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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Bug Vacuums: Sucking Up Biodiversity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science fair project you can take on the role of a wildlife biologist by examining the biodiversity of insects in your own backyard. To do this, you will follow the directions to create a homemade bug vacuum.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Determining Interrelationships: Vegetation Type and Small Mammal Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design proper field techniques to determine variation in plant distribution within a habitat, and then interpret data, write logical conclusions, while understanding the limitations of field data.
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Other

Welcome to Biodiversity Hotspots

For Students 9th - 10th
Conservation International offers this extensive look at some of earth's most vulnerable areas. Some of the most remarkably diverse places in the world also prove to be some of the most threatened. Learn more about the efforts in place...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Your Local Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter your zip code, and find out about your ecoregion, a unique combination of living and nonliving factors that set your landscape apart and determine what will flourish there.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: California: How Do Environments Affect Living Things?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Jesse loves animals. She lives in California and is checking out where different animals live. Join along and learn about conservation with her.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Animals: Interdependence of Life in a Habitat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will learn how changes in nature can be beneficial or harmful to animals. At the end, students will be able to conclude information according to the evidence collected.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mystery Mollusc

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students become marine biologists, and their goal is to characterize the biological communities that live on or near the seamount in the Monterey Bay area. There, they must identify a mystery mollusk.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Network Focal City: Washington d.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
See how this Northeastern city's habitat has developed and changed throughout its history.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Network Focal City: Boston, Ma.

For Students 9th - 10th
See how this coastal city's habitat has developed and changed throughout its history.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Mapping Habitat 101: The Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch this tutorial to understand how to participate in the Habitat Network citizen science habitat mapping project.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Adding Objects to Habitat Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to add objects, or emojis, to a habitat map for this citizen science project.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Announcing: Photo Upload

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about direct photo upload to the Habitat Network crowdsourcing citizen science website.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Introduction to the Groups Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network introduces the Groups Tool that helps connect citizen scientists across the country.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: How to Join and Add a Map to a Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to join a group for the citizen science project, Yardmap by Habitat Network.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Four Mapping Mistakes That Affect Data Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the tips and tricks of successful habitat mapping for this citizen science project.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Creating Maps That Convey Critical Ecological Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to the heart of this citizen science project that invites citizens from all over the country to map and identify their habitat ecology.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: How to Submit a Complete Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to submit your local habitat map containing real data to an established citizen science project.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Structure, Cover, & Shelter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to build an appropriate habitat for birds and other animals to maintain structural diversity.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Learning From Leaves: From Observation to Inference [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan in which students explore plants from three different ecosystems and make inferences about plant structures and their environments. Includes discussion questions, a vocabulary glossary, and handouts.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Antilles: What Are the Environmental Factors of a Habitat?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Join Sam on his journey to the bottom of the sea. Explore beautiful animals living in the sea, and learn about the importance of a well-balanced habitat.
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PBS

Pbs.org: Splash & Bubbles: Marine Biology & Social Emotional Learning for Your Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Through play and exploration, Splash and Bubbles demonstrates and celebrates the amazing diversity of life in the ocean, building awareness and appreciation among its young viewers. All the while, viewers are exposed to concepts of...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Habitat Alterations of a Riparia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This field trip is designed to physically immerse students in the concept of habitat alteration focusing on biotic and abiotic habitat alterations.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Georgia Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an overview of the habitats of Georgia - salt marsh, ocean, and deciduous forest.