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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students describe the mark/recapture method used to estimate fish populations. They explain the importance of being able to predict population numbers. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students discover how bison were hunted by the Native Americans and compare it to the buffalo. Using construction paper, they trace a bison outline given to them and use coffee grounds to fill in the space where the fur would be. They use all of the pictures to create a bison herd on their classroom's walls. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine various photographs and identify three conclusions from them. Using the pictures, they write their own story based on their observations. They share their stories with the class and discuss how some of their observations were different from each others. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use their knowledge of prairie dog communities to design their own model prairie dog towns. Teachers are provided with background information on prairie dogs and are encouraged to show examples to stimulate creativity. Students produce models that will be shared and described in front of the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students create their own prickly pear cactus using a toilet paper roll and creative accessories. In the process, they discover and learn about the history of the prickly pear cactus and how it relates to the history of the state of Texas. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students read a story that is about the brown pelicans. Then they use the story narrative in order to apply it to the concept of adaptations in different species. The benefits of certain adaptations is examined. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students compare and contrast adaptations of brown pelicans and examine how they survive in different environments. They also make predictions of some adaptations that could be needed in certain types of ecosystems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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students make 3-d bluebonnets Using popcorn and powder paint. They students create a field of bluebonnets on a bulletin board or wall space with their hand-made bluebonnets. students color leaves and stem of the bluebonnet outline with a green crayon or marker. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students make a bat from a paper tube. They suspend bats from the ceiling or create a "cave" from black construction paper on a bulletin board or wall. Have students help you! Tape or staple student made bats in the "cave" to stress to students that bats live in the numerous cave in the Hill Country. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create an acrostic poem using the word "bluebonnet" They brainstorm adjectives and descriptive phrases for the bluebonnet and its habitat. They read The Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie de Paola. students integrate parts of the legend into their brainstorming and later the acrostic poem. Full Review »
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