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Sound Charades
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In this game, learners create flash cards with an image on one side (of an animal, for example) and the sound that animal makes on the other.
Toad Abode: Creating a Home for a Backyard Toad
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In this activity about backyard habitats learners create a safe and toad-friendly environment near their own home.
African Arts
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In this two-day activity (on pages 16-22), learners use a process like that of the Yoruba people of Nigeria to create an African symbol on cloth.
Kelp Critters
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This marine biology activity (on pages 11-17) introduces learners to kelp (seaweed) forests that grow in the ocean and are home to many species of sea animals.
Take a Hike!: A Family Forest Walk
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In this family or group inquiry activity, learners use their senses to explore a local forest or woodland.
Paper Animals
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This resource contains ideas and brief instructions on how to build animals out of construction paper and other simple materials.
Fossils: Observing, Making and Learning
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In this activity, learners explore how casts of fossilized bones are created and used to learn about dinosaurs. Learners make observations, draw diagrams and share their findings.
There’s No Place Like Home!
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).
Leaves: Extracting Pigments
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In this fun, hands-on autumn activity, learners experiment to discover whether the colored substances in leaves can be separated from the leaves.
Invent an Animal
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In this outdoor activity and game, learners explore how animals adapt for survival through coloration, markings and camouflage.
The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 3
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In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.
Food Chains and Webs
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In this activity, learners investigate feeding relationships. Learners complete a food web and then make a mobile to represent a food chain.
Flower Powder
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In this outdoor activity, learners use artificial bees and paper models of flowers to find out how bees transfer pollen from one flower to another.
Lever Cowboy
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.
Calendarios para cualquier año
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Este Web site contiene links a 12 calendarios (12 meses). Cada mes contiene actividades sobre matemáticas.
Leaf Rubbings
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When was the last time you took a really close look at a leaf? In this activity, learners will use leaves and simple materials to make colorful leaf rubbings.
Seashell Journal
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In this activity, learners make homemade journals featuring seashell rubbings. First, learners transfer the texture of a seashell onto a piece of paper using a crayon.
My Insect
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In this activity, learners use information gathered from a variety of sources to design and make their own insect.
Destination Tidepool
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In this activity (page 7 of pdf), learners research tide pool ecosystems, and then create brochures that "advertise" these environments.
Mermaid's Purse
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In this activity (page 2 of pdf), learners craft a model of a skate egg case and come to understand that cartilaginous fish such as sharks and shakes employ reproductive strategies that differ from th