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Acid in water

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Abstract:: Plants and animals that live in water create some amount of acid in the water. The carbon dioxide that plants and animals release into the water makes the water acidic and unsafe for living organisms. This is why the water of captive aquatic animals and plants must be changed often.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Water , Plants and Forests
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

Animal Behavior, Fall 2001

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Abstract:: This course will sample the broad diversity of animal behavior and the behavioral adaptation of animals to the environments in which they live. This will include discussion of both field observations and controlled laboratory experiments. Particular emphasis will be placed on the comparison of behavior within an evolutionary framework, animal cognition, and on the genetic, neural, and hormonal mechanisms underlying behavior.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: MIT OpenCourseWare

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Animal Coverings

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Abstract:: It takes a thick skin to withstand the hardships that life has to offer. This collection of images shows a variety of animals, each with a slightly different type of protective covering.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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Animal Defenses: Gecko

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Abstract:: Animals such as some geckos, lizards, and salamanders can shed their tails to escape a predatory attack. This process is called autotomy. The missing tail eventually grows back.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal Defenses: Zebra

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Abstract:: Zebras generally stay in herds together. Zebras standing together may tend to look like one very large animal to predators. Also, predatory attacks send the zebras running in every direction. The stripes could confuse the attacker as to which animal it is chasing after, leaving it without any food in the end.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal Studies: Fish

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Abstract:: Fish are vertebrates, meaning they have a skeletal system to support their bodies. All fish live underwater. Fish have gills to help them breathe underwater and fins to help them swim. Most fish are cold-blooded, meaning their body temperature is regulated by the surrounding water temperature.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal Studies: Leech

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Abstract:: One reason why leeches are considered to be annelids is because they have segmented bodies. Leeches suck blood from animals to get food. They release an anesthetic into the animal they are feeding on so that the animal doesn't realize they are feeding on them.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal Studies: Turtle

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Abstract:: This turtle has a back full of green, mossy algae. When the turtle is stationary in the water, it can camouflage itself to look like a moss-covered rock.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal camouflage

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Abstract:: Some animals are capable of concealing themselves against their surroundings. The patterns, colors, or behaviors they show that help them accomplish this are called camouflage.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal hole

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Abstract:: Many animals (gophers, squirrels, rabbits, etc) dig holes to escape predators and for shelter against harsh environmental conditions, such as intense sunlight.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal marks and trails

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Abstract:: Items in nature, such as twigs and leaves, can show bite and chew marks where animals have been eating off of plants. Animals make trails by traveling over the same area several times to get to a destination.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Animal tracks

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Abstract:: If an animal track is fork-shaped, it was probably made by a bird. If the track shows four or five toes and is paw-shaped, it was probably made by a mammal. There are many other tracks that different animals make.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Annelids

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Abstract:: Annelids are segmented animals. They have soft bodies and no legs. They usually move by crawling.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Applying pesticides

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Abstract:: Fertilizer is one way to provide crops with the nutrients they need. Pesticides can also be applied to crops to keep them healthy and free of insects. However, applying too much fertilizer or pesticide protection could harm the environment and organisms.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Plants and Forests , Industrial and Agricultural Impacts
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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Arachnids: Tick

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Abstract:: One reason why ticks are considered to be arachnids is because they do not have antennae like insects do. Ticks suck blood from animals and are sometimes difficult to remove from the host's skin.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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The Benefits of Biodiversity

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Abstract:: First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents possess, such as fur color, body size, heat tolerance, and running speed. Next they use coin tossing to determine the traits a mouse pup born to these parents possesses. These physical features are then compared to features that would be most adaptive in several different environmental conditions. Finally, students consider what would happen to the mouse offspring if those environmental conditions were to change: which mice would be most likely to survive and produce the next generation?

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: TeachEngineering

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Bighorn sheep running away in Lower Snake River District of Idaho

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Abstract:: Many times, an animal's only defense is speed and running away from predators.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

Birds' Bills

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Abstract:: Students compare and contrast birds' bills and compare them to household items.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Pedagogy in Action (SERC)

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Birds' beaks: a special adaptation

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Abstract:: The size and shape of a bird's beak is telling of its diet. Bird's beaks are special adaptations to get food and vary according to if the bird eats plants, animals, or seeds.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Animals and Insects
Collection:: Video and Image Data Access

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The Botanical Garden - A Tool to Teach systematics, Physiology and a Lot More

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Abstract:: The UBC Botanical Garden will be used to demonstrate the wide range of possibilities for teaching using materials that are available in situ or freshly collected. An exercise in general systematics will use materials from the British Columbia Native Garden; the uses of plants as chemical sources will be examined with materials from the Physick Garden; the diversity of morphology will be examined using plants from the Food Garden; environmental and physiological adaptations will be seen in the Alpine Garden plants.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Plants and Forests
Collection:: Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)

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