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Education Center Presentations

Kinder: Animal Wrappers distinguishes between fish, reptiles, birds and mammals based on skin.
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1st Grade: Animal Coverings looks at different types of animal coverings (scales, feathers and fur) and the purpose each serves.
2nd Grade: Many Mammals describes characteristics specific to mammals and how mammals depend on other organisms.
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Beautiful Birds examines characteristics specific to birds and how birds depend on other organisms.
3rd Grade: Habitats are Homes discusses what makes a habitat a home and how animals modify their environment to meet their needs.
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Creature Characteristics shows ways different organisms adapt to survive.
4th Grade: World's Wide Web explores food webs and how living organisms are interdependent.
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Alien Invaders Introduced species, shows the difference between native, introduced and invasive species.
5th Grade: It's My Job Here exploring different animal niches in the environment.
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Tools for the Job Adaptations for survival.
6th Grade: What's for Dinner? explores structure and function of various adaptations including teeth and claws, with special emphasis on traits common to predators and prey.
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Everybody Needs a Home explains the elements of a successful habitat and how animals adapt or modify their environment to survive.
7th Grade: Ecosystem Rescue discusses the components of an ecosystem and how ecosystems react to natural and unnatural changes.
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Adapt to Survive explores various adaptations and how they develop.
8th Grade: SOS examines why animals are disappearing and how zoos and other organizations are working to protect species.
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Help! My environment is changing looks at different environmental changes and how animals cope with these changes.
High School: Adaptations in Biomes explores biomes and how animals adapt in different ways to different habitats.
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Interactions discusses the relationships among different organisms and how these relationships are important to maintain an ecosystem.
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