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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Habitats: Forest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Forests are more than just trees. They are a complex community of plants and animals that constantly change, grow, and interact with each other and the nutrient-bearing soils upon which they depend. Read about some of the many plants and...
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Grasslands

For Students 3rd - 5th
An introduction to the grasslands. Includes link to information about the types of animals that live in this habitat.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Oceans

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction and overview of the ocean habitat, the largest habitat on Earth. Includes links to information about three animals that live in this habitat.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Animals: Unique Creatures With Great Features

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this unit of study, students will become knowledgeable of animals' characteristics, basic needs and habitats. The purpose of this unit is to educate students through investigation and research about various animals and the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beanie Baby Habitats Collaborative Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With the booming market of "Beanie Baby" type stuffed animals being so prominent in learners' lives, this project brings that interest into the classroom through the use of research, science, hands-on experiences, and technology. The...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Habitats

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is a habitat? In this lesson, students will identify that a habitat has four elements, food, water, shelter, and space. Students will identify their own habitat and create a brochure describing the habitat in terms of food, water,...
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California State University

Cardboard Tree and Endangered Animals Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Two short art lessons in one that introduce young learners to the idea of extinct animals and habitats. Each student will be creating and painting a habitat and assembling an owl. This could be adaptable to use the extinct animal of your...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Kind of Animals Live on Farms?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson on sustainability of urban farms in particular in New York City. Students learn how to apply sustainability principles to environmental problems. Students will look at the need for sustainable farming practices that maximize...
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Beaver

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the beaver.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Common Garter Snake

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the common garter snake.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Pronghorn

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the pronghorn.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Canada Lynx

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the Canada lynx.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Ite: Learning Ideas and Outcomes: Subject Focus

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This extensive lesson plan uses the painting 'A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning' as a starting point to learning in science. Students will use the work by Reubens to learn about a variety of animals and their habitats.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Got Energy? Spinning a Food Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about energy flow in food webs, including the roles of the sun, producers, consumers and decomposers in the energy cycle. They model a food web and create diagrams of food webs using their own drawings and/or images from...
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Shunya's Site: Cheetah

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of cheetah's size, characteristics and habits are listed on this site. It also provides 20 high quality images of cheetahs in their habitats.
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The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Tropical Rainforest Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the Tropical Rainforest biome. Learn where rainforests are found, what defines a rainforest, layers in the rainforest, and plants and animals of the rainforest. See 2 videos about the rainforest.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: All About Lizards Lesson Plan

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the diversity of lizards in terms of characteristics, behavior, and habitat. Activities feature five species of lizards and their special body structures needed for survival.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Gila Monster

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from Outdoor Nevada looks at the Gila monster's behavior, habitat, and unique adaptive characteristics. [3:55]
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Prairies

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Prairies ecozone covers southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images include descriptions.
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PBS

Pbs: Biogeography Polar Bears and Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Evidence for Evolution Library at PBS, this is a short article about biogeography. The distribution of animals is one source of evidence for Darwin's descent with modification.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Fisher

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the fisher.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Monarch Butterfly

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the monarch butterfly.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Ruffed Grouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the ruffed grouse.

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