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The Busy Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. In this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Learners read an article about signals in the brain...
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I Wish I Were a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students inquire about biology by reading a children's book in class. In this insect lesson plan, students read the story "I Wish I Were a Butterfly" and identify the unique characteristics of butterflies and other insects. Students...
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My Colorful Food Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore biology by participating in a dietary habit activity. For this food chain lesson, students discuss their own diets and the animals we feed upon daily. Students create a poster demonstrating the animals that we feed upon...
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Choose Your Defense: Spines, Vomit and Camouflage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate defensive mechanisms of insects and organisms.  In this biology lesson, students draw imaginary caterpillars as well as imaginary parasites that will harm the caterpillar.  Students utilize the Internet to discover...
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A River Runs Through It

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve an environmental problem on a local river. They use their knowledge of river ecology to develop an action plan. They use river-monitoring equipment to collect river- monitoring data, including biological, physical, and...
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Gobble, Gobble and Gobble Some More?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are taught about stomach capacity and they reflect on how overeating might affect the body. They discuss the biological effects of binge eating by reading and discussing the article "Ate Too Much? Tight Pants May Be the...
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Cell Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate cells. They discover what cells are, where they are found, what they do and what they are made of. They construct a giant cell that is posted on the bulletin board.
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Community Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore parts and functions of the cell, and create models of assigned organelles.
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Draw an Alien in Natural Habitat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply prior knowledge of living things, structures of living things and how living things sense and respond to their environment. In this habitat activity, students review the basic needs of organisms to survive. Students create...
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What Lives in the Open Ocean and Where Do They Live?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore oceanography by participating in a flash card activity. In this ocean inhabitant lesson, students define a list of ocean related vocabulary terms and answer ocean geography study questions. Students utilize organism...
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My Little Seed House

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore plant life by participating in a germination activity. In this botany lesson, 2nd graders read several books about seed germination including Sunflower House and Tiny Seed. Students identify the necessary elements...
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Meeting an Earthworm

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students inspect the anatomy of earthworms. In this earthworm lesson, students participate in a hands-on experiment as they analyze the structure of earthworms. Students demonstrate mastery through differentiated products. Lesson...
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Hands on Biome-Building

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore Earth science by participating in an environment activity. For this biome lesson, students discuss the importance of a healthy ecology in order to sustain life, both animal and plant. Students utilize a cardboard or wood...
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The Jungle Book Post-Show STEAM Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An ecosystem is really just the flow of energy through many different living organisms. A study of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book leads to an environmental science activity in which learners study how various factors can affect...
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Bugs, Worms and Others

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore biology by conducting an outdoor research activity. In this insect identification lesson, students collaborate with classmates to examine organisms they find on a class field trip either in their school playground or a...
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Vocal Exploration

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore vocal anatomy. In this biology/music lesson, students first learn vocabulary associated with the voice and body. They then use straws, microphones and recorders to differentiate between high and low pitches and...
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Life Cycle of a Frog

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate the life cycle of a frog. For this biology lesson, students read the book From Tadpole to Frog and use templates to identify the stages of the frog life cycle. Students draw the life cycle of the frog on construction...
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Just Because You Cannot See It... Doesn't Mean It's Not There

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover bacteria which is around them by using agar over three days. In this biology lesson, students predict what they will see over the three days and then take photographs of what is actually shown. Finally, students write...
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Saving Big Cats from Extinction

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore extinction.  In this biology and environmental science lesson, students define extinction, identify what living things need to survive, and create a persuasive poster about "saving the big cats" using a desktop...
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Classifying "Pastanimals"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore biology by creating a poster presentation. In this animal classification lesson, students utilize a SMART board and practice organizing a group of animal shapes by placing them with similar animal families. Students...
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Bug's Eye View

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore biology by writing fictitious stories in class. In this insect life activity, students identify many different types of insects in the animal kingdom and the classifications they fall into. Learners collect insects on a...
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Turtle Hurdles

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore physical education by researching biology. In this survival techniques lesson, students discuss the methods turtles use to survive dangerous encounters and conduct a sea turtle role play exercise. Students identify the...
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Who's Who?

For Teachers K
Students explore biology by identifying animals and their environments. For this animal characteristic lesson, students read assigned text about farm animals, how they are raised, and what they are used for in our society. Students view...
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How a Seed Grows and Who Grows It

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore biology by viewing PowerPoint presentations in class. For this plant life lesson, 1st graders identify the life cycle of a plant and how to properly plant a seed outside. Students view a movie about plant life and...

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