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Individual lesson plans
  • Birds and Evolution  Grades 9-12, Evolution of birds from reptiles and how they are thought to be related to dinosaurs, many extension activities. Interesting.
  • Birds and Their Songs  Grades 5-10, Why do birds learn songs, how do they learn them, many extension activities, Newton’s Apple site. Great. (Alternative access: click here)
  • Frogs and the Ecosystem  Grade 6-8, Frogs value to ecosystem, adaptations to environment.
  • Insects and Pollination  Grades 6-8, Insect communication, and function of mouthparts related to flowers they pollinate or food they consume. Good for showing how structure is related to function in the animal/plant kingdoms.
  • Predator and Prey Relationships  Grades 5-8, Predator prey relationships with birds and animals, related to PBS series with many supplementary resources available like videos, other lesson plans, books etc.
  • Snakes  Grades 6-8, Adaptations by snakes to live in a variety of habitats, dispels myths about snakes, shows the wide diversity of snakes.

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