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Standard 6.L.4A.1

6.L.4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to support claims that living organisms

Grade(s): 6

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Bats, Bats, Facts and Myths | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

There are many myths about the bat species that are simply not true. Some people think that bats are bloodsucking vampires or that they are flying, blind mice that get stuck in your hair. Project...

Field Cricket Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 6, 7

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket finds a cricket stuck in a spider web. Cricket rescues the insect and names her Charlene. Students will use the adventures of Cricket...

Coyote Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 6

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

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

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...

Butterflies at Riverbanks Zoo | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In their new exhibit at Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden, butterflies are the “jewels of the sky.” A cloth-covered display lets in sun and rain, but doesn’t let the butterflies out. The plants in...

Meeting Big Backyard Monsters | Project Discovery Revisited

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The creatures at the South Carolina State Museum are big monsters found in your backyard. Because the bugs are much larger than the actual insects, details, as seen from the perspective of their prey...