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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Microbial Life: Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps: Webquest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Tap into your students' imagination as they create a story to describe microbes. This WebQuest has students studying microbial diversity of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps. After their investigation, students will describe the physical...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Swamp Animal Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Brief overview of what a swamp is and then printouts of numerous animals that live in and around a swamp.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Western Swamp Tortoise

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to the facts about an endangered Australian tortoise called the Western Swamp Tortoise.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Dismal Swamp Canal

For Students 9th - 10th
Dismal Swamp Canal, believed to be the oldest existing excavated waterway in America, runs generally north and south for 22 miles between Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N.C. The canal connects the Elizabeth and Pasquotank Rivers,...
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Usfws: Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

For Students 9th - 10th
You can learn all about the flora and fauna of the great swamp. A great place to take students, scouts and family.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Swamp Rabbit

For Students 4th - 8th
The Swamp Rabbit is the largest North American cottontail, but has relatively short ears in proportion to its size. It forages for grasses, sedges, some tree seedlings, and other plants in marshy lowlands of the south-central United...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Reference: Habitats: Swamps and Wetlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the plants, animals, and other characteristics of some wetland ecosystems.
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BBC

Bbc: Tackling Nigeria's Violent Oil Swamps

For Students 9th - 10th
A May 2007 description of the violence that plagues the Niger delta region and the importance of this oil-rich but impoverished area to Nigeria's economy.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of four poems by Thomas Moore: "A Ballad: The Lake of the Dismal Swamp," "Lalla Rookh," "Oft, in the Stilly Night," and "The Time I've Lost in." Site by University of Toronto.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Zambia: Relief Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A relief map of Zambia showing the mountainous regions, rivers, lakes, and swamps. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Swamp

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows a typical looking swamp with dirty water surrounded by various plants and vegetation.
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EL Education

El Education: A Field Guide to East Bog Swamp

For Teachers 5th - 6th
This micro-field guide was created by 5th and 6th graders in Marlboro, Vermont. Groups of 3 or 4 students worked together to investigate their own 3 by 3 foot research plot, over multiple visits, and then created a field guide to their...
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LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: Tyrone and the Swamp Gang [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This ebook shares the story of a small dinosaur named Boland and his gang of small dinosaurs. Boland must overcome his fear of the bully Tyrone and face him so that they continue to play.
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Curated OER

Okefenokee Swamp

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Curated OER

Okefenokee Swamp

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Curated OER

Swamp

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Cypress Swamp

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Curated OER

Cypress Swamp

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Curated OER

Dismal Swamp

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Swamp Lands of the United States, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from the 19th Annual Report of the U.S. Geological Survey (1898) showing areas of swamp and marsh lands in the United States at the time, with degrees of swampiness shown in two shadings.
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Curated OER

Swamp Sparrow

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the sounds of the Swamp Sparrow and peruse a wealth of facts on this thorough site. Topics delved into are description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Swamp Sparrow

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the sounds of the Swamp Sparrow and peruse a wealth of facts on this thorough site. Topics delved into are description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status.
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Curated OER

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Swamp Sparrow

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the sounds of the Swamp Sparrow and peruse a wealth of facts on this thorough site. Topics delved into are description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Swamp Gator

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Swamp Gator."

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