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Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: World War Ii 1941 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive feature deals with the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, focusing on Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Was the wartime internment of Japanese Americans appropriate?...
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly: Journey North: Monarch Migration Update

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and learn about monarch butterfly sightings and migration, and what those can tell about the species.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Some resources helping students to learn all about the world of hummingbirds.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Tulip Test Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
A step-by-step guide to planting, growing and investigating with a garden full of tulips.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the quintessential early birds, American Robins. Find out about their migration, nesting behavior, feeding, communication, and much more.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a peek into Journey North's Gray Whale migration study. Learn about characteristics, migration, development, research, and conservation about these enormous marine mammals.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Whooping Crane

For Students 9th - 10th
Look inside the lives of the beautiful whooping cranes. Learn about their characteristics, nesting behaviors, feeding, and the popular Ultralight-Led fall migration.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Sunlight and the Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
This student observation guide walks learners through setting up an investigation of the seasons and their causes. Students can report their actual data right there on the page.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the nesting behavior, physical characteristics, and feeding habits of bald eagles. Also, read about the history of the conservation efforts for the species.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Weather and Songbird Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
Ornithologist Dr. David Aborn shares the secrets of weather and migration. Learn to read weather maps and predict when you will see songbirds traveling through your locale.
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Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Signs of Spring: Earthworms

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative presentation on earthworms that answers questions associated with ecology, conservation, life cycle, and characteristics.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Frequently Asked Questions About Bald Eagles

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions and answers that touch on all the essentials about bald eagles (anatomy, reproduction and young, diet and feeding behaviors, migration and flight, habitat and range, and conservation).
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Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Humpback Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A very informative article that answers questions related to characteristics of the humpback whale plus life cycle, ecology, behavioral adaptations and conservation. The migratory patterns of this whale are also tracked.
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Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Right Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that answers a number of questions about the right whale. Questions deal with characteristics, life cycle, ecology and conservation. This site also contains lessons and activities that can be used in the...
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Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive presentation that answers a number of questions about gray whales. In addition, there are challenge questions, lessons, and activities that can be used in the classroom. the migratory pattern of this whale is also tracked.
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Activity
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Facts About Earthworms

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource on earthworms, offering the following sections: "Facts about Earthworms," "Migration and Annual Cycle," and "Lessons Activities and Information."
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Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Caribou

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource that contains facts about caribou, challenge questions, lessons, activities and migration information. The migration pattern of the caribou is also tracked.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Oriole

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource that deals with the characteristics, life cycle, ecology, and conservation of the Oriole. In addition, there are lessons and activities that can be used in the classroom. The migration and annual cycle are also...
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Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Adaptations: Fit for Survival

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan will help students explore adaptation, especially as it relates to migration. Students will come to realize that adaptations can be behavioral as well as physical. Students are assigned a particular animal to investigate...
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Activity
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource on hummingbirds, organized into the following sections: "How to Track Hummingbird Migration," "Migration Updates," "All About Hummingbirds," "Lessons, Activities, and Information," "Challenge Questions," and "Ask...
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Whooping Cranes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Track the migration of whooping cranes, once on the verge of extinction. Follow new crane chicks from their hatching to the day they complete their first fall migration at 5 to 6 months of age.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Signs of Spring: Frogs

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive presentation that answers a number of questions about frogs. In addition, this resource contains lessons and activities that can be used in the classroom. A general overview is given of migration and the annual cycle.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Hummingbirds

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Observe hummingbirds and report their sightings online. Share and review the sightings with other students/classrooms to track hemispheric migratory patterns.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterflies

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Observe monarch butterflies and report their sightings online. Share and review the sightings with other students/classrooms to track hemispheric migratory patterns.