Lesson Plans

Planet Earth

Grades: Middle School

Subject Area: Science, Ecology

Made Possible By: BBC Video

Take your students on an amazing worldwide journey to explore the diversity of animal life with this study guide to the 11-part documentary series, Planet Earth. Students learn how animals have adapted to the many different habitats that support life on Earth and take a field trip to investigate animal life in a local micro-habitat such as their own backyard, then research an endangered species to raise awareness of the need to preserve biodiversity on our planet.

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Planet Earth

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Complete Program
Complete Program
Student Activity Sheets
Student Activity Sheets
Visit the Planet Earth Website
Visit the Planet Earth Website