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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the importance of krill to the Antarctic ecosystem by researching the animals that depend on it and drawing a food web. They conclude by writing paragraphs explaining the potential consequences of a decline in krill populations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the biota-or flora and fauna-of the Kalahari Desert and the importance of the lion's role as predator within this ecosystem. They, in groups, develop skits (for in-class presentation) that depict aspects of animal life in the Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students research the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, reproduction, locomotion, predators and prey of a species as it exists now. They predict the evolution of the organism in the next 5 million, 100 million, and 200 million years. They make models, write a research report and present the information to the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students, through video segments, explore what types of animals live in the Arctic and Antarctica. They also clear up any misconceptions they have about penguins or polar bears. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are given a set of cards with sea animals and their diets. They form a food web by passing yarn to a predator or prey. They write a summary that explains the disappearance of the giant tortoises. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students identify characteristics of Australia, Africa and Antarctica and compare and contrast them to each other. They work together to identify adaptations that animals have used to survive. They also practice classifying animals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore all the aspects of penguins. They access that penguins are birds but they don't fly. Students analyze where penguins are found and the life cycle of penguins. They also inquire about the physical characteristics and adaptations of penguins. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students locate information on the various animals of Antarctica, including insects. They identify that there are many distinct environments that support different kinds of organisms and explain why organisms can survive only in environments that meet their needs. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students develop questions that scientists might have about animals in the Antarctic by going on a virtual field trip using a National Geopgraphic website. They observe predator prey interactions from the perspective of a Leopard Seal and collect information on prey species that the seal captures. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students describe vertebrates in terms of observable body parts and characteristics and describe life cycles of familiar organisms. They identify familiar organisms as part of a food chain or food web and describe their feeding relationships and they explain common patterns of interdependence and interrelationships of living things. Full Review »
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