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- 6th
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Students research a variety of ocean animals, organizing the facts in the form of a database. They input the results of the research into the appropriate field of their database for their Oceanography Science Unit. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students examine animals that use camouflage and discuss why they use it. They create drawing of an imaginary animal that uses camouflage to hide in the classroom and identify the adaptations that would allow it to hide effectively. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, in groups, explore the relationship between animals and humans. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the way all living things are connected to one another. In groups, they participate in experiments in which they analyze the chemical processes through the biosphere and explain the role of energy. They also brainstorm reasons for the trash problem in America and explain the various ways to dispose of solid waste. To end the lesson, they research the ways humans lead to the extinction of plants and animals. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students are introduced to the diverse environments found in Ohio. They perform a variety of investigations to deepen their understanding of plants and animals that reside in these areas. They will explore the needs of plants and animals, the predator-prey relationship and how plants and animals are affected by Ohio's seasonal changes. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the animals on the endangered species list. In groups, they discuss how protecting their environment is important to all living things. They identify the reasons the manatee is endangered and what can be done to help their environment. They also adopt a mantee through an organization. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine plant and animal life while looking at the environments the organismisms live in. They determine how form follows function by looking an aquatic turtle and noticing its feature of adaptation features. They work in groups to identify the environmental conditions that would be found in specified habitats. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe an animal to record behaviors that are similar to humans and those that are not. They write a paragraph comparing the animal behaviors to human behaviors and then discuss their results with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in an activity in which they build a mountain range in the bottom of a clear container. Groups fill the container with water and later add colored water to watch its path of travel and whether or not the mountain range blocks the water flow. They compare the travel of hot and cold water to hot and cold air and discuss how rise of mountains can block rainstorms, affect surrounding land, and cause changes in plant and animal life. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create models of plant and animal cells using plastic bags, rigid plastic containers, gelatin and assorted canned fruits. They construct the "cells" to show the contrasting characteristics of plant cells and animal cells then they use the models to identify plant and animal cells under the microscope. Full Review »
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