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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: A Walk Through the Ruins of Petra

For Students 5th - 8th
Explore an ancient city carved into the sandstone cliffs.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Idaho Panhandle National Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
The Panhandle National Forest has programs that focus on trees and nature walks. They study wildlife habitats and wildfire restoration. Learn how nature repairs itself after a fire.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Walking by Henry David Thoreau

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Walking" by Henry David Thoreau that espouses the benefits of nature to mankind.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: "A Bird Came Down the Walk"

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about watching a bird. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Moon Walk

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about the Earth's only natural satellite, the Moon. They discuss the Moon's surface features and human exploration. They also learn about how engineers develop technologies to study and explore the Moon, which also helps...
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Oakland Museum of California

Listening to Nature: A Sound Walk Across California

For Students 9th - 10th
Terrific site with a wide variety of animal sounds, accompanied by species specific information.
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Website
Other

Tulsa Walk: Birds of Prey of Oklahoma

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose a bird of prey from a convenient drop-down menu to find out more about its conservation status, identifying characteristics, feeding habits, habitat, and nesting behaviors. Information compiled for an eighth-grade science project...
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Website
Other

Grand Canyon National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
One of nature's most incredible sites. It is breathtaking. You really have to see it in order to take in its natural beauty. You can see by air, bus or walking. You can backpack into the canyon and go whitewater rafting.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: The Buffalo War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Buffalo War is an excellent example of the ways in which society impacts nature. Here are three groups of people who have different ideas about conservation, in this example, the killing of buffalo. Walk in their shoes as the story...
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Website
Other

Robert Bateman Get to Know Program

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Get to Know Program is devoted to raising the environmental awareness of young people. Robert Bateman, the program's founder, wants children to be able to walk outside their homes and recognize plants and wildlife wherever they live,...
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Resources and Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson students will observe, examine, discuss and draw a walking stick insect or acrawfish in its natural environment in order to understand resources and animals.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #7: Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson young scholars will learn the body parts of a spider and write addition/subtractions sentences using spiders. The class will go on a nature walk to find spiders and spider webs. Finally, the students will complete a...
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Activity
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Jack's Beans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, the classic story of Jack and the Bean Stalk will spark an interest in plants with students. Students will explore the Internet, take a nature walk, and make observations to learn more about plants. A brochure will...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring Plant Leaves

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson plan, first-grade students become plant explorers. They explore the Internet and take a nature walk to learn the similarities and differences in plants and leaves.
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Website
Other

U.s. Forest Service: Discover the Forest

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ideas for exploring the great outdoors, along with a location guide for finding forests and woodsy parks in your area.
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Website
US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Science in the Home Activities

For Students 3rd - 5th
You don't need to be a science teacher in order to teach science at home! This site has a great list of activities along with everything you will need to conduct them.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act. 12: The Little House

For Teachers K - 1st
This activity introduces students to cycles and patterns. Students will engage in shared reading. Students will learn word patterns and repetition in language cycles. Students will learn that time in math and cycles of change in science...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Rock Residents: What Lives Under a Rock?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this activity, students first listen to a story about animals that live under rocks, then go on an exploratory nature walk to see what animals they can find, living in their own small habitats. They write about their discoveries in a...
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Website
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Mousekin's Lost Woodland

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This interactive site has "Mousekin's Lost Woodland" environment game. Play this storytelling game with your friends and learn about different habitats.
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BBC

Bbc: Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
Several articles that trace the chronology of the dinosaur from the Triassic to the Cretaceous. Articles were written to accompany the BBC series, Walking with Dinosaurs.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Grade 3: Rock N Art

For Teachers 3rd
In this arts integrated unit, 3rd graders will explore Rocks and Soil. These projects focus on bringing multiple art forms to the Earth Sciences for third graders. Students will focus on comparing and contrasting the 3 types of rocks, as...
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Primary
Eserver

E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Chapter 5. "Solitude" From Walden

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the annotated text of Chapter 5, "Solitude" from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. In this chapter, he explains his walks around Walden Pond and his oneness with nature.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
We've all had the experience: you're walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwatsheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: What Lives Under a Rock?

For Teachers K - 1st
After reading and discussing the book "Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs" by Anthony D. Frederick, students are equipped with tools for observing nature and are taken on a guided walk. They find a rock to overturn, and record...

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