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Curated OER

Forest Dwellings: Toad House

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What a great project to use as part of an exploration of animals or habitats. Learners design a clay model of a home for a forest animal. This could be a great way to cement what your class has learned about habitats. 
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Forest Habitat Fragmentation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss the loss of animal habitats and the importance of refuge areas for them. They collect small pictures of animals found in their state and glue them to an outline of their state according to their range. Finally,...
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Wildwood Trust

Habitats

For Teachers K - 2nd
The circle of life is all around us, from the black bears in the nearby mountains to the pile of dead leaves in the backyard. Encourage young scientists to take a critical look at the world around them with a set of lessons about natural...
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From Forest to Farm and Back Again

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars review and discuss a given set of questions regarding ecosystems. They analyze essays, maps and historical documents on timber harvesting and regeneration and then complete worksheets.
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Unit Plan
National Park Service

Fire Ecology on the Rim

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An engaging unit on wildfires includes three sections, including a background section with eight lessons and five activities, a field experience section with 13 lessons and five activities, and a conclusion section featuring an analysis...
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Anthropogenic Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If you teach a man to fish, he will never go hungry—or he will overfish and permanently damage the ecosystem? Address the traditional biomes as well as the human-included ecosystems and contrasts the biotic and abiotic factors in each....
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Land Use

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars examine ecosystems that covered Illinois 200 years ago, investigate some living and non-living components of ecosystems, identify components of prairie system, create food webs, and observe human effects on environment....
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Happy Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore different habitats. In this habitat lesson, students investigate four different habitats through participating in a WebQuest. Young scholars create an animal web using Kidspiration or a video documentary upon...
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Tree Identification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list four ways to identify trees. In this tree identification instructional activity, students use tree identification techniques such as leafs, bark, wood grain, soil type, and climate to create tables and graphs.
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What's For Dinner?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the food chain. They brainstorm and create a consumer-consumed food chains using magazine pictures and research materials. Students identify consumer-consumed relationships.
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Rain Reasons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils explore how climatic factors influence the growth of plants. They create an experiment to find how variations in water, light, and temperature affect plant growth and describe how precipitation and geography can affect the growth...
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Evergreens

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site chronicles Wisconsin's Evergreen and Conifer trees. There are descriptions of the various tree types. Additionally, site details the uses of these trees in nature. Ideal for grades 4-8.