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Embryology as Evidence of Evolution

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students observe the two major developmental pathways (protostome and deuterostome). They analyze data regarding differences in nucleotide sequences and construct a phylogenetic tree. They observe the similar evolutionary history shared...
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Human Body Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the systems that comprise the human body. In this human physiology lesson plan, students create a model of the human body and research a disease from a particular system. Students will then choose to either interview a...
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Milk and Monarch Butterfly Mania Journal Entry

For Students 7th - 8th
In this milk and monarch butterfly mania journal entry worksheet, students write a scientific journal entry about the milkweed plant, using the information from another linked website.  This worksheet includes many links to other...
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Ecology Vocabulary Exercise: Wetlands

For Students 7th - 8th
In this ecology vocabulary exercise:  wetlands worksheet, students read the definitions of 8 words, then categorize a species found in a wetland in their region.  This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.
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Buzz Up My Hive

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research bees. In this organisms lesson, students participate in various learning centers to find out more about bees. The centers include watching a video and taking notes, reading books about bees, and going on a WebQuest. As...
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Reading on the Farm

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study farm life. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders listen to "Pigaroo" and write their own story about farm life.
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A Summer Reading List for Science Teachers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Summer can be a time to read enjoyable books that can give you lesson ideas you can take back to the classroom.
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Food webs and Energy Flows

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students become familiar with food chains.  In this food chains lesson, students understand that as consumers eat other consumers energy is passed. Students understand the vocabulary associated with food chains.
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Adaptations To the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and construct an imaginary animal that is perfectly adapted to a particular type of biome. They give the animal a scientific name, place it in a phylum and write descriptions about its behavior, reproduction, foraging,...
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Leaf Collection

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students collect leaves to create a dichotomous key.
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For Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the instructional activity. Students then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference...
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Little Me in a Big World: Ants

For Teachers 1st
First graders predict, observe and record strategies to overcome them using discussions, role play, and charts. Over a three or four day period, they examine obstacles that humans and insects encounter.
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All in the (Insect) Family

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students participate in a series of activities in order to explore the diversity of insects. They explore how insects are grouped and categorized.
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What's A Mammal?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine mammals understanding what a mammal is and reviewing the eleven mammal groups. In this science instructional activity, students play a game known as Mystery Mammal Game. Yet, first students research about the mammal and...
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Differences

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe and compare a variety of living things and pictures of living things to note their similarities and differences.
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Holy Habitats or Meet Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine the metamorphosis of frogs and how it adapts to its environment. They research how world pollutants are effecting the amphibian population.
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Ecology 8 Land Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and describe the main features of one land biome. After researching what a biome is, they give various examples of biomes around the world and in their backyards.
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Animal Dads Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal dads worksheet, students utilize the Internet to visit a specific website to find the answers to five short answer questions involving animal dads.
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Shells

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders label diagrams of the 6 different classes of mollusks and explain the meaning of the labeled terms. They identify 8 common New Haven shells. They organize their own shell collection during this series of lessons.
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Trilobite Masks

For Teachers K - 4th
Students make trilobite masks out of paper plates.
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Classifying Living and Non-Living Objects

For Teachers K
Students investigate living organisms and define the properties of a living species.  For this life characteristic lesson, students examine plants in their class and discuss whether or not they are alive.  Students create a...
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Comma Worksheet 2

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar instructional activity, students insert all necessary commas in fourteen sentences. Students check to make sure that each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Honey Bee Biology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review the basic parts of an insect and explore the anatomical characteristics of a honey bee. The second part of the lesson focuses on ways to identify a honey bee from other stinging insects.
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Biomes of the World

For Students 4th - 5th
In this biomes worksheet, students read an article on biomes and answer 10 multiple choice, short answer or true and false questions relating to biomes.

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