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Habitat Hunt
Students discover how hard it is for animals to find all the items needed in their habitat. In this habitat lesson, students play a game in which they pretend to be an animal, they discover that not all animals can find the food needed...
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COLORS ON THE FARM
Students follow directions regarding what colors farm objects should be
colored. They identify various items pictured on provided worksheet that can be found on a farm or are made from farm animals. Finally, they match each color crayon...
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Wildlife
First, biology pupils research land and marine habitats along the route of skipper Rich Wilson's Great American II. Then, using colored paper clips scattered across a colored paper background, they play the predator-prey game to...
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English Grammar: Parts of Speech
A good overview of the basic parts of speech, this presentation is ideal for a junior high class that likes flashy animation and bright colors. The concepts are complete, but simple enough to lend well to lecture notes. Use the slide...
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Force and Motion
Each of the slides here gives a definition, equation, or calculation example for a component of force and motion. This large collection covers topics from momentum and Newton's laws to centripetal forces and simple machines. Animations...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Some DNA Does Not Encode Protein
Roy John Britten easily earned a PhD in nuclear physics—but he found painting with water colors too difficult. Young scientists learn about Britten's life, career, and research with an online interactive. They read a biography, view...
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Pets in Spanish
Use children's picture books in English to discover the Spanish words for pets. Review colors and numbers. With stickers of different pets, write about the characteristics of each animal.
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"Mola Collage"
Collage projects are always fun and can connect to some interesting topics, such as mola patterns designed by the Kuna tribe. Children express their understanding of shape, pattern, detail, and design as they draw, color, cut, and then...
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It's a Wrap!
Students investigate symbols and colors on the Osage blanket. In this visual arts lesson plan, students examine a blanket from the Osage culture and identify symbols on the blanket. Students create a class blanket, including symbols...
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Pass the Painting
After reading a story or informational text describing an animal, your class gets creative and collaborative with paint. In groups, they brainstorm all the parts of an animal, they then take turns painting those parts. One child starts...
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Cellular Models
Each student construct a model of a cell on a large cookie, including the parts which were discussed during lecture.? Half of the class will be instructed to make plant cell models and the other half will be in charge of animal cell...
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Forest Dwellings: Toad House
What a great project to use as part of an exploration of animals or habitats. Learners design a clay model of a home for a forest animal. This could be a great way to cement what your class has learned about habitats.
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Color Page - Rooster
In this coloring worksheet, learners color a picture of a rooster. Younger students may practice coloring in the lines. Older learners may use the chicken as an illustration after writing a story. Some students may use this as a flash...
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Survival Under a Rock
Young scholars investigate ways that animals adapt to their environments through hands-on activities using isopods and an interactive video.
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The Acetate Animal Hunt
Students determine which adaptations allow an organism to survive and reproduce in a certain environment. Students act as "predators" to pick up acetate discs "prey" scattered around the classroom. Students list the number found, the...
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Colors of Wildlife
Students observe wildlife animals. In this wildlife lesson, students cut out three different animals from a wildlife magazine. Then they compare the animals, verbally stating their similarities and differences.
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German Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
What animals says meow, and which creature has eight legs? Test your German language learners' knowledge of animals with a quick crossword puzzle. Also included are eleven additional crossword puzzles with topics that range from food to...
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Adaptations – Designs for Survival
What's the difference between behavioral adaptations and physical adaptations? Learn about the various ways that organisms adapt to their environment with a worksheet about the creatures of the Hudson River.
University of Southern California
How do Organisms Interact?
Examine how organisms interact through a hands-on experience. Learners study population dynamics and distribution during an informative five-lesson unit. The focus is on the ocean environment and the organisms within it.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Zebrafish and Skin Color
You may not know if that zebrafish in your fish tank is a model citizen—but it is definitely a model organism! What can we learn about ourselves from a tiny zebrafish? Discover more about the polygenic trait of skin color through a...
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Responses to Changes in the Environment
Fourth graders study ecosystems, and see how plants and animals must adapt to changes in their environment in order to survive. Pictures of the snow shoe hare in the winter and summer are shown. Learners determine that the change in...
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Be Brain Smart
Students examine the function of the brain. Using the internet, they research facts of the brains of vertebrates. Using clay, they make three sculptures of brains of different vertebrates and use crayola colors to color it. To end the...
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Natural Resources: Can We Use Them Forever? Grade 2
Bright colors and animation are great ways to attract a young students attention. Students are introduced to the concepts of renewable and non-renewable resources as they pose the question, will our resources be around forever? This...
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Land Habitats: Grade 3 Science
Build your students scientific vocabulary with this slide show on land habitats. Each slide provides a vocabulary word, image, and definition of a term common to habitats and the environment. Great for science class or as comprehensible...