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Lesson Plan
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Insect Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in an interactive lesson plan using the scientific method to study biodiversity.  In this insect monitoring lesson plan, students simulate the layers of soil and the insects that would live there. Students design...
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Worksheet
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Digging Into Science Lesson Plans

For Students 5th - 7th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and write the various species that are still present today. Then they define evolution using three words. Students also describe what a fossil is and give some examples related to a particular...
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Lesson Plan
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Spot Identification of Some of the Most Common Insect Orders

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the basic characteristics of insect orders and develop short-cut techniques to identify insects into twelve of the most common orders. They use captured specimens and photographs to practice identification and then...