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Energy in Living Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are asked: Is our life's purpose over when it's over? What happens to our bodies? They analyze the flow of energy through living systems. Students compare the metabolism of autotrophs with that of heterotrophs. They...
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It's all Interconnected

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a number of activities to investigate the food web, species extinction, predators and prey, and biological diversity.
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SeaWorld

Ecology & Conservation

For Teachers K - 3rd
How much trash does an average family produce in 24 hours? Where does that trash end up? Get your youngsters thinking about ecology and conservation as they discuss the impact pollution has on the marine environment. After a deep...
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Royal BC Museum

Kids Page - Whales

For Students 4th - 6th
Read about the physical features of whales and how they are grouped according to their method of eating food. A neat activity is described on the page; consider carrying this out in class. The resource makes a nice addition to a lesson...
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LABScI

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table of Elements: The Secret Agent Lab

For Students 9th - 12th
Food always gets attention! Model atomic structure using fruit loops to represent the subatomic particles. After building models, scholars create ionic bonds using their models. Finally, they use these concepts to create a periodic table.
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The Melting Pot: Diversity is the Spice of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners identify from which continents different foods come, sample foods from other cultures, identify spices used around the world, and respect culture of others through food.
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Parts Per Million

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils perform serial dilution of food coloring experiment with partner, examine concentration levels, and differentiate parts per million (PPM) and parts per billion (PPB). Students complete pre-lab and post-lab questions and data table.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the Five Food Groups and the proper servings of each. They study the physical features of different foods such as fruits, and vegetables.
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Burn Baby Burn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils use the Internet to research information on the food pyramid, recommended daily allowances of nutrients, caloric intake and expenditure, and value of foods. They analyze their own eating habits and exercise level.
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Geography and our Family Favorites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students talk with older family members about favorite family foods and where they have originated. They learn the process that went into the preparation and cooking of these foods and contrast how technology has affected food...
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Does Hawaiian Agriculture Feed Hawaii's People?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research background information about Hawaiian agriculture in a variety of resources, then read and collect newspaper ads marketing local produce. They suggest food preparation ideas using local produce.
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Design a Plankton

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore animal and plant adaptation.  In this ecosystems science lesson, students view websites to gain information about plankton and its  interdependence within ecosystems. Students identify ways in which plankton has adapted...
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Sea Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, after locating different marine habitats on a globe, play a card game about ecosystems, food webs and organisms.
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Fresh Greens In The Home

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars engage in the study of nutritional food choices that include fresh greens. They investigate the benefits of using simple planting techniques. The lesson also includes recipes for students to try out the habit of eating...
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Fourth Grade Science

For Students 4th
In this science worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about day lengths, light and dark, food, recycling, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Heat 1

For Students 7th - 12th
In this heat worksheet, students determine the heat gained or lost when matter changes phases. Students review the energy flow through ecosystems by comparing trophic levels and food webs. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 5 short...
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Aquatic Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study ponds and wetland ecosystems and examine the food chains and webs in them.  In this aquatic ecosystems lesson plan students answer questions about the diversity of the flora and fauna in a pond. 
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The Macaroni Lab

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils are given an introduction to the "ecosystem", what factors make up an ecosystem (biotic factors, abiotic factors, food chain, producers, consumers and decomposers) and how those factors interact.
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Captain Planet Foundation

P is for Poppies

For Teachers 5th
Explore the way local farming and rationing helped the war effort in World War I with a lesson plan on gardening. After learning about trench warfare, reading "In Flanders' Field" by John McCrae, and studying poppies, kids discuss the...
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Global Hunger and Malnutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Is there a difference between hunger and malnutrtion? Is this a problem only in third world countries? How does hunger and malnutrition affect the community? Why do these problems exist when the world produces enough food to feed...
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Desert Museum

Daisy Ecology

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here's a fine lesson that combines poetry with life sciences. Learners carefully listen to a poem that's all about a food chain. As the poem is read, learners name the producer, the herbivore, the carnivore, and the omnivore. Lots of...
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Polar Trec

Why Can’t I Eat This Fish?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Can turning on the television lead to toxins in the food supply? The instructional activity offers an opportunity for young scientists to complete guided research. A worksheet lists each question as well as the web page necessary to...
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PBS

The Impact of Genetically Modified Seeds

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What is all the fuss about genetically modified foods? PBS provides this resource designed to supplement the documentary Food, Inc. to help learners investigate the benefits and controversies of genetically modified foods for individuals...
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Pizza Farm Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify the food groups and agricultural sources of pizza ingredients. They construct a construction paper pizza, identify the crops grown for pizza ingredients, and make and eat English muffin pizzas.

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