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- 6th - 12th
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Students research how zoologists determine appropriate diets for animals, design a sample diet for a chosen animal and compare it to their own. They read the article, Cat Food for Aardvarks, and Other Zoo Diets which is imbedded in this plan. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students develop classification scheme that meets the established rules of the Linnaean system. They write one page essay on classification choices. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students observe butterfly images and then draw and paint their own design. They use this activity to explain symmetry. 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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- 7th - 9th
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Students distinguish between invertebrate and vertebrate organisms while examining the zoological classes of a number of invertebrates. They illustrate a food web of these organisms and investigate the impact of humans on the oceanic environment while completing the attached handouts. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 7th
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Students identify the environmental elements of river and lake mussels. They compare the elements to the time before settlement and during industrialization. They also participate in a field trip to a mussel exhibit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 5th - 7th
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Students are introduced to the classification system of animals. In groups, they set up an aquarium in which they must maintain throughout the year. They also observe earthworms and how they react to various stimuli and research the characteristics of arthropods. To end the lesson, they focus on one phylum of animals and present their information to the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students incorporate the knowledge they learned about spiders on the ISM Web site, Spider Collection, and other Web sites they viewed on spiders to write a rhyming poem (possibly choosing a poem type illustrated here) about an aspect of spider anatomy, habitat, or behavior. Full Review »
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