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Observing the Changes: The Warming of the North

For Teachers 1st - 7th
After reviewing the causes and effects of climate change, students become observers for "Plant Watch," a program to monitor the effects of climate change on plants. Students record blooming and leafing dates for selected local species...
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Desert Discoveries

Keepers of the Prairie

For Teachers 3rd
Young ecologists examine the case of the prairie dog, and their near extinction. They read a terrific student handout embedded in the plan, and engage in a class discussion that's based on what they read. Learners perform research on...
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Size of Atoms - Trends

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This compendious collection of slides leaves no questions when it comes to the concept of atomic size. Thorough and easy-to-read graphs, tables, and graphics explain atomic radii, the shielding effect, the octet rule, isoelectric...
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TED-Ed

How to Speak Monkey: The Language of Cotton-Top Tamarins

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Tamarin monkey language can be categorized by stem upsweep, duration, peak frequency, and frequency change. Although other complex terminology is used to describe the 38 calls of this species, the video is easy to follow and a...
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Hedgerows

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Hedgerows prevent soil erosion, capture pollutants running off fields, store carbon to help combat climate change, and provide homes for predators of many pest species. The biodiversity lesson begins with an activity that...
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University of Minnesota

Chemotaxis Using C. elegans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Have you ever wondered what roundworms are like? Or what they don't like? Explore the sensory preferences of C. elegans through this controlled chemotaxis experiment. Biology class members brainstorm what substances might attract—or...
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Species Identification Using Dichotomous Keys

For Teachers 4th - 8th
To help your students unlock the wonderful world of living things, teach them to use a dichotomous key.
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Michigan Sea Grant

Sea Lamprey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners discuss the types of technology that are used to control the population of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes. They explain the parasite/host relationship and understand the devastating impact invasive species have on ecosystems....
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Investigating Endangered Species

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students pick an endangered animal to research and report their findings to the class.
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Endangered Species- Florida Panther

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the concept of the conservation of the Florida Panther and examine the effects of the Everglades water restoration project. They conduct a web based activity that includes the following: Listing what they know,...
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Cardboard Tree and Endangered Animals Lesson

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create an endangered animial figure and its home through artistic expression using paint and a variety of materials.
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Native Species Restoration and its Impact on Local Populations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch video clips of ecosystems and answer questions relating to them.
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Endangered Species

For Students 7th - 9th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining types of endangered species. There are 21 biology terms located in the word search.
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Trees

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore tree species based on their features. In this tree lesson, students visit a wooded area and work with a partner to describe distinctive features of trees using all of the senses except "sight." A discovery worksheet is...
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Bird Crossword-- No Clues, Difficult

For Students 6th - 7th
In this bird crossword, learners place the species names of 20 birds into a crossword puzzle. This is made more difficult because there are no clues.
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Channel Islands Film

Natural Resources, and Human Uses of Plants and Animals

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
As part of their study of the restoration projects on Santa Cruz Island, class members demonstrate their understanding of the connections among plant life, animals, and the actions of humans by crafting a model that reveals these...
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National Wildlife Federation

Bats: Maligned or Malicious?

For Teachers K - 8th
Most people couldn't name the positive qualities of bats. Learners discover how bats benefit the environment and then create a concept map to summarize the information. After their reading, they identify misconceptions people have about...
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National Wildlife Federation

Planning Your Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Make it a great proposal! Class members play the role of marine scientists and choose from a variety of whales considered endangered they would like to study. Scholars then create applications for permits to conduct research of the...
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National Wildlife Federation

The Wheel of Trouble

For Teachers K - 2nd
What kind of troubles affect turtles? Learners create paper plate wheels to show four different hazards to sea turtles. Pupils color four segments of a picture to represent the overharvesting, changing beaches, pollution, and fishing...
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Keeping a Betta

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Swim with the fishes. Class members observe, research, and record physical characteristics of Betta fish. They change the environment of the aquarium by adding rocks and plants and observe any reactions the fish have to the new environment.
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Who Am I? Species of Birds

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students examine 16 detailed pictures of birds. Students identify each bird and write the name on the line. Answers are given upside down at the bottom of the page.
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Bat Finger Puppet: An Illinois Endangered Species

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science and art worksheet, students make a realistic bat finger puppet by cutting, folding and joining tabs as directed on this page.
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Analyzing Intertidal and Deep Sea Vent Communities

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study how scientists measure diversity.  In this diversity instructional activity students look at marine communities and look at data to calculate diversity in 3 different ways.
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Duck Squad - Super Savers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students determine

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