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Title: The Rainforest Alliance
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The Rainforest Alliance helps people of all ages to understand the role that each one of us plays in biodiversity conservation. These pages provide kids and teachers with the information they need to understand fundamental environmental issues in order to help protect our planet. We invite you to use these education resources and join our efforts in connecting children to conservation.
Standard(s): [S1] (0) 8: Identify features of Earth as landmasses or bodies of water. [S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. [S1] (1) 9: Identify ways to conserve Earth’s resources. [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (3) 10: Determine habitat conditions that support plant growth and survival. [S1] (3) 13: Describe ways to sustain natural resources, including recycling, reusing, conserving, and protecting the environment. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 7: Describe geological features of Earth, including bodies of water, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves, plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, and ice caps. [S1] (5) 9: Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems. [S1] (6) 7: Describe Earth’s biomes.
The Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainfores...
The Rainforest Alliance helps people of all ages to understand the role that each one of us plays in biodiversity conservation. These pages provide kids and teachers with the information they need to understand fundamental environmental issues in order to help protect our planet. We invite you to use these education resources and join our efforts in connecting children to conservation.
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Title: Classifying Animals
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Lesson about how animals are classified by locomotion and covering.
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Classifying Animals
http://www.everythin...
Lesson about how animals are classified by locomotion and covering.
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Title: Ecosystems
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Lesson plans of activities in ecosystems(animals and how the environment affects them)and recycle.
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Ecosystems
http://gk-12.osu.edu...
Lesson plans of activities in ecosystems(animals and how the environment affects them)and recycle.
Podcasts
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Title: National Geographic Videos
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This website has a variety of FREE National Geographic videos on animals, natural disasters, nature, space, history, and more.
Standard(s): [T1] S&F (0) 9: Describe ways people celebrate their diverse cultural heritages. [S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. [S1] (1) 7: Identify components of Earth’s surface, including soil, rocks, and water. [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. [S1] (2) 10: Identify the impact of weather on agriculture, recreation, the economy, and society. [S1] (3) 12: Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time. [S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.
National Geographic Videos
http://video.nationa...
This website has a variety of FREE National Geographic videos on animals, natural disasters, nature, space, history, and more.
Informational Materials
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Title: The Rainforest Alliance
Description:
The Rainforest Alliance helps people of all ages to understand the role that each one of us plays in biodiversity conservation. These pages provide kids and teachers with the information they need to understand fundamental environmental issues in order to help protect our planet. We invite you to use these education resources and join our efforts in connecting children to conservation.
Standard(s): [S1] (0) 8: Identify features of Earth as landmasses or bodies of water. [S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. [S1] (1) 9: Identify ways to conserve Earth’s resources. [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (3) 10: Determine habitat conditions that support plant growth and survival. [S1] (3) 13: Describe ways to sustain natural resources, including recycling, reusing, conserving, and protecting the environment. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 7: Describe geological features of Earth, including bodies of water, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves, plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, and ice caps. [S1] (5) 9: Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems. [S1] (6) 7: Describe Earth’s biomes.
The Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainfores...
The Rainforest Alliance helps people of all ages to understand the role that each one of us plays in biodiversity conservation. These pages provide kids and teachers with the information they need to understand fundamental environmental issues in order to help protect our planet. We invite you to use these education resources and join our efforts in connecting children to conservation.
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Title: Kid Zone
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Information about the monarch butterfly
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (7) 4: Describe organisms in the six-kingdom classification system by their characteristics.
Kid Zone
http://www.kidzone.w...
Information about the monarch butterfly
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Title: Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint
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This PowerPoint explains Camouflage and Mimicry.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint
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This PowerPoint explains Camouflage and Mimicry.
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Title: Kid Zone - Animal Classes
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Introduction to animal classes.
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 6: Classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates and as endotherms or ectotherms. [S1] (7) 4: Describe organisms in the six-kingdom classification system by their characteristics.
Kid Zone - Animal Classes
http://www.kidzone.w...
Introduction to animal classes.
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Title: List/Pictures of animals that hibernate
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This site tells about hibernation and shows pictures(drawings) of animals which hibernate.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (3) 8: Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 6: Classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates and as endotherms or ectotherms.
List/Pictures of animals that hibernate
http://www.enchanted...
This site tells about hibernation and shows pictures(drawings) of animals which hibernate.
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Title: Utah Education Network - Animal Adaptations
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Information and additional websites on animal adaptations
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Utah Education Network - Animal Adaptations
http://www.uen.org/u...
Information and additional websites on animal adaptations
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Title: Plants and the Environment
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This site explains the role of plants in the environment.
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Plants and the Environment
http://library.think...
This site explains the role of plants in the environment.
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Title: How plant and animals help each other
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This page will help students understand how many plants depend on animals for pollination and seed dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food .
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
How plant and animals help each other
http://schools.bcsd....
This page will help students understand how many plants depend on animals for pollination and seed dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food .
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Title: Food Chain
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This is a web site with several links to different types of food chains. The links include informative sites as well as interactive games.
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (5) 9: Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems.
Food Chain
http://www.picadome....
This is a web site with several links to different types of food chains. The links include informative sites as well as interactive games.
Interactives/Games
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Title: 4-H Virtual Farm: Aquaculture
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Virtual Website - great resource for aquaculture!
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (5) 9: Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems.
4-H Virtual Farm: Aquaculture
http://www.ext.vt.ed...
Virtual Website - great resource for aquaculture!
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Title: Bio Bob's Biodiversity Game
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Wow! This one is so much fun! Learn about how to adapt and change in each environment.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] BIO (9-12) 12: Describe protective adaptations of animals, including mimicry, camouflage, beak type, migration, and hibernation. [S1] AQU (9-12) 6: Describe adaptations that allow organisms to exist in specific aquatic environments. [S1] ZOO (9-12) 7: Explain how species adapt to changing environments to enhance survival and reproductive success, including changes in structure, behavior, or physiology.
