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Harvard University

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains general information about The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. The site also gives a selection of links that tell more about the garden.
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Read Works

Read Works: Top Crops

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rooftop gardens and the learning opportunities they provide. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: Frankfurt: Alpine Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Alpine Garden, Botanical Gardens (Frankfurt)
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Native Ferns for Cool Climates

For Students 9th - 10th
Australian National Botanic Gardens' growing instructions for the listed ferns.
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Other

Columbines School of Botanical Studies: Toothaches

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a lengthy discussion od toothaches and abscessed teeth. The site is broken down into two primary strategies for dealing with these toothaches - removing the infection causing the pain and merely relieving the pain.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Hot Deserts of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about the sizes, physical features, and plant and animal life of some of the world's great deserts, including the Arabian, the Great Sandy, the Chihuahuan, the Kalahari, the Mojave, the Sahara, the Sonoran, and the Thar deserts.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Cold Deserts of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A chart summarizes the sizes, physical features, plant and animal life, and special facts of a selection of the world's cold deserts, including Antarctica, the Gobi, and the Great Basin Desert in the western United States.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
This simple overview provides definitions of key terms in the water cycle and a diagram showing the path water takes in this cycle.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy data tables compare the ocean depth of the four oceans, list the deepest point in each ocean, and list how much of different elements are contained in the oceans.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Atlantic & Pacific Oceans

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Atlantic & Pacific Oceans are both very large, but they differ in some important ways. View the two animated illustrations to learn some important facts.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: How the Ocean Refreshes Itself

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch the animated illustrations to see how the nutrients at the bottom of the ocean get circulated to the top. This upwelling is necessary in order to maintain a healthy ocean.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Food From the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that 80% of the fish we eat comes from the ocean? Since oceans cover so much of the earth you would think that we would never be in danger of running out of its resources. Learn how overfishing is causing many problems with...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: World's Largest Deserts and North American Deserts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the sizes of the world's largest deserts and about the deserts of North America.
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Curated OER

Passionflower

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Zilker Botanical Gardens located in Austin, Texas. If you click on "Main Features, there will be descriptions of all the small gardens within the large garden. You can also check out pictures of the...
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: San Francisco: Golden Gate Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Golden Gate Park - Botanical Garden (San Francisco)
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Other

The Reeves Reed Arboretum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the Reeves-Reed Arboretum located in Summit, New Jersey. The web page gives a detailed history of the garden as well as a brief summary of what plants the arboretum contains.
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University of Washington

Natural History Museums and Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents links to museums worldwide, as well as categorizing them by each continent.
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University of Florida

Fmnh: University of Florida Herbarium

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent site contains information on the University of Florida Herbarium located in Gainsville, Florida. The Herbarium offers five different collections of plants as well as an electronic library of plants.
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Idaho State University

Idaho Museum of Natural History: Guide to the Plants of Idaho State Arboretum

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the different plants of the Idaho State Arboretum in Pocatello. Users are provided with a picture and a description of every plant in the arboretum. You can click on the pictures for a larger view.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Shakespeare's Universalism [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
In this lesson, students explore how Shakespeare was able to write in a way that his characters seemed to express real emotions and will look at the literary devices he used. An extension activity has them analyze what William Hazlitt...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Rousseau in the Jungle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Rousseau imagined Tropical Forest with Monkeys from trips to botanical gardens, zoos, and illustrations in books. Students will conduct research and imagine themselves in a place other than where they live. They also will investigate the...
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Other

The Conneticut College Arboretum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains general as well as specific informaiton on The Conneticut College Arboretum. The site contains numerous links to learn more about the 750 acre arboretum in London, Conneticut.
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Other

Caribbean Beat: The Unexpected Country

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article describing the unique setting and characteristics of Guyana. Read about this "Land of many waters," and understand what makes Guyana so special.
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University of Guelph

University of Guelph: The Arboretum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on The Arboretum in Guelph, Canada. Features a photo gallery with pictures from the arboretum.

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