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Students will create an initial prediction of what is happening to the food source (plants) on the Serengeti over time.

As you complete your group’s assigned readings, complete the chart on the activity chart about what conclusions you draw about buffalo feeding patterns, as well as what you learn about other organisms’ feeding patterns and how their feeding patterns might affect buffalo populations.

Students learn about vitamins and the basic information about each of the common vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, and K). Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary and middle grade levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.

Three short, hands-on, in-class demos expand students' understand of energy. First, using peanuts and heat, students see how the human body burns food to make energy. Then, students create paper snake mobiles to explore how heat energy can cause motion. Finally, students determine the effect that heat energy from the sun (or a lamp) has on temperature by placing pans of water in different locations.

Learn what a pollinator is, and why they are important. Look at some pollinator examples and some pollinator plants, then try to create your own pollinator u...

Learn what a pollinator is, and why they are important. Look at some pollinator examples and some pollinator plants, then try to create your own pollinator using common household supplies.

Students learn about the digestive process and describes each major organ in the system. Text for this article is appropriate for the upper elementary levels. A Spanish version of the article and a read-aloud option are also provided on the site.

In one end… out the other! Getting ready for the holiday feast? How good is your metabolism this holiday season? Join us to find out how food affects different animals and why some grow faster than others.

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Types of eaters and digestive systems (30 sec): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=223
K.L.1 Elephant vs. Giraffe Digestion: https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=254
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 Ruminants (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=518
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 How Tarantulas eat (1 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=829
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 How birds eat (2 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1205
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 How reptiles eat/digest (2 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1328
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 Owl Pellets (2 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1433
5.L.1 & 7.L.1 Snake Digestion (5.5 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=2722

Animal Encounters:
1. Gwen the Chilean Rose Haired Tarantula (5 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=829
2. Terra the Barred Owl (10 min 40 sec): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=1748
3. Gryphon the Northern Pine Snake (11 min): https://youtu.be/3QQKdKG9VrA?t=2679

How many people do you plan dinner for? Try meal planning for 223 species and over 1300 total mouths! Join the Zoo EDventures team as we go behind the scenes and pull open the refrigerator door to share with you how we make specialized diets for all our animals!

I Scream We All Scream for the Science of Ice Cream. Let’s eat some science!!! Join us as we learn the science behind making ice cream.

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
3.P.2 How Salt Melts (2 min): https://youtu.be/zmap4xna5_o?t=112
3.P.2 How sugar keeps from freezing ice cream solid (42 sec): https://youtu.be/zmap4xna5_o?t=318