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Measuring Animal Sizes (and Relative Sizes in our Animal Environment)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the actual size and weight of many insects and animals. In this biology lesson, students investigate animals and insects to determine their actual weight and size. In groups, students create an animal or insect of their...
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Cold and Warm Blooded Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research facts about a cold or warm-blooded animal in order to designa report either as PowerPoint or word processed document. They use online resources and insert images in to the report. They include the specified criteria and...
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Close to Home

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine habitats for animals by creating their own in class environment.  For this environment lesson, 4th graders research the Internet for information on certain wild animals and the places in which they live....
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Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research a website to learn about the Florida panther. In this animal research lesson, students use the scavenger hunt directions to search a website about Florida panthers. Students also solve word puzzles within the activity.
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Habitat Art: Florida Panthers

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars discover the lifestyles of a Florida Panther by investigating its habitat.  In this wild animal lesson, students utilize the Internet to research the habits of a Panther and what their habitat is.  Young scholars...
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Students Solutions - Saving Our Surroundings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the environmental impact of humans on the plants and animals in their state. In this environmental impact lesson, students use digital cameras to photograph plants and animals in their state. Learners investigate the...
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Bringing Up Birdy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore biology by creating diagrams of animal life cycles. In this baby bird lesson, students view video clips of birds being born from incubation to flying on their own. Students utilize the Internet to research birds and...
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Become an Expert

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice their researching techniques by preparing a presentation with little notice.  For this information research lesson, students utilize the Internet to research one of several subtopics concerning panthers....
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Carnegie Mellon University: Alice V2.0

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to program with Alice v2.0! Utilizing easy-to-learn drag-and-drop methods, Alice provides a wonderful introduction to programming methods. Create 3D graphics, a video game, a movie, or other interactive environment!
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Carnegie Mellon University: Alice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy for students to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. This is a free teaching tool designed to be a student's...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Nature Files

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources to accompany a 16-episode science series created to help young minds better understand how plants and animals interact with their environment. A fantastic resource for elementary science teachers that includes state standards...
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Code.org: Game Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Game Lab is a programming environment where you can make simple animations and games with objects and characters that interact with each other. Design an animation or game, code with blocks or JavaScript to make it work, then share your...