Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Owl Pellets: A Fowl-Up, Chuck!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars discover the world of owls as predators. After watching a video of owls hunting and eating, are introduced to owl pellets. Students dissect their own pellet and match the prey's bones to a bone diagram.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wh0-o-o-o's Out There?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the physical features of an owl and identify survival adaptations. They Investigate an owl's niche in an ecosystem. The students participate in an interactive puzzle on the internet that helps for motivation.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mollusks and Segmented Worms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this mollusk and segmented worm instructional activity, students will review 7 vocabulary words associated with these groups of organisms by completing a crossword puzzle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Woolybear Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal adaptation worksheet, students answer three short essay questions about the adaptation of the woolybear caterpillar. This worksheet appears to be related to an unknown short film but may be completed without it.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crocodile Eyes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the eyes and eyelids of reptiles and amphibians. In this animal biology lesson, students listen to a lecture on the characteristics of amphibians and reptiles and complete a crocodile eyelid activity sheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning About Mammals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the mammal classification and forms of them living in the United States. In this mammal study lesson, students read through orders of mammals that exist in the United States. Students also study the taxonomy of an eastern...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #1

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson can be part of a two-week integrated thematic unit on nocturnal animals. During this lesson, students will be introduced to nocturnal animals. They will have an opportunity to navigate web sites to learn more about nocturnal...
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Outdoor Light Sources and Their Attractibility to Nocturnal Insects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A field investigation where students experiment with whether incandescent, fluorescent, or a no-light situation will attract the most nocturnal insects. Working in teams, students create a hypothesis and procedure to complete this field...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
View pictures of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's "Nocturne in Black and Gold" and read why this painting was involved in a court case.
Graphic
Mark Harden's Artchive

The Artchive: Whistler: Nocturn in Black and Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of Whistler's painting, "Nocturn in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket," with general information about the painting. Provides link to large image which can be made to adjust to the size of your screen.
Graphic
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Nocturne in Blue and Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
At Olga's Gallery, view an image of James Whistler's 1871-1872 painting "Nocturne in Blue and Silver."
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Night Vision

For Students 5th - 9th
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Leopards of the Night" Web site highlights the nighttime habits and abilities of a wide range of nocturnal creatures.
Activity
Songs for Teaching

Sciences Songs All Day Long: Nocturnal Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
By listening to this song your students will learn all of the animals that are awake during the night. They will equate the sounds they hear at night with the animals and their sounds in the song.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #6: Skunks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this instructional activity students will learn interesting facts about skunks. They will also design a "nose guard" that people can wear to protect themselves against the smell of a skunk. Then students will have a chance to...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tick Tock, Does Your Mouse Know the Time on the Clock?

For Students 9th - 10th
For this science fair project, you will build a device that records your nocturnal pet's activity by monitoring movement of its exercise wheel to see how it varies during the day and night. You can also experiment with various ways of...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #4: Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, learners will visit various Internet sites to learn facts about owls. They will use this information to draw a picture of the owl food chain, dissect owl pellets, and write a poem about owls.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Night Creatures of the Kalahari: Night Vision

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the eye and learn about the nocturnal animal it belongs to. Animals include cuttlefish, pit-viper, tarsier, flying gecko, fruit bat and the owl.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Build a Better Moth Trap With Different Colored Lights

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you affect the behavior of moths by using different colored lights to attract them? This extensive science fair project from Science Buddies gives lots of suggestions on how to set up an experiment and variations of that experiment...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: The Bat

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem describes the nocturnal bat.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Awake After Dark

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about nocturnal animals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Nocturne

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Nocturne", created by Eilif Peterssen in 1887 (Oil on canvas, 82 x 82 cm).
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge", created by James Abbot Mcneill Whistler from 1872-75 (Oil on canvas, 67 x 49 cm).
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at these photos of beautiful barn owls. There is also a fact sheet next to the photos.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the barn owl when you explore this educational resource. This site features information on the habitat, range, reproduction, characteristics and more of this fascinating bird of prey.

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