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Students participate in a virtual field trip to the San Diego Zoo and complete various computer lab excercises to expand their understanding. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students gain a better understanding of endangered species. This lesson requires a field trip to the North Carolina Zoological park. At the park, students use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to identify and categorize the animals. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 8th
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Students create a zoological and botanical garden made up of a variety of species from around the world. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students discover how to identify the butterflies or moths found in their Illinois County. They use the Lepidoptera database list to find the scientific names, searching field guides and the Internet for the common name. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students create a Mississippian-style gorget using clay and a stylus to etch a design of a stylized spider. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students identify the dragonflies found in their Illinois County by using the Odonata database list to find the scientific names, searching field guides and the Internet for (1) the common name (2) description (3) life habits and (4) a photograph. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students participate in an activity in which they identify mussels by choosing a set of characteristics. They review the parts of a mussel before and after the activity. They complete a worksheet to finish the activity. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students review the information they gathered on different websites to write a poem about spiders. They use other websites to gain more information if needed. They share their poem with the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students listen to story, "Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo," by Karma Wilson, practice finding information from Internet, write information about one chosen zoo animal, draw picture of their zoo animal, pair up and read their My Zoo Animal books, and compare and contrast different characteristics of zoo animals. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students practice their vocabulary words selected from a context piece relating to the Vista Module. They are given the following vocabulary: classify, botany, zoology, ecosystem, food chain, photosyntheis, microscope, habitat, and biology. Students discuss that biology is the science of life. Full Review »