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Environmental Organization Web Directory: Forestry
This site has links and web resources, including teacher lesson plans, about forestry.
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Alex: Fred the Fish a Little River Trip
Little River is home to 47 kinds of fish including the threatened "Blue Shiner" Cyprinella caerulea. These fish depend on the good water quality at Little River. This skit allows students to observe pollution's effects on a small scale...
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Alex: A Journey Through the Trees
The teacher will discuss the importance of trees with the students. The teacher will provide photographs of various trees that grow in Russell Cave National Monument and the surrounding North Alabama area. The teacher will discuss...
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Alex: Where Am I?
This lesson teaches one of the geography themes called location. Students will learn about absolute location and relative location as they search the globe. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX and the U.S. National Park...
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Alex: Living in the Wild
In this lesson, students will compare and contrast how the Prehistoric Americans lived off the land at Russell Cave and how Sam Gribley from "My Side of the Mountain" lived off the land. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX...
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Alex: Tad the Tadpole
Tad the Tadpole is designed to demonstrate how pollution in various areas affects wildlife in their native habitats. The lesson plan is designed to stress the importance of conservation for animals and their surrounding environment. Upon...
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Alex: A Father's Life at Russell Cave
In this lesson plan, 4th graders will learn about a father's life at Russell Cave and learn about different writing genres. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX and the U.S. National Park Service Partnership.
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Alex: Creating a Prehistoric World
In the lesson, students will research, create, and present knowledge gained about Prehistoric and Historic Native Americans in Alabama. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX and the U.S. National Park Service Partnership.
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Alex: Little River Canyon's Carnivorous Green Pitcher Plants
A digital slide program introduces the Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila) to the learners. Students use a model of the Green Pitcher Plant and plastic insects to role play. They will tell the story of habitat adaptation and...