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Species at Risk: Recovery Teams to the Rescue!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss how certain species and plants are deemed endangered. They work together in conservation recovery teams to research an endangered species. Then they explore efforts to make sure that the existence of these species...
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Leaf - It's What's for Dinner

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover correlations in food preferences of invertebrates, and assess stream health through use of kicknets, invertebrate keys, CBL systems and probes.
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Biodiversity - Does It Really Matter?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine biodiversity, ecosystems, and extinction. They are divided into groups to discuss why they think biodiversity is important.
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Variations for Survival

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine two related organisms that live in different environments and compare how the physical characteristics of each organism provided it with survival advantages unique to its own environment.
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Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars work in small groups to create a poster illustrating the flow of energy through a typical ecosystem, then present their posters to the class.
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The Big Wet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research areas of Australia and other parts of the world characterized by a tropical wet and dry climate.
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The High Plains: Land of Extremes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete activities surrounding the study of groundwater movement, energy resources, wind energy, and riparian areas. They debate/role-play the viewpoints of different interest groups in considering whether the black-footed...
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N.A.M.I.B. (Namib Animal Mobile of Interesting Birds)

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the birds of the Namib Desert. They watch and discuss a video, and color and construct a bird mobile of the various birds that live in the Namib Desert.
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I Wear My Genes Inside Out: The Genetic Characteristics of Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create mixed breed dogs using paper illustrations of various breeds. They label dogs created by students using the Genetics Center and discuss the aspects of genetics that affect the outcome of the various projects.
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Conservation and Environmental Protection

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of environments and animals from around the world that need protection. They then design and create a slogan about an animal or environment and an environmental protection poster.
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Mangrove Ecology & Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students creat a plant, animal, or other living organism that would be well adapted to a habitat that they previously selected. First they learn about adaptations of Mangroves.
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What Can You Do?

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students explore reasons for the destruction of the wetlands and identify ways people can help protect them. They create and design a wetlands conservation poster to be presented to the class.
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Sustainability

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the concept of natural resources. They participate in a simulation project to see possible uses. They use the internet to study how Hacienda Verde is used as a model for others for sustainable coffee crops.
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Sustainability: Our Environment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the sustainability of our environment, the trend in rising temperatures and the emission of greenhouse cases. Using given data, students test and construct a confidence interval and the difference between two population...
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Wise Use of Our Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
In this resource review activity, students will review the definition of key vocabulary words and then fill in the blank with the correct term in 10 sentences.
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Protists

For Students 9th - 12th
In this protists worksheet, students will read about the different kinds of protists including protozoans, algae, and molds. Students will then complete 2 short answer questions and 1 true or false question.
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Monsters of the Deep

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe major features of cold seep communities and list the organisms that are typical in these communities. In this deep sea environment lesson students work in groups and research their given cold seep group. 
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One Tough Worm

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explain the process of chemosynthesis and its relevance to biological communities. In this investigative lesson plan students discuss chemosynthetic communities, then in groups they are assigned a species and are to calculate...
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Sonar Simulation

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore how a side-scan sonar can help locate underwater objects.  In this hands- on lesson students compare side-scan sonar and other methods used to search for underwater objects by creating their own "simulation" of a...
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Where's My Bot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students estimate geographic position based on speed and air travel.  In GPS lesson students use GPS to estimate the set and drift of currents. 
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Needs and Wants

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate responsible consumer choices. In this social studies lesson, students read The Lorax and discuss wants and needs. Students discuss how to save natural resources by making informed consumer choices.
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Digging Up The Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research environmental issues. In this environmental lesson, students use the Internet to research an environmental problem and list ten facts about it. Learners write a summary of facts.
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Leaf Collection

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the tree species in Pennsylvania.  In this Pennsylvania tree lesson students use field guides to assist them in identifying tree species. 
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Dinosaurs 1: Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study dinosaurs and explore the concept of extinction.  In this dinosaur activity students create dinosaur eggs and view dinosaur dioramas.

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