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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta, Naturally

For Students 3rd - 8th
The province of Alberta is thoroughly examined in this website provided by the Heritage Community Foundation. Ecosystems, environmental issues, geology and natural regions are all topics addressed, through pictures, audio and an on-line...
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George Mason University

Chnm: Differences Among Colonial Regions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore the differences among the three colonial regions of New England, Mid-Atlantic/Middle, and the Southern colonies. In small groups for each region, students will observe and note details of pictures, maps, and...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Evolution: Natural Selection

For Students 3rd - 8th
The concept of interdependence in an ecosystem and its effect on the evolution of populations is further explored through a model of a dam. Students build a dam in the middle of the field, dividing the ecosystem in half to illustrate the...
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PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS article explains how Egypt, even though a desert region, was blessed with many natural resources.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Shaping the Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains maps and other information about the Ohio's topography. Great details about how glaciers played a key role in the formation of Ohio's land, the natural resources left behind, and the natural regions and their differences.
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Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Animals We Protect: Karner Blue Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the beauty of the Karner blue butterfly found in the Great Lakes region and the northeast United States.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ptarmigan

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Ptarmigan. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Penguins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that penguins can survive for more than 100 days without food or water? Discover more educational facts about these fascinating birds when you explore this site.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: The World of Penguins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Tufted Puffin. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Snowy Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Snowy Owl that also includes a picture and an extensive quote from the 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Muskox

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site takes a very brief look at the muskox as an arctic creature. Several photographs are also provided.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Antilocapra Americana Sonoriensis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the Sonoran pronghorn. Content includes information on this animal's geographic range, physical characteristics, natural history, economic importance for humans, and current conservation efforts.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Wyoming Ground Squirrel

For Students 4th - 8th
Wyoming Ground Squirrels are found in three separate regions of the western United States at elevations above 1,500 meters. Their geographic centers are in southwestern Montana, central and southwestern Wyoming, and southwestern Idaho,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Jaguar

For Students 4th - 8th
Once native to the southwestern United States, breeding populations of Jaguars no longer exist in the region, and populations in Central and South America have become very small. Only in parts of the Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Pallid Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
Common throughout its range, the pallid bat occurs in arid and semi-arid regions throughout northern Mexico and the western United States. Pallid bats eat beetles, grasshoppers, and moths, and they forage for slow-moving prey, such as...
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NSTATE

Netstate.com: The Geography of Arkansas

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick facts about the geography of Arkansas including land area, highest and lowest points, elevations, lakes, rivers, regions, and climate.
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Other

Fiarfield University: The Urbanization of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A focused look at urbanization in first and third world societies . Interesting charts compare urbanization trends in more vs. less developed regions of world.
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Prairies

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Prairies ecozone covers southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images include descriptions.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Causes and Effects of Hurricanes

For Students 4th - 8th
Discusses the causes of hurricanes and their effects on a region, including storm surges, heavy winds, precipitation, and possible tornadoes.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Coronado National Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Coronado National Memorial, found in Hereford, Arizona, is recognized by the National Park Services to remember the historical and cultural significance of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's Expedition in 1540-1542. The region also...
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Other

Marshall University: 1937 Flood: Huntington, West Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo collection of 1937 flood in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Other

Odyssey: Teacher Zone: Middle East: Israel/palestinian Territories Stay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This teaching unit is based upon a "teacher trek" to the area in 2000 and focuses on essential questions on the nature of conflict. Activities are offered to help students explore the religion, holidays and culture of this region....
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Government of Alberta

Alberta Environment: Focus on Wildlife Management [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes what wildlife management is, how information is gathered in order to make wildlife decisions, and some of the history of wildlife management in Alberta.

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