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- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students summarize their role as a (particular) specialist. They select items needed for their research in the rainforest. Students explain the problems that their team is faced with and describe how the two assignments relate to botany. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students spend a month being Ecologists. They explore the basic principles of Ecology and put these concepts to work. Students are given the opportunity to explore different real world skills used by Ecologists. They work in small groups, they select their study area that they stake out and rope it off. For the remaining month they draw out their quadrants to do their population counts and density estimate, and they complete all other parts of the project. Full Review »
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Students look at the "teacher's Naturalist Journal and practice drawing the icons within. They define a lengthy list of vocabulary terms to assist them with identifying examples of flora and fauna (specific species of living things). The setting for this class is the schoolyard. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students investigate the concepts related to the action of photosynthesis as it takes place in the forest ecosystem. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students write a paragraph about the function of plants and focus upon the creation of energy for producers. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are introduced to the Naturalist Journal. In groups, they examine the various types of flora and fauna in the desert. For each type, they draw an icon that represents it and shares them with the class. To end the lesson, they read different stories related to the desert. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students view and critique the "teacher's" Naturalist Journal and practice drawing the icons within the journal. They recognize and describe in detail specific species of living things: seed, grass, flower, tree, leaf, plant, spider, and other invertebrate. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the archeology of the Mississippi River Valley. Using the internet, they expand their research to include how the Native Americans in California used plants to meet their needs. They also research a Native American tribe and cross-reference them to the plant in question. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize that scientists are conducting experiments to verify the powers attached to herbs and other plants by native peoples. They search the internet for for new or potential uses of plants as medicines. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and examine African American history. They use the information they collect to make a PowerPoint presentation to the class. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 8th
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Students plant seeds, soaking them in warm water overnight. They fill a flowerpot with soil, plant the seeds, water the seeds, and place their planted seeds in a room with sunlight. Finally, they monitor their plant seeds progress and record as it grows. Full Review »
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