.

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