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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Animal & Human Viruses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about viruses of humans and other animals, the Baltimore classification system, and the HIV life cycle.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life Cycles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is set up to either teach or review the life cycles of humans, butterflies, frogs, and ducks.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this unit, children learn that plants and animals reproduce as part of their life cycle and that in every life cycle there are distinct processes and stages. They should begin to understand how...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Product Development and the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students investigate the life cycle of an engineered product and how the product impacts the environment. They analyze a product using a simple life cycle assessment that assigns fictional numerical values for different...
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Science: Human Body & Mind: The Body: Puberty

For Students 9th - 10th
By exploring the body of a boy or girl, this interactive helps the learner discover how the body changes during puberty. Click the hotspots on the child to get more in-depth information, then click on the adult to see the results.
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New York University

Nyu: May Swenson Nature Poems Old & New

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief analysis of several Swenson poems dealing with the human life cycle, particularly death. The critic calls her style, "both abstract and concrete."
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Other

Pet Coach: Hookworms (Ancylostoma Uncinaria)

For Students 9th - 10th
PetCoach offers a full description of hookworms, a common intestinal parasite often found in dogs and cats but with the ability to infect humans. Content explores the life cycle of hookworms, the signs and symptoms of a hookworm...
Handout
Other

Study of Northern Virgina Ecology: Black Carpenter Ant

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lots of information about the black carpenter ant. Learn about their physical characteristics, colonies, life cycle, food sources, and predators. A detailed chart listing many plants and animals permits exploration of their relationships...
Activity
Other

Springboard Magazine: The Circle of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief explanation of life cycle is provided along with pictoral respresentations of three different examples of life cycles (apple tree, butterfly and frog). The term metamorphosis is introduced and the resouce has an interactive...
Handout
NASA

Nasa: Earth Observatory: The Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the element carbon and its importance on the Earth's atmosphere and sustainability of life on the planet. Additionally, understand the role the carbon cycle plays in global climate change over time.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental Chemistry: Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining the importance of carbon as the basis for life, carbon dioxide's role in photosynthesis and respiration, carbon in the ocean and lithosphere, the impact of human activities on the carbon cycle, carbon that seems to be...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fish Friendly Engineering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students further their understanding of the salmon life cycle and the human structures and actions that aid in the migration of fish around hydroelectric dams by playing an animated PowerPoint game involving a fish that must climb a fish...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: Can You Beat Jet Lag

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the human body's need for a normal cycle of dark and light and apply this to an understanding of biological clocks in other animals. Test the effect of light on the development of mealworm larvae into adults.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Growing Up, Growing Old

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of six images captures the magnificence of human development -- the transformation from baby to woman.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Chimpanzee

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the chimpanzee, as well as several pictures and audio clips.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Our Bodies Age?

For Students 9th - 10th
Human bodies aren't built for extreme aging: our capacity is set at about 90 years. But what does aging really mean, and how does it counteract the body's efforts to stay alive? Monica Menesini details the nine physiological traits that...
Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Giant Panda

For Students 3rd - 8th
Giant Pandas only live in the mountains of southwest China. This article focuses on Giant Panda habitat, diet, life cycle and reproduction. Extensive information is given on panda babies and the contrast between life in the wild and life...
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Globio

Glossopedia: Ants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ants are small, but important insects. Ant anatomy, reproduction, life cycle and community are discussed. Impact on the environment and humans is also described.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solar System!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...
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Globio

Glossopedia: Salmon

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article introduces various species of salmon, breaking them into two groups - Pacific and Atlantic Salmon. Salmon habitat and life cycle are described. Concepts of spawning and food chain are explored. The issues of human activities...
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Globio

Glossopedia: Bald Eagles

For Students 3rd - 8th
The bald eagle is a predatory bird that lives in North America. This article discusses bald eagle hunting habits, habitat, life cycle, diet, anatomy and mating habits. The concept of the food chain is introduced and is used to explain...
Unit Plan
Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: The Ovarian and Uterine Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
What exactly happens when you ovulate? This tutorial explains what happens including what hormones are released and when.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Information on Sea Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about sea lice, a marine parasitic organism that is especially harmful to salmon. Describes its life cycle and issues related to farmed salmon. Also discusses what happens to a human who is bitten and how people can protect...
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NASA

Nasa: Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
Join NASA in its study of oceanography and learn about the Earth system, the physical ocean, and life in the ocean. Try out the Giovanni: Earth Data Visualization Tool and access satellite-derived data to enhance the learning experience.