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This activity actually consists of a series of four separate laboratory investigations. These labs are intended to help students explore specific aspects of dinosaur biology, to develop reasoning/investigative skills, and to understand the relationships b Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students identify some of the different species of crabs and tell how they adapt themselves to their environment. They discuss the evolution and stages of development of the crabs. They identify the Phylum Arthropoda and the Class Crustacea. Full Review »
Godzilla Math! ...And Other Lizard Teaching Activities! Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students explore and compare the characteristics and needs of specific animals and their habitats. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design a presentation that trace the development of an organ system through the major phyla of the animal kingdom looking for the relationships between structure and function by documenting adaptations. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explain how water quality affects the health of stream organisms. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students analyze fossil evidence from Iowa, and discuss how fossils provide evidence of earlier lives and environments. They create their own fossils using mud, clay and various natural objects. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of evolution by natural selection from a historical standpoint. They examine the evidence and arguments that support the theory of natural selection. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students make fingerprints on name tag paper and compare them to the prints of their neighbor. They wear the "name tags" for the remainder of the lesson. Students work in groups to model a Giant Otter Family with assigned roles. At the conclusion of the lesson, students may raise money to help endangered animals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about report claims that dolphins are now extinct in China's Yangtze river. They assess key vocabulary terms within the article and discuss how to design a perfect animal for the 21st century. Full Review »
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