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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Subnivean Comfort

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure and compare air temperatures inside and outside a snow shelter. If students choose to sleep in the shelter overnight they use the temperature measurements to confirm what they discover experientially- that snow is a...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Habitat Part 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate creatures living under a rock and then present their findings on a class display and writing in a journal.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Inquiry Field Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use inquiry skills to answer their own questions about an area's animals in a natural setting using motion sensing video cameras.
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Interactive
Other

Brooklyn Expedition: Structures

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you've ever wondered how animals use their homes or what we are made of, this is the place to look. This site from the Brooklyn Children's Museum explores the shared characteristics among animal skeletons and homes, architecture, art...
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Bat Houses

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how providing bat houses can be beneficial to a habaitat.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: How to Practice Wildlife Friendly Mowing

For Students 9th - 10th
When it is time to mow, find out the simple strategies to consider to minimize negative impacts on wildlife.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Making Mud

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how mud puddles in a backyard ecosystem make for a welcome habitat for many species.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Cats in the Wildlife Garden: Can They Have Cake and Catio Too?

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network offers one solution to having an indoor or outdoor cat- a cat patio, or catio.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Installing Cover Boards for Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to provide a cover board for reptiles who generally prefer drier conditions.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Installing Cover Boards for Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to make a cover board for Amphibians' dual life-cycle of aquatic and terrestrial stages.
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Activity
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how a common backyard habitat can become a welcome habitat site for turtles.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Lake Shorelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Become a citizen scientist, and find out how to turn a shoreline landscape into a bird haven.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Nanoos: Satellite Tracking [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will be introduced to satellite tracking data. This data allows students to track the movement of marine animals over time. By the end of the activity, students will be able to answer questions related to...
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Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Square of Life: Ant Day Care Center

For Teachers 1st - 5th
For this lesson, students use the engineering design process to create a home for ants where they can be observed for one day.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: On a Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the effect that agricultural advancement has had on bird diversity in those environments.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Wiggly Worms Earthworm Assessment Take Me Home!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will identify and describe the major element of an earthworm's habitat by drawing a diagram and writing a sentence. Included in this lesson is an earthworm habitat worksheet, video of the lesson in action, a grading rubric, and...
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Florida Panther

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the Florida Panther through this educational site. Students will find information about habitat, life cycle, diet, behavior and more of this small cat.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Continent Jump

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will learn about animals that live on all seven continents. Students and teachers will use websites to learn additional information about the animals from various continents.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Endangered Animals for Kids: Wildlife Conservation

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore wildlife conservation including saving animal habitats, captive breeding, and tracking animal populations on this site.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Hibernation "A Time to Sleep"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is filled with creative and educational activities for your unit on hibernation. These activities include hibernation clocks, KWL chart, hibernation mural and more.
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic site offers interesting facts on some of your favorite animals. Offers photos, postcards, fun facts and more.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Biological Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides an overview of biological communities.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Habitat and Niche

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Are you on the basketball team? Are you a cheerleader? Do you play an instrument in the band? Your niche would be your role or place in the school. Organisms also...
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Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: What Actions Should Be Taken for Wade Island Birds?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine efforts of national, state, and local governments to protect birds in their natural habitats.

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