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Pond Ecosystem Field Trip
Young scholars investigate the environment by participating in a class trip. In this pond ecosystem lesson, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with ponds such as invertebrate and metamorphosis. Young scholars attend a...
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Quiz about Animals
In this animals worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about different animals, what they eat, and where they live. Students complete 10 questions.
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Spelling List 12: Sight Words, "ure" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ure pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Aquatic Ecosystems
Students study ponds and wetland ecosystems and examine the food chains and webs in them. In this aquatic ecosystems lesson students answer questions about the diversity of the flora and fauna in a pond.
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The Biological Carbon Cycle
Students learn about the biological carbon cycle. In this carbon cycle instructional activity, students access the web site and mouse over the diagrams to follow the carbon cycle. They read about what happens to humans and plants during...
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A Tale of Two Reactors
Tenth graders role-play as members of the food chain. Sticky tables acting as polluting factors are introduced and members of different trophic levels suffer varying degrees of damage due to those pollutants.
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The Web Of Life - Overlapping Food Chains
Students perform an activity in which they discover what happens when food chains overlap in an ecosystem and discover the three components of a food web.
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Wildlife Habitat
Students explain what a habitat is and describe its four elements. They see how an area's habitat suitability varies with different species of wildlife. They name factors that affect habitat suitability.
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How Do You Do?
Seventh graders research organisms in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. They create a picture book demonstrating their understanding of relationships.
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Creating New Animals
Students navigate an interactive web site to create imaginary animals. They research one or more animals. They create one page report with pictures. They discuss attributes of animals they have researched.
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Animal Reports
Third graders choose an animal to research and write a report about. They determine the animals' habitat, animal classification, whether it is endangered or extinct, and the type of food it eats. Also, they add any special...
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Tucson Children's Museum Dino Crossword
In this crossword puzzle, learners complete a crossword puzzle related to dinosaurs, the era in which dinosaurs lived, and about other animals that lived during that time period.
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Learning About Mammals
Young scholars 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. Young scholars also study the taxonomy of...
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Armadillo Facts Quiz
In this online quiz worksheet, learners answer a set of multiple choice questions about armadillos. Page includes links to answers, ads and resources.
Other
University of New Castle: Omnivores
A description of what an omnivore really eats. There are a lot of related links off to the right.
Planet Pals
Planet Pals: The Food Chain
Omnivores, herbivores and carnivores are waiting for you. The food chain comes to life at this friendly site.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Teeth Identification in Omnivores, Herbivores and Carniv
In this lesson plan, students make puppets out of paper bags and use corn to give their animal (dinosaur, raccoon, etc.) the correct type of teeth based on the animal's diet.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Food Webs
Young scholars construct possible food webs for six different ecosystems as they learn about the roles of producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores and decomposers.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: What Do Animals Eat?
This lesson teaches students the three different types of diets animals may have - herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Reference: Diet
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the various diets of animals, including those that are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Carnivore Picnic
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides some examples to help distinguish between a carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Constructing Sonoran Desert Food Chains and Food Webs
Is the food chain shown above accurate? Does the first link depict a producer, the second link a herbivore, and the third link an omnivore / carnivore? Students must correctly determine whether a species is a producer or consumer, and...
Earth Life
Earth Life: Mammals: Diet and Digestion
This site discusses the diet and digestion in all sorts of mammals, including herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. Read about different kinds of animals and their different dietary preferences.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Go With the Energy Flow
Learners learn about energy and nutrient flow in various biosphere climates and environments. They learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains and food webs, seeing the interdependence between producers, consumers and...