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RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Animal Intel In this lesson, using video segments from Nature episode “A Murder of Crows,” students will explore different aspects of animal intelligence, with a focus on crows.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Bird Brained Using selected segments from the Nature episode “Ravens,” this lesson will explore some of the more commonly accepted indicators of animal intelligence as demonstrated by the raven, the most brainy of all birds.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Birds and the Beaks This Nature lesson explores different adaptations and variations in birds. It focuses on bird beaks, migratory patterns, and the ability of birds to co-exist with humans.	9-10	Lesson Plan
Breaking it Down - Weathering and Erosion This Nature lesson discusses the processes of weathering and erosion and how they work together to shape the earth’s landscape.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Bringing Up Birdy This lesson from Nature uses the eagle to model universal avian life stages.	2-3	Lesson Plan
Chain Reaction This inquiry-based Nature lesson plan will challenge students to design and conduct scientifically valid experiments to evaluate hypotheses regarding an animal’s expected behavior in response to changes in its environment.	9-11	Lesson Plan
Dare to Care for a Grizzly Bear Using the Nature episode “The Good, The Bad and the Grizzly,” students will be able to articulate the complex and competing perspectives on how to best handle the growing bear population, and they will investigate the factors contributing to the destabilization of the bear’s Yellowstone ecosystem.	9-11	Lesson Plan
Endangered Relationships This lesson uses videos from Nature’s "Crash: A Tale of Two Species" to explore the interrelationship between the horseshoe crab and a small migratory bird called the red knot.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot! In this Nature lesson, students will learn about different types of volcanoes, how and why they erupt and the physical impact of volcanic eruptions.	9-11	Lesson Plan
Helping and Harming: Human Impact on Salmon Populations In this lesson, students use segments from the Nature episode "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet" to explore ways in which humans have impacted salmon populations.	8-12	Lesson Plan
The Perfect Cow? This Nature lesson focuses on how and why humans have been so successful in selectively breeding cattle to suit human needs.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Performing Well Under Pressure In this Nature lesson, students will explore the characteristics of diamonds. They will begin building an understanding of their formative environment, the resulting crystal structures and the physical properties of earth materials.	9-11	Lesson Plan
Springs of Life In this lesson, students learn about how springs are formed and explore the Florida springs ecosystem, with particular focus on the manatees, fish, birds and alligators that live there. Students also learn about red tide and its threat to the life in the springs.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Symbiotic Strategies In this Nature lesson, students will investigate the many ways in which species that live in close proximity to each other might interact in an ecosystem.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Vibrant Volcanoes This lesson from the Nature film "Kilauea: Mountain of Fire" introduces students to plate tectonics, as well as volcanoes and the effects of volcanic activity.	2-4	Lesson Plan
You Can Die Here – Death Valley California This Nature lesson will help students to evaluate how the interactions of air, moisture, wind, and topography combine to create the extreme environment found in Death Valley, California.	8-10	Lesson Plan
You’re As Cold As Ice! In this Nature lesson, students learn how glaciers and glacial movement have affected the Earth through a series of Web interactives and hands-on activities.	9-12	Lesson Plan

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