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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create a Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the food chain and the ways that animals depend on each other and on plants for food. They create a paper chain with different colors relating to carnivores and herbivores. The chains are linked to the sun to create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wildlife Animal Skulls

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe skulls of wild animals and determine their characteristics for survival. They evaluate the skuylls to discover the diets, and if the animals were predators or prey. They complete worksheets on mystery skulls.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Chain Chant

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students memorize a poem using various reading strategies to reinforce the concept of the food chain and the terminology associated with it.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aquatic Food Webs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss producers, herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, and decomposers and analyze the difference between food chains and food webs. They participate in a food web yarn game, examining what can effect the breakdown of the web.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dinosaurs-Eoraptor

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the Eoraptor. In this dinosaurs instructional activity, students read facts about the habitat and eating habits of the Eoraptor and illustrate a picture of the dinosaur.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great American Alligator

For Students 6th - 10th
In this alligator worksheet, students read a short essay describing the natural history of this reptile. Then students complete 3 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.
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Organizer
Curated OER

What Do Animals Eat?

For Students 1st - 4th
In this animal diet worksheet, students will brainstorm what animals eat and write it down in a graphic organizer. Then students will brainstorm what people should eat and write it down.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

World of Dinosaurs Game

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students write each of the vocabulary terms that relate to earth science listed in the spaces of the bingo card provided. Then they use the clues at the bottom of the sheet to match to its correct science term...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Adopt-A-Dinosaur Fact Sheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, learners complete the blank fact sheet by selecting a dinosaur of their choice. They name its family, size, location, time period found, foods ate, and some amazing facts about it.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Food Chain

For Students 4th - 9th
For this science worksheet, students match the words given in the first column with the correct definition found in the second column. There are six vocabulary terms to define.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Does It Eat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, working in research teams, investigate the eating habits of crickets. They collect and record data and compare their methods and results with other groups by making tables or graphs. They sumarize their findings with posters or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Animals Eat

For Teachers 1st
First graders organize animals according to what they eat. They compare the teeth of plant eaters and meat eaters.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Explorers: Endangered Ecosystems

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great site with something for all grades. Do research on rainforests, follow field research on animals in Latin America, and show what you know through interactive assessments. Lots to see on this site which is a collaboration of...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Carnivora

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice informational site about the order Carnivora. The opening page lists members of the order and briefly describes relationships between humans and carnivores. It links to pages on evolution of carnivores, the ecological roles of...
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Food Webs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct possible food webs for six different ecosystems as they learn about the roles of producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores and decomposers.
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Interactive
PBS

Idaho Public Television: Birds of Prey Facts

For Students 1st - 9th
Dialogue for Kids, a program on Idaho Public Television, offers facts, information, and images of birds of prey. Learn what makes a bird a raptor, what raptors look like in the sky, threats that face these birds, and more! Classroom...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the leopard, including several photos.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Ocelot

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth description of ocelots, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts. Also includes pictures and sound bytes.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change: Weaving the Web

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The students will become the food web in this fun interactive classroom activity. Detailed instructions, background information, guiding questions, and activity worksheets are provided.
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Lions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students doing research about lions will find this site very helpful. Video and audio clips, photographs, a map, and fun facts will enhance research projects.
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Website
The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Tertiary

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the Tertiary Period portion of the Evolving Planet exhibit, and trace the climate and continental shift during this time. Includes an overview of the period, a collection of images, and a look at the Tertiary Period's...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Raccoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on raccoons including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on snow leopards including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts. Audio clip...