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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Terrestrial Biomes and Land Use

For Students 9th - 10th
How we can live sustainably on our natural resources while also preserving enough nature so these resources can be replenished represents one of the most important questions in environmental science. Through learning about terrestrial...
Activity
Channel 4 Learning

4 L: Science Essentials: Choose Life

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great review for understanding life cycles and many aspects of living things. Find topics and their main ideas, vocabulary review, quizzes, and complementary activities for teachers to use.
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Habitats

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore different habitats and match them to the animals that belong there. After choosing a correct animal, click on the caption to get information about it.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Awesome Animal Homes

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how different types of animal homes, including mounds, nests, burrows, and lodges. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Habitats of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site has a lesson to use to start a unit on biomes and animal habitats. This plan incorporates grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rainforests, deserts, polar ice regions, and tidepools.
Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers: Science Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A great resource to discover fun new activities to use in your classroom. Activities are age-appropriate, and span several science topics.
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Facts on Marine Fish Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th
The depletion of marine fish habitats from NOAA affects more than just the fish - it can affect you too! Learn facts about the importance of habitat preservation for science, and for people like you.
Graphic
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Fluorescent Coral

For Students 9th - 10th
Justin Marshall researches fish and invertebrate color vision, color communication, and visual ecology of coral reefs and other habitats. He photographed this fluorescent coral under fluorescent lighting conditions
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Acid Rain

For Students K - 1st
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab as he sets out to answer the challenge question: "How does acid rain affect an ecosystem?" Learn about ecosystems, make your predictions and then do the experiment.
Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Active Science Modules: Humans and Animals Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Activities to accompany the Active science learning modules.
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Plant and Animal Habitats

For Students 3rd - 5th
Place the aliens in the habitats where they can survive the best. Following the activity, read more about plant and animal habitats, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Animals: Food Chains, Characteristics, and Habitats Around the Worl

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great introduction to ways animals get food, characteristics of animals, habitats around the world. It contains pictures that will help students understand life cycles and where to...
Professional Doc
Friends of Algonquin Park

The Science Behind Algonquin's Animals: Teacher Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher .pdf resources may be downloaded and include background reading and lesson plans to assist teachers with integrating wildlife research into the classroom.
Professional Doc
Friends of Algonquin Park

The Science Behind Algonquin's Animals: Teacher Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teacher .pdf resources may be downloaded and include background reading and lesson plans to assist teachers with integrating wildlife research into the classroom.
Activity
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: The Life of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can watch vivid pictures change before their eyes, from lions to monkeys to dolphins. Authors provide interactive games that aid in learning the behavior of animals. Continue to explore by investigating the habitat, diet, and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Habitats Zoos

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about zoos and the learning experience they provide. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Exploring Habitats Through Music Composition [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, students will learn about rondo form and practice a chant. After learning about the structure of the chant, they will work in small groups to create a chant about a habitat. The chants will then be combined with the...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Hidden Habitats

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of a new species of bat. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Issues in Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from American Institute of Biological Sciences provides a collection of articles on current issues in environmental science and human impacts on the environment. Several articles available in Spanish.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of ecosystems, covering biotic and abiotic factors, and the roles organisms play in an ecosystem.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Zones and Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How matter cycles within an ecosystem. SE 7.5B, 7.5C
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Biomes

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of biomes, and the six different types that are found on Earth.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Modern Biodiversity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How diverse Earth's organisms are today.

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