Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Whale Of A Study

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners get some training as a whale biologist, and study about the kinds of things these researchers do and see over the next four months in their study of humpback whales. Some excellent websites are imbedded in this plan.
Worksheet
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Environmental Education

For Students 6th - 8th
In this environment worksheet, students read about the numerous activities and then take part in participating in one as a teacher or student led project.
Lesson Plan
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Nature Art Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students draw a nature landscape using watercolors. In this life science lesson, students share their personal experience on the beauty of nature. They create clay models of different native animals.
Lesson Plan
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Adding More Than Two Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this adding more than two numbers worksheet, students, working with a partner, calculate the answers to eleven addition equations.
Lesson Plan
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SHOW 303: The Channel Island Fox

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore how archaeologists and other scientists use different clues to piece together a picture of the past. Students perform activities that allow them to conduct three types of scientific research. They discuss their...
Lesson Plan
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TE Lesson: Caught in the Net

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students student the concept of bycatch, the act of unintentionally catching certain living creatures using fishing equipment. They determine the difference between bycatch and target creatures. They discover what species become bycatch...
Lesson Plan
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
Lesson Plan
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Maps: Utah: Geography and Landforms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Utah's regions, its climate, resources, and biomes.
Lesson Plan
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Field Trip to San Bruno

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars contrast a weedy annual grassland of introduced species with an undisturbed, ancient plant community of native bunchgrasses and wildflowers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surviving in Our Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the characteristics of a frog and compare them to a human child. They draw and describe the best environment for a human to live in and the best environment for a frog to live in based on their physical...
Worksheet
Curated OER

African Elephants

For Students 4th - 5th
For this elephant worksheet, students read several factual paragraphs about African elephants. Students then answer several questions about the animals.
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: North American Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Museum of Natural History provides users the opportunity to create personalized field guides of North American mammals based on a wide variety of search options.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Researching Dolphins as Endangered Mammals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interdisciplinary lesson, students work in groups of 3-4 to use the Internet for research. Students create reports and slideshow presentations (optional) defining dolphins as mammals and as an endangered species. Students will...
Website
Bagheera

Bagheera: Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Bagheera provides an education site devoted to educating people about vanishing and extinct animals and their impact on the environment.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Black Footed Ferret

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out more about the Black Footed Ferret through this educational resource. Students will have an opportunity to learn more about this mammal's habitat, characteristics, range and more.
Handout
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Sea Otters

For Students 3rd - 8th
A resource that explores the otter's life at sea with emphasis on keeping warm, diet, social life, and mother and pup. A live cam is set up to view the sea otters. Other sites (Marine Mammals and Octopus's) can be accessed.
Website
Other

The International Snow Leopard Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the endangered snow leopard, including leopard photos, habitat maps, and classroom applications.
Website
Other

The Snow Leopard Conservancy

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization works to protect the snow leopard and to educate people about this endangered species.
eBook
NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Facts on Marine Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration sponsors this introductory article and related links that tell why marine mammals are valued by the public for their great aesthetic, recreational and economic significance.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: Giant Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief illustrated overview of the giant panda and an accompanying video demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to eat and why it has become an endangered species.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the leopard, including several photos.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the rhinoceros, as well as several pictures and audio clips.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Gray Wolf

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Gray wolves were a frequent sight on the American plains, however, they are now an endangered species despite attempts to reintroduce them to their former habitats in the continental United States. Learn about their natural history in...