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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forest Canopies: View from the Top

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the economic and ecological benefits of forest canopies. They read and discuss an article, answer questions, conduct research, draw field sketches of a canopy ecosystem, conduct a feasibility study, or prepare tourist...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Conservation From Treetops: Canopy Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the value of forest canopies. This article and resources that accompany it identify the benefits of a forest canopy: the homes it creates, the medicines is provides, and how it improves the air we breathe.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Trekking the Treetops

For Students 9th - 10th
Terry Dunn's article, "Trekking the Treetops," focuses on the range of plant and animal life to be found in the canopies of the forests. The article centers on the canopy of tropical rainforests.