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Community Problem Solving
Learners use community problem solving to solve a littering problem in the community of San Carlos. Students use a Role Play Description to learn this process.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Sustainable Cities: Natural Solutions in Urban Design
A comprehensive resource probing students to consider how to design a sustainable city. Find instructional activity guides, activities, and a video to enrich study.
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Nature Works Everywhere: How Natural Areas Filter Water
By studying nature's filters, learners learn about the importance of water quality for human health and agriculture.[4 min, 6 sec] Includes lesson plan and student handouts.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Urban Trees
Understand how trees clean the air making it better for us to breathe. Check out a video and two lesson plans.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Where's the Beach? Protecting Coastlines From Erosion
Recognize resourceful and budget-friendly methods to help restore and protect coastlines. View the video and utilize the lesson plans.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Tips for Starting a School Garden
Find a useful guide to help start a school garden. Kids will dig the class project!
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Nature Works Everywhere: Native Habitat Garden Tip Sheet
All regions grow special plants naturally which attract specific creatures. This tip sheet will help guide planters to selecting native plants for an area.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Pollinator Garden Tip Sheet
Certain creatures help pollinate plants. This guide will help gardeners plant good pollinator plants.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Rain Garden Resources
Find some tips on how to plant a rain garden to help filter and absorb rain.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Fishing for a Future
Students explore sustainable fishing through a specific case study in Peru, which is home to one of the world's largest fisheries. [7 min, 34 sec] Includes lesson plan and student handouts.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Climate Change and the Role of Nature in Resilience
Students will examine the ways that humans have impacted Earth, and then determine how well their home state is prepared for the impacts of climate change. [6 min, 55 sec] Includes lesson plan and studnet handouts.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Garden Tip Sheets
Four tip sheets on how to grow a rain garden, a pollinator garden, a native habitat garden, and a school garden. Includes links to lots of resources.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Profiles: Bobcat
Short profile of the bobcat, a North American wildcat.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Profiles: Leopard
Short profile of the leopard, which, when solid black, is known as the black panther.