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Plant and Animal Interdependence

Plants and animals depend upon each other for survival. These model resources explain the importance of this delicate chain of life.

Format: bibliography/help

Numbered heads together

Numbered heads together is a cooperative strategy that offers an alternative to the competitive approach of whole-class question-answer, in which the teacher asks a question and then calls on one of the students with a raised hand. In the numbered heads together...

Format: article

By Heather Coffey.

Cooperation, trust, and interdependence

This activity involves two group initiatives designed to give students the opportunity to experience what it is like to depend on others for their safety. These initiatives will be used to explore trust, cooperation and interdependence while using problem-solving skills and effective communication.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Guidance)

By Laura Janson.

Animal Adaptations

Beaks to pry open food, spots to blend in with their habitat, and feathers that shed water are some examples of animal adaptations. We have compiled this sample of instructional resources on animal adaptations that can be found on LEARN NC

Format: bibliography/help

Alternatives to the animal report

In Rethinking Reports, page 2.1

Year after year, students are assigned an animal report, a factual report on a species of their choice. My son chose the Harpy Eagle for his third-grade animal report — and proceeded to re-submit that report with only slight modifications for years thereafter!...

By Melissa Thibault.

Great Smoky Mountains

Environmental educational programs instructed by National Park Rangers and classroom teachers for students in grades K-8.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Port Discover

Students will enjoy visiting this new hands-on science and health center which is geared to the pre-k to fifth grade curriculum.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Ecosystem problem solving

Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals to creatively solve problems.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)

By Kelley Turner.

Believe it or not! Reporting on amazing animals

In Rethinking Reports, page 2.3

A visual and oral presentation of an "animal report" can engage students' interest and develop their artistic and visual literacy skills.

By Melissa Thibault.

East Asian trading ships

Each student will work with a partner as an owner of an overseas shipping company with one cargo ship in East Asia. Students are given these instructions in the overview: In each Asian country that you travel to you will fill your cargo ship with items that you can buy from the list of exports. You will then try to sell these items when you travel to another country that is willing to import these commodities. The winner of the game is the company with the biggest profits at the end of the pretend 15 day time period. Good Luck!

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)

By Tami Kaiser Polge.

Cooperative learning

Cooperative learning is an instructional method in which students work together in small, heterogeneous groups to complete a problem, project, or other instructional goal, while teachers act as guides or facilitators. This method works to reinforce a student's...

Format: article

By Heather Coffey.

Global education as good pedagogy

A wide variety of teaching strategies and resources pass under the name of global education. This article provides strategies for evaluating global education and ensuring that it focuses on students' academic success.

By Suzanne Gulledge.

Animal research: A multimedia approach

Students will be working with a partner to research a favorite animal. They will be required to use a wide variety of resources which include multimedia software packages, the Internet, and various books. The students will be looking up general information about their animal, such as its habitat, place on the food chain, size, etc. Ultimately the students will be responsible for presenting the information they have gathered in some form of multimedia presentation. This activity is primarily student-oriented rather than teacher-oriented in that the students will be selecting what animals they want to research and what materials they want to use in creating their report. The teacher will give some basic requirements and guidelines to ensure that students are on task.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Science)

By Amy Edwards.

Focus on Planet Earth

LEARN NC has developed a resource guide of interactive websites, integrated lesson plans, idea-generating articles, and inspiring field trips to help you incorporate environmental themes in your classroom, school, and community.

Format: bibliography/help

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first inaugural address, 1933

Audio recording of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first inaugural address, delivered 4 March 1933.

Format: audio/speech

Science students get their hands dirty

Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.

Format: article/best practice

By Waverly Harrell.

All about life

A primary curriculum based around life and environmental science draws on children's natural curiosity to teach reading, math, and more.

By Myra Erexson.

Vietnam waterways: Ecology and conservation

In this interdisciplinary lesson for grades 6-8, students will examine the relationship between the physical environment and cultural characteristics of the Mekong River valley in Vietnam. Students will evaluate the current conditions of the Mekong River and suggest long-range solutions for improving, restoring, or preserving the quality of the river.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies)

By Edie McDowell.

Resources on the web

The fish trade

The purpose of this lesson is to examine the interdependence of global trade in the context of the economic and social aspects of fisheries and aquaculture. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Global breakfast

The purpose of this lesson is to look for evidence of global interdependence in the foods that we eat. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the concept of global interdependence by investigating the origins of the foods they eat. Students... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)

Provided by: Science Netlinks