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Venomous Marine Animals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils name and describe six venomous marine animals. After participating in an activity, they define new vocabulary words. In groups, they complete worksheets to use while researching a specific venomous animal of their choice. They...
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Venom!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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.
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River of Venom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Read an exciting science mystery about killer bees online, evaluate a list of clues, and try to answer the questions correctly. The story responds to the reader's choices and presents research material for the next step. Though the...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Homeostasis

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
How much negative feedback does a body get daily? The interactive walks through one negative feedback loop, increasing body temperature. Then it challenges scholars to relate this to mechanical feedback loops and disorders that prevent...
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California Academy of Science

The Heat is On: Cause and Effect and Climate

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
The higher the number of letters in the final word for the National Spelling Bee, the higher the number of people killed by venomous spiders. Obviously, those two facts correlate, but no causation exists. Scholars view data based on...
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The Play's the Thing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students describe to a partner theater experiences they have had in their lives that were memorable, and analyze why. They study about one director's original artistic choices for staging Shakespeare by reading and discussing "Nature's a...
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Timber Rattlesnake

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A wonderful way for student to learn about snakes common to Florida.  Pictures, diagrams and definitions accompany scientific details and comparisons to other snakes
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Virginia Department of Education

The Effects of Heat and Acid on the Enzyme Catalase

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How quickly do enzymatic reactions occur? Assist the class as they examine heat and pH change to determine the rate of chemical reactions using catalase as an enzyme. Watch them "glow" with excitement!
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E Reading Worksheets

Main Idea

For Students 4th - 8th
To develop their reading comprehension skills, learners read short paragraphs, summarize the passage in one sentence, and then develop an appropriate title that indicates the main idea of the selection.
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Ambush Warriors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify four different categories of reptiles and explain how snakes deliver their venom to their prey.
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Desert Discoveries

Nocturnal Navigators

For Teachers 3rd
Young biologists take a look at some of the unique ways that nocturnal animals survive in the dark. After reading a terrific student handout which is embedded in the plan, learners work together to answer questions about what they have...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Allergies Versus the Common Cold

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Activities to educate your class on the causes and symptoms of allergies.
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Worksheet
Great Books Foundation

Rattlesnakes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
John Muir may be a friend to the natural world, but as a short reading passage confirms, he is no friend to rattlesnakes. As young readers learn about Muir's encounters with the dangerous creatures, they answer four comprehension...
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University of Kentucky

The Great Spider Debate

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Poor, misunderstood spiders! They are feared, disrespected, and detested by many people, yet they do so many positive things. A great addition to any insect unit, learn about some of the more common spiders, while hopefully dispelling...
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Penn Museum

Egypt

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
From pharaohs and pyramids to the mummification process, this packet is a fantastic resource for studying ancient Egypt! Worksheets not only review key terms and practices that are foundational to ancient Egyptian culture, such as...
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Short Poems Are Scary!

For Teachers K - 5th
What do all those chairs and pencils do in the classroom once everyone leaves? Allow imaginations to run wild with frighteningly short poems!
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Extreme Mammals

For Students 6th - 12th
Extreme characteristics can create some unusual mammals. Learners flip through a slide show of some of the most interesting mammals that are both living and extinct. Implement as a remote learning resource or use in-class to review...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Crazy Camouflage

For Students 6th - 12th
Scholars discover the crazy camouflage technique of the flounder fish. After reading three informative paragraphs, participants follow steps to make a model of the sea creature.
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Worksheet
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Jellyfish Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this jellyfish activity learning exercise, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have regarding jellyfish.    
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Worksheet
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Reptiles Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reptiles instructional activity, students read 11 definitions and match them to the correct vocabulary words in a word box. Students write the reptile vocabulary words in front of each definition.
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Reptiles Vocabulary Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reptiles vocabulary worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice activity pertaining to reptiles. Students read the questions and choose the correct answer from four choices.
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Investigate the Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read article in Chain Reaction about the Sonoran Desert and answer questions.
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 4 - Dangerous Sea Creatures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 4 is part of a 22 instructional activity unit on boat safety and water sports. This instructional activity is about dangerous sea creatures, mainly in the ocean. There is a link to find pictures of the creatures discussed. It is...
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Worksheet
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Jellyfish Alphabet Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word recognition worksheet, learners recognize words relating to jellyfish. Students are given ten words relating to jellyfish that they are to put in alphabetical order.

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