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Louisiana
Third graders study factual information about Louisiana including the state flag, bird, tree, and important geographical points using the Internet and maps. They explain the different groups that settled the state in this mini-unit.
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Ecology and the Conservation of Natural Resources
Young scholars examine the habits of various organism and evaluate the need for conserving natural resources. They role-play as migrating birds traveling between habitats encountering hazards along the way. They observe animals in a...
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Making Weather-Tracking Tools
Young scholars build tools to help track the weather. In this weather lesson plan, students follow directions to build a rain gauge, barometer and hair hygrometer.
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No Magic Borders: Haleakala Style
Students discuss borders and boundaries. They discuss pollution and the fact that boundaries cannot stop pollution and that pollution affects even protected wildlife and plants. They participate in an activity in which they must place...
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Adaptations – Designs for Survival
What's the difference between behavioral adaptations and physical adaptations? Learn about the various ways that organisms adapt to their environment with a worksheet about the creatures of the Hudson River.
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Butterflies
In this science and reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 page detailed passage about butterflies. Students then answer 7 questions.
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Animals Finding Rice Paddies
Fourth graders examine the animals who live in rice paddies and create a chart. For this rice lesson, 4th graders link the types of animals living in each ecosystem with a bar graph. Students use colored bars to show animals that live...
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50 States: New England States
Students discover where certain states are located and what the look like. They look for their information on a web site. Each student is assigned a state which they must research then present to the entire class.
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No magic borders
Students discuss what they have heard about pollution. They explore the purposes and limitations of political boundaries and borders and identify some of the causes and effects of pollution.
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Water 1: Water and Ice
Students investigate water in its solid and liquid form. In this states of matter lesson, students experiment to see what happens as water goes from a solid, ice, to a liquid, water, and back again. They write about and illustrate the...
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps
Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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Night Hike
Students explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bird Banding in Canada
Learn about bird banding in Canada. Since 1923, Canada has had a bird banding program which enables it to gather data to help manage and conserve the country?s birds. Find out how birds are banded and who is responsible for this. Also,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Marathon Migrators
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores how the migratory patterns of shorebirds have evolved to coincide with the spawning of horseshoe crabs. [6:00]
National Geographic
National Geographic: Oil and Bird Populations
After learning about the diversity of wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico, students focus on birds and their patterns of behavior. They then how an oil spill might affect migrating birds, and possible ways to help them in the event of an oil...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
Join teachers and students all over the country in observing the migratory patterns of birds and butterflies and the growth changes of plants as the climate changes. "Journey North" offers a wealth of resources to use as you investigate...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Flying South for the Winter?
A look at long-distance migration reveals a surprising pattern. Migration did not originate in the tropics, home to bird diversity.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Animals
Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Canada Goose
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.
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Wikipedia: Canada Goose
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.
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Wikipedia: Canada Goose
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.
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Wikipedia: Canada Goose
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.
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Wikipedia: Canada Goose
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.
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Wikipedia: Canada Goose
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.