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Curated OER

Animal Body Parts for ESL

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students describe what animals look like. In this ESL vocabulary development lesson, students complete worksheets and use images to help them describe what animals look like. 
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Curated OER

Science: Animal Body Parts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners examine animal vocabulary words and identify which animals have those characteristics. In small groups, they play an animal card game involving more vocabulary words. Students continue to drill on terms by completing...
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Tasha McKelvey

Clay Whistles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Create clay whistles with your elementary or middle school students. The project is outlined in great detail here, complete with step-by-step photographs, finished examples, a materials list, student handouts, and a rubric. Students...
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Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.
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Curated OER

Building a Clay Neuron

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students examine the anatomy of a neuron and its physiology.  In this neuron lesson students build a representative model of a biological structure. 
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Curated OER

Ants In Motion

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students brainstorm ants and their characteristics in a class discussion. They observe the ants and answer question pertaining to their behavior; then they apply the scientific method in creating and investigating a problem.
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Curated OER

Animals in Motion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students draw and sculpt animals in motion. In this artistic drawing lesson, students are introduced to art depicting arrested motion, then observe and sketch animals in motion and use the drawing as they create a balanced sculpture.
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Curated OER

SKULL DIVERSITY

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the similarities and differences of animal skulls.
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Curated OER

Building a Clay Neuron

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate and then build neurons in this lesson. They are examined as key parts of the brain and nervous system and seen as different from normal cells.
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Curated OER

The Human Body: Focusing on Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the components and functions of the respiratory and circulatory systems. They take blood pressure using a stethoscope and investigate ways to maintain a healthy respiratory system.
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Curated OER

Capturing the Moment in 3-D

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze the sculpture "Rearing Horse" by Adriaen de Vries. In this visual arts lesson, students examine the sculpture and then draw and sculpt animals from life, trying to capture a moment frozen in time.
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Curated OER

Body Voyager

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the significance of a resting and an active heart rate. In this heart lesson students chart data on their pulse and draw a diagram of the heart.