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Archaeobotany
Students will use pictures of seeds, an activity sheet, and a graph to identify seven seeds and the conditions in which they grow. They will also infer ancient plant use by interpreting archaeobotanical samples and determine changing plant use by Native North Carolinians by interpreting a graph of seed frequency over time.
Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5, 8)
Decomposition
Students will observe decomposition in a pile of grass clippings and in a compost heap over time.
Author: Monica Dubbs
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Ecosystem problem solving
Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals to creatively solve problems.
Author: Kelley Turner
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Animal adaptations
Students participate in classroom discussions about animals.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)
Antarctica: A cold desert ecosystem
Students will construct a rough map of Antarctic ecosystems and explore relationships among the creatures that populate them.
Provider: National Geographic
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Bird beaks
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore the relationship between a bird's beak and its ability to find food and survive in a given environment.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)
Changing with the tide
Students will learn about and act out the functions of the salt marsh habitat.
Provider: National Geographic
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Cicada emergence
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, biologist Keith Clay explains how periodical cicadas know when to emerge.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: Web resource
Did you say spiders?
Students work cooperatively using response journals and online resources to inquire into the world of spiders, gather information about various types of spiders, and create a multimedia project about one particular type of spider.
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Folktales and ecology: Animals and humans in cooperation and conflict
Students study relationships between humans and animals in folktales in order to highlight issues concerning ecology and the environment.
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)
The geography of ascent
Students will explore what it would be like to climb one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent. They will become familiar with the world's biomes and learn that biomes change not only with latitude but also with elevation.
Provider: National Geographic
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Introducing biodiversity
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students use online resources to identify the basic components necessary for biodiversity and the critical and countless benefits of habitats, as well as the serious present and future threats to their ongoing existence.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
Killer windows
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study of migratory bird deaths conducted by Field Museum scientists.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: Web resource
Life in a drop of pond water
In this Science NetLinks lesson, the second in a two-part series on microorganisms, students observe microscopic organisms found in pond water using a hand lens, 30x magnification, and 100x magnification.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Mark Twain's cave
Students will learn about the cave described in Mark Twain's famous novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. They will read a passage from the book and learn about how the cave has been used throughout history, using the Internet to learn about the science of the real cave.
Provider: National Geographic
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Owls: Top of a food chain
This lesson will serve as visual proof that owls eat rodents and use this energy to survive. Owls excrete the parts of the rodent that they are unable to digest, leading students to infer that they are recycled in the soil. Using commercial owl pellets, students can try to identify the type of rodent eaten by the owl.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Paperbag paleontology
Cornell Paleontologist John Chiment enlists the aid of younger school children in sorting through materials collected at a dig site and, in the process, demonstrates that anyone can “do science.”
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: Web resource
Poison ivy
This lesson focuses on plant defense mechanisms, helping students gain a greater understanding of poison ivy's chemical defenses.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: Web resource
Pond life
Students investigate familiar and unfamiliar ecosystems using Internet resources. They explore how various organisms satisfy their needs within their environments and study the kinds of relationships that exist between organisms within an environment.
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)
Prairie-chicken pageant
Students will study the habits of prairie-chickens and learn about what is being done to save them and to conserve the areas in which they live.
Provider: National Geographic
Format: lesson plan (grade 5)

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