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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hunters/Gatherers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the ways in which an environment is used to provide the basic necessities of life. In groups, they compare and contrast how different hunter and gatherer groups have used the environment to their advantage. ...
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Interactive
PBS

Idaho Public Television: Birds of Prey Facts

For Students 1st - 9th
Dialogue for Kids, a program on Idaho Public Television, offers facts, information, and images of birds of prey. Learn what makes a bird a raptor, what raptors look like in the sky, threats that face these birds, and more! Classroom...
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Hudson's Bay Company's Monopoly (1821 1850)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Hudson's Bay Company monopoly of the fur trade in Western Canada from 1821-1850. This Alberta Online Encyclopedia article has pictures, hot links to important terms and a Listen link that features audio from the Heritage...
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Primary
Other

Night Hawk: John's Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
Interview with a hunting guide tells how to get started as a guide. Site links to other facets of a guiding career.
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Handout
University of Calgary

Native Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
Blackfoot, Cree and Sioux cultures inhabited the plains. They were nomadic people who followed the roaming buffalo herds, hunting as needed to supply the essentials of life.
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Handout
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of the history of the sea otter in North America, focusing on its role in the European fur trade of the late 18th Century, this University of Minnesota web page is concise but thorough. The nations most involved in the...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Poor Mrs. Quack by Thornton W. Burgess

For Students 3rd - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Poor Mrs. Quack, an early 1900s, conservation-themed narrative from the author Thornton W. Burgess, a man famously known as "Bedtime Story Man."
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: The Inuit Case for Whaling

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC News article concerns Inuit whaling practices and current regulations. Includes information on Inuit culture and international laws.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Cats for Kids: Learn About the House Cat or Domesticated Cat

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about all sorts of cats including the house or domesticated cat. Why do cats make good pets?