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Curated OER

Mineral Replacement in Fossil Formation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore fossils and how they are formed. They create their own "fossils" out of plaster of Paris. They record their findings in their science journals.
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Curated OER

Partners in Nature

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students role-play how animals and plants depend on and help each other in symbiotic relationships. Working in pairs, they role-play the animals' relationship. They may also choose to draw pictures of these partnerships.
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Curated OER

Sharks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify and analyze the many types of sharks that can be found in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. They also identify what the sharks eat for food, their habitats, and their constuction to the environment and the food...
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Curated OER

Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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Curated OER

Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug and do a rewrite using a software program. They create an original graphic, insert text boxes, keyboard sentences and set time on a clock face while writing a...
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Curated OER

Learn About Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read facts about dinosaurs and then participate in a variety of dinosaur activities. In this dinosaur lesson plan, students paint dinosaur eggs, play dinosaur bingo, and more.
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Curated OER

Linnaeus' Latin Lingo

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use Latin and Greek words to figure out species names for whales.
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Curated OER

Zoo Animals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this zoo animals worksheet, students create five new animals and write the zoological descriptions of them following a detailed description on how to complete the assignment. Students practice using Latin words and find the animals...
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Curated OER

Learning Bird Traits

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students draw and label a bird. In this bird traits lesson, students learn what traits make a bird different from other animals. Students are taught how to draw a bird and are expected to label the various body parts they drew.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Jaws and Teeth of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
This image from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine illustrates the relationship between structure and function by comparing the jaws and teeth of two animals with very different ways of life: the wolf and the horse.
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Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Introduction to Teeth

For Students 9th - 10th
The Animal Diversity Web offers a very good description of teeth in the digestive process of mammals. Covers the variety of teeth and links to discussions on a variety of teeth issues.
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Teeth and Eating

For Students 3rd - 5th
A review of key concepts about teeth and their development, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Smile! Show Off Those Pearly Whites

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about human teeth and different types of animal teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Teeth Identification in Omnivores, Herbivores and Carniv

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students make puppets out of paper bags and use corn to give their animal (dinosaur, raccoon, etc.) the correct type of teeth based on the animal's diet.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Dog (Canis Lupus Familiaris)

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated animal encyclopedia entry provides an overview of domestic dogs, with the emphasis being on their feet and teeth.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pig (Sus Scrofa Scrofa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the domestic pig. Discusses their origin, how humans use them, physical characteristics, diet, and facts about their feet and teeth.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Otter (Lutra Canadensis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about otters. Discusses where they are found, diet, physical appearance, reproduction, and facts about their feet and teeth.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Raccoon (Procyon Lotor)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about raccoons. Discusses where they are found, their physical appearance, habitat, diet, lifespan, and facts about their feet and teeth.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sea Lion (Otariidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the sea lion. Discusses where it is found, its popularity as an attraction, characteristics, the different species, diet, development, social behavior, and facts about its feet and teeth.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: What Is a Sabertooth?

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of the natural history of the extinct species, the Sabertooth. Includes pictures of bones of this animal.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: First Aid & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes several links that will help you learn first-aid skills that you might need to use in emergency situations. Learn how to deal with allergic reactions, animal bites, fevers, heat illness, nosebleeds, and other...
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Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Mammary Glands

For Students 9th - 10th
A very solid history on the evolution of, and function of, the glands that give the group mammals their name. Good comparisons of other mammals and their function.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Polar Bears

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the polar bear when you visit this informative site that features a diagram of the polar bear and information on its diet, habitat, anatomy, reproduction and so on.
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Other

Yahoo! Kids Japan: History of Japan Timeline

For Students 6th - 8th
Listen to an animated song about teeth, with advice for keeping them healthy and clean. Read-along lyrics make this resource particularly useful in English language learning settings and with beginning readers, but it also fits 21st...

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