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Pbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies ActivityPbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies Activity
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3rd - 8th
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Pbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies

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Identify places in a typical room where "creepy crawlies" like dust mites, ants, lice and silverfish might live. Then check out places on the human body that dust mites may inhabit, and learn about the disease and other problems dust mites can cause.

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allergies, parasites, mites

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dust mites, infestation, lice, silverfish, nova, pbs

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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Lesson Plan

Needs of Living Things: Post-Assessment

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Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan

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Handout

Pbs Learning Media: Creepy Crawlies

PBS
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Odyssey of Life" Web site explores the often unwitting relationship we share with the billions of "creepy crawlies" that reside in our bodies and in our homes.
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Lesson Plan

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Website

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Instructional Video

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