Bio Bob's Biodiversity Game
http://www.rigb.org/...
Wow! This one is so much fun! Learn about how to adapt and change in each environment.
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Title: Adaptations-Bird Beaks
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Interactive worksheet on bird beaks and printable worksheet. Great pictures!
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Adaptations-Bird Beaks
http://www.vtaide.co...
Interactive worksheet on bird beaks and printable worksheet. Great pictures!
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Title: Harcourt School - Food Webs
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Interactive site on food webs
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Harcourt School - Food Webs
http://www.harcourts...
Interactive site on food webs
Learning Activities
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Title: Bio Bob's Biodiversity Game
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Wow! This one is so much fun! Learn about how to adapt and change in each environment.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] BIO (9-12) 12: Describe protective adaptations of animals, including mimicry, camouflage, beak type, migration, and hibernation. [S1] AQU (9-12) 6: Describe adaptations that allow organisms to exist in specific aquatic environments. [S1] ZOO (9-12) 7: Explain how species adapt to changing environments to enhance survival and reproductive success, including changes in structure, behavior, or physiology.
Bio Bob's Biodiversity Game
http://www.rigb.org/...
Wow! This one is so much fun! Learn about how to adapt and change in each environment.
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Title: Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint
Description:
This PowerPoint explains Camouflage and Mimicry.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint
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This PowerPoint explains Camouflage and Mimicry.
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Title: List/Pictures of animals that hibernate
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This site tells about hibernation and shows pictures(drawings) of animals which hibernate.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (3) 8: Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 6: Classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates and as endotherms or ectotherms.
List/Pictures of animals that hibernate
http://www.enchanted...
This site tells about hibernation and shows pictures(drawings) of animals which hibernate.
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Title: How plant and animals help each other
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This page will help students understand how many plants depend on animals for pollination and seed dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food .
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
How plant and animals help each other
http://schools.bcsd....
This page will help students understand how many plants depend on animals for pollination and seed dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food .
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Title: Animal Adaptations
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Worksheet-functions of animal adaptations. Great pictures!
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Animal Adaptations
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Worksheet-functions of animal adaptations. Great pictures!
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Title: Adaptations-Bird Beaks
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Interactive worksheet on bird beaks and printable worksheet. Great pictures!
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Adaptations-Bird Beaks
http://www.vtaide.co...
Interactive worksheet on bird beaks and printable worksheet. Great pictures!
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Title: Harcourt School - Food Webs
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Interactive site on food webs
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Harcourt School - Food Webs
http://www.harcourts...
Interactive site on food webs
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Title: Teacher Vision - Animal Adaptations
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Printable activity, lesson plan, etc. on beak adaptations
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Teacher Vision - Animal Adaptations
http://www.teachervi...
Printable activity, lesson plan, etc. on beak adaptations
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Title: Everything ESL - Animal Classification
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Chart for classifying animals, including body coverings
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 8: Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 6: Classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates and as endotherms or ectotherms.
Everything ESL - Animal Classification
http://everythingesl...
Chart for classifying animals, including body coverings
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Title: Food Chain
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This is a web site with several links to different types of food chains. The links include informative sites as well as interactive games.
Standard(s): [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (5) 9: Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems.
Food Chain
http://www.picadome....
This is a web site with several links to different types of food chains. The links include informative sites as well as interactive games.
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Title: Ecosystems
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Lesson plans of activities in ecosystems(animals and how the environment affects them)and recycle.
Standard(s): [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Ecosystems
http://gk-12.osu.edu...
Lesson plans of activities in ecosystems(animals and how the environment affects them)and recycle.
Teacher Tools
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Title: The Rainforest Alliance
Description:
The Rainforest Alliance helps people of all ages to understand the role that each one of us plays in biodiversity conservation. These pages provide kids and teachers with the information they need to understand fundamental environmental issues in order to help protect our planet. We invite you to use these education resources and join our efforts in connecting children to conservation.
Standard(s): [S1] (0) 8: Identify features of Earth as landmasses or bodies of water. [S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. [S1] (1) 9: Identify ways to conserve Earth’s resources. [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. [S1] (3) 7: Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. [S1] (3) 10: Determine habitat conditions that support plant growth and survival. [S1] (3) 13: Describe ways to sustain natural resources, including recycling, reusing, conserving, and protecting the environment. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (4) 7: Describe geological features of Earth, including bodies of water, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves, plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, and ice caps. [S1] (5) 9: Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems. [S1] (6) 7: Describe Earth’s biomes.
The Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainfores...
The Rainforest Alliance helps people of all ages to understand the role that each one of us plays in biodiversity conservation. These pages provide kids and teachers with the information they need to understand fundamental environmental issues in order to help protect our planet. We invite you to use these education resources and join our efforts in connecting children to conservation.
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Title: National Geographic Videos
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This website has a variety of FREE National Geographic videos on animals, natural disasters, nature, space, history, and more.
Standard(s): [T1] S&F (0) 9: Describe ways people celebrate their diverse cultural heritages. [S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. [S1] (1) 7: Identify components of Earth’s surface, including soil, rocks, and water. [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. [S1] (2) 10: Identify the impact of weather on agriculture, recreation, the economy, and society. [S1] (3) 12: Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals. [S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time. [S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.
National Geographic Videos
http://video.nationa...
This website has a variety of FREE National Geographic videos on animals, natural disasters, nature, space, history, and more.
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Title: Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint
Description:
This PowerPoint explains Camouflage and Mimicry.
Standard(s): [S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering [S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
Camouflage and Mimicry PowerPoint
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This PowerPoint explains Camouflage and Mimicry.
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