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A Different Kind of Rock Star: Part 2
Students examine our society's fascination with Mars. For this journalism lesson students read an article that outlines the various ways Mars has captured our imagination and are given topics for discussion and a chart to...
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How Animals Prepare for the Winter
Students study animals. In this hibernation instructional activity, students are read Stranger in the Woods and they discuss what various animals do in their habitat during the winter. They work as a class to create their own hibernation...
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Caterpillar Camouflage
Students list animals, plant parts, and reasons for caterpillars to camouflage themselves. In this animal and plant adaptations lesson plan, students also play a game where they use colors as camouflage.
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Living with Manatees
Students research the lives of manatees and how humans are contributing to their survival. They visit a variety of websites including a webcam.
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Ribbit! Ribbit!
Learners research a frog's life cycle and habitat using books, the Internet and lecture. Students make origami frogs, write letters to Toad from Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad" and participate in a simulated camouflage activity.
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Arabian Camel or Dromedary
In this camel worksheet, students study the diagram for an Arabian camel otherwise known as a dromedary. Students read the characteristics of the animal and may click on associated links to learn more.
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Animals in Japan
Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.
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Read-Alouds for the Holidays and Winter
These five titles will inspire creativity, research, and reflection in your classroom.
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Woolly Mammoth
Students learn about the woolly mammoth by reading facts and watching videos. In this woolly mammoth lesson plan, students also color pictures of woolly mammoths.
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Science- Learning About Hibernation
In this hibernation worksheet, students answer 11 true or false questions and 5 fill in the blank questions regarding hibernation and the characteristics and habits of animals who hibernate.
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At Home on the Range
Fifth graders complete a worksheet. For this bison and great plains lesson, 5th graders read information about bison and complete a worksheet of comprehension questions. Students locate the American Great Plains on a map and answer the...
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At Home on the Range
Students discuss the American bison. In this social studies lesson, students discuss the history of the American bison and graph the decline of the bison population.
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Bears
Students study polar bears and their characteristics. In this bears lesson students divide into groups and design a model that shows the effectiveness of their layers that keep them warm.
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Cavern Life
Students describe elements and conditions that effect cavern life. They explain the three cavern zones and the differences of each zone. They perform various activities based on grade level.
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Water Quality Monitoring
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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How are People Changing the Climate: Basics
In this climate change worksheet, students answer a series of questions about climate change. Students have multiple choice options for six online quiz questions
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Is Climate Change Good for Frogs?
Learners fill out a chart on how climate change would affect them and things around them. In this climate change lesson plan, students discuss how global warming affects them and amphibians and then fill out the chart that goes with it.
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Sharkland Wiki
High schoolers, 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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Sequencing a Chinese Folktale
Young scholars sequence the events of the popular Chinese folktale "The Terrible Nung Gwama" using a graphic organizer. This lesson takes 45-minutes and includes two possible enrichment activities.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Insulating Against the Cold
In this activity, students use a Temperature Sensor to test the insulating efficiency of different samples of fabric. They examine the properties that make a fabric a better insulator. They extend this to understand how animals adapt to...
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: How Do Animals Spend the Winter?
Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Arctic Fox
An animal that does not begin to shiver until temperatures reach -70 C, the arctic fox is one of the most superbly cold-adapted mammals. Its dense, multi-layered coat, which is several inches thick during winter, provides excellent heat...