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Seashell Homes

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Butterfly and Caterpillar

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and create their own "Very Hungry Caterpillar" book to learn the life cycle of a butterfly.
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"Caterpillars to Butterflies"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students participate in a variety of activities about how caterpillers become butterflies.
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger learners are...
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Matching Flowers With Their Pollinators

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers match flowers to pollinators and construct models of flowers to demonstrate why different kinds of flowers need different kinds of pollinators. They use their flower models and the "Scientific Method Format" included in...
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Linnaeus' Latin Lingo

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars use Latin and Greek words to figure out species names for whales.
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Glue-line Insect

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore characteristics of ladybugs. They view ladybugs in ventilated containers and discuss their observations. Students read a story about ladybugs and create a glue picture of a ladybug.