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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the migration behavior, physical description and key body parts of the Tundra Swan. They work in small groups in a jigsaw lesson, finally presenting their findings to the entire class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students demonstrate an understanding of ecosystems to enable them to identify the plants, animals, soil, and habitats that exist in each with an emphasis on conservation and preservation of those ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe flowering plants, explore why angiosperms are the most successful plants, identify angiosperms and explain how they reproduce. They describe the three life patterns of angiosperms. Full Review »
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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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- 4th - 6th
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Students research the basic climatic, plant, and animal components of each of the six major biomes: tundra, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rainforest, desert, and grassland. They design educational brochures with their findings. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students create brochures showcasing their research on one of the biomes. They record the temperatures, rainfall, animals and plants and write a description of the biome's climate. They illustrate their brochures with photographs from the internet. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the characteristics of the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska. They conduct Internet research, develop a chart of the types of vegetation, plant growth, and fauna found on the tundra, identify examples in their own surroundings, and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students color in a map of Canada, focusing on the area where the Inuit people lived based on the story: "The Very Last First Time." They discuss the tundra biome specifically about the temperature, weather, animals and plants of the biome. The compare the similarities and differences between the Artic and British Columbia and write a paragraph about what they have learned about the Inuit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the structure of a typical and generalized grass plant. They visualize the structures of a grass plant by constructing a paper model. In addition, they identify the names and structural relationships of the parts of a generalized grass plant. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students design and publish plant trading cards of different types of plants growing on the school campus. Using a digital camera they take photos of the plants on the school grounds, conduct Internet research on the plants, and create the plant trading cards using a computer template. Full Review »

