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- 4th
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Students make a distinction between plastic waste food and natural wallots. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students describe characteristics of cabbagehead, moon jellies, and sea nettles, describe the life cycle of a jellyfish, dissect a preserved jellyfish, and label external parts of preserved jellyfish. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students compare and contrast three different organisms that are considered gelationous zooplankton. They describe how they fit into marine food webs. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students participate in an experiment in which they practice moving genes from one organism to another. They examine the results of a recombination of jellyfish. They identify different types of bacteria as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine jellyfish anatomy and estimate the size of the parts on picture cards. They use various supplies, including coffee filters and ribbon to make scale models of jellyfish. Students label all the jelly fish parts and hang their models from the ceiling at various heights to simulate different water depths. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students complete activities that include the use of multi-step directions. They design a mystery board game and follow a recipe. They practice decoding skills throughout the lessons and while playing Jellyfish Jubilee They present an oral presentation upon completion of their game boards which is scored using the associated rubric. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students try to draw and identify a jellyfish from a physical description. After reading an article, they discover new information about cnidarians. In groups, they research and develop dioramas about a specific cnidarian species. They reflect on the evolutionary nature of science. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine buoyancy, density, and volume and Archimedes Law in relationship to why hot air balloons rise. After discussing those concepts, students create a dry cleaner bag balloon by following instructions in the book "Backyard Ballistics" by William Gurstelle. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students study how to draw, using diagrams, animals, flowers, faces, and more. Students first underline any body parts of a jellyfish that are stated in the directions. Students identify and add additional parts to their diagrams. Students color their designs and create more animals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast the body plans of jellyfish and horseshoe crabs to develop of concept of radial and bilateral symmetry. They view and discuss a video showing both invertebrates than go outside to look for other examples of symmetry in animals and plants they encounter. Full Review »