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- 6th - 8th
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Students get acquainted with diverse forms of life by using modern biological classification systems to group animals that are related. They explore basic scientific groupings like genus, species, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine water shortage and the process of changing salt water to fresh water. They examine a world map, define key vocabulary terms, conduct experiments involving seeds and salt water and creating distilled water, and illustrate the steps of desalinization. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the different classifications of animals: Mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and insects. They analyze about spiders which belong to the arachnid group. Students distinguish between fact and opinion. They describe the life cycle of a spider. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore and describe the similarities and differences of many familiar animals. They compare animals in their surroundings to other animals and their habitats and draw a given animal in their correct habitat. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students encounter different kinds of animals and different habitats. They study animal growth and movement and different animal coverings. Students also look into the basic needs of animals. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students watch video and slide shows as an introduction to animals. They discuss classifications of animals while moving from most common to least common of the animals. Types of classifications includes herbivores/carnivores; vertebrates/invertebrates; and cold/warm blooded animals. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students work in small groups to research reptiles. They explore various websites, take notes, view a reptile PowerPoint presentation, and illustrate and write a summary of their research. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the BlueCrab Archives website. It includes pictures of a blue crab as it goes through the stages of molting. Students often become confused with the term molting since it is used in different ways in the animal world. However, it is important to have them understand that animals go through changes as they grow. Some animals simply become bigger while others have to change a part of their body in order to grow. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore diverse forms of life by using modern biological classification systems to group animals that are related. Students then study basic scientific groupings like genus, species, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles, and pair different vertebrate animals, identifying their common traits. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students use graphic organizers to classify animals into vertebrate categories. They recall details of the characteristics of animals using computer graphic organizers. They cut or draw pictures of their animal categories and insert them into a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »

