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1. The Great Kapok Tree: A Social Studies Lesson
...) 3. Make necktie-cards in advance or have students make the food web cards before the game is played. Reproduce the food web listed below. FIND MORE A Basic Rainforest Ecosystem + + + Kapok Tree + Tree Frogs + Boa Constrictor + Bee + Monkeys + Toucan, Macaw + Tree Porcupines + Jaguar + Anteaters + Sloths + Yanomamo Tribe Children Write a single web component on each card. When finished, punch a hole in the two top corners of each card and string a piece of yarn about two feet in length through the holes, tying a loop that can later be placed over the student's head. These cards will be worn by the s...
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2. BIOME: Mountains
...made from one or more types of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and/or ____________ . ( Answer: metamorphic ) 2. Mountains are called ___________ environments. ( Answer: alpine ) 3. Which of the following types of wildlife would NOT be found in a North American mountain environment? a) goats b) deer c) sloths d) bears ( Answer: c ) 4. Which of the following types of trees would NOT be found in a North American mountain environment? a) oak b) pine c) poplar d) date palm ( Answer: d ) Useful Internet Resources: National Council for Geographic Education http://www.ncge.org National Council for the Social St...
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3. Scientific Measurement Exercise
...do? They support the body and protect the spinal cord point out the large hole in each vertebra, through which the spinal cord passes. 3. Ask the students how many vertebrae you passed out (seven). See if anyone knows how many vertebrae they have in their necks (also seven). Except for manatees and sloths, all mammals have seven cervical vertebrae. We inherited this trait from our common ancestor. 4. Show the students cervical 7 from the base of the neck. Ask them how it is different from all the others (tall spine). 5. Turn over worksheets. 6. Draw a suspension bridge on the board (see example below...
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4. Living in a Tree
...ould leave many animals without homes. squirrel Facts: 1. Many animals have claws that grip to the trees. + Squirrels build their nests high up on the treetops, or in the tree's canopy. They have small claws on their feet that help them hold on to tree trunks and branches, even upside-down! sloth + Sloths also have claws. Their claws let them hang on tight to the trees for a long time. This is important because they move very slowly and spend most of their lives hanging upside-down from branches. + Iguanas spend much of their lives in the canopy, searching for food. They also have sharp claws that he...
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5. Tooth Detectives
...in fossil specimens 1. Show students casts or pictures of the skulls and jaws of fossil species; or give them a list of species to observe, if this exercise is conducted at a natural history museum with mounted specimens. Various types of fossil species might include sabre tooth cats, giant ground sloths, mammoths, oreodonts, and of course dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Apatosaurus ("Brontosaurus"), Deinonychus, or other available specimens. 2. Using the same procedures as in Session 1, students should examine fossil specimens and record their observations on Table 2. 3. Based on their knowled...
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6. Creature Seekers
...ee. Explain that they will be researching the history and existence of an animal from the International Society of Cryptozoology list of Unresolved Claims (http:// www.internationalsocietyofcryptozoology.org/Cryptids/Default.aspx ). Animals may include pumas in North America, giant anacondas, giant sloths, sea serpents, Mezozoic sauropod dinosaurs, Bigfoot or other reported animals on the list. Research will be used to create presentations for an exhibit on mysterious creatures. To guide their research, encourage students to take notes on anything they find interesting, and to answer the following qu...
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