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1. Atlanta Botanical Garden: Kids & Schools - Educator Resources - Understanding Amphibians
...tour: Guided Tour: Roots, Fruits and Trees Guided Tour: Plant Diversity Guided Tour: Plants Around the World Also see our Plant Profiles for little-known facts about popular plants! What is an Amphibian? Amphibians are a diverse and exciting class of animals that include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. The term Amphibian comes from the Greek word amphibious. Amphi means ?both? and bios means ?life?. Those names refer to the two lives that many amphibians live ? one in water during their larval stage and the other on land during their adult stage. The life cycle of Amphibians begins...

2. Magnetic Field Activities
...o a coherent qualitative understanding of magnetic fields. The student will understand the direction and magnitude content of vector representations. The teacher will use a Socratic approach and guided learning methods. Project Ideas: Magnetoreceptors in animals Magnetism and bacteria Magnetism and newts Overview of animals and magnetism, especially migration Lobsters, turtles, and mollusks Rainbow trout: Walker, Michael M., Carol E. Diebel, Cordula V. Haugh, Patricia M. Pankhurst, and John C. Montgomery, 1997. "Structure and function of the vertebrate magnetic sense," Nature 390, 371. This article...

3. Teaching Kit: Lesson 3 | CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
...l; feces and urine normal) Vaccinated and treated for enteric parasites Birds Healthy (eye, ears, skin, coat appear normal; cloacal specimen normal) Bred domestically (not wild-caught) Risky Pets/Animals Reptiles, including lizards, snakes, turtles, and tortoises Amphibians, including frogs, toads, newts and salamanders Puppies and kittens Baby chicks and ducklings Farm animals Any animals that have clinical signs of sustained diarrhea Suggested Script Each of you has a "stick" pet from the first lesson. From what you just learned, take the pet and stick it under "Safe" or "Risky" on the board. Revi...

4. Character Map
...have a piece of cotton in it. · curious- interest in something or wonder about something · pounced- leaped or jumped · scurried- looking and moving in a fast motion back and forth · weeping willow- type of tree · hibernate- animals go some place warm to sleep through the winter. - bears - turtles - newts - frogs · Migrate- ducks, geese, some birds fly south for the winter. Activities: 1. Introduction by ?Turtle? puppet 2. Read story What Newt Could Do for Turtle 3. Go over vocabulary words on the board 4. Talk about Characters - Character are developed and understood by their actions. - How do you k...

5. Las Vegas Zoo Wildlife Adventures K-1
...to water to lay their eggs. Amphibians are cold-blooded. They are the same temperature as the environment. Amphibians need to use the heat from the sun to warm them up and they have to take cover in the shade to cool off. Have the students name some amphibians. (Possible responses are frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.) Reptiles Reptiles have scales and are rough and dry. The scales are made of hardened skin called keratin. Some reptiles have hard shells and lay hard eggs (usually). Have the students name some reptiles. (Possible responses are snakes, lizards, and turtles.) Reptiles are cold-bloo...

6. Decision_case
...tibiotics? Eat fish from Lake Superior, or the St. Louis River? Why or why not? How can scientific data help us to make decisions such as these? Under "Additional Resources," see the teacher's sample decision case Biomagnification." The stories of Peregrine Falcons, Food Chain Concentration of DDT, Newts, Cats, Wasps and Thatched Roofs in Borneo were used to invite students to investigate a biological problem. In addition, "Biology Problems Suggestions for Decision Cases," plus student ideas, were used to lead a discussion of possible topics of interest from which to choose. Students were encouraged...

7. Hinterland Who's Who - Home is Where There's Habitat
...ry Site Map Fran?ais Hinterland Who's Who Species Where They Things You Issues and For About Live Can Do Topics Educators Us For Educators: Home is Where There's Habitat Print version Send to a friend Home is Where There's Habitat Lesson Planning Guide Habitat is home, sweet home to everything from newts to narwhals. It means food, water, shelter, and space all arranged just the way plants and animals like them. If one of these vital elements is removed or tampered with, then species are forced to find other homes. Humans need exactly the same basic elements to survive. However, while we can control...

8. Climate Change North | What Effect Does Climate Have on Wildlife?
...Geography, English Language Arts Enrichment: Science, Northern Studies Time: 1?3 hours Setting: Classroom In a Nutshell In a Nutshell: Materials: Paper, pen, straight pins, scissors for cutting out icons or After students learn that climate change is affecting markers, classroom map everything from newts to polar bears, they research of the world habitat requirements for a local species and consider how climate change would affect it. They also consider whether changes in their own region are caused by climate change or by other human-caused factors. Skills: Reading comprehension, summarizing and ca...

9. Pond Ecology
...et shop. Some of the possible plants that you can purchase to put in your pond aquarium are Cabomba, Vallisneria, Anacharis, Nitella, Lemna, or Elodea. The animals that your class collected should be added to the aquarium next. Some of the animal life collected should include-pond snails, crayfish, newts, tadpoles, water insects. Small fishes should also be included, but you must be careful not to overcrowd the fish. One inch of fish (not including the tail) per gallon of water is a good rule to follow. If the students collected some of the smaller animals such as daphnias or water fleas, they shoul...