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Mrs. Griffith in Nova Scotia

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Sunday, November 18

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My video conference

A 2nd Video conference with the second grade at Latin

A 2nd Video conference with the second grade at Latin
Take a look at Ms. Myers' fancy camera work (that's her desk and computer in the background) and me-LIVE from Nova Scotia-in the corner.

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More Useful Links

  • ARKive - images of life on Earth
  • Arctic Borderlands Ecological Co-op
  • Ask Dr. Global Change
  • Forests' Role in Climate Change
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  • The EPA Climate Change Kids Site
  • WildCRU - Links
  • Effects of Climate Change

Related Lessons

  • Caribou Population Model and Climate Change
  • Artic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op
  • The Greenhouse Effect (lesson and online quiz)
  • Climate Change--it's a gas!
  • The Greenhouse Effect in a jar
  • The Heat is on--a unit on Global Warming
  • "Changing Climate, Changing Animals" lesson
  • Make Your Own Greenhouse
  • Latitude and Longitude--which is which?
  • Introducing Biodiversity

Live From the Field Projects



Christina teaching us to spot "field signs"

Christina teaching us to spot "field signs"
Dr. Christina Buesching

Porcupine Bones

Porcupine Bones

Porcupine collarbone

Porcupine collarbone

Bear Paw

Bear Paw

Nova Scotia flag.......

Nova Scotia flag.......
.....aboard the cable ferry to Lunenburg

What time is it in Halifax, Nova Scotia?

Halifax

**What Is A Mammal?

Unique features:
1. Mammary glands (they produce milk)
2. Sweat glands
3. Covering of hair (replaced by scales on armadillos and whiskers on whales)
4. Claws, nails, hooves, and/or antlers
5. Jaws that move side-to-side
6. Ear structure that includes an inner and outer ear (amplifies sound)
7. Can breathe (lungs) and chew at the same time
8. Reproductive systems (eggs or pouches)
Important features:
1. Warm-blooded (birds are too!)
2. Highly developed brain
3. Specialized teeth (due to jaw)

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