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Spring

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine lichens in an outside field trip. Students explore the diversity of this organism and ask questions about them.
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Lichen Looking

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore plant biology by participating in field trip activities. For this botany lesson, students identify the term "lichen" and discuss where lichens can be found as they explore a nature area on their class field trip....
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Fungi

For Students 9th - 12th
Why did the mushroom go to the party? Because he was a fun guy! Biology learners study fungi while completing this worksheet. Structure is compared to that of other life forms. The life cycle is displayed with colorful diagrams for...
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Lichens as Air Quality Indicators: A beginning lichen identification study (2003

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use GPS and trees to explore lichens and air quality.
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Kingdom: Fungi

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The general characteristics that affect classification of fungi and other organisms in the domain Eukarya are detailed for the students on 12 attractive slides.  Teachers can access individual slides to cover life cycles or diversity, or...
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Virginia Department of Education

Organisms in Symbiosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Searching for an activity that allows emerging biologists to explore symbiosis up close and personal? Pupils collect samples and view lichens through a microscope and conclude with a discussion about the relationship they have with other...
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Science Friday

Termite Symbiosis

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
What happens to the wood a termite eats? Pupils learn about the three types of symbiosis with pictures of symbiotic pairs. Afterward, they determine whether there is a symbiotic relationship with a termite by dissecting termites and...
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Ecology of The Sonoran Desert Soil Crusts: Biology, Geology

For Teachers 6th - 11th
This lesson plan is designed after research done on the ecology of soil lichen in the Tucson Basin area during the summers of 1997 and 1998. Its purpose is to guide students into adopting the problem solving thinking of ecologists. The...
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Biology Junction

Kingdom: Fungi

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Based on DNA, fungi relate more closely to animals than to plants. This new scientific knowledge shifted the world view of scientists and opened up new classifications. Viewers learn about fungi's place in evolution, in the tree of life,...
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Species Distribution Project

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore how to classify new species.
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Diversity of Microorganisms

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the diversity of microorganisms from A to Z. There are 39 biology terms located in the word search.
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I'm Lichen Bio Plant Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this biology worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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Kingdom Fungi

For Students 7th - 9th
In this kingdom fungi activity, students write the name of the fungi division that is identified with each diagram. Then they describe why saprophytes are good for the environment and in what conditions fungi grows best. Students also...
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Fungi Concept Map

For Students 4th - 12th
In this fungi lesson students complete a web of the different characteristics of fungi using the vocabulary that are given on the page. 
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Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars actively search a the ground outside and find several types of leaves, lichen, feathers and trash. They place items into journals, write entries, draw pictures and ask questions about the items found on their exploration.
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Asking Questions About a Picture 5

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL instructional activity, students study a detailed photograph of an ant on a lichen covered rock. On the numbered lines provided, students write four questions about the picture.
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BJU Life Science 11

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this biology worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to the life sciences. There are ten words located in the puzzle.  
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Biology 11 Word Search

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to biology. There are twelve words located in the puzzle to find.  
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Kingdom Fungi

For Students 8th - 10th
In this fungi worksheet, students answer 24 questions about the fungi kingdom including the structures in fungi, the characteristics of fungi and how they reproduce.
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Fun With Fungi

For Students 9th
In this biology instructional activity, 9th graders identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to fungi. There are 18 biology terms located in the word search.
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Pharaoh Mountain Hike: Investigating Adirondack Life Zones

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students hike a local mountain and examine its life zones. They measure various components at each zone and collect leaf litter at the sites. At the mountain top, students make descriptive observations and complete a handout about the...
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Biomes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Arranged as an interactive lesson, this presentation focuses on the six world biomes. Upcoming biologists click on a specific biome and a slide lists its location, description, native plants, and animals. A quiz provides learners with...
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Forest Foundation

The Web of Life

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers. To begin a study of the forest ecosystem, learners examine the connections among the members of ecological communities.
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Biology Junction

Land Biomes

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Biomes share similar climates and ecosystems, despite being separated geographically on the planet. A presentation introduces the six most common land biomes. It focuses on the commonalities in climate, plants, and animals with many...

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