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1. Simplifying sentences
...implifying sentences Homepage Updated 12 May 2003, 15.24 More InfoBORDER=0 Learning aims Identify the key words in sentences. Get kids to write Develop and use precis skills. reports for this TeachersEngland: KS2 website! Introduction Citizenship/PSHE Read through with the class the story relevance Otters returning to English rivers. UK Click here to read the story UKGoodbye to cheap designer clothes Explain that, as a class, they will attempt to reduce the sentences to as short a length possible but they will ensure that they will still make sense. AnimalsOtters A suggested briefer version is below:...

2. Endangered ecosystems- Brazilian river otters/Ecology/Middle School
Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ Endangered ecosystems- Brazilian river otters/Ecology/Middle School Description Gain an understanding of how ecosystems sustain wildlife. This is one lesson within a unit. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 12.A.3 12.B.3 KRSP Knowledge: The student will explain their question/answer session with the on-line interactive bulletin board. The student wi...

3. A Raft of Sea Otters
A Raft of Sea Otters Across the Curriculum: Literature, Geography, Writing & Art Essential Element III: Physical Systems Geography Standard 8: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface Grade Level: Primary "Sea otters are a keystone species in our waters because of their predation on...

4. Bao Quach
...fur is still oily? The animal triedto eat more to keep up body heat, but died of hypothermia. c.- the fur is clean, but there are peanuts left? The otter spent much ofits time grooming rather than eating. It didn't have enough food to turninto energy and still died of hypothermia. -How many student otters in our class survived? How many dies? -Make a bar graph. -Could the oil have been removed from the fur without using the cleaningsupplies? Was it difficult for student otters to eat all that was neededwhile trying to clean the fur? -Why is oil such a life-threatening problem for sea otters? B.- Why...

5. ESD 112 History Programs Lesson Plan: Ft. Vancouver the fur trade: A skin for a skin
...s used as a standard of trade? 2. What things do you think were considered in determining the value of a trade item? 3. When, if ever, do you think tariffs would be changed? why? 4. Why would the tariffs be decreased? Increased? Activity 2-Story problems: 1. A Chinook Indian brought in 2 small land otters. Does it have enough to trade for a blue duffle? What are the trade possibilities using these pelts? 2. To obtain 1 3-point green blanket, how many large beavers would be needed in trade? How many small land otters would be needed? How many small beavers would be needed? 3. List possible trade pelts...

6. The Community Discovered - Sunflowers, The Circle of Life
...resents. URL: http://www.horizon.nmsu.edu/garden/welcome.html This is an excellent site that is full of activities in the CD Special four seasons - each season of the year is represented with Special Interest Groups some great activities to explore the season and plants. Interest Groups Yellowstone Otters. URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/otters/html/intro.html Special focus on Meet playful, rambunctious otters of Yellowstone National subjects such as Park and learn about their life Cycles and how they survive Posters, Latino punishing Wyoming winters. Art, Storytelling, National Museum of America...

7. Activity: Earth Science
...it was dipped into the oil? Begin a discussion on how an animal's fur acts as insulation. Ask students if they have ever been caught in the rain in a wool sweater. Did they get cold? Were they wearing other layers of clothes that kept them warm? Contrast the insulation that seals have (blubber) and otters don't (no excess body fat). What difference does that make when their coat becomes oil- soaked?

8. ESD 112 History Programs Lesson Plan: Ft. Vancouver the fur trade: A skin for a skin
...hat things do you think were considered in determining the value of a trade item? 3. When, if ever, do you think tariffs would be changed? why? 4. Why would the tariffs be decreased? Increased? Terry Clifford/Leslie Carmel-Porras/Activity 2-Story Problem: 1. A Chinook Indian brought in 2 small land otters. Does it have enough to trade for a blue duffle? What are the trade possibilities using these pelts? 2. To obtain 1 3-point green blanket, how many large beavers would be needed in trade? How many small land otters would be needed? How many small beavers would be needed? 3. List possible trade pelts...

9. Desert/Ocean Habitat
...up. Are there any obvious gaps in your planning information? If so, look back in the zoobook for answers. Maybe another class literature/resource book could answer that question on your animal. Day 4: 1. Have each group fill out a questionnaire form for the other groups. "What do you know about sea otters? What would you like us to answer for you? What do you know about dolphins? What would you like us to answer for you?" Each group fills out seven forms... one for each of the other groups. 2. Collect the forms on your animal from the other groups. Do they know much about your animal? Do they think t...

10. Energy - Fisheries Activities - Lesson Activities - Educators - OceanWorld
...Some ocean researchers believe this is connected with the demise in numbers of the Orange Roughy (fish). Penguins are increasing to a point of excess in some areas. This is probably due to an abundance in krill that some ocean researchers say is due to a decrease in seal and whale populations. Sea otters (which are keystone species) are missing off the Alaskan Peninsula. When scientists investigated they found the change in otter population was part of a long cascade of events. How is the otter dilemma linked to the Pollock (fish) population and whales? Questions that come to mind: Clearly there is...