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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Birds: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what citizen scientists can do to provide appropriate habitats for native birds.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Wildlife Journal Jr: In Search of Bats

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow a bat researcher through the attics and caves of New England to find out what happens when bat habitats dwindle. Learn about the threats bats face, the benefits they provide to our ecosystem, and how we can co-exist.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Hush Down Under

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson plan students will listen to a read-aloud of Possum Magic, by Mem Fox. Students will then help the teacher search the Internet for Australian connections (animals and habitats). The students will write in their...
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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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Other

Clemson Cooperative Extension: Cottontail Rabbit Biology and Management

For Students 9th - 10th
The cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) is one game species familiar to virtually everyone. Its requirements for life are relatively simple and this, coupled with a high reproductive capacity, enables it to hold the title of the...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make a Miniature Habitat

For Teachers K - 1st
Hands-on lesson plan in which students use mostly natural materials to build a shoebox habitat that mimics a real-life habitat for an animal of their choice.
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Handout
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Tropical Forests

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction and overview of the tropical forest, or rainforest, habitat. Includes a link to information about what lives in a tropical rainforest.
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Activity
University of Guelph

Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a comprehensive guide to anyone seeking information on invertebrates. Provides links to morphology, biodiversity, ecology and habitats.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Jeopardy

For Students K - 1st
Try keeping a whole jungle ecosystem alive by making sure each animal has enough food to survive over a period of 12 days. This game allows players to see how the different species of plants and animals in a rainforest depend on one...
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Website
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides bilingual news and facts about wildlife issues and projects across Russia. A small collection of beautiful images and video clips. Special section for kids with puzzles and nature-related games such as Rescue the...
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Active Science Modules: Humans and Animals Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Activities to accompany the Active science learning modules.
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Other

Covington Independent Public Schools: A Worm Farm

For Students K - 2nd
Students will observe firsthand that worms change organic waste into soil. Directions and a cut/paste worksheet are included in this lesson.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biodomes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Animals in the Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 1st
Write about animal contributions to their environment.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Rock Residents: What Lives Under a Rock?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this activity, learners first listen to a story about animals that live under rocks, then go on an exploratory nature walk to see what animals they can find, living in their own small habitats. They write about their discoveries in a...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:manu: What's Happening to My Species?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learn about animals from Manu, create a mask depicting a selected animal and role play that animal. Discuss the selected animals and the threats to their survival in the Manu rainforest.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Animals Cloze 8

For Students 6th - 8th
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about animal habitats. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: All About Lizards Lesson Plan

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the diversity of lizards in terms of characteristics, behavior, and habitat. Activities feature five species of lizards and their special body structures needed for survival.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Living Things and Their Needs Teacher's Guide

For Teachers K - 1st
This is a free downloadable teacher's guide (PDF) to teach young children (grades K-2) about living things and their needs.
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New York Times

New York Times: Scribd: Living Things Cause Changes on Earth Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This detailed lesson plan will have the students researching why and how animals make changes to the Earth. Students will discover that animals make changes on Earth for various reasons such as shelter, protection from predators, and...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Where Do Animals Live?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson plan students listen and participate by filling in missing words as the teacher reads a silly poem about places where animals might live. Students are required to draw pictures representing both their favorite nonsense...
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Crayola

Crayola: Counting 'Til the Pigs Come Home (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A fun lesson plan for younger students incorporating art, math, and writing. Student create their own counting stories, and illustrate them. Also provides resources and adaptations. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Forest Elephants

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the rainforest is a demanding environment for a cameraman, photographer Martyn Colbeck manages to capture a glimpse of forest elephants in the Congo in this video segment from Nature.
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Website
Other

Canadian Arctic Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed sections providing further information on the Canadian Arctic's exploration, climate, maps, migration, and indigenous people, make this resource useful for many topics. Put together with images, this resource is useful for high...

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