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This is not a lesson plan, but an outstanding resource to provide material for your lessons on seasonal changes and animal migration. Links connect you to live web cams and up-to-date information on Monarch Butterflies, hummingbirds, gray whales, and more. Your class can participate in reporting their animal observations and a track sunlight and seasons to help solve a mystery. Check it out!

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tulips, flowers, seasonal change, the four seasons, sunlight, the sun, bald eagles, butterflies, migration

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bald eagle, butterfly, migration, seasonal change, sunlight, american robin, hummingbird, tulips, whooping crane, Seasons, gray whale, science
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1st - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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