Symbiosis - Symbiotic Relationships PowerPoint. Colorful graphics and animated slides explain the differences between the three types of symbiotic relationships that exist in ecosystems: commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism. Nice addition to your ecology unit. Easy to understand terms.- HappyEdugator

Earth Day Word Search Puzzle. Earth Day Word Search has 19 vocabulary words, including earth, April, conservation, biodegradable, ecology, environment, reduce, reuse, and recycle, and more. A fun spring activity and a useful time filler for use after state testing. - HappyEdugator

Human Body Systems Study Guide. A set of seven handouts for the study of different human body systems. Includes handouts on the nervous system, the digestive system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, muscular and skeletal system, the integumentary system, and the immune system. Use this resource as a supplemental study guide for your unit. - HappyEdugator

Polar Bears - Fun Facts About Polar Bears PowerPoint. Polar bear facts including information on polar bear size, adaptations, what polar bears eat, cubs, global warming, the environment, etc. Informational text for reading practice. Animated clips make it more engaging to young readers. Includes three activities! Activity 1 - Read Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear? By Eric Carle. Click on the sound icons and identify the everyday sound. Name the sound and draw a picture. Activity 2 - Discuss camouflage. Find multicolored toothpicks thrown in the grass...why is it harder to find the green ones? Activity 3 - True False facts about the polar bear. The last slide has book suggestions for further reading for literacy and math development, such as Polar Bears Past Bedtime. Fun to use around the Christmas season or during the winter months! - HappyEdugator

Organelles Graphic Organizer - Cell Theory Graphic Organizer for Organelles. A blank web graphic organizer for students to fill out when taking notes on organelles and cell theory. It can be used with my PowerPoint presentation on organelles. - HappyEdugator

The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit and Resources. Rainforest activities go with the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. 24 pages includes features of the rainforest, useful websites, art projects, vocabulary, main idea and summarizing activity and graphic organizer, fun facts about the kapok tree, rainforest animals, how can I save the rainforest sheet, chocalate cocoa recipe, math activity, science activity making a terrarium, geography sheet, layers of the rainforest, why rainforests are important and why they are being destroyed, along with a rainforest word search puzzle. Good for Earth Day, too. Cover page includes a bookmark "Reading About the Rainforest." - HappyEdugator

Owls - Fun Facts About Owls PowerPoint. All about owls! Facts about the life of an owl; covers various species. Use in science to discuss owl pellets and owl behaviors. Informational text for reading practice. Build background knowledge for reading books with owls, like "Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen or "Hoot" by Carl Hiassen. Use to introduce an owl unit of study to engage students. Good for any owl theme. 17 slides. - HappyEdugator

Penguins - Fun Facts About Penguins PowerPoint. All about penguins...are you using a penguin theme in your classroom? Need to read more nonfiction? Informational text for reading practice. Learn about penguins this winter! Fun facts about the life of a penguin...a study of different kinds of penguins, which can be used to introduce a unit on penguins to engage students and grab their attention. Good for building background knowledge for reading books with penguins, like Mr. Popper's Penguins, Tacky the Penguin, or Penguin Chick. Fun to use during the Christmas season or in the winter months. Editable for classroom use. 18 slides with animated graphics. - HappyEdugator Content Alert - Includes a slide on the African penguin, also called the "Jackass" penguin because it sounds like a donkey. Some classes may giggle just a bit too much, so it is editable if you wish to edit it out. :)