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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Dragonfly

For Students K - 1st
Learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, conservation status, and other fun facts about this colorful insect.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific Breakthroughs in Germany: Flight of the Dragonfly

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Emulate the work of a naturalist by making observations of wildlife in local parks. Record field notes, including drawings, photographs, and observations of behavior, on a particular animal or habitat.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Science Fair: Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
So, you've chosen your topic and done your research, now, you need to plan your investigation. PBS site walks you through some steps to help guide you through the planning process.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Grow a Crystal

For Students 3rd - 8th
This PBS Kids site teaches students about crystals and includes an activity that shows how to make sparkling gems at home.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Leaf Me Alone!

For Students 3rd - 8th
How do leaves breathe? PBS site explores how plants breathe and sustain life.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Cutting a Rock

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can you cut a rock without a saw? Is it possible? PBS site invites you to come along with Mike and Victor to find out.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Dragonfly

For Students 9th - 10th
A close up photo of a dragonfly showing its beautiful but fragile wings.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Teachers:dragonfly Tv Cup

For Students 3rd - 8th
Apply knowledge of motion, forces and lift while sailing a boat around a race course.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Try This!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of simple experiments your students will enjoy! Each activity only requires a few household items, and will certainly spark the creativity in young scientists!
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Virgin With the Dragonfly

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Virgin with the Dragonfly", created by Albrecht Durer, c. 1495 (Engraving, 240 x 186 mm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Putto With Dragonfly Wings in a Garland

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Putto with Dragonfly Wings in a Garland", created by Giovanni Stanchi, c. 1673 (Oil on canvas, 191 x 161 cm).
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Do It: Balancing Act

For Students 3rd - 8th
An experiment kids can do at home to discover how the center of gravity can affect whether things will balance or not.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids Go!: Dragonfly Tv: Nanobots

For Students 3rd - 5th
Lead the Nanobot through an obstacle course. Remember how positive and negative charges work. Once players get the hang of the game try a creating an original course.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Do It: Amazing Air!

For Students 3rd - 8th
PBS site sets up an investigation that you can do at home to see the effects of invisible air.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Balloon Hovercraft

For Students 3rd - 8th
PBS site allows you to discover how air pressure works as you learn how to build your own hovercraft.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Carbon Dioxide

For Students 3rd - 8th
PBS site offers an experiment kids can do at home to see how carbon dioxide can put out burning candles.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: How Do You Keep Birds Off Airplane Runways?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Figure out how to keep birds off airport runways by following this experiment with scarecrows.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Carrying Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can you carry 100 pounds of water easily? Is it possible? PBS site invites you to come along with Michael and Joel as they attempt to answer this question.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Trees

For Students 3rd - 8th
How much do you think you know about trees? PBS site offers a video and description of the life cycle of trees and their leaves.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Exercise and Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
Can exercise really help our brain work better? This PBS site discovers if this is really true by taking you into the worlds of Jada and Maurna to find out.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Water Dilemma Mapping Dragonfly Pond

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a hands-on, technology rich lesson involving wetlands and the effects humans and human development have on these precious ecosystems. This is a follow-up lesson to a wetlands introduction and discussion.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Flying High: Taking to the Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the science of surface tension, the evolution of flight in insects and insects' anatomical adaptations. Construct insect models that illustrate the action of these adaptations and calculate the force per unit area of water surface.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: How Can You Sail in Outer Space?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sailing is easy, if you have water. But can you use a sail where there isn't any water? PBS site invites you to come along with Sarina and Mia to explore if it is possible to use a sail in outer space.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Species With Status: Endangered

For Students 3rd - 8th
Endangered species are animals, plants or other life forms facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Learn about some endangered species in Wisconsin.

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