Living with Manatees

Students explore how living things interact with their environment. They research marine life that is studied by Mote Marine Laboratory. Students track sick and injured marine animals. They explore the red tide and the geography of Florida.

Do you live in Florida? Give your learners this fun word jumble! Different words associated with the state of Florida are included like Disney World, Crist, manatee, and Tampa. This could be used as a time-filler!

Pupils read the Gary Paulsen novel, Dog song, about wilderness survival, and research information about the Iditarod dogsled race. Students follow the sled race online each day and complete an Alaska scavenger hunt.

Middle schoolers discover why explorers left their homes to explore and how they played an important part in the discovery of the New World. Students create PowerPoint presentations of a specific explorer's journey and discoveries and...