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Curated OER

Time For A Change: Illustrated Plates

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create illustrated plastic plate designs depicting a physical, chemical, or biological change of some kind after investigating the artwork of porcelain artist Kataro Shirayamadani.
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Curated OER

Our Schoolsyard is Full of Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the habitats found in their schoolyard. They apply firsthand, what they have learned in the classroom to something familiar to them. Students look at biotic, abiotic habitats. Small groups will present their findings to...
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Curated OER

Blubber Gloves

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine animal adaptations and how they meet their needs in a variety of environments. They discuss how they might adapt to their own environment before discussing how an animal could adapt. Next, they complete an...
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Curated OER

Have You Ever Wondered?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use their personal knowledge and the Internet to discover where and how spiders live. In groups, they discuss their experiences with spiders and how their lives differ from other insects. They use new vocabulary to discuss their...
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Curated OER

Shark Attack

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine the white shark. They think critically about a set of shark facts and predict whether the statements are true or false. Students describe a year in the life of a white shark living in the Red Triangle. They create a...
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Curated OER

Is It Hot in the Light?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make observations about the temperature of items in direct sunlight. In groups, they discuss why asphalt, brick and cement are warmer than items surrounding them. To end the lesson, they examine how heat transfers energy...
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Curated OER

Biological Sampling Device Using a Sea Perch

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils construct plankton nets to be towed and collect specimens to be examined and analyzed in the classroom. They develop research skills through collection of an aquatic sample. They write lab reports after interpreting, identifying...
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Curated OER

Windsor Opposes Waste - WOW!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in paper recycling. They are taught to environmental awareness of recycling and its importance in their future. Students discuss and identify the problems of how they can minimize waste. They brainstorm suggestions...
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Curated OER

Lion Facts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this lion facts worksheet, students will read six facts about lions and then name things that are wrong with a picture of the lion's habitat. There are 6 things wrong with the picture.
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Curated OER

Mussel Movements

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students consider the impact of invasive species on local environments. In this ecology lesson, watch the video, Arizona Wildlife Views, which focuses on invasive species. Students develop vocabulary, relate to meaningful comprehension...
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Curated OER

Succession and Microclimate

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare the population of insects in different microclimates. In this biology lesson, students collect data using probes to tabulate temperature and soil data. They predict how certain parameters change as an area goes through...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Food Chains, Food Webs and Food Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
The following is a tutorial of food chains, food webs and food pyramids.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson, supported by the provided power point lecture (LESSON 1 and 2 Ecology Lecture Supplement ), introduces young scholars to the concepts of food chains and food webs. Through its use, students learn the difference between...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Food Chains Moving Matter in an Ecosystem (Day 1)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students will create a food chain model and use it to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Resources include a detailed lesson plan, student handouts, pictures of a completed chain,...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organism Relationships: Food Chains, Webs, Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Given illustrations, students will analyze the flow of matter and energy in food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy Transfer Through Food Chains

For Students 1st - 5th
This tutorial review over food chains and how energy is transferred through them.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Food Chains and Food Webs

For Students 4th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Videos, texts, activities, and assessments about food chains and food webs in an ecosystem.
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Handout
Planet Pals

Planet Pals: The Food Chain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Omnivores, herbivores and carnivores are waiting for you. The food chain comes to life at this friendly site.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Animal Ecosystems, Adaptations and Food Chains

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This unit contains interactive lessons on animal ecosystems, animal classification, adaptations, and food chains.
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Ecosystems: Food Chain Pyramid

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive you will need to design a food chain that corresponds with the correct ecosystem. You will need a sign-in to access the media but it will be well worth your time!
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Constructing Sonoran Desert Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Is the food chain shown above accurate? Does the first link depict a producer, the second link a herbivore, and the third link an omnivore / carnivore? Students must correctly determine whether a species is a producer or consumer, and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Food Chains and Food Webs: Food Webs

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Energy must constantly flow through an ecosystem for the system to remain stable. What exactly does this mean? Essentially, it means that organisms must eat other...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Difference Between Food Chain and Food Web

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains the characteristics of food chains and food web; the different levels of producers, consumers, and decomposers; and the differences between food chains and food webs. Includes charts and a Venn diagram comparing the two.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Food Chains

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on food chains that explains how energy flows through the chain, beginning with plants.

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