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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is Sustainability

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the concept of how people are dependent upon natural resources and how they can apply them to be maximized in usefulness. The students are encouraged to develop an appreciation for the environment. They conduct a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Zoology

For Students 5th - 6th
In this zoology word search, students find 30 words. This is a very difficult puzzle with complicated science vocabulary, but there is a word bank.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marine Biology Lesson on Understanding the Dynamics of the Reef Ecosystem

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students compare data from a healty and unhealthy reef ecosystem. In this marine biology lesson, students identify which sample is stressed. They formulate a hypothesis on why the reef is stressed and support their hypothesis with proven...
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Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Principles of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Access any one of thirty-six lectures from a biological sciences course, in audio, video, and text format. Coverage includes evolution, natural selection, the fossil record, the history of life on Earth, ecological communities,...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Ecological Behaviors: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this quick quiz to check comprehension of several ecological survival behaviors of animals.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Amphibian Ecology and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about amphibians, animals that can survive in a wide variety of habitats and cli-ates. The article discusses their behavior, diet, predators, conservation status, and evolution. (Published: August 29, 2008)
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures introducing beginning biology students to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior. The course was taught three times a week for a semester at Yale University. The course discusses concepts of...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...
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Website
Other

Maine: The Lakes Environmental Association

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The site offers several areas of interest to those promoting ecological awareness and education: watershed information, lake protection, loon culture and behavior, and Eurasion Watermilfoil, an "invasive aquatic plant."
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Common Green Iguana

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive reference tool explores the common green iguana with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on habitat, behavior, ecology, evolution, conservation, and external links.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Gray Wolf

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Gray wolves were a frequent sight on the American plains, however, they are now an endangered species despite attempts to reintroduce them to their former habitats in the continental United States. Learn about their natural history in...
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Handout
Other

Smith College: Tiger Panthera Tigris [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This 8-page PDF document provides extensive detail on the tiger. Content explores this animal's characteristics and bone structure, range and distribution, fossil record, importance of specialized features, ontogeny and reproduction,...
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: North America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich site that explores North America. The first part of this workshop focuses on the general human behavior in urban settings looking for and interpreting those patterns. The second portion draws attention to urban issues such as...
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Caribou

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The focus of this NatureWorks resource is the Caribou. The content includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Kingdom of the Seahorse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about seahorses, including reproduction, behavior and ecology. Provides several links and an interactive menu.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Nasa: From the Top of the World to the Bottom of the Food Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers and students discover linkages among marine ecology, phytoplankton, the behavior of light at the ocean surface, and satellite-derived ocean color data. Explore the topics of phytoplankton, food webs, and algal blooms using...
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Website
Other

Texas Turtles: Spiny Soft Shelled Turtle (Apalone Spinifera)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find photographs and information on the identification, ecology, and behavior of the Texas spiny soft-shelled turtle.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Humpback Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A very informative article that answers questions related to characteristics of the humpback whale plus life cycle, ecology, behavioral adaptations and conservation. The migratory patterns of this whale are also tracked.
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Website
Other

Mooseman: Moose

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plenty of facts can be found related to habitat, diet ecology, and behavior on this thorough site. Interesting photos of moose will capture your interest as well.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Right Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that answers a number of questions about the right whale. Questions deal with characteristics, life cycle, ecology and conservation. This site also contains lessons and activities that can be used in the...
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Handout
Other

Arizona Senora Desert Museum: Ants

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the life history, ecology, classification, and more about ants in this comprehensive site.
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Article
Other

Australian Bureau of Statistic: Environmental Attitudes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides a comprehensive presentation of the environmental behaviors and attitudes found in Australian homes. Learn all about the Australian attitude through detailed explanations and...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.10 Arthropods

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the behaviors, characteristics, and diversity of arthropods.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.3 Cnidarians

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of cnidarians.