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Springs of Life: Lesson Overview

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Springs of Life: Lesson Overview

This video-enhanced lesson uses the NATURE episode "Spring's Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth" to learn about and explore Florida's springs ecosystem with particular focus on the animal life that lives there.

May 18th, 2009 | 0 comments | 703 Views
(3 votes)
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Endangered Relationships: Lesson Overview

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Endangered Relationships: Lesson Overview

This video-enhanced lesson uses clips from the NATURE film "Crash: A Tale of Two Species" to explore the interrelationship between the horseshoe crab and a small migratory bird called the red knot. (Grades 5-8)

May 7th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,692 Views
(16 votes)
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Long Live the Sharks and Rays: Lesson Overview

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Long Live the Sharks and Rays: Lesson Overview

During this video-enhanced lesson, students will watch segments from the NATURE film “The Secret World of Sharks and Rays” and learn about adaptations that have helped sharks and rays survive. (Grades 5-8)

April 16th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,492 Views
(9 votes)
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The Loneliest Animals: Lesson Overview

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The Loneliest Animals: Lesson Overview

This lesson uses clips from NATURE's episode "The Loneliest Animals" to explore a variety of captive breeding programs. (Grades 5-8)

April 16th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,727 Views
(4 votes)
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From Wolf to Dog: Lesson Overview

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From Wolf to Dog: Lesson Overview

During this video-enhanced lesson, using clips from NATURE's "Dogs that Changed the World," students will learn that all dogs came from one ancestor- the wolf. (Grades 5-8)

April 16th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,342 Views
(5 votes)
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Man’s Best Friend: Lesson Overview

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Man’s Best Friend: Lesson Overview

During this video-enhanced lesson, students will learn about dogs' senses and how they compare to those of human smell and hearing. (Grades 5-8)

April 16th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,064 Views
(2 votes)
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Season’s Greetings: Lesson Overview

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Season’s Greetings: Lesson Overview

This video-enhanced lesson discusses the factors that cause the changes in Earth’s seasons. (Grades 5-8)

April 16th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,105 Views
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Giraffe Riff Raff: Lesson Overview

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Giraffe Riff Raff: Lesson Overview

This video enhanced lesson uses excerpts from the NATURE film “Tall Blondes” to illustrate the effects of wildlife conservation and relocation, using giraffes as an example. (Grades 5-8)

April 15th, 2009 | 0 comments | 798 Views
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Sizing up the Supersize Croc: Overview

Sizing up the Supersize Croc: Overview

In this lesson, students will examine the similarities between crocodiles and humans as they compare and contrast skeletal structure, height ratios and body parts

June 9th, 2008 | 0 comments | 3,063 Views
(8 votes)
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