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- 3rd
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Students list examples of the diverse life forms that live in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands and wetlands. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students get an overview of the climate and organisms of the North American Prairie. After a lecture, and watching some videos imbedded in this plan, students compile research data on the North American Prairie. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students study the Temperate Grasslands biome of North America. They explain that it is an endangered ecosystem because the rich soils have been converted to farming in most areas. They view videos imbedded in this plan, then complete biome maps. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study five different biome types including aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. They create a travel website of a simulated trip to one of the biomes. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students are introduced to the grassland environment and the plants and animals that live there. They investigate the roles of predator and prey and how the loss of one or the other can upset the balance of nature. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss the information on the first three handouts to learn the vocabulary associated with grazing and grasslands (included with the lesson). Students work in small groups to find the land cover data for their assigned county. They use ArcView Prairie to Mountain Explorer data to complete their assignment. Groups share their informationwith the rest of the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the five biomes: aquatic, desert, forest, grassland and tundra. They use online resources to investigate one of the five biome and use MediaBlender to create an informational web site for a tour of that biome. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students conduct research about the biome of the American grasslands. They use the internet in a computer lab. The teacher can use the website provided or find others. Students complete a custom worksheet made for completing work at the website provided. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students will be able to cut and paste from Internet into a word document with 100 percent accuracy. They use their research to write a 1-2 paragraph paper about their animal with 90 percent accuracy. Full Review »
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- 4th - 10th
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Students explore the grassland ecosystem. They investigate the diversity of plant and animal species found in the prairie. Students construct a prairie ecosystem mural and write a report about the prairie ecosystem. Full Review »
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