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Bird Feeding and Migration Observation

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students research bird migration and build a bird house. In this bird lesson plan, students research the birds in their area and where they migrate to. They also build their own bird house and record data on what kinds of birds come to...
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Critters in Your Own Backyard

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify various animals and their habitats, as well as their specific traits In this animal habitat lesson, students list animals they've seen in their backyard. Young scholars select one animal and do research. Students...
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Turtle Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students watch videos and fill out worksheets about the turtles and their journey to the Costa Rican beach. In this turtles lesson plan, students learn and discuss survival, predator and prey, and stages of development.
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Soild Waste and Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
In this unit of lessons, students examine solid waste and recycling. They discover the concept of decomposition. They also observe the decomposition process and make observatins.
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Survival Features

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify features of producers, herbivores and carnivores. They discuss the features that aid in survival for those animals. They organize animals into categories to complete the lesson.
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Ecology - Ecosystem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research ecosystems, the work of ecologists, John Muir's contribution to the environment and an endangered species of their choice. They read books, participate in discussions, and write reports.
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Night Creatures of the Kalahari

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners conduct an experiment to demonstrate how fruit fly populations are controlled by spiders. They observe a variety of environments with fruit flies and spiders and consider how vital spiders are to controlling the insect population.
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Earth Day Trash Survey Unit

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students develop an action plan to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.
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Ocean Color

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine NASA's SeaWiFS Project Web site to explore how the SeaWiFS Project monitors environmental and climatic changes in the oceans and atmosphere. They answer questions and write a summary in support of continued funding for...
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Termite Biology

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils explore the physical characteristics, distribution and habitat of termites. The lesson focuses on the termite as a social creature contrary to most other insects.
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What Makes a Healthy Plant?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students predict the effects of water, light, and soil on the development of a plant and then design an experiment to test their predictions.
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"Habitats"

For Teachers K - 5th
Students complete a unit of lessons on animals and animal conservation. They observe a square meter of ground outside the school, set up a model environment, analyze an owl pellet, grow bread mold, and explore various websites.
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Water Quality Survey: Monitoring the Sustainability of Pigeon Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the History of Pigeon Creek (or any watershed in your area). In this environmental science lesson, students conduct field tests such as pH and nitrates. They collect data and compare what they collected with other groups.
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Insects A-Z!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils use the Internet and other resources to find insect common names that begin with each letter of the alphabet. They write a brief description of each insect, focusing on what the insect eats and where the insect lives.
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
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Bell Live! The Great Lakes: A Superior Adventure

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a virtual field trip to Lake Superior. In groups, they perform experiments in which test the level of toxins and bacteria in the water. They also watch video segments life in the lake and discuss their observations.
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Shark Attack

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine the white shark. They think critically about a set of shark facts and predict whether the statements are true or false. Students describe a year in the life of a white shark living in the Red Triangle. They create a...
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Candy DNA Model Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars explore DNA structure using materials such as Twizzlers, small colored gumdrops and/or toothpicks.
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Teach Engineering: Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity, supported by the provided power point lecture (LESSON 1 and 2 Ecology Lecture Supplement ), introduces students to the concepts of food chains and food webs. Through its use, students learn the difference...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ecology Disrupted: Chesapeake Bay Food Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive lesson plan unit, students examine how overfishing has affected Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. They will study food webs from the past and present and graph related data.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change: Weaving the Web

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The young scholars will become the food web in this fun interactive classroom activity. Detailed instructions, background information, guiding questions, and activity worksheets are provided.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 5 Ps3 1: Food Energy From the Sun

For Teachers 5th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 5-PS3-1: food energy from the sun.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Differentiated Tiering Food Web and Chains Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two differentiated tasks about food chains and webs. In the more challenging task, young scholars construct a food web to show the relationship of the animals and plants in a given environment. In the lower level task, students create a...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Food Chains: Nature's Restaurant

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students begin this activity by making observations and recording evidence of the variety of living things in local nature site. Students use reference materials to research predators and food of the animals they observed, then...

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