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1. Manatee Protection
...lans by month Lesson Plans by subject Curriculum connections: Zoology After students read the CNNfyi.com article "Manatee numbers up, but injuries persist" ask the following questions: 1. Who is Maya Dougherty? What organization does she work for? According to Dougherty, what evidence suggests that manatees are still an endangered species? What natural and human forces threaten the manatee's existance? 2. Why is the U.S. federal government planning to designate 16 manatee refuges and sanctuaries? Why is this a contentious issue? How do boating and fishing organizations feel about providing further prot...

2. Writing and Research with a Manatee Theme
...ee Theme Click Here! Grade Level(s): 3-5 By: Stephanie, k-5 resource teacher + + Grade Levels This two week multidisciplinary unit incorporates technology, research methods, and written expression through Preschool creative writing activities and friendly letters all Grades K-2 through the theme of manatees. Grades 3-5 Middle School Materials: High School Access to internet and printer Notebook paper + + Pencils + + Roll paper (for hallway display) Subject Areas Friendly Letter example or format Arts & Crafts Plan: Health Language Arts Unit Lesson Plans Learning Centers Lesson One - Familiarize student...

3. Living with Manatees
...eekly Lesson Class of the Week Individual NIE Calendar Recess Sign up to receive The Business Enquirer in your Contact classroom NIE Sponsors Paid Order Form Pet Idol 2007! Grade Level: 3-6 Subject: Social Studies/Multidisciplinary Lesson for January 9, 2001 SPECIAL LESSONS For Teachers Living with Manatees Saving manateesWith winter in full swing, most animals are handling the cold RECENT LESSONS weather conditions as they do every year and as their species has for hundreds of years. Some animals hibernate and some migrate to warmer NIE Weekly Lesson Plans regions, while others are well-adapted to the...

4. Journey North Manatee Spring 2002
...orth Report Your Sightings Report Your Ask the Expert Sightings How to Use Journey North How to Use Journey North Search Journey North Search Journey North JNorth Home Page How to Track Manatee Migration Migration Updates Manatee Map Migration Facts About Challenge Lessons, Questions Activities and Manatees Information Copyright 2002 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form

5. Travel Plans Travel Plans
...mation about animal migration. What to Do 1. Organize students into small groups. Ask each group to choose an animal that migrates each spring and fall. You might offer students a list of animals from which to choose; examples include lesser long-nosed bats, hawks, bald eagles, monarch butterflies, manatees, humpback whales, and hummingbirds. 2. Tell each group to research their chosen animal's migratory habits. They can use an online source or encyclopedias or other reference books to do their research. 3. Have students create a map showing their animal's migration route and report their findings to t...

6. Dugongs and Elephants - Cousins?
...g: Have students look at the picture of a dugong in National Geographic's Sulu-Sulawesi Seas interactive map. (Click "Begin" and then scroll over the map to find the link to the dugong picture.) Ask the students if they have ever seen an animal that looks like this. They might have seen pictures of manatees, which are relatives of the dugong that live in the Caribbean and off the coast of the southeastern United States. Have students go to this dugong fact sheet and scroll down to see the map of the dugong's geographic range. Ask them to name the continents where they could travel to see dugongs. Devel...

7. Lesson 3 - Amazing Seaworld Animals
...students exlore and find this information. I have found this to be the most rewarding method of teaching. I have put hyperlinks to each animal but this does not exclude the use of Net Search if the student chooses to do so. Those Amazing Seaworld Animals: Beluga Whales Bottlenose Dolphins Gorillas Manatees Polar Bears Killer Whales Walruses This lesson was created by Robin Adams.

8. Scavenger Hunt
..._ (28.8 or 56.K) please choose Slow. _ Contact Us _ _ _ Step Three: Students will view selected film clips: _ Standard Film Clips: Bottled Sunshine...A Juicy Story Confederate Veterans Convention Daytona 500 Disney: Yesterday and Tomorrow Rev C.K. Steele Ross Allen Reptile Institute Silent Sirens: Manatees In Peril Their Game is Golf Vice President Johnson at National Governor's Conference _ Advanced Film Clips: Apalachicola Daytona 500 Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee Interviews With Leroy Collins For "Great Floridians" President Kennedy at Democratic Fundraiser Rev C.K. Steele...

9. Hinterland Who's Who - Monitor Marine Migrants
...ta include the Canadian Wildlife Service (www.qc.ec.gc.ca/faune/sauvagine/html/harlequin_duck.html), WhaleNet ( whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html), Journey North (www.learner.org/jnorth), and the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (www.cccturtle.org). These sites track the odysseys of everything from manatees to marine turtles, from whooping cranes to harlequin ducks. Students can also contribute authentic data, based on actual sightings of migratory species, to some of these Web sites. Privacy Statement Copyright Notice Terms and Conditions Back to top Credits Copyright 2008 Canadian Wildlife Service &...

10. Animal Adaption to Environment Lesson Plan
...d hunt at night. They get all the water needs met from the other animal they eat. View Slide Show Video: ? Video of a sand cat River, Swamps and Lakes Animals like dolphins, otters, seal, platypus live in these areas. Although not common, even large animals like the hippopotamus, some antelopes and manatees live in the swampy water areas. The important questions to ask are How does the animal move in water. What are the features that Hippopotamus help it to move in water? How does it breathe in water? Even large animals like Hippopotamus are adapted to spend most of their time in water. The Hippo has:...