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Feathers for Lunch Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover different types of birds and the habitats in which the dwell. For this bird lesson, students read Feathers for Lunch, discuss bird facts, and build a bird habitat.
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Let's Create an Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover how an ecosystem works by creating one in class.  In this Earth science lesson, 7th graders study vocabulary terms associated with ecosystem and read environment handouts.  Students create an observatory...
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A Marsh-ian Restaurant

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the marshland habitat. In this habitats instructional activity, 2nd graders view a video on marshlands and identify the plants and animals that live there. Students discuss the characteristics of the marshland...
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From Egg to Butterfly

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use file folders and art supplies to create a visual presentation of the life cycle of a butterfly. For this life cycle lesson plan, students read books about the life cycle and view the life cycle with in class habitats.
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Oil Spill ESI Maps

For Students 6th - 10th
In this environmental science activity, students study and read ESI maps on oil spills and complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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Build An Island

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore erosion. For this science lesson, students build an island and observe the effects of erosion on the island. Students discuss freshwater ecosystems in Hawaii.
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In the Wild

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the concept of ecology and how animals are suited to their habitats. In this animal adaptation lesson, 3rd graders identify a variety of plants and animal species that live in a Beech forest.Students create a food...
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How do living and non-living structures affect coral reef habitats?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create model coral reefs showing surface area and including examples of communities.  In this coral reef lesson, students research and explore the functions or benefits from a coral reef.  Students design a benthic habitat....
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Invent an Invertebrate

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Design a new organism with recyclable art materials! After learning about the coastal biome, learners brainstorm challenges that a plant or animal may face. They use their ideas to create a creature, complete with environmental...
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Research an Animal Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
Performing research on a specific animal is the focus of this worksheet. Students access a web address embedded in the worksheet, then answer 6 short answer questions about the animal they've chosen. Students the areas where the animal...
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The Magic School Bus Goes to Mussel Beach

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate tides and create a model of an intertidal zone. In this hands-on marine science lesson plan based on a Magic School Bus book, the teacher leads students in a discussion about tides, then helps students model a tide...
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Living in a Tree

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore animals that live in trees. In this nature and biology lesson, students go outdoors and make observations about animals and their unique body parts that help them to live in trees. Students create drawings as they...
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Seaworthy Presentations

For Teachers 1st
First graders research ocean animals and plants on the web.  For this ocean habitat lesson, 1st graders prepare a multimedia presentation.  Students will work on their presentations in pairs and every group should have its own animals or...
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Build a Polyp

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars research coral polyps. In this coral polyps lesson, students discover the anatomy of a coral polyp and how they feed. Young scholars create an edible coral polyp model.
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Effects Of Environmental Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students think about what might happen to plants and animals if their environment changed. They play a predator/prey game to simulate what might happen to the praying mantis if the rain forest were cut down.
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A Hungry Cat Searches

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story Panther: Shadow of the Swamp, and examine how loss of habitat impacts panthers in the Everglades; students alphabetize names of plants and animals found in the Everglades by initial and second letter.
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Learning About Decay Demonstrations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore decay in ecosystems by investigating a rotting log and/orcreating a decomposition chamber. They make predictions and answer questions about the changes involved.
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Causal Patterns in Ecosystems Section 3

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students design and create a worm and worm free compost tanks for observation of decay in ecosystems. They make predictions, care, and revist tanks using their journals for observation and data collection.
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Roads & Plant Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, collect and analyze samples of native grassland plants near and around a road to show how roads have an impact on surrounding habitat.
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Yellowstone fires: To Burn or Not to Burn

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students determine the causes of the 1988 Yellowstone fire. They list firefighting techniques, describe the aftermath, and list the ecological outcomes of the fire. They perform experiments with ignitable materials found in Yellowstone...
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Drama in the Refuge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write and perform dramatic presentations about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They select formats from puppets, plays, improvisational skits, or screened silhouette.
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Improving Wildlife Habitat in the Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students design and implement a project to improve wildlife habitat in their community.
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Coho Salmon and Habitat Loss

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners investigate the issues threatening coho habitat in the BS Interior's Fraser River watershed. They determine how personal choices and actions have environmental consequences. Evaluate human impacts on local ecosystems.
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Graphing Predator/Prey Data

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners use data from the Camouflage Game (played with red and green yarn caterpillars) to create a composite bar graph to display the collected data. They interpret the data and form a conclusion based on the graphs. Teachers may use...

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