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A Trip Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students role play the role of a travel agent. In groups, they must plan a trip around the world making stops in a different biome. They use the internet to discover the characteristics of each biome and create a travel brochure for...
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KFC Lesson Plan 1 - Dirt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study soil. In this soil instructional activity, students work at four different centers. They investigate what soil is made of,examine soil components, look at soil erosion, examine the soil in different biomes. They wrap up...
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Rain Forest Characteristics

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this earth science worksheet, pupils answer 5 questions about the rain forest. They write about the characteristics of this biome, and describe the animals, plants, location, and climate.
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Taiga

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this taiga learning exercise, students read a short article describing what a taiga is and then answer 10 multiple choice, true or false or short answer questions relating to the article.
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Ecologist's Activities

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars construct a model of a biome. In this ecology lesson, students use a shoebox, magazine pictures, paper, and string to create a model biome. Young scholars glue the photos inside the shoe box and draw other objects, such as...
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The Rainforest Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars create a miniature rainforest ecosystem, a terrarium. Students then explain how the continuous flow of energy and food in the ecosystem allows it to sustain itself.
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The Basics of Creature Connectedness: Biodiversity Diversions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study biodiversity. They participate in a scavenger hunt to look for presence of wildlife and connections in nature. They create a collage about Venezuelan biodiversity in small groups and present to the class. They write a...
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Obtaining Food -- The Impact of Over-fishing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students play a fishing game. In this food supply lesson students regulate their fishing in a game about over-fishing. The students identify resources that could be extracted from that biome.
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Reduce Our Carbon Footprint, Let’s Compost!

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Roll up your sleeves and get a little dirty with this elementary and middle school compost lesson plan. All you need is a large plastic container, a couple old newspapers, some organic waste, and a few hundred worms and you're ready...
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The Forest Community And Ethnobotany Past And Present

For Teachers 3rd
Students describe a forest as a living community. They determine members interact, and in many cases, depend on each other for their basic survival needs. They investigate how dependent the Native Americans were on the forest...
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Ecology

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ecology activity, students read information about ecology and the nine ecology subdivisions and answer comprehension questions. Students answer ten questions in this matching and fill in the blank activity.
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I See a Coyote

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students role-play coyotes looking for natural resources.  For this natural resources lesson, students examine the relationship between animal life and the environment.  Students play a game that demonstrates how natural resources affect...
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What is the Rainforest?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate rainforests. For this rainforest lesson, students brainstorm on a KWL chart about what they already know about the rain forest. Students are shown pictures of the rain forest and describe what they see in the photos....
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Importance of the Rain Forest

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use the Internet to conduct a research project.  In this rain forest instructional activity, students work in groups to research different parts of the rain forest.  Students research climate, foods, house products and...
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Animal Life Histories Derived From Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the mechanisms of natural selection by deducing information from the physical appearance of the animal.
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Overpopulation

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine population growth and how it impacts our environment.  In this population lesson plan students identify the causes and consequences of overpopulation.
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What's It All About?- Kansas Prairies

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the interdependence of animal life and the environment. In this Kansas prairies lesson, students read background information on prairies and complete a worksheet to identify the main idea.
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Sand, Sand, Everywhere Sand

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the physical characteristics of four types of desert regions. In this desert regions lesson, students watch a video about deserts and discuss the deserts. Students compare the deserts and research the ways humans have...
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Art of Biodiversity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students familiarize themselves with values of biodiversity. They comprehend that biodiversity has inspirational and cultural values. Students locate five works of art on Zoo grounds that represent biodiversity in some way.

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