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Build the Arctic Tundra

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students build a model of biome in order to comprehend the abiotic and biotic factors that are prevalent in a biome. In this hands on building lesson, students use a box to build a biome. . Students decorate the inside and outside of...
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The Marvels of Mud

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scientists roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty in this three-day earth science investigation. Following the scientific method, children monitor the growth of algae in pond water samples in order to determine the role that...
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Aquaculture Production in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the basics of aquaculture and how to successfully raise aquatic plants and animals.  In this water lesson students perform water quality tests on fish tanks, record and graph their results. 
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Adaptation Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize the specific adaptations of living things and relate them to survival within the animals environment. They study common plants and animals found in Utah environments and how they have adapted to the environment...
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The Salmon Stream and Vegetation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the ecosystem and food chain by researching Pacific Salmon. In this fish habitat lesson, students discover the life cycle for salmon, where they spawn and what they eat to survive the harsh elements. Students participate...
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Australian Mammals: Evolutionary Development as a Result of Geographic Isolation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend the difference between monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals. They are able to compare and contrast these organisms (Australian mammals) with other mammals. Students are able to identify Australian mammals.
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Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore genetic engineering and it biological and ethical implications. By conducting experiments with genetically engineered corn and plain corn they determine the difference in taste. Students also discover the effects of...
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Verdi

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore language arts by answering study questions about a book they read. In this reading summary instructional activity, 3rd graders read the book Verdi by Janell Cannon and identify the plot, characters and sequence of...
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Local Animal Sort

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the concepts of sorting and classifying animal. They use familiar animals to determine the connections between physical characteristics and categorization.
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Alien Invaders: An Invasive Species Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to invasive species and how they affect the ecosystems they now occur in. They explore the basic life histories of several invasive species that are of regional and or national importance. Pupils investigate how...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Using computers, Students work in small groups and progress through the roles of Explorer, Researcher, Designer, and Evaluator as they study the life cycle of plants, insects, butterflies and frogs.
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What Is a Pond?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils identify animals and plants that live in a pond. For this marine biology lesson, students create a chart of animals and plants they think they would see at the pond. Pupils create a "pond symphony" by imitating the sounds they...
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Galapagos: Beyond Darwin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify plants and animals endemic in their local area after learning about the plants and animals of the Galapagos Islands. In this plants and animals lesson plan, students create an endemic garden on school grounds.
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Plant And Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine plant and animal life while looking at the environments the organismisms live in. They determine how form follows function by looking an aquatic turtle and noticing its feature of adaptation features. They work in groups...
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Countdown Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a calendar of endangered species. In this preservation instructional activity, students research endangered species of plants and animals around the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Students gather facts about the endangered...
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Getting a Handle on Your Bee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe dried bees, carefully glue them to toothpicks, and use them for cross pollinating their Brassica plants. They also describe reasons why two similar investigations can produce different results. Finally, students...
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Totally Tundra

For Students 6th - 8th
In this tundra activity, students read about tundras and the plants and animals that live in tundras. They then use what they learned to answer the 10 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page.
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Quadrat Studies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use quadrats to investigate plants, animals, soils and weather. They answer questions as they fill in each quadrat. They share their information with the class.
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Food Web Chasey

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students work together to review the concepts of food webs and food chains. They describe the role of plants and animals when dealing with the cycling of energy. They identify any behavioural strategies to help the animals survive.
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Biomes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research different biomes and find its climate and what plants and animals that can be found in them. For this biomes lesson students search the Internet for their information and fill out a biome chart. 
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Learning From Leaves: Adaptations To Differing Light Levels

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, in groups, examine plants with different light levels. They are given plants from a tropical and desert region. They write a hypothesis at the beginning of the experiment.
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Amazon Rainforest

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a simulation in which they travel through the Amazon rainforest. Using their map skills, they determine the best route and where to see specific plants and animals. They develop their own database to organize...
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Ocean Life Zones

For Students 8th - 10th
In this ocean worksheet, students answer questions about ocean life, the plants and animals of the ocean and their classification, the major life zones of the ocean and questions about an animal of their choice that lives in the ocean.
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Clearly Classified

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate plants and insects.  In this science classification lesson plan, young scholars create separate categories for insects and plants by characteristics.  Learners discover scientific names of insects.

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