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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Florida Everglades

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is full of information and activities to help learn about the Florida Everglades, a unique wetland environment, and its future.
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: About the Florida Everglades

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you always wanted to know about the Everglades! The Florida Museum of Natural History offers great photos and good information on the many habitat types to be found there.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Everglades National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to the official site of the Everglades National Park. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United Stat. Designated as a World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, and Wetland of International Importance....
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Are the Everglades Forever?

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Everglades and some of the dangers they are facing. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pythons Invade the Florida Everglades

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problems pythons, a nonnative species, are causing in the Florida Everglades. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Wild Places: Everglades

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the ecological state of the Florida Everglades.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everglades

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog. [6:25]
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Article
PBS

Pbs.org: Everglades National Park

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A history of the Everglades National Park.
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Article
Other

History Miami: Miami: One Hundred Years of History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent discussion of Miami's colorful history from pre-European days up to modern times. Covers topics such as the Seminole Wars, the birth of Miami, the Everglades drainage project, Colored Town, the land boom, the Great...
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Unit Plan
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Land and People: Finding a Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
Environmental study project engages high school students in studying earth science resource issues. The project focuses on the interaction between people and the environment in three regions of the United States: Cape Cod, Los Angeles,...
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: South Florida Virtual Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
South Florida offers ecosystems unknown to the rest of the United States. Follow along with a tour of places like Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Park and the Florida Keys to investigate these natural wonders.
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Website
Other

Ohranger.com: Marjory Douglas

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to Marjory Stoneman Douglas who was called the "mother of the Everglades." She was an environmentalist and activist who committed herself to protect this watery region considered by some to be a worthless swamp.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Everglades

For Students Pre-K - 1st
everglades
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Everglades Airboat

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about Newton's 2nd Law- the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, for a wind-powered boat.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Canoemates by Kirk Munroe

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades by Kirk Munroe (1892), a novel about the Florida Reef and the Everglades.
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Exploring Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Compare and contrast three very different ecosystems - the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Florida Everglades, and the Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska. Learn what makes each of them unique, and about the adaptations plants and animals had...
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Mercury in the Geochemical Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Mercury in the geochemical cycle ultimately affects the food chain. Learn about this and its effect on the Everglades.
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Handout
Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Wetlands of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of illustrated fact pages and activity sheets on different wetlands ecosystems, e.g. the Florida Everglades and Chesapeake Bay.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Famous Landmarks of Florida the Everglades

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Famous Landmarks of Florida -- The Everglades."
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Handout
Other

Kingsnake.com: Ratsnake

For Students 9th - 10th
Kingsnake.com discusses the Ratsnake and each of its five subspecies. Select the Texas Ratsnake, Black Ratsnake, Yellow Ratsnake, Everglades Ratsnake, or the Grey Ratsnake to find additional information. Photo included.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Waters Journey Everglades Currents of Change Header Image and Link to Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration project has begun and is taking a critical look at the Kissimmee river, Lake Okeechobee, and ultimately the Florida Bay. A great deal of information is presented on this site including...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Following the Flow: An Everglades Journey Image and Link to Journey Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
The worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration project has begun and is taking a critical look at the Kissimmee river, Lake Okeechobee, and ultimately the Florida Bay. A great deal of information is presented on this site including...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Link to Everglades History

For Students 9th - 10th
The worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration project has begun and is taking a critical look at the Kissimmee river, Lake Okeechobee, and ultimately the Florida Bay. A great deal of information is presented on this site including...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Link to Everglades History

For Students 9th - 10th
The worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration project has begun and is taking a critical look at the Kissimmee river, Lake Okeechobee, and ultimately the Florida Bay. A great deal of information is presented on this site including...

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