Students read a CNN article about Manatee protection, then answer questions imbedded in this plan about what they read. They brainstorm ways in which they can help to solve problems regarding animal protection, and protection of their habitat.

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9th - 12th

Students explore plants and animals that live on the seashore and how they depend on each other for survival.

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1st - 2nd

Students research Belize and its landscape and animals on the included internet sites. The students complete activities/centers across the curriculum utilizing the facts they discovered.

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1st

Students create a slide show or iMovie reflecting an animal of their choice. After choosing a biome, they research it on the Internet and write a list of the characteristics. Comparing and contrasting their biome to another biome, they create a Venn diagram using Kidspiration and take digital pictures of an animal to crete an iMovie.

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3rd - 5th

Students discuss pollution and ways humans create pollution as well as how litter and pollution affect plants and animals. The class participates in a pollution simulation which demonstrates how land, water, plants, animals and humans are all affected by the pollution we create. After the simulation, groups discuss ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste and create posters displaying their ideas.

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3rd - 4th