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Students recognize insects and distinguish them from other types of small animals. They examine how there are many different kinds of insects and that they are grouped into 26 different orders (six of which are very common and familiar to most of us). Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students, in small groups, use a microscope to study invertebrates collected in or around the school pond. They photograph one of the invertebrates with the computer microscope, then write a report to share with their class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students read journal entry from a Gal??pagos field researcher, find examples of five ecological relationships (competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism) and take notes on the details they find in the entry using a note-taking sheet. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students use roadside kill to use taxidermy skills, become comfortable working with animals and dissecting. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the effects of pests on other organisms, crops, and the environment. they construct an insect observation chamber and discover how some insects can be pests in some situations and beneficial in others. They write "pest poems." Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students engage in a lesson to investigate the life of bugs and how they interact with the environment. The students construct mini environments in cages in order to make observations that help to produce imaginary stories in writing. They also conduct research to obtain information for a more formal paper. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine samples of common dust from their homes and school under a microscope. Students describe their samples including the location from where they were collected, and compare their samples to make hypotheses about their findings. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students complete a variety of activities about spiders. They research a specific spider and create a mini-book about it. They create a 3-D model of a spider that is anatomically correct. They complete a series of labs regarding spider webs and web strength. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students study spiders. They view spider silk through a microscope and compare it to human hair or other fibrous materials. In groups, they compare the strength and elasticity of spider silk. Finally they watch a teacher demonstration on polymers. Full Review »