Second graders create a proposal for the Science Spectrum to have an exhibit of a wide variety of aquatic animals for the children of the South Plains. These students would like to see aquatic animals up close.

Middle schoolers work in groups to research an endangered species. They then refinish and paint a piece of furniture and incorporate facts and references about the animal they have researched.

Tenth graders analyze the growth rate of different population. In this biology experiment, 10th graders identify the biotic and abiotic factors that limit population size. They create a poster to show their findings in class.

Students define adaptation and highlight example of adaptation in birds and other animals. They study feeding techniques of seabirds and investigate the effect that trash has on wildlife.

Fourth graders explore sharks. They read a story about sharks and act out using Reader's Theater. They discuss fact and attitude statements about sharks and complete a Shark Survey. They create a shark promotion brochure informing...

Fourth graders identify and classify birds found in Illinois. Using the internet, they discover how birds have adapted over time and how the adaptations have increased their life span. They compare and contrast the various adaptations...

Young scholars correctly identify some fishes of Texas and parts of their ecosystem.

The students will be given approximately five minutes to individually brainstorm general plant and animals adaptations that they already know about. The class will use these as a starting point to develop a KWL chart specific to desert...

High schoolers examine the nature of venom. They conduct an experiment to demonstrate how proteins such as venoms can be denatured using raw eggs, beakers, heated water, and compresses.

Students design an experiment to discover what types of plants particular insects prefer. They comprehend that insects eat only specific plants and that this has particular implications for noxious weeds. Students observe and collect...

Students demonstrate how organisms adapt to their environment. They examine prey and predators, natural selection, and adaptations by representing oyster morph.

Students work together to identify marine debris. They explain the effect of the debris on various ecosystems. They draw different types of ocean currents as well.

Students explore biology by participating in a dietary habit activity. In this food chain lesson, students discuss their own diets and the animals we feed upon daily. Students create a poster demonstrating the animals that we feed upon...

For this fish evolution worksheet, students will use 3 diagrams of the evolution of the jaws of fish to complete 2 short answer questions.

Students observe the advantages of camouflage. They design a well camouflaged fish of their own.

Students identify the types of camouflage used by animals in the desert. They work together to create their own animal creating their own type of camouflage. They determine how well the camouflage works.

Students analyze data to make hypotheses and conclusions regarding the predator/prey relationship between moon snail and surf clams.

Young scholars explore ocean animal adaptations. For this animal adaptations lesson, students examine how different ocean animals use adaptations other than camouflage to protect themselves.

In this birds of wetlands instructional activity, students create a table on the internet to insert facts of the birds in the wetlands. Students make a table for 9 birds.

In this dinosaur activity, students read about the debate concerning the evidence for dinosaurs with poisonous saliva. Then students complete 4 short answer questions.

In this comprehension:  the poison dart frog worksheet, 5th graders read the page-long passage, then answer five comprehension questions about it.

In this meadow mammals worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about meadow mammals. Students complete 25 blanks in the crossword puzzle.

Eighth graders explore different ecosystems.  In this ecosystem survival lesson conditions lesson students create their own fictional creature.

In this animal vocabulary instructional activity, students complete multiple choice questions where they define the animal terms given to them. Students complete 7 questions.