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California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences: Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Look at pictures of some well known mountain ranges and read about the habitats, climate, plants and animals that are found on them. There is a link for additional information about the cold aeolian zone.
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Cartage: Mangrove Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough resource lists the features that all mangrove trees have in common, the types of organisms we may find in a mangrove community, and the three most common mangrove trees.
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Cartage: Salt Marsh Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a thorough examination of salt marshes and the grasses, plant species, and animal species that inhabit these areas.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Meet the Microenvironments

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the Great Salt Lake's islands, rivers, and man-made structures that define several diverse microenvironments.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Ite: Learning Ideas and Outcomes: Subject Focus

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This extensive lesson plan uses the painting 'A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning' as a starting point to learning in science. Students will use the work by Reubens to learn about a variety of animals and their habitats.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Nest Boxes, a.k.a Birdhouses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the importance of bird house boxes in backyard habitats.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Birds: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what citizen scientists can do to provide appropriate habitats for native birds.
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US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Why Worry About Wetland?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Help learners understand the functions and values of wetlands through these multiple intelligences learning activities. The site also includes information about the wetland habitats, commercial values, water quality, and erosion control.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The 6 Chief Levels of Organization in Ecology

For Students 5th - 8th
Describes six levels of organization in the biological world - individual species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.
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Cartage: Nonvascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Evolutionary history, reproduction, habitats, energy acquisition, division and more.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Reading Plants: Vocabulary [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 5th
A one-page glossary of words that might be used by elementary students when learning about plants and their habitats.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Ecology Lab

For Students 3rd - 8th
Create the parameters of your own ecosystem by choosing which producers and consumers live there. Visualize how the food web operates and species populations change. This simulator mimics the food web within a typical ecosystem and gives...
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University of California

University of California Berkeley: Ecosystem Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
A simulator reviewing over the concepts of ecosystem equilibrium.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Biome in a Baggie

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. [3:24]
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US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Ecosystems in Delicate Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learning activities to investigate how organisms interact in a functioning ecosystem. Students will explore the role organisms play in food chains and preserving biodiversity in ecosystems. Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem is featured...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Bat Houses

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how providing bat houses can be beneficial to a habaitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Making Mud

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how mud puddles in a backyard ecosystem make for a welcome habitat for many species.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Cats in the Wildlife Garden: Can They Have Cake and Catio Too?

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network offers one solution to having an indoor or outdoor cat- a cat patio, or catio.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Installing Cover Boards for Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to provide a cover board for reptiles who generally prefer drier conditions.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Turtles: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how a common backyard habitat can become a welcome habitat site for turtles.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Lake Shorelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Become a citizen scientist, and find out how to turn a shoreline landscape into a bird haven.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Don't Be an Ecological Trap

For Students 9th - 10th
With the help of some economics metaphors, Habitat Network delves into the scary-sounding "ecological trap" and helps bring it to light.

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