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Standard 6.L.4A

6.L.4A Life is the quality that differentiates living things (organisms) from nonliving objects or those that were once living. All organisms are made up of cells, need food and water, a way to dispose of waste, and an environment in which they can liv...

Grade(s): 6

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Bottlenose Dolphin | What's Wild

Video

In this edition of What's Wild, we're traveling to one of South Carolina's barrier islands and observing rare feeding techniques of resident bottlenose dolphins ?. Also, we'll be taking a look at...
Classification of Organisms
Classification of Organisms

Lesson

Students will create their own hierarchical taxonomic structure used to classify organisms. They will create their own mnemonic device to help remember the order of the structure. Students will design...

Coyote Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
Coyote Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket sometimes hears coyotes howling in the woods. Students will use the novel as a starting point for learning more about a coyote’s howl...

Snakes, Snakes, Snakes | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

When the Museum of York County had a special exhibit on snakes, the Project Discovery crew visited the exhibit with naturalist Rudy Mancke of PBS’s NatureScene. There are many myths about snakes, most...