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Hibernation and Torpor

For Students 7th - 10th
For this hibernation worksheet, learners read about the differences between hibernation and torpor. Then students determine how long it takes for an animal to warm up or cool down its body. Learners complete 4 short answer questions.
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Staying Up

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students will explain the Archimedes's Principle. In this lesson on plankton, students will describe three factors that can affect the buoyancy of plankton. This lesson contains extensive background information, extensions, and multiple...
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The Census of Marine Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain diversity and abundance in marine life. In this oceanic biology lesson, students collect information for various geographical areas to collect a census of marine life.
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It's the Law

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain various scientific laws used in SCUBA diving. For this theory based lesson, students examine and explain how temperature, density, and salinity relate to SCUBA diving using various scientific laws to engage their learning.
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Animal Sorting & Matching

For Students 5th
For this animal sorting worksheet, 5th graders first match animal pictures with their names and a fun fact. Students must then fill in 15 blanks based on information given on the matching cards.
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Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this animal hands and feet worksheet, students complete 4 pages of exercises that pertain to claws, paws, hands and feet. Students read clues and match them to the animals. Students analyze pictures of animal parts and match them to...
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Spelling Vocabulary Words with "PH"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this completing the "ph" words with missing letters instructional activity, students read sentences with incomplete words, use the scrambled missing letters and context clues, and fill in the missing letters to complete the words and...
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China's Giant Panda

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read an article called "All About Pandas." For this Panda lesson,  students become familiar with the connection of the Panda to Chinese culture.  Students recognize that Pandas are endangered. Students complete a...
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What's Wild

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover the differences between wild and domestic animals. In this animal lesson, 3rd graders chart the differences in the animals and look through magazines for pictures of wild and domestic animals to glue to a poster....
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Act of Sabotage?

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine animal cruelty laws in Great Britain. In this health lesson, students visit selected websites to research animal cruelty laws as they consider animal rights and hunting rights.
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Oil Spill Cleanup

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students participate in an oil spill simulation and how to clean it up. For this oil spill lesson plan, students also calculate the cost of the clean up of an oil spill.
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Lesson on GPS

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate global positioning systems. In this technology and mapping lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation in which they identify the features of a GPS, state its uses, and follow steps to find a waypoint.
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Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore whales. In this animal adaptation and whale activity, students access prior knowledge about whales from previous lessons, then use background knowledge to predict the eating strategies of a baleen whale and a toothed...
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Animal Classes and Their Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore animal characteristics by participating in an environment identification activity. In this animal habitat lesson plan, students discuss a range of different wild life and the ecosystems that they are a part of. Students...
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Oil Spill Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
With the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, now is a great time to educate students on issues related to oil.
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Teaching Science to English Language Learners

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use these hands on lesson plans to make science more accessible for English Language Learners in your classroom.
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Toilet Paper Geologic Time Scale

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine and demonstrate the extent of geologic time compared to recent time. They develop a demonstration of geologic time using an unrolled roll of toilet paper, with each sheet of toilet paper representing 20 million years.
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Helping Right Whales - Right Now

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this whales worksheet, young scholars answer eight questions referring to the right whales found in the Atlantic Ocean. Students read a map to answer three questions and five questions are multiple choice.
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Classification Wordsearch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students examine 20 words in a word bank; all pertain to animal classification. Students locate each word in a word search puzzle.
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Manatee Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this alphabetizing learning exercise, students read 10 words that pertain to manatees. Students alphabetize the words. Note: The words are all capitalized even though they are common nouns.
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Kingdom Animalia ~ A Look at the Five Major Classes

For Teachers 7th
Biological taxonomy masters examine the five main classes under phylum chordata. Pupils compare and contrast the identifying characteristics of the various organisms. They explain why taxonomy is important in classifying organisms. You...
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Mountains

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Explore the mountain habitat with this collection of slides. The climate is described, along with the associated plant and animal life. Some of the pictures are attractive, but some leave much to be desired. There is a generous amount of...
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Chesapeake Bay

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. Explore its origins, organisms, and contributing rivers with this PowerPoint. It opens with several slides of general information on the formation of estuaries, then it...
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Compound Sentence

For Students 6th - 10th
In this sentence structure worksheet, students review a definition and examples of compound sentences prior to responding to 10 questions that require them to label the parts of compound sentences.

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