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Curated OER

Sled Dogs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this sled dogs worksheet, students review and discuss eighteen key terms associated with sled dogs and circle each one in a word search puzzle.
Lesson Plan
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Man's Best Friend

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare human and dog senses. In this biology lesson, students describe different ways that dogs help humans. They research and create a presentation about a modern dog hero.
Lesson Plan
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Why Amundsen Killed His Dogs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Internet, video and text resources to gather information about the Amundsen/Scott race for the South Pole in 1911-12, dog sledding, and the ethical treatment of animals for science. They set up a debate to determine the...
Lesson Plan
Rochester Institute of Technology

Heat Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use an exciting role play activity to teach young chemists about the importance of heat transfer in maintaining homeostasis. They assume the role of a dog sled owner who has been abandoned and must fend for themselves with only a...
Lesson Plan
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Adapting to the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider dog breeds that are helpful to humans and their hereditary link to wolves. In this biology lesson, student research a dog breed for traits that make it useful to humans.  Students write a report of how these traits...
Lesson Plan
Rochester Institute of Technology

Solar Energy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Warm up to the idea of solar energy. A lesson includes three activities that challenge scholars to apply knowledge in new ways. First, they learn to run an alarm clock without a battery by using solar energy. Next, they complete an...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Polar Bears Past Bedtime

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this crossword puzzle worksheet about polar bears, students are given 8 descriptions from which to find words which fit in the crossword format.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biomes: Land of the Inuit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study Inuit and their ancestors.  In this biomes lesson students study the relationship between the Inuit and their environment and create a class art gallery.
Interactive
Curated OER

Winter Facts Fun-Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this winter crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete a 19 word puzzle using clues given.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Sled Dogs of the Arctic Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic: Dogsledding 101

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find information about dogs and dog sledding with this interactive site.
Unit Plan
Tramline

Virtual Field Trip: The Iditarod Trail Dog Sledding Race

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Travel on a Virtual Field Trip to learn more about the Iditarod Trail Dog Sledding Race. Includes a scavenger hunt.
Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Animals

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.

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