LIFE SCIENCE LINKS FOR TEACHERS

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Kindergarten Butterflies

SECTION ONE: CHARACTERISTICS

Benchmark #1: Recognize characteristics that are simliar and different between organisms.

SECTION TWO: LIFE CYCLE

Benchmark #1: Describe how related plants and animals have simliar characteristics.

SECTION THREE: FOOD CHAIN

Benchmark#1: Describe the basic needs of living things.

Benchmark #1: Identify how some animals gather and store food, defend themselves, and find shelter.

School Garden for Butterflies

Images of Butterflies from

ENCHANTED LEARNING: BUTTERFLIES

Butterfly Units by Teachers

Teacher Background

Crafts

Language

Spanish Web pages

 

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Key for science links:
A = Activity
D = Illustration for teacher or students
TB = Teacher Background
SB = Student Background (adapt for students)
I = Interactive Web Site
L = List of Links to other sites
NEW = Link Added This School Year

First Grade Amphibians

SECTION ONE: CHARACTERISTICS

Benchmark #1: Recognize characteristics that are simliar and different between organisms.

SECTION TWO: HABITAT

Benchmark #1: Describe a habitat and the organisms that live there.

SECTION THREE: LIFE CYCLE

Benchmark #1: Describe how related plants and animals have simliar characteristics.

SECTION FOUR: FOOD CHAIN

Benchmark#1: Describe the basic needs of living things.

Benchmark #1: Identify how some animals gather and store food, defend themselves, and find shelter.

ENCHANTED LEARNING: AMPHIBIANS

L: Animal Bytes
L: Informational Sites
L: Interactive Sites
L: Printable Activities

Crafts

Language

Spanish Resources from the Zoo in Madrid

Spanish Resources

Very Capable Students

 

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Key for science links:
A = Activity
D = Illustration for teacher or students
TB = Teacher Background
SB = Student Background (adapt for students)
I = Interactive Web Site
L = List of Links to other sites
NEW = Link Added This School Year

Second Grade Birds

SECTION ONE: CHARACTERISTICS

Benchmark #1: Recognize characteristics that are simliar and different between organisms.

From the Natural History Museum:

From other web sites:

From Cornell University - sounds included!

Other common Northwest birds to note:

Birds in the program but not in the bird booklet:

SECTION TWO: HABITAT

Benchmark #1: Describe a habitat and the organisms that live there.

SECTION THREE: LIFE CYCLE

Benchmark #1: Describe how related plants and animals have simliar characteristics.

SECTION FOUR: FOOD CHAIN

Benchmark#1: Describe the basic needs of living things.

Benchmark #1: Identify how some animals gather and store food, defend themselves, and find shelter.

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Crafts

Language Arts Activities

Math

Snacks

Social Studies

Spanish Resources from the Zoo in Madrid

Very Capable Students

TB, SB: Animal Planet Birds

ENCHANTED LEARNING: BIRDS

The Life of Birds

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Key for science links:
A = Activity
D = Illustration for teacher or students
TB = Teacher Background
SB = Student Background (adapt for students)
I = Interactive Web Site
L = List of Links to other sites
NEW = Link Added This School Year

Third Grade Arthropods

SECTION ONE: CHARACTERISTICS

Benchmark #1: Recognize characteristics that are simliar and different between organisms.

SECTION TWO: HABITAT

Benchmark #1: Describe a habitat and the organisms that live there.

SECTION THREE: LIFE CYCLE

Benchmark #1: Describe how related plants and animals have simliar characteristics.

SECTION FOUR: FOOD CHAIN

Benchmark#1: Describe the basic needs of living things.

Benchmark #1: Identify how some animals gather and store food, defend themselves, and find shelter.

Ask an Expert

Crafts

Language Arts

Music

Snacks

Social Studies

Spanish Resources from the Zoo in Madrid

Spider Links from Oregon City School District
 
TB, SB: Animal Planets Insects
 
L: Insects Hotlist
 
ENCHANTED LEARNING: INSECTS

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Key for science links:
A = Activity
D = Illustration for teacher or students
TB = Teacher Background
SB = Student Background (adapt for students)
I = Interactive Web Site
L = List of Links to other sites
NEW = Link Added This School Year

Fourth Grade Marine Mammals

MARINE BIOLOGY: THE LIVING OCEANS

Whale Links from Oregon City School District

ENCHANTED LEARNING: WHALES

ENCHANTED LEARNING: OCEANS

SECTION ONE: CHARACTERISTICS

Benchmark #2: Group or classify organisms based on a variety of characteristics.

Whalesongs.org

Benchmark #2: Describe how adaptations help a species survive.

SECTION TWO: HABITAT

Benchmark #2: Describe the relationship between characteristics of specific habitats and the organisms that live there.

SECTION THREE: LIFE CYCLE

Benchmark #2: Describe the life cycle of an organism.

SECTION FOUR: FOOD CHAIN

Benchmark #2: Describe basic plant and animal structures and their functions.

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Crafts

Language Arts

Math

Music

Social Studies

Very Capable Students

TB, SB: Animal Planets Water Life
 

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Key for science links:
A = Activity
D = Illustration for teacher or students
TB = Teacher Background
SB = Student Background (adapt for students)
I = Interactive Web Site
L = List of Links to other sites
NEW = Link Added This School Year

Fifth Grade Mammals

SECTION ONE: CHARACTERISTICS

Benchmark #2: Group or classify organisms based on a variety of characteristics.

Benchmark #2: Describe how adaptations help a species survive.

TB, SB: From Animal Planet

From Kidsplanet

L: Animal Bytes

bcadventure.com

SECTION TWO: HABITAT

Benchmark #2: Describe the relationship between characteristics of specific habitats and the organisms that live there.

  • SB: