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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Must We Mow? Increase Wildlife Value of Working Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the ecological benefits of allowing a landscape to grow naturally without mowing.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: How to Practice Wildlife Friendly Mowing

For Students 9th - 10th
When it is time to mow, find out the simple strategies to consider to minimize negative impacts on wildlife.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Take Control of Herbicide Use on Your Property

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's what you need to know to make an informed choice on the best strategy to tackle backyard weeds.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: An Introduction to Habitat Connectivity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the idea that landscape connectivity is a critical concept in ecology.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: The (Un)importance of Lawn

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why it is important to grow more than just a lawn full of grass in a backyard habitat.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Irrigation Conservation for Trees, Shrubs, Gardens, and Lawn

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to provide the proper amount of water for optimal growth and biodiversity in a backyard habitat.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Tips for Photographing Landscaping Beautifully

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network encourages members to get in the habit of regularly photographing their sites, often yards, twice a year.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Installing Cover Boards for Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to provide a cover board for reptiles who generally prefer drier conditions.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Installing Cover Boards for Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to make a cover board for Amphibians' dual life-cycle of aquatic and terrestrial stages.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Dragonflies: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why dragonflies are beneficial to a backyard habitat.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Manage Water: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to set goals and manage water for a local backyard habitat.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Amazing Animals That Use Vernal Pools

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about species that use vernal pools for reproduction and continuity of life.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Black Walnut Resistance, Virginia: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design challenges take photos of tricky spots in people's yards and put them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this tired backyard from Virginia.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Wildlife Habitat Category in the Groups Data Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network has combined all the vegetatively-complex habitat polygons into categories here.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Seeds, Glorious Native Seeds

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to finding the right seeds for a particular backyard habitat.
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Activity
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Native Trees and Shrubs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why vegetation such as trees and shrubs play important roles in ecosystems.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Evergreens

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs have important roles to play in landscaping- from aesthetic to ecological.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Constant Bloom in Coral Springs: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this how to help yard in the Everglades become more biodiverse.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Illinois Natural History Survey: The Tallgrass Prairie

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Illinois Natural History Survey provides a large list of grassland plants of the Illinois Tallgrass Prairie - some 851 species. You can find out the common name, scientific name, habitat, flowering period, fruits, and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Invasive Plants

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Invasive plants are non-native plants that grow in an environment that has no native diseases, parasites, or predators. This allows them to grow rapidly and be destructive to native plants.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Gymnosperms, Cone Bearing Vascular Plants

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will research printed encyclopedias, Internet resources (thinkfinity.org) and their science textbook to gather information to answer questions and draw an assigned portion of the Life Cycle of the Gymnosperms. This lesson plan...
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Wildflowers

For Students 3rd - 5th
Take an online walk with EEK! and view wildflowers of the woods, wetlands and prairies. Then go outside, take a hike, and see if you can spot any of these beautiful bloomers.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are There So Many Types of Apples?

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever walked into a grocery store and wondered where all the varieties of apples came from? Theresa Doud describes the ins and outs of breeding apples. [4:28]
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Non Flowering Plants

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, learn about the biology of non-flowering plants including gymnosperms, conifers, cones, seed, spores, ferns, and mosses.

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