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\nPresent-Day Rapid Extinctions\n

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\nIn this extinction worksheet, students review the different human activities that are leading to present-day rapid extinctions. This worksheet has 9 short answer questions.\n
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\nWill Global Warming Push Trees to Extinction?\n

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\nStudents examine the extinction of plants and animals through loss of habitat. They investigate the effects of global warming. They use a computer model to analyze the impact of global warming on tree growth and distirbution...\n
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\nMigration, Adaptation, and Changing Climates\n

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\nIt is easy for humans to adapt to changing environments, but how do animals and plants do it? Classes discuss how plants and animals deal with environmental changes in the second of seven lessons. Through questions and discussions,...\n
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\nMissing Macroinvertebrates - Stream Side Science\n

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\nField study groups collect samples of stream water and identify the macroinvertebrates found. Using their data, they calculate a water quality index to rate the health of the stream. They graph their data and discuss the value of a water...\n
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\nMeet The Frog That Barfs Up Its Babies\n

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\nEver heard of Gastric-brooding frogs? Probably not, because this frog is extinct. But scientists are trying to de-extinct this interesting frog that literally throws up its babies after they undergo metamorphosis in their mother's...\n
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\nWhen Fish Wore Armor\n

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\nToday very few animals exist with both an endoskeleton and exoskeleton. Yet, in the Devonian period, a large number of fish species lived with both. Scientists debate if they were for protection or mineral storage, because none of them...\n
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\nVolcanoes: Fourth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities\n

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\nYoung geologists begin exploring volcanoes of different structures and states: active, extinct, or dormant. During the lab, they make three models and compare different types of volcanoes, including composite, cinder cone, and...\n
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\nBack from the Dead\n

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\nIf you could bring back one extinct animal, what would it be? That is the question your class will ponder. Your budding scientists read a passage, follow a cloning timeline, and review a diagram about the process of reviving a woolly...\n
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\nHuman Impact on the Sea\n

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\nHow far does the human hand reach?  Five interactive lessons lead classes through a unit exploring the human impact on ocean resources, pollution, and even extinction. Learners discover how their decisions affect the ocean...\n
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\nSanta Cruz Island Restoration Narrative\n

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\nWhat would you be willing to do to save an animal from extinction? After re-viewing a video about the restoration of the Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island, individuals adopt the point of view of one of the key players in the...\n
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\nThe Last Time the Globe Warmed\n

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\nGlobal warming ... greenhouse gases ... climate change ... sounds familiar, right? What about palm trees in Wyoming, or swimming in the sea near Antarctica? Science scholars discover the unbearable conditions Earth experienced during its...\n
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\nFood Webs/Clipfish\n

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\nHuman impact on habitats can be alarming. A hands-on activity has learners explore the impact of human interactions with different environments using a gamified approach. They simulate the impact of a species' abundance under different...\n
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\nIDTIMWYTIM: Bird or Dinosaur?\n

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\nWhen was the last time you ate a dinosaur? Viewers might just be surprised when they learn the answer from a video that explains what is and what is not a dinosaur. Classification systems and definitions are picky things, and as the...\n
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\nExtinction of Dinosaurs\n

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\nIn this dinosaurs worksheet, students review the different theories that scientist believe may have led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. This worksheet has 18 fill in the blank questions.\n
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\nDevastating Deforestation Triarama\n

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\nStudents become familiar with the process of deforestation and its impact upon rainforests and people who depend on them. They research endangered and already-extinct species of rainforest animals and plants. Students fabricate a 3D...\n
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\nExtinction Trade Questions\n

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\nThere are many ethical and moral issues surrounding critically endangered species. Use these higher-level thinking questions to help high schoolers examine ecological, socioeconomic, and political scenarios about human impacts on...\n
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\nUndersea Volcanoes\n

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\nDid you know volcanoes are present underneath the ocean floor? Colorful images of marine life nurtured by extinct volcanoes reveal the creative power of these geological wonders.\n
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\nAP: Chapter 25: Phylogeny and Systematics\n

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\nAs a review or note taking guide, this resource wraps up a unit on the tree of life. Biology bigwigs define phylogeny and answer questions about the subsequent classification of organisms. The worksheet takes a straightforward and...\n
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\nMiracle Planet - Snow Ball Earth 3/5\n

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\nThermophiles and other microbes give hints as to how life can continue in extreme temperatures. Fossils in the Namibian Desert are relatively undisturbed and offer other keys to life. Your biology and earth science classes will want to...\n
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\nEvolution Study Guide\n

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\nThirty short-answer questions comprise this detailed review of evolution theory. Many of the questions ask scholars to define vocabulary. Because short answers are required, this worksheet will take some time to complete. You could give...\n
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\nA History of the Conservation in the United States\n

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\nAny student interested in the natural resources should be engaged by this PowerPoint. It gives many details and examples of problems associated with resource management. The regulations and protocols established to help with the...\n
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\n3 Degrees Warmer: Heat Wave Fatalities\n

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\nA three-degree difference changes places like the Mediterranean to look like the Middle East. Extreme weather patterns such as El Nino become the norm. An extreme heat wave in Paris just recently gave us a taste of what warmer weather...\n
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\n2 Degrees Warmer: Ocean Life in Danger\n

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\nThis follow-up to \"Could Just One Degree...\" explains the major changes that would occur if the earth's climate continues to rise. See as many animals and their habitats are affected, continuing to \"3 Degrees Warmer...\" as more and more...\n
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\nHazards: First Grade Lesson Plans and Activities\n

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\nExamine the environmental hazards associated with volcanoes with a three-part science lesson. In the pre-lab, first graders learn that gas, landslides, ash, and lava are all hazards that come from volcanoes. They then explore...\n
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