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American Museum of Natural History

Wonderful World of Wasps

For Students 6th - 12th
Shockingly, wasps sometimes challenge lions as the king of predators! Learners explore the life of a wasp in an interactive online lesson. They read about the characteristics of wasps and then complete activities to learn about their lives.
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Annenberg Foundation

Geometry 3D Shapes: 3D Shapes

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Explore vocabulary related to three-dimensional shapes. An instructional website describes the characteristics of different geometric solids. Learners can use an interactive component to view nets, faces, vertices, and edges of common...
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American Museum of Natural History

Journey to the Stars

For Students 6th - 12th
Fifteen detailed pictures and informative captions delve deep into the exploration of stars—their life cycle and importance in the universe. 
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Digital History

Digital History: The Life Cycle of a Slave [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from these slave and ex-slave narratives to find out what the life of a slave was like through all stages of life--childhood, marriage, and old age. See the heartbreak of mothers being separated from their children, and...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Cycles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a large collection of resources on cycles of nature and the Earth. There is a constant exchange of the elements between air, earth, water, plants, and animals. Most biological processes wind up back where they started. These...
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Other

American Chemistry Council: Plastics: Lifecycle of a Plastic Product

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the background on the applications of the plastics industry. General in nature, but a good look at where plastic is in your life. Gives solid factual information.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Ciclo De Vida De Los Arboles De Manzana

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Spanish information about the life cycle of apple trees, as well as a variety of other Spanish-language information about apples.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life Stages Cards: Frog, Butterfly, and Dragonfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
All animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this document undergo one of the most dramatic developmental processes known, metamorphosis. See if you can place the developmental stages in their proper order.
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University of California

Regents of the University of California: Amphibia Web

For Students 9th - 10th
AmphibiaWeb, a site inspired by global amphibian declines, is an online system that allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation. This site is filled with amphibian facts, a glossary of terms, species numbers,...
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Cycles Around You

For Students 5th - 8th
There are many cycles occurring in all of the Earth's organisms, including the Earth itself. This brief page highlights some of those cycles, making readers aware of how many cycles there are, big and small.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed website that was a companion to a 1995 traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian. Links to lesson plans and other educational materials are at the bottom of the page. Enter the exhibition to explore the world of the ocean.
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Other

Kiddyhouse: All About Frogs for Kids and Teachers

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from Kiddyhouse provides a plethora of information on frogs. Topics include what a frog is, where frogs live, life cycle of frogs and much more. Offers links to additional sites and activities on frogs.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: The Fascinating World of Jellies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the mysterious jellyfish blooms that have occurred in the world's oceans. Because the resulting alteration to the marine food web has had devastating effects, researchers grow and study jellyfish at the Monterey aquarium....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Scent of an Alewife

For Students 3rd - 8th
This video segment from NOVA: "Sea Behind the Dunes" tracks the return of spawning alewife fish from the open ocean back to the freshwater streams and ponds where they were born. [3:34]
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NASA

Nasa: Spitzer Science Center: Story of Stellar Birth

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "Story of Stellar Birth" this site examines specific details of an image displaying the apparent life cycles of young stars in the Cepheus constellation.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: A Decade of Discovery

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look back at a decade of discovery concerning the Hubble from the HubbleSite. Site contains links to a portfolio of pictures, a quicktime video as well as the vault of discovery.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Migration of the Monarch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. [4:39]
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Pond Life Animal Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.
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Other

Center for Global Environmental Education: A Thousand Friends of Frogs

For Students 3rd - 8th
An in-depth site about the world of frogs. The site includes teacher, student, science, and research sections. There are plenty of facts and activities.
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NOAA

Noaa: Research: The Water Cycle

For Students 4th - 6th
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Research provides a student document with real life examples and explanations of the water cycle. Students then create, observe, and anaylze their own.
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First World War

Life in the Trenches

For Students 9th - 10th
An engrossing narrative of the horrid day to day life amid rats and frogs and uncertainty in the trenches of World War I.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: What Is Water?

For Students 3rd - 6th
This comprehensive article provides information about the physical properties of water, the importance of water as an Earth material, the processes and cycles that water undergoes on Earth, its importance to life on Earth, and why we...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Indigenous Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Indigenous Geography helps you develop key understandings on nine different dimensions as they relate to six Native communities located in the Western Hemisphere. Learn about the creation stories, place boundaries and landmarks, calendar...
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Other

The Amazing World of Science With Mr. Green: Introduction to the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher website provides a comprehensive lesson unit on the structure of Earth's atmosphere and how it sustains and impacts life on Earth and its ecosystems. Includes labeled diagrams, student worksheets, a slideshow, flashcards,...

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