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Aquatic Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders record information on aquatic ecosystems and create a labeled diagram of an ecosystem of their choice. They can choose from an ocean zone, estuary, river, lakes, or beaches. The student has to explain their biome of choice.
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Conservation and Environmental Protection

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of environments and animals from around the world that need protection. They then design and create a slogan about an animal or environment and an environmental protection poster.
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Floods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate how hurricanes impact a stream flow.  In this floods lesson students predict the impact of storms on animals and interpret data.
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Frogs Frogs Frogs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students view a disk on the continental movement and analyze the given data on fossils, rock types and climate zones. In this geology lesson students draw a diagram of the earths layers, take a quiz complete a PowerPoint presentation.
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Global Warming

For Students 5th - 8th
In this global warming worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about global warming. Students complete 5 questions total.
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Science Test B-Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 science test worksheet, 5th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Picture This!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast different types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum.  In this investigative instructional activity students create a photographic image that demonstrates the infrared, ultraviolet and polarization...
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Deep Blue Sea

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore animals, plants, and their habitats.
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Those Amazing Seahorses

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of questions about seahorses. Page has a link to submit answers for correction.
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Ocean Animals Picture Matching Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - K
In this picture matching worksheet, students draw lines to match 6 color pictures of common ocean animals to their identical copies in another column.
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Learning About Bears And Dolphins

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a study that compares the body structures of bears and dolphins. They conduct research to find information and use questions to find the differences or similarities and then conduct a class discussion about the...
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the unique parts of the body of skates and their egg cases.
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Antarctica Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students visit an interactive web page. In this food chain lesson, students visit an interactive web page displaying an example of the food chain in Antarctica. As students move their mouse over the images, captions appear describing the...
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Teacher's Guide For: Water Temperature and Salinity Experiment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students experiment with water density, temperature and salinity. In this water lesson, students observe how the coldest water sinks to the bottom of a test tube, and how saltwater sinks in comparison to freshwater.
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Super Scientists Bingo

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
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Ocean Animals Alphabetical Order

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this alphabetical order instructional activity, students arrange 8 names of ocean animals in alphabetical order. No two words will begin with the same letter. Note: Each word begins with a capital letter even though they are common...
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Picture-Word Match

For Students K - 1st
In this picture and word matching worksheet, students match 3 pictures with their names, drawing lines to match. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Captivating Clownfish Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this online quiz worksheet, learners answer a set of multiple choice questions about clownfish. Page includes links to answers and resources.
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ESL-Homonyms #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL homonym worksheet, students complete a set of 20 multiple choice questions, choosing the homonym that correctly completes a set of sentences. Worksheet is labeled as a quiz, but is appropriate for practice.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading skills activity, students complete several literature-based skill building activities for the book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar.
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Cool Coral Reefs

For Teachers K - 8th
Students identify, color and label the continents of the world and the equator. They identify and produce water temperature between 74 and 78 degrees. They identify and discuss the term polyps and construct a colony of polyps.
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Twisted Vision

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain polarization vision and why some animals have it while others do not. They examine the reasons why it would be helpful for marine organisms to have polarized light.
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Seeing Sound and Sonar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students grasp how underwater animals can "see" using sound waves. They practice making inferences, and build a conceptual understanding of sonar radar.