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Standard 7.EC.5A.1

7.EC.5A.1 Develop and use models to describe the characteristics of the levels of organization within ecosystems (including species, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes).

Grade(s): 7

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Adding Lyrics

Lesson

Grades: 7

This lesson builds upon students' music composition skills by having them follow steps they have previously used, and then go one step further by adding lyrics. The objective is to have students...

Understanding Ecosystems with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 7

Cricket, the main character in Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, moves into a treehouse in the woods to find her mother’s “bird room” before her mother returns. The book can be used to teach students...

Rabbit Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 7

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket finds a clue stating that she should “look like a rabbit”. Cricket later realizes that the clue means she should see the world from a...

Animal Migration with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 7

Students will demonstrate understanding of animal migration patterns by using the book Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe.

Shores & Sea Creatures | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

The southeastern coast of the United States is dotted with many barrier islands -- long narrow strips of land that protect the salt marsh behind them and the land itself. In South Carolina, one of...

Research Vessel Palmetto, Part 2 | Project Discovery Revisited

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

A marine artificial reef is an added substrate positioned on a flat, featureless, sandy ocean bottom. The reef is totally natural, with the exception of the structure on which it grows. Natural reefs...

Research Vessel Palmetto, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

The research vessel Palmetto is the largest ship operated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. It is used to monitor offshore marine fisheries in South Carolina, Georgia, North...

S.C. Aquarium, Part 2 | Project Discovery Revisited

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Food preparation for the many animals at the aquarium takes time. The songbirds eat different foods than the predatory birds. Some of the foods eaten by the birds include apples, peas, meal, carrots...

S.C. Aquarium, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The South Carolina Aquarium, located in Charleston, South Carolina, is an impressive place to visit. Operated by a nonprofit organization, the aquarium is 40th in size and fifth in biodiversity. A...