Life Science Activities, Lessons and Projects

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Dinosaur Drawings Grades: K-6th
Objectives: Development of fine and gross motor skills and incorporating nature with art in order to have a better perspective and understanding.
Materials Needed: Sidewalk chalk, measuring tape (premeasured string for easier measuring), measurements of dinosaurs
Procedure: Use science or nature books to find out the measurements of a variety of dinosaurs. Have the children use the measuring tapes, string, and chalk to mark out the dimensions. The best area for this activity is on the blacktop (playground).
Submitted by: Jennifer

Bacterial Model Grades Middle School & Up
My model helps students learn each part of a bacterial cell and what that part's function is. Download the worksheet to walk your students through the process.
Submitted by: Jenny Keller - Cleveland, Texas

Bird Unit Grades Any
I have collected some great ideas for you to get your bird study "off the ground".

Digestion Simulation Grade 2
This fun and simple demonstration shows students how the stomach digests food. Have students work in groups of 2-3. Each group gets a quart size zip-lock bag (stomach), cracker and piece of banana (food), and a few drops of water (digestive juices). Seal the bag and take turns kneading the bag like your stomach does to your food. After a while the cracker and banana become a liquidy mixture. This gives kids a hand-on explanation of how solid food as they know it is not utilized by the body that way.
Submitted by: Charmoo123@email-removed

Insect Unit
Our complete Insects thematic unit.

Mammals Unit
Our complete Mammals thematic unit.

Penguins Unit
Our complete Penguin thematic unit.

Plants Unit
Our complete Plants thematic unit.

Reptiles & Amphibians Unit
Our complete Reptiles & Amphibians thematic unit.

Respiratory System Unit
Our complete thematic unit.

Animal Bytes
This site is sponsored by Sea World and is a good source for basic information on animals.

The Human Body Online
Find animations, graphics, and thousands of descriptive links.

Insectclopedia
Find great insect resources and information.

KidsWings Grades 3-10
A web site to help you and your students get the most out of your owl pellet dissection.

Monterey Bay Aquarium's E-Quarium
A virtual aquarium! Be sure to check out the "Creature Feature". Find great information on you favorite marine species.

Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project
Everybody loves hummingbirds, and these tiny feathered dynamos can be used to help anyone learn about science, math, geography, culture, or virtually any academic discipline. Operation RubyThroat is an award-winning cross-disciplinary project in which participants in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America collaborate to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus Colubris). This web-based project is open to all, but K-12 teachers and students especially are invited to participate. The Operation RubyThroat Web site--the most comprehensive one available about hummingbird natural history, banding, and research--is an outreach initiative of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History near York, South Carolina, USA.

Owl Cam
Follow up close and personal, the adventures of a pair of Northern Barred Owls in Eastern Massachusetts. For the past several years, as well as today, cameras have been set up around and in their nesting box.

Texas State Aquarium
The emphasis of this site is the education of children about marine life. They have online activities and games designed to assist in teaching.

The Virtual Body
Take a great guided tour through any part of your body. This is a GREAT site!

The Wild Ones - Endangered Animals and Wildlife Conservation
Learn about endangered animals and the people that are working to keep these animals from extinction by joining the Wild Ones network of over 20,000 teachers, students, and conservation biologists from all over the world.. You can also find articles written by teachers, students and biologists which describe the animals as well as their habits, habitats, threats to survival and preservation projects.

Wolves At Our Door Grades 3-5
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to wolves and their habitat. It will incorporate discussion of endangered species, adaptations and the re-introduction of wolves into areas of the United States. Students will also be exposed to Native American traditional stories about wolves and compare them to familiar wolf stories such as "Little Red Riding Hood" and Aesop's Fables.
Submitted by: Marsha Anson marshaz@email-removed

Your Gross and Cool Body
Follow Wendell the Worm on he takes you on an adventure to learn how the human body works. Find a Teacher's Center that contains lesson ideas and additional resources.

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