Fourth graders will understand that elevation is one of the things that affect where and how plants and animals live.

In this lesson plan, students investigate and compare the needs of plants and animals. The lesson plan can be downloaded in PDF format.

Describes plants and animals that lived during the Ordovician Period, where it falls in the geologic time scale, tectonic activity happening then, the climate and environment, and extinction events.

Describes the layers of a rainforest, adaptations plants have made, and animals that live there.

Describes the characteristics, biodiversity, and the adaptations of the plants and animals of temperate and tropical grasslands.

Provides an overview of the Mesozoic Era, its time frame, geological and tectonic activities, the climate, plants and animals, and extinction events towards the end of this era.

Learn the difference between flora and fauna, their importance, and interesting facts.

Describes many of the plants and animals that live in deserts and their special adaptations that have enabled them to survive there. Also describes four types of deserts.

Describes the characteristics of the taiga biome and the plants and animals that live there.

A description of the animals and plants of the Great Plains. It also includes a map showing the extent of the plains.

Second graders learn how plants depend on animals to disperse their seeds. Students will learn about ways that animals can disperse seeds. They will design their own model and compare it to the real action of plants and animals. In the...

Students research the inter-dependencies among plants and animals in an ecosystem and explore how climate change affects those relationships and the ecosystem as a whole.

This is a free downloadable teacher's guide (PDF) to teach young children (grades K-2) about living things and their needs.

This learning game has students follow different animal tracks and collect berries along the way.

The ways in which plants have adapted through evolution in order to survive in a desert environment are described in this article. Getting water and retaining water are key to their survival, including protecting themselves from animals...

Fourth graders will be able to name some plants and animals that live in Utah's desert, forest or wetland ecosystems.

The Department of Biodiversity at UWC presents the impact different abiotic components on plants and animals. Some factors are light, temperature, and wind.

The Pacific Marine ecozone begins at the British Columbia Coast. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes some images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of...

Describes the characteristics of the marine biome and the plants and animals that live there.

This micro-field guide was created by 5th and 6th graders in Marlboro, Vermont. Groups of 3 or 4 students worked together to investigate their own 3 by 3 foot research plot, over multiple visits, and then created a field guide to their...

Learn about the characteristics, soil requirements, and prey of carnivorous plants.

Learn about stream and river ecosystems. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

Lewis and Clark discovered many new animals and plants, and they mapped areas unknown. Young students will draw pictures of some of the discovered animals and write about them; older students will mimic the mapping expedition around...

Provides information about animals and plants in Texas that are protected under state and/or federal law due to their status as threatened or endangered. A species can be on both a state list and a federal list or on just one. Links to...