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Sunken Lesson: Animal Growth and Heredity Grade 5
This animal growth PowerPoint includes bulleted text organized into categories including cell division, mitosis, regeneration, sexual and asexual reproduction, life cycles, metamorphosis, and inherited traits. Diagrams are included in...
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Introduction to Lumbriculus variegatus
High schoolers conduct two set experiments on Lumbriculus worms and create a third experiment of their own. The first of the two set experiments allows students to observe regeneration of the worms while the second allows high schoolers...
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Technological Twins
Students list comparisons between technology and nature. Then they create superheroes with special animal characteristics and describe how ordinary persons might replicate the changes with technology.
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Inside-out Adaptations
Students describe sea stars adaptations and explain how these enable them to survive in different environments. For this animal adaptation lesson students watch a video, get into groups and create a list of characteristics of sea stars.
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Winogradsky Columns: Microbial Ecology in the Classroom
Winogradsky columns are ideal for observing the role of bacteria and other microorganisms in an ecosystem. This student activity guide is complete with data tables for observations and analysis questions for processing what was observed....
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Starfish Challenge
In this starfish activity worksheet, learners respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have regarding starfish.
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Starfish Crossword
In this starfish crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Where the Buffalo Roam
Second graders explore what life in the Chicago area was like hundreds of years ago. They discuss how settlers impacted the environment, and why there are no longer herds of buffalo in the Chicago area today. They read an article and...
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Invertebrate Vocabulary-- Marine Invertebrate Match
In this science worksheet, students study 12 vocabulary words which pertain to marine invertebrates. Students read the definitions which include pronunciation, part of speech and meaning of the name. Students then look at 16 organisms...
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Spiritual Power of Symbols
Students examine how symbols are used in some societies to influence spirits and to protect rooms. They discuss and view examples of doors decorated with symbols, and create a door mural using African and American symbols.
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Classification of an Echinoderm
Students study starfish through dissection. In this biology lesson plan, students explore the lives of starfish as they view a slide show, observe parts of echinoderms, and compare the classification of the starfish with other...