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Life Sciences Lesson Plans
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In this lesson sixth grade pupils get into groups and research a given ocean habitat. The major features of cold-seep communities are the objective but plenty information is given about other habitats which could be assigned to multiple groups in your classroom.
Investigate the coral reefs around Mokolai Island, Hawaii by researching and writing about improving the reef ecosystem. Students map threats to the ecosystem and use the list of key words to assist in their descriptions
Students examine bioluminescence and camouflage of deep sea creatures. In this deep sea creatures lesson, students investigate the visible and near-visible light spectrum. They work in small groups to complete a light, color, and camouflage activity using the given worksheet.
Learners practice their vocabulary using words from life science. They read new words associated with life science but must guess the definition. Students discuss their initial definitions, later receiving the real definitions on a worksheet to be included on a quiz.
This life science vocabulary list and definitions will be useful when teaching a parent and offspring unit. Some nice ideas are included in the plan about the word origins, word structure and definition testing methods.
Students compare various types of biological diversity. In this coral reef lesson, students discuss biological diversity found in the coral reefs and calculate a numeric indicator that describes the diversity found in coral communities.
Investigate deep sea discovery through the emerging technology being built. In this physical science lesson, students analyze the different types of motion available in the human arm. Students research educational websites discussing deep sea research and complete worksheets.
Students study biological diversity. They analyze given data and make inferences about the possible effects of oil drilling operations on specific benthic communities.
Young scholars construct a Secchi disk based on procedure provided. In this life science activity, students demonstrate how to use the disk to measure the transparency of given solutions. They graph and discuss results.
Young scholars identify the different plants and animals found in wetlands. In this life science lesson, students explain the importance of wetland ecosystem. They locate the different wetlands in their area.
