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Curated OER

Biomes: Coastlines and Seas

6th - 8th
Students study the different types of coastlines and their territories. In this marine coasts lesson students identify life forms that are in the coastal regions. 
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Virginia Department of Education

Biomes of the World

9th - 12th
Incorporate knowledge about biomes and ecosystems in multiple ways while encouraging creativity. Emerging ecologists collaborate and perform research to complete a graphic organizer about various biomes of the world. They conclude the...
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Curated OER

Animals and Their Biomes

K - 2nd
Students categorize animals according to their natural biomes using biome and animal flashcards.
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EduGAINs

Go Eco! Ecosystems

7th - 10th
How is a movie theater like a desert biome? Compare systems to ecosystems with a set of activities that focuses on accessing multiple intelligences and building upon knowledge. As learners discuss the ways elements of an ecosystem depend...
Interactive
Curated OER

Biomes Internet Lesson

8th - 10th
In this biomes worksheet, young scholars use an on line source to complete a table of the Earth's biomes. Students include the types of plants in each biome, the types of animals, the climate and any details about the biomes. Young...
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California Academy of Science

A Day inthe Life of a San Francisco Native Animal

4th - 5th Standards
Although the instructional activity is specifically about the San Francisco Bay area, it's good enough to be adapted to any local region. Children research what the landscape in San Francisco was like prior to settlement, they consider...
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Curated OER

Earth's Biomes

10th
Tenth graders examine characteristics and animals of terrestrial biomes. In this Earth's biomes lesson, 10th graders view a PowerPoint, take noes, sort pictures, research biomes, and create a diorama of a biome for presentation.
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Curated OER

The Salt Water Connection

9th - 12th
Students explore the hydrological cycle and oceans. They determine the factors that influence the Pacific Ocean. Students research an organism found in Monterey Bay. They describe the organism's biome and ecological factors that...
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Polar Trec

Arctic Smorgasbord!

6th - 12th Standards
Two blooms of phytoplankton, instead of just one, now occur in the Arctic due to declining sea ice, which will have widespread effects on the marine life and climate. In small groups, participants build an Arctic food web with given...
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Curated OER

Exploring the Biomes of South America

6th
Sixth graders complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome...
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Curated OER

Biomes

9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the worlds biomes and see how organisms adapt to these ecological communities.  In this world's biomes instructional activity students research and write a paper about one of the world's biomes. 
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Curated OER

Mussel Ecology

6th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the marine environment of the mussel. The emphasis of the lesson plan is upon what human factors are present to influence the environment in positive and negative ways. They brainstorm in groups in order...
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Curated OER

Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Diversity and Adaptations

6th - 8th
Students analyze biozones and how to identify and diagram them. They also research which organisms can adapt to different biozones.
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Ecosystems

5th Standards
Explore the Earth's different ecosystems through four lessons, an assessment, and extension activities. Lessons include informative text and step-by-step instructions to apply knowledge in interactive, and thought provoking ways; such as...
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Curated OER

Diversity Ecosystems

6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work in teams to characterize their biomes and compare them to the biomes of the rest of the class. For this biomes lesson plan, students complete a bean activity, relate it to the diversity in biomes, and then research...
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NOAA

Ocean Primary Production

6th - 12th Standards
A cold seep is an area on the ocean floor where hydrocarbons leak from the earth, creating entire unique biomes. Learners explore cold seeps, photosynthesis in the ocean, and its limitations due to loss of sunlight. They further explore...
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Curated OER

A Day in the Life of a San Francisco Native Animal

4th - 5th
Students write from an animal's perspective. In this writing lesson students explore the landscape of San Francisco prior to the arrival of the explorers. Students research animals indigenous to the area.
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Curated OER

Sheffield Island Adaptation Activity

6th - 8th
You don't have to visit The Maritime Aquarium to use this plan, but you would need to find a location where a variety of bird species live, re-write the activity worksheet to incorporate the local species, and purchase field guides for...
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Curated OER

The Salt Water Connection

9th - 12th
Students investigate the various factors that influence the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay, California. They watch a video about Monterey Bay and take notes, and conduct research and write a report about a specific organism living in...
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Virginia Department of Education

Heat Loss from a Fur-Insulated Animal

9th - 12th
How do animals adapt to weather changes? Provide your class with the ability to understand adaptations and body temperature as they participate in this hands on experiment, using fake fur and hot water. Pupils collect data and...
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Curated OER

A Growing Success

3rd - 6th
Students create a multimedia presentation as a culmination of a plant unit.  In this hyperstudio lesson,  students research from assigned sites and create a Hyperstudio stack.  Students write a cinquain. 
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Abc Book of Fauna

9th - 10th
This lesson is to provide students the opportunity to explore the various types of fauna (animals) found in the various biomes throughout the world.

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