In this animal behavior worksheet, students will read information about reflex behaviors and instinct behaviors. Then students will complete 1 short answer and 1 fill in the blank question.

Fourth graders study intertidal organisms and their role in the food web. In this food web lesson, 4th graders read the book The Sea That Feeds Us and discuss food webs. Students study pictures of intertidal creatures and discuss their...

Students discover beach life. In this beach life lesson, students visit a beach to find plant and animal species that live there. They discuss the life cycle and needs of some of these animals through a variety of activities.

In this sea otters worksheet, learners read a 2 page article on sea otters, define 12 vocabulary words from the article and answer 7 comprehension questions in complete sentences.

Students examine the similarities and differences between living organisms and fossils.  In this fossil lesson plan students reenact the process of creating a fossil.

Young scholars acquire a general knowledge of fossils and paleontology, the study of evidence of life in the past and identify the major invertebrate groups (phyla) commonly found in the fossil record.

Students describe unique adaptations of organisms that live in the coral reef habitat, read various books pertaining to coral reefs and ocean life, and construct a wheel demonstrating the relationships between certain coral reef...

Students investigate taxonomy. They explore some of the commercial marine species caught in Magdalena Bay and develop a classification system for presented animals.

Fourth graders describe the various kinds of soils and how plants and animals are affected by them. They describe the baic needs of plants, scoring at least a 3 or 4 on a 4-point rubic. Students are able to predict and/or infer what...

Students look carefully at shells and observe the differences between species and the names of common shells. Then they identify and complete a Mollusk Matching handout included in the instructional activity and write the letter of each...

In this science activity, students answer the problems that are related to the concept of invertebrates. The first question has the ordering of and sorting of invertebrates.

For this science worksheet, students research an unusual coral reef animal. A list of 22 animals is provided to choose from or students may choose their own. After researching the animal, students illustrate the creature and write...

In this writing learning exercise, students explore and discover a variety of ways to help make writing more interesting and creative.

For this life cycle workbook, 3rd graders complete several different activities in which they analyze different invertebrates, identify arthropods, examine human biology and plants, and study natural environments. 20 different...

In this science worksheet, young scholars study 12 vocabulary words which pertain to marine invertebrates. Students read the definitions which include pronunciation, part of speech and meaning of the name. Young scholars then look at 16...

In this science worksheet, students complete 7 sentences about the Indian River Lagoon. Students also locate 12 words in an estuary word search.

In this hidden animals worksheet, students fill in the missing letters to complete the name of seven types of animals. Students then read down the column of underlined letters to solve the hidden word,

In this hermit crabs worksheet, students utilize an article about hermit crabs and a dictionary to find the definitions to 11 vocabulary words and answer 9 questions about hermit crabs in complete sentences.

In this moon snails worksheet, students read a 2 page article on moon snails, define 8 vocabulary words relating to moon snails and answer 7 short answer questions relating to the article.

Slugs and snails are the focus of this life science worksheet. Student read a selection on these animals, then answer ten comprehension questions. Then, students must draw an "alien portrait" using the characteristics of slugs and snails...

In this adding commas worksheet, students add commas after each item except the last one in a series of three or more items. Students add commas in five sentences.

In this pollution and marine life worksheet, students use 9 given terms related to types of pollution and ocean food chains to complete sentences. Students number the effects of human sewage and soil runoff that harm ocean organisms in...

Students discuss facts about animal habitats. In this animal lesson, students recall animal facts about habitats in an animal Bingo game. Teacher pieces and cards are already created and ready to print out.

In this recognizing synonyms worksheet, students read sentences with underlined words, read lists of four words, and choose the ones that are not a synonym for the underlined words. Students write 8 answers.