Harward Center

This powerpoint (along with the two accompanying documents) teaches students about the dangers that face koalas in urban areas, and details an interactive activity to help the students learn and get engaged with the topic.

This activity involves a powerpoint with information on deforestation including a short video, and a game of jeopardy with questions on deforestation.

This activity teaches students about the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. Through a “fishy fishy cross my ocean” style activity, students explore the current threats facing right whales, and what conservationists can do to help.

This 5 minute video, and accompanying worksheet, will illustrate the effects of wolf disappearance and subsequent wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park. The resulting changes in relationships of species within this ecosystem are illustrated.

This presentation is a way for teachers to teach visual thinking strategies, and to utilize a peer-to-peer approach through a book reading and activities.

This is an interactive activity that asks elementary children to share how to make a food that represents their culture. It is meant to facilitate multi-racial interactions. Along with a powerpoint, there is a 5.5 minute read-aloud and a 1.25 minute demonstration.

The PDF document attached includes all the resources and instructions needed to play a board game based based on the Next Generation Science Standards for 5th graders in Astronomy. The game can be printed and assembled anywhere, and the video that is attached shows how to build it and a demo of the game.

This 3.5 minute video describes sea sponges, how they survive and an overview of the research done on the water flow.

This 3.5 minute video gives an overview of the sea sponge, with focus on its unique physiology and longevity as a species on Earth.

This 12 minute virtual children’s book describes the regenerative capability of sponges and is designed to familiarize young children with the concepts of resilience and adaptation.