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5A Diversity of Life #1
A great variety of kinds of living things can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group....
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For any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all....
5D Interdependence of Life #3
Organisms interact with one another in various ways besides providing food....
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Individuals of the same kind differ in their characteristics, and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing....
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Coral Reef Adventure Fun Zone
http://www.coralfilm.com/fun.html
Description
The “Memory Game” beginner is the best game for students of all ages to play unless there is a student who knows an unusual amount of information about coral reefs. In this case, that student can play the expert level where he/she will match the name or phrase with a picture.
To begin, students should click on the GO! icon on the “Memory Game” and then again on the GO! icon on the pop-up screen. The beginner version requires students to match alike pictures. Students should click on the images to find the matching pairs. As they click on an image and then click on another, the previous image goes away if it's not a match….so students need to remember where they clicked on each image.
Once students find a matching pair, they need to click on one image and then click on its matching image to keep the matching pair on the screen. Students should continue this process until all the images are found. On the bottom left of this screen there is a “Move” counter that keeps track of how many times students click on an image. If students want to try again to achieve a better score, then they can start the game over on a new screen. As noted below, there are other games that would be suitable for playing after students learn more about coral reefs.
Using the Resource
The information on this site correlates well with topics taught in biology, specifically those about living organisms in the ocean. This resource can be used to widen students’ knowledge about various plants and animals that live in coral reefs. Have students do a research paper and a poster board presentation about a topic regarding the coral reefs. Either you or the students (depending on the grade level) can go to the top of the Coral Reef Adventure page and click on “Learning About Reefs” and then select any of the top four options to get ideas of what to research. If students select the topic, have them get your approval first before they begin the research project. For the poster board presentation, have students use drawings or pictures, diagrams, and/or charts. Once the students have done their research project, there are several other games on this site they would probably enjoy playing on their own time.
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Created : 11/13/2007 |