California Academy of Science
A Day inthe Life of a San Francisco Native Animal
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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Biomes
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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Diversity Ecosystems
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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A Day in the Life of a San Francisco Native Animal
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.