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Oikos.org: Jean Piaget

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The basic reason for this international attention was the unquestionable fact that Piaget was the founding father of a branch of psychology that tries to unravel the mysteries of the human mind, how it grows and how it comes to know."...
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Channel 4 Learning

4 Learning: Science Essentials: Interdependence and Adaptation

For Students 3rd - 7th
Article describes the importance of green plants and the ideal conditions they need to produce the food and oxygen people need to live.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
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EL Education

El Education: Rmsel Birds: A Neighborhood Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students complete fieldwork and research on different types of local birds to complete a field guide. The guide provides information and illustrations for each bird along with a focus on the type of feet the birds have and the various...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Interdependence of Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how species interact with each other.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Meet Our Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the National Zoological Park provides extensive information about many types of animals. Just click on the category you need. Includes pictures and live web cams.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Animal Adaptation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat and recognize that organisms have specific traits that help them adapt so they can carry...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Interdependence and Adaptation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, children extend their knowledge of the way in which plants and animals in different habitats depend upon each other and are suited to their environment.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Interdependence and Adaptations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn about interdependence and adaptations through the needs of a common household plant.
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Donald Clark

Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article--in text and charts--explains the three learning domains devised by Benjamin Bloom.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Yabby

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Yabby is an Australian freshwater crayfish. Read the description at this website to learn more.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Animal Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this engaging site, adaptations are defined and then a list of animals are provided along with adaptation-related questions to answer. Links to the animal sites are included.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan site, students will investigate what animal adaptations are and how animals are adapted to where they live. A four-step process guides the students in their investigation.
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University College London

University College London: Coevolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines several types of coevolution in depth. It discusses many examples of coevolution.The reason certain biological relationships are not considered coevolution is discussed as well.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Watching the Seasons Change: Fall

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an appropriate resource for investigating the impact seasonal change has on organisms. Have your students track the changes that come with fall by journaling. The online table addresses physical changes in the environment...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Adaptations and Environmental Change an Assessment

For Teachers 3rd
Use this assessment to see what your students have learned about adaptations. This type of assessment allows students to observe and make open-ended claims backed up by evidence. Included are a power point presentation, student quiz, and...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Giraffe Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 5th
Giraffe's have many physical adaptations. This site provides a worksheet and asks students to connect the physical adaptation description to the correct place on the worksheet.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service: Listed Species Believed to or Known to Occur in Each State

For Students 9th - 10th
This page was created for quick access to pages that offer the most recent fact sheets, life history, and regulatory information for different animal species. Choose a state in the list to find a listing of animal species, and follow...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plant and Animal Habitats

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson explains plant and animal habitats with brilliant pictures and photos. It also includes discussion and non-Activote questions.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Center for Educational Technologies: Earth Floor Adaptation

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about the adaptations that are necessary to survive as the environment changes.