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Lesson Plan
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My Forest or the Rainforest?

For Teachers K
Students explore the flora and fauna of temperate forests and rainforests. They examine the environmental conditions that allow certain plants and animals to live in the rainforest.
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Organizer
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The United States and Canada: Climate and Vegetation

For Students 7th - 10th
Display U.S. and Canadian climate and vegetation through this text-companion worksheet. Learners read about the geography of these regions, take notes, and answer 3 comprehension questions as they read the selection. A graphic organizer...
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Lesson Plan
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Adaptations to Environments with Mammals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, after viewing a PowerPoint on different mammals, analyze what a biome is. Then they choose a mammal to research and go outside to feel the grass and leaves and hypothesize about which biome they live in as well as its...
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Lesson Plan
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A Wild Chain Reaction

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore habitats. In this habitat  lesson, students break into groups and are labeled as a part of a habitat. Students then do an activity with yarn that shows how all of the parts are connected and depend on each...
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Lesson Plan
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Guidebook

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a book about plants they observe after identifying and researching them.
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Worksheet
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Arbor Day Challenge: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Arbor Day crossword puzzle, students use a set of 28 clues given at the bottom of the page to complete the puzzle; clues are related to Arbor Day.
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Lesson Plan
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Walk and Learn

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take a nature walk on a nice sunny spring day. They discuss different things in nature. They write down observations in their notebook.
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Worksheet
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Comparing and Contrasting Polar and Temperate Seasons Visually

For Students 6th - 12th
In this seasons activity, students cut and paste 12 pictures into seasonal order. Students compare pictures from Massachusetts, Canada, and the Arctic Circle.
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Lesson Plan
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Arizona Grown Specialty Crop Lesson Plan: Where Do They Go?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore biotic and abiotic factors in landscape design. In this landscaping lesson, students create 3-dimensional models that represent landscape designs taking into consideration climate and planting requirements.
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Worksheet
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Ecosystems

For Students 6th - 12th
In this ecosystems worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about the different types of ecosystems and organisms in them.
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Lesson Plan
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Utah's Biomes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover what a biome is and study biomes that are native to Utah in this series of lessons. They examine how Utah's biomes have changed over time due to the influence of the Mormon pioneers and other human populations.
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Worksheet
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Anatomy of a Stream

For Students 5th - 12th
In this stream worksheet, students access a website to explore the different parts of a stream. Students complete 7 short answer questions based on the information found on the website.
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Lesson Plan
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What is a Dry Forest?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the importance of the dry forest. In this science lesson, students discuss the history of dry forests and changes that have occurred due to human interaction. Students create a map showing the historical range of the dry...
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Worksheet
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Ecosystems

For Students 7th - 12th
In this ecosystems activity, students define the components that make up an ecosystem. Students focus on the forests found in Ireland. This activity has 30 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Explorit's Foodplant Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this plants worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about plants grown for food.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Explorit's Tasty Food Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this foods worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice online interactive worksheet about foods that we eat.
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Handout
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North Dakota State University: A Guide to Deciduous Tress

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial on deciduous tree identification. Diagrams and descriptions of the four major deciduous tree groups.
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Activity
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Deciduous Forest Leaf Identification

For Students 9th - 10th
You identify deciduous trees by the shapes of their leaves. Link to complete tutorial on types of leaves.
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Interactive
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Montreal Botanical Garden: Trees Inside Out

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource on trees, covering many topics, including growth, needs, diversity, and identification. There is a section profiling botanists who work at this arboretum, and another where the public can present questions to the...
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Website
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Univ: Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
General description of the U.S. temperate deciduous forest with photos and long list of deciduous trees found in this biome.
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Activity
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Coillte: Module 3: Learn About Trees [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 4th
Print and complete the activities and experiments in this 22-page handout to learn more about how a tree lives, seeds and planting them, types of trees, and trees and wildlife.
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Interactive
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Dichotomous Tree Key

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify a tree using this interactive identification tool.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Autumn Leaf Scrapbook

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to examine a deciduous tree and how to identify the various leaves by their shape and color. There is a guide to leaf terminology with helpful accompanying diagrams.
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Handout
Other

Elm Care: How Trees Work

For Students 9th - 10th
How do trees drink, how do trees breath, what is the structure of a tree? Answer these questions and more.

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