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Habitat Adaptation Matchup
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In this activity, learners work in small groups to match various marine animals with their different environments.

Invent an Insect
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In this creative activity, learners will find out what makes an insect an insect by studying examples of insect adaptations and by examining why there are so many different types of insects.
Coincidental Colonization
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In this game of chance, learners will discover how organisms colonized the Galápagos Islands, experiencing how chance plays a role in the successful dispersal of species to new areas.

Mapping Mockingbirds
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This lesson plan revolves around studying the speciation of the Galápagos mockingbirds, which are on display at the California Academy of Sciences.

Invent an Insect
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In this creative activity, learners will find out what makes an insect an insect by studying examples of insect adaptations and by examining why there are so many different types of insects.
Composting: A Scientific Investigation
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In this activity, learners conduct a scientific investigation involving decomposition and discover that the life cycle of trash is affected by its organic or inorganic nature.

Go Bug!
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By playing a card game similar to "Go Fish," but based on the stages of metamorphosis, learners will be able to see how insects change in form as they grow and will consider the advantages of undergoi

Fish forms
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In this activity, learners create a three-dimensional sculpture while examining the characteristics of fish.

Build a Coral Polyp
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In this activity, learners build one or more edible coral polyps and place them together to form a colony.

Make your own Antelope Horns!
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In this craft activity, learners will explore the structure and purpose of antelope horns by constructing their own headband using toilet paper rolls and yarn.

Sustainable Fishing
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In this activity, learners use a model for how fishing affects marine life populations, and will construct explanations for one of the reasons why fish populations are declining.
Build a Borneo Glider
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So
Fish Family Identification
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In this game, students will become familiar with fish shapes, learn that fish within a given taxonomic family have similar body shapes, and discuss how different body shapes enable fish to survive in

Conservation Island
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In this lesson, learners will understand the concepts behind endangered and extinct animals and develop their own conservation plan to save three endangered species.
Fish Prints
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In this hands-on art activity, learners will study and identify features of the external anatomy of a fish.
Parts of an Antelope
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In this matching activity, learners play a game where they match words to the corresponding body parts of an antelope's basic anatomy.

Sustainable Grazing
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In this activity, learners investigate the food, water, and space needs of common livestock animals.

Fraction Penguin
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In this craft activity, learners will recognize, name, and compare the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 by constructing a penguin out of portions of paper circles.