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Classification of Words and Ideas

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this classification worksheet, learners pick the words that do not belong, make up the title for groups of words, and choose the title for the group of words. Students complete 3 activities.
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Fossil Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this fossil activity, students are given fossils and an identification key. They write their scientific names and common names. They also answer questions about fossils.
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Ocean Habitats:

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners investigate the creatures of intertidal zones. They explore the adaptations species make to survive .
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Ocean Expedition with Jacques Cousteau

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners role play that they are on an ocean voyage with Jacques Cousteau as they study plant, and animal species and adaptation. They write a five page journal, create artwork of the expedition.
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Same Size Vegetables

For Students K - 2nd
In this same sized instructional activity, students color the items in each row that are the same sized, vegetables, fruits, creatures, and more. Students complete 4 problems on each of the 4 pages.
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Water Quality Testing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student explore factors affecting ecosystems. They test local water samples for pH level. After creating a methodology for data collection, they collect data, compare results, and draw conclusions based upon results.
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Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study intertidal organisms and their role in the food web. In this food web lesson, 4th graders read the book The Sea That Feeds Us and discuss food webs. Students study pictures of intertidal creatures and discuss their...
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Shark Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a linking chain to demonstrate the food chain.  In this food chain lesson, students use the Internet to research sharks, including what they eat, and create a chain link with a picture of a shark.  They continue...
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In the Company of Whales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine whales and how they migrate.  In this whale lesson students research whales and their migration patterns.
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Habitats and Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research and describe the habitat and adaptations of a reef animal. After the student is assigned a habitat, they design and draw a cresture adapted to eat each food and to live in each habitat.
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Lesson 1 - What Are Fossils?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars define and research fossils. In this fossil lesson, students access teacher assigned Internet sites to examine images of fossils. They determine the definition of a fossil and find out how fossils are formed. They also...
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Endangered Species

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a postcard about endangered species. In this biology lesson plan, students identify how human activities endanger other species. They research and recommend ways to help protect them.
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Exploring the Biomes of South America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome...
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Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates

For Students 9th - 12th
In this echinoderms worksheet, learners will read information about echinoderms and invertebrate chordates. Then students will compare their similarities and differences by completing 1 short answer question.
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What is Coral?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss what they know about coral reefs and are introduced to the importance of preserving coral reefs. In this coral reef lesson plan, students make connections between coral ecology in the classroom and in the real...
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"Garden Springs Gardeners"

For Teachers 1st
First graders ponder the question of how plants help their lives. They observe and compare properties of several different plants. Differentiate between living organisms and nonliving objects.
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Vertebrates

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify and describe five main groups of the Phylum Chordata. They discover that the Phylum Chordata is the vertebrates. Students identify the main difference between invertebrates and vertebrates. They read passages about...
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Activity Plan 5-6: Book-Character Homes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use their creativity to build character homes. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop creative-thinking, social, language, math, and motor skills as they work together to create buildings for characters from...
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The Deep

For Students 7th - 9th
In this deep ocean instructional activity, students answer twenty questions after watching a video about the species that live in the deep ocean. Topics include jelly fish, hatchet fish, anglers, tubeworms, sea urchins, and plants that...
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Weave an Aquatic Food Web

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore organisms that are part of interconnected food webs.  In this food web lesson, students choose an animal and research what the animal eats.  Students begin with the food chain and branch out into the...
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The Great Pollinators

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the reproductive parts of a plant.  For this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class.  Students record their information using a data chart.
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What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Air

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars conduct an experiment to determine whether plants need air in order to survive and grow. They discuss natural resources, analyze slides, and observe and record data from the experiment.
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Japanese Scientists Photograph Giant Squid

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Young scholars read and discuss a news article about scientists capturing first-ever photos of a giant squid in its habitat. They answer comprehension questions, write a journal entry from the scientists point of view, and analyze a...
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Whales and Sea Ice: Investigating Insulation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars investigate the properties of insulation as it relates to whales and sea ice. They research whales and examine the atmospheric changes that occur when there are changes in sea ice.

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