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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Disruptions Affect Animal Populations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the effects that ecosystem disruptions can have on animal populations. They learn about the disruptions that have driven three species-the Madagascar fish eagle, the Iberian lynx, and the rowi kiwi, to the brink of...
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Map Your Community

For Students 9th - 10th
The Habitat network wants to show how mapping is a powerful way to connect you to your community.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: An Introduction to Habitat Connectivity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the idea that landscape connectivity is a critical concept in ecology.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Get to Know Your Habitat Neighbors

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how connecting habitats in neighborhoods, counties, and geographic regions is essential in creating viable habitat patches and corridors for wildlife.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Where Will I Live?

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about how habitat changes affect endangered animals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Pollinators at Home: Intro to Pollinator Gardening

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to provide native plants that foster the activity of insects and other pollinators.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Habitat Destruction

For Students 4th - 5th
Looks at ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment in this learning module.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.32 Habitat Destruction

For Students 5th - 9th
See how human activity has affected habitat loss and destruction.
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Write Now: Where Has All the Sav Gone?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are presented with videos, text and data in order to write an informational piece about submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the Chesapeake Bay.