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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plover Survival: A Simulation Game

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a simulation that explains the feeding behavior of the piping plover and the things that disturb the feeding and nesting of this species.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Food Like Smell on Plastic May Lure Seabirds to Eat

For Students 9th - 10th
When plastic smells like supper, seabirds and other animals can be fooled into thinking it is food. Take a look at this investigation.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Mouths

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of images of six different creatures, including insects and carnivorous vertebrates, illustrates the wide range of mouth types that exist within the animal kingdom. It also discusses the environment and its impact on the...
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Website
University of Arizona

Feeding Habits of Marine Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Marine Discover at the University of Arizona posts this lesson plan and activities which integrates the feeding habits of different marine wildlife. Step by step activity along with assessment and extentions are included.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Life in Extreme Environments: Who Is on Top in the Food Chain?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will design experiments to gain some understanding of the feeding rates of Rotifers and/or Tardigrades. They will use organisms collected locally or provided by the teacher to explore differences between their...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Let's Build a Snowman

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These two lessons that teach students about how animals survive in the winter by reading fiction and nonfiction. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
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Article
Other

U.c. Santa Cruz: Elephant Seal Tracking Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses ongoing research programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, which are studying elephant seals. The scientists are using time-depth recorders to study migration and feeding behavior in these seals.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: What Do Animals Eat?

For Students K - 1st
This lesson teaches students the three different types of diets animals may have - herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Frederick Gowland Hopkins

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the British biochemist who received the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the study of essential nutrient factors needed for animals.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Feeding O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate the process of feeding and the functions of food by flipping over this interactive OLogy card.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Winter Berries for Winter Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the change in diet for many bird species as the seasons change.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about different birds' food preferences, and how those affect their habitats.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Cannibalism in the Animal Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals like the praying mantis and black widow were considered bizarre exceptions. But now, we know they more or less...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Discovery of Leptin

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions related to the structure and function of the endocrine system.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Foraging

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing the evolution of humans and animals relying on nature for their food. Learn about how humans have used the natural environment to hunt and gather food.