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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Croak" Science Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Solve the mystery of a declining frog population! Lead your junior ecologists on an investigation that simulates actual events concerning pollution, predation, poaching, and more. Investigators read a story online, then analyze survey...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Biology Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are focused on the big question: What makes a population grow and how could that growth stop? They use these concepts to help answer the big question: carry capacity, density dependent v. density, independent factors, predation...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Biology - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the effects of different density-dependent and density-independent factors on population growth. They explore how the interactions of organisms can affect population growth. Students explore the pattern of population...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Species Interactions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research desert species to find where it lives, what it eats, and what species it interacts with directly. Upon completion of research, students construct a web of all the species as a class. This emphasizes the role each...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Survival of the Fastest: Predator and Prey in the African Savannah

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the predator-prey relationship using an interactive game. In this biology lesson, students compare their physical attributes. They explain how  predators develop to make it stronger and efficient as hunters. Each group...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Deer: Predation or Starvation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this predation or starvation worksheet, students read about the effects of the wildlife service bringing in predators (wolves) to control a deer population. Students calculate the change in the deer population from 1971 to 1980. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Predator-Prey Relationships

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the interrelatedness of predators and prey in four different activities. They simulate an aquatic insect, fish, and osprey food chain during a poker chip game, play an M&M game to simulate the relationship between...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rates and Causes of Mortality in Classroom and Wild Monarch Larvae

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe, record and analyze the mortality rates of the monarch larvae that are being held in a controlled environment versus those that are in the wild.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hide and Survive: A Natural Selection Activity

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the theory of natural selection given certain scenarios. In this biology activity, students graph data taken from the experiment. They explain the factors that contribute to the survival of the fittest.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines the term predation, describes the types, and explains the roles predation plays in population management, in species diversity, and in natural selection. (Published: December 28, 2009)
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover the predator prey relationship and the ways organisms adapt to predation. Understand the impact predation has on population size and evolution.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Civil Environmental: Ecology I: The Earth System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the fundamentals of ecology. Course topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere; photosynthesis and respiration; and the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles....
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Predators and Prey

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you ever want to be a hawk? In this virtual ecosystem, students will take on the role of a hawk and try to catch rabbits on a snowy field. Students will see which rabbits have adaptations that allow them to blend into the environment...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Population Interactions

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, students will study populations learning about how interactions can affect size. Tutorial explores competition, predation, and symbiosis.
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Handout
Other

University of Wyoming: Predator Prey Database

For Students 9th - 10th
You can download a database made by Dr. Robert LaVinge. The database will give you almost every predator prey relationship.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Interdependence of Living Things

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers interactions between organisms.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Limiting Factors in the Desert Ecosystem

For Students 3rd - 7th
Describes conditions in a desert that limit how large populations of species can grow.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how predation affects population size and evolution.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Community Ecology Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on community ecology.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Kathy's Critters: Predator Prey Bottle Column

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learn how to make a predator prey column out of 2 liter bottles. You can actually see the predator find the prey!