Browse results: Organisms and Their Environments
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Be a BeeStudents learn about the importance of the honey bee and other animals to the production of foods that are closely linked to human survival. |
5-6 |
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Bringing Up BirdyThis lesson from Nature uses the eagle to model universal avian life stages. |
2-3 |
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Effects of Environmental ChangeStudents investigate what might happen to plants and animals if their environment changes. |
3-5 |
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Endangered RelationshipsThis lesson uses videos from Nature’s "Crash: A Tale of Two Species" to explore the interrelationship between the horseshoe crab and a small migratory bird called the red knot. |
5-8 |
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Exploring PlantsIn this media-rich lesson, students observe plant growth by watching a time-lapse video and by growing their own seeds. They identify the conditions seeds need to germinate and consider the role that fruits play in seed dispersal. |
K-2 |
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Extreme LivingUsing cards that show extremophiles and some of Earth’s extreme environments, students match a microbe to an extreme environment in which it could live. |
1-6 |
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How Do Plants Get Energy?Students investigate the process of photosynthesis. |
3-5 |
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Living Life as a PlantIn this media-rich lesson, students investigate how plants respond to their environment. They also explore adaptations, such as how some plants are adapted to life in the desert and why some plants trap and digest insects. |
3-5 |
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Living vs. NonlivingStudents explore the characteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things. |
K-5 |
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Managing Your Energy BudgetAn Ecological Footprint Assessment |
6-12 |
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Mushroom PrintsStudents will be amateur mycologists--collecting and analyzing various mushrooms in this lesson based on the Science Friday segment Stalking Wild Mushrooms. |
6-8 |
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The Needs of Living ThingsStudents learn what animals and plants need to survive, how their habitats support these needs, and how organisms can change their environment. |
K-5 |
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Plant Life CyclesStudents explore the cycles of plant life and compare them with those of animals. |
K-5 |
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Producers, Consumers, DecomposersStudents learn how energy flow ties together the organisms in an ecosystem. |
3-5 |
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Understanding Air: Climate Change and Modeling Combustion with LEGO® BricksIn this lesson, students learn about the components of air and the chemical reactions that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. They model combustion using LEGO bricks, and explore the connection between carbon dioxide, climate change, and environmental health. |
5-8 |
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Understanding Air: Air Pollution and Modeling Pollutants with LEGO® BricksIn this lesson, students learn about the chemical reactions that release various pollutants into the atmosphere and what happens when pollutants in the air are exposed to sunlight. They model incomplete combustion using LEGO bricks, and explore the connection between air quality and environmental health. |
5-8 |
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What Is Life?In this lesson, students observe a number of objects, make a list of life’s characteristics, and develop a working definition of being alive. |
1-6 |
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Where Creatures LiveStudents explore several biomes, the challenges each presents to its inhabitants, and the adaptations that allow plants and animals to live successfully in that environment. |
3-5 |
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