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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Rock Walls and Piles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to use rocks and other features to maximize growth in a garden.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Rain Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
Get some tips and strategies to create a sustainable rain garden.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: On an Abandoned Lot

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some simple things that will improve the composition of plants on vacant, urban lots.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: At a Community Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to make a sustainable plot as part of a community garden.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Container Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to maximize the wildlife in a small space by planting a container garden.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about different birds' food preferences, and how those affect their habitats.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Coastal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about coastal habitats, and how to help support nesting shorebirds.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Bog Wetlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why bogs are one of the most unique and fascinating types of wetlands in North America.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Bioswales for Stormwater Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to bring life, diversity, and usefulness to something as common as a drainage ditch.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: On a Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the effect that agricultural advancement has had on bird diversity in those environments.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Snags: Nature's Apartment Complexes

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why the sometimes hazardous or untidy dead trees are actually quite important to wildlife.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Making 'Messy' Look Good

For Students 9th - 10th
Get some tips and tricks on making a landscape not only beautiful but ecologically relevant.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Desert Cacti: Fruit Producing "Trees"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Project Wild: Aquatic Times [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teach students to be more aware of issues surrounding aquatic animals and their habitats. Includes lesson, extension activities, and evaluation ideas.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Marine Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The marine environment is unique and requires technologies that can use sound to gather information since there is little light underwater. The seafloor is characterized using underwater sound and acoustical systems. Current...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Life Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This unit covers the processes of photosynthesis, extinction, biomimicry and bioremediation. In the first lesson on photosynthesis, students learn how engineers use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model of a complex...
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Warthogs

For Students 3rd - 5th
"Many scientists believe there are two species of warthogs." Learn all about warthogs in this multi-media site. Video and audio clips as well as other web links make this a great site for student research projects.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Mountain Gorillas

For Students 3rd - 8th
A nice multi-media National Geographic site with video and audio clips about mountain gorillas. Fun facts about the gorillas include information ideal for research projects.
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Penguin Science

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through January) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Arctic Animal Robot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create four-legged walking robots and measure how far they travel across different types of surfaces. They design and create "shoes" to add to the robots' feet and observe the effect of their modifications on the net distance...
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Hippopotamus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Multi-media National Geographic site includes video and audio clips about hippopotamuses. Fun facts are great for students doing research projects and you can send a postcard to a friend.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Orcas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Orcas, more commonly known as killer whales, are featured on this multimedia site. These video clips, audio clips, photographs and facts will be very beneficial to students doing research projects.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Giant Panda

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students doing research projects on panda bears. Can find many resources such as facts, images, and video and audio clips.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research in an...

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