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Orca United Nations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the differences between sets of data and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment.  In this marine mammals lesson students analyze data based on set criteria. 
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Taste Buds

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students sample several sweet, sour, bitter and salty foods. They determine what part of their tongue tasted each flavor.
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Oh That Gross Digestive System!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars get an understanding of the main components of the digestive system and how the system takes the food we eat and converts it into energy.
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Fun Photosynthesis

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, using large colored poster board, explore photosynthesis and its effect on the food chain and survival of organisms.
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Cooking a Few of my Favorite Things

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders publish a class cookbook of their own recipes. They explore the nutritional value of foods, calculate the measurements, and prepare a healthy recipe for the class.
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Populations and Ecosystems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a model of an ecosystem and label it to show structure and function. They research the food web of an aquatic animal and also trace energy flow from the primary producer up the food chain.
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The Rainforest Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a miniature rainforest ecosystem, a terrarium. Students then explain how the continuous flow of energy and food in the ecosystem allows it to sustain itself.
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Impact of Exotic Species on Lake Ecology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the effect of foreign species on various habitats. In groups, they identify the population dynamics of the zebra mussel. They calculate averages and graph data from Seneca Lake in New York. They develop...
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Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. In this service project lesson, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and healthy...
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Understanding Interactions Among Local Species and the Local Environment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the differences between biotic and abiotic factors, explain the difference between habitat and niche and compare how organisms get their nutritional needs.  In this local environment lesson students trace the path...
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Taxonomy Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.
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Bridges for All Lesson 1: Fighting Chance (1850-1877)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils study how a Quaker woman, Laura Smith Haviland, served as a lifeline for fugitive and freedmen during the American Civil War era. They research other philanthropic organizations and the associate vocabulary of this era.
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Eastern Woodland Indians

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the Eastern Woodland Indians in this lesson. They list the tribes and write a description of the physical environment. They list examples of the types of food, clothing, transportation, home/shelter,...
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Living With the Heat: The Ring of Fire

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the planet Earth's infamous ring of fire and the life that thrives from it.  In this ocean environment lesson, students investigate hydrothermal vents and how organisms thrive off their heat.  Students...
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Earthworms and Making a Wormery

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the environment by researching insects. In this earthworm lesson, students utilize soil and plexiglass to build a see through wormery in which students can observe the worms at work. Students identify the benefits of...
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BIOASSESSMENT OF STREAMS

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students work as a team to gather organisms from a stream to evaluate if the water quality is excellent, good, or fair to poor.
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Bottled Model Lungs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars will learn about the respiratory system by comparing and contrasting models, building their own models, and giving one another feedback. Questions about familiar body systems can be useful in getting students to start...
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Water/Hydration

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the role water has in the body and the importance of getting enough water each day. Through the lesson, students recognize the risks and signs of dehydration. Also, they identify foods with high...
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PLANT PARTS WE EAT

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify an assortment of vegetables and learn how to locate the parts humans use for food. Students identify the plant parts we eat. Students color the pictures on their worksheets as provided. Students match the plants to the...
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Sustainable Dining

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students evaluate the how their product choices impact the environment. They discuss the concept of sustainability in agriculture. Students give reasons for buying sustainable food products. A cost-benefit analysis concerning sustainable...
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Feeding Frenzy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine, through experimentation and simulation, how insect mouthparts are adapted for particular food sources, discuss how various animals have adapted to survive, play Feeding Frenzy game, and complete activity sheets.
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Build a Reef

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students build a coral reef, then discover organisms that make up the ecosystem.
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Ecology and The Endangered Species Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to a lecture about the basics of Ecology. They take a field trip in which they observe a specific organism and their characteristics.
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Bats

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students model how the bones in a bat wing are organized. They develop questions about bat body parts based on photographs. They hypothesize how bats locate their food.

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