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Kenan Fellows

Microorganisms in Pond Water

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
That is living in the water? Groups of two to three view pond water with microscopes in order to find microorganisms. They draw pictures of the ones they find in their slides.  The groups compare their drawings to pictures of common pond...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Student Exploration: Pond Ecosystem

For Students 7th - 8th
In this student exploration-pond ecosystem worksheet, students use the Pond Ecosystem Gizmo to measure oxygen concentrations and temperature and record the data on charts.
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Curated OER

Mini-Ponds

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this mini pond worksheet, students create a mini-pond ecosystem with soil, water, and plant life. Students let their ecosystem sit for a day and they observe a sample the next day. Students identify all the pond water microorganisms...
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Curated OER

Pond Water Survey

For Students 5th - 10th
In this pond ecosystem worksheet, students observe different species of plankton found in a pond water sample. They draw pictures of 5 specimens then describe them in detail.
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Curated OER

The Earth's Ecosystems

For Students 6th - 11th
In this ecosystem worksheet, students complete 6 short answer questions and complete 10 word puzzles about marine and land ecosystems.
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Curated OER

The Busy Pond

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pond ecosystem mini book worksheets, students cut out, color, and study the pond plants, animals, and ecosystem by creating a mini book.
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DePaul University

Breaking the Food Chain

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Throughout history, the growth of big cities has resulted in the destruction of ecosystems. In the case of Chicago, IL, a grassland that was once home to bison, deer, wolves, and foxes quickly became a booming city of over three million...
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Curated OER

Examining the Stages in Ecological Succession

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ecosystems worksheet, students use illustrations and descriptions of four ponds to determine the order of succession. Students complete 8 fill in the blank questions and 5 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biotic and abiotic factors worksheet, students complete 20 various types of questions related to biotic and abiotic factors. First, they write the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence. Then, students state an example...
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Curated OER

Examining the Stages of Ecological Succession

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ecological succession worksheet, students answer questions about the process of succession in four ponds given diagrams and descriptions.
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Curated OER

A Survey of Plankton Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and define the vocabulary terms listed and make a prediction about the outcomes of the experiment. Then they complete the chart of the observations of the plankton diversity in drops...
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Curated OER

Surface Water/Groundwater

For Students 5th - 8th
Water wizards write short answers and fill in the blanks about Earth's surface water and groundwater. They also identify the condition of the soil in a diagram. Use these two worksheets as a reading comprehension assignment if your...
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Curated OER

General Survey of Tule Ponds At Tyson Lagoon

For Students 6th - 9th
In this map survey worksheet, students visit a pond ecosystem to draw the layout of 3 ponds and record the weather conditions.
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Wildwood Trust

Habitats

For Teachers K - 2nd
The circle of life is all around us, from the black bears in the nearby mountains to the pile of dead leaves in the backyard. Encourage young scientists to take a critical look at the world around them with a set of lessons about natural...
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Lesson Plan
Forest Foundation

The Web of Life

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers. To begin a study of the forest ecosystem, learners examine the connections among the members of ecological communities.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Learning About Watersheds

For Students 7th - 8th
In this learning about watersheds instructional activity, students answer 15 questions using links to web resources about water use in their community.  This page includes numerous links to helpful websites.
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It's About Time

The Nitrogen and Phosphorous Cycles

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How do we affect the ecosystem, and what can we do to preserve it? Pupils explore chemicals that promote and inhibit plant growth, then discuss the importance of nitrogen and phosphorus to the survival of organisms and describe how...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Wetlands Ecosytem Study Unit

For Students 5th - 7th
In this wetlands ecosystem worksheet, students use a set of links to complete an investigation into habitats, mammals, birds, macroinvertebrates, amphibians, trees and plants of a wetlands ecosystem.
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Curated OER

How Do Plants and Animals Change the Environment Around Them?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
If you have elodea and snails in your classroom aquarium, or if you have access to a pond with these organisms, your young biologists can set up a controlled experiment to determine how certain ecosystems respond in light and dark...
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UAF Geophysical Institute

System Interactions: The Lorax and the Truffula Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If the Lorax were to write a letter, what would he write? Introduce your class to systems and feedback loops through the whimsical stylings of Dr. Seuss. Learners take on the Lorax's point of view to write a letter, among other activities.
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Curated OER

Currents 2003

For Students 6th - 8th
In this environment worksheet, students read an article about growth and development of population and the environment. They respond to various types of questions throughout the article packet pertaining to what they read and why.
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Curated OER

Fourth Grade Science Quiz

For Students 4th
In this science instructional activity, 4th graders take a multiple choice quiz about the weather, moon, electricity, and more. Students complete 15 questions total.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Fresh Water Facts

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fresh water worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about fresh water to find the answers and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 9 questions total.
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Curated OER

Using Commas for Clear Writing

For Students 5th - 6th
In this commas worksheet, students learn to use commas to help write more clearly. Students complete three exercises with commas.

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