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The Nature Conservancy: Coral Reefs of Palau: Nature's Amazing Underwater Cities
This instructional activity takes young scholars on a virtual field trip to the coral reefs of Palau where they will explore amazing underwater cities found near a remote network of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Learn all about an...
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The Nature Conservancy: From America's Rainforest to America's Desert
On this virtual field trip, teachers will help their students travel to the lush, rain-soaked splendor of the Olympic Peninsula and explore the urban watershed of Seattle. Next, they will head to Arizona's dry, desert landscape and take...
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The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Soil
In this lesson students conduct a soil analysis to understand soil types and explore the relationship between the garden and healthy, fertile soil. Soil is a natural resource that is crucial to life on Earth and when managed properly, it...
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The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Habitats
In this lesson learners learn how the garden provides habitat for a variety of different animal species. They make observations and collect data to determine which species inhabit the garden. They will investigate relationships among...
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The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Water
In this guide helps students understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]
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The Nature Conservancy: Population Management
For this lesson plan, students learn about the necessity of managing the herd size and grazing rights of the cattle in East Africa. [6.01]
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The Nature Conservancy: Introduction to Sustainable Forestry
In this lesson students use an interactive with Google Earth to identify forests that have been logged selectively with those that have not. For an outdoor activity students create acomprehensive list of all the tree species in their...
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The Nature Conservancy: Introduction to Sustainable Forestry
For this lesson, students interact with Google Earth to identify forests that have been logged selectively versus those that have not. They also learn how to distinguish the appearance of forestry methods in satellite images.
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The Nature Conservancy: The Importance of Biological Interactions
Organisms have a variety of relationships. For this lesson, students learn to categorize relationships according to their impact on organisms and the terminology for these biological interactions.
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The Nature Conservancy: Managing Salmon to Support Healthy Forests
In this lesson plan, students address the impact of unsustainable fishing practices.
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The Nature Conservancy: Discover the Culprit Behind Declining Bee Populations
Bees provide vital benefits to people, including crop pollination and products such as honey and beeswax. But we're losing bees through colony collapse disorder. In this lesson, students are put at the cutting edge of research on...
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The Nature Conservancy: Renewable Energy
In this lesson, students explore solar and wind power-two important renewable energy sources.
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The Nature Conservancy: How Dirt Works
In this lesson, students learn the value of soil and its role as a natural resource.
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The Nature Conservancy: Reforestation: Impact on Climate
Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale. In this lesson, students learn the value of large-scale forest landscapes and their role in the carbon cycle.
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The Nature Conservancy: The Value of Ecotourism
For this lesson, learners role-play as cattle ranchers. They explore traditional culture and predicted economic outcomes to determine if they will sell or keep their land. They learn how raising cattle, combined with ecotourism, can be...
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The Nature Conservancy: Can Fire Positively Impact an Ecosystem?
For this lesson, students explore controlled burn scenarios and the positive impacts of fire on ecosystems.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Sustainable Cities: Natural Solutions in Urban Design
A comprehensive resource probing students to consider how to design a sustainable city. Find lesson guides, activities, and a video to enrich study.
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Nature Works Everywhere: How Natural Areas Filter Water
By studying nature's filters, students learn about the importance of water quality for human health and agriculture.[4 min, 6 sec] Includes lesson plan and student handouts.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Urban Trees
Understand how trees clean the air making it better for us to breathe. Check out a video and two lesson plans.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Where's the Beach? Protecting Coastlines From Erosion
Recognize resourceful and budget-friendly methods to help restore and protect coastlines. View the video and utilize the lesson plans.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Tips for Starting a School Garden
Find a useful guide to help start a school garden. Kids will dig the class project!
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Nature Works Everywhere: Native Habitat Garden Tip Sheet
All regions grow special plants naturally which attract specific creatures. This tip sheet will help guide planters to selecting native plants for an area.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Pollinator Garden Tip Sheet
Certain creatures help pollinate plants. This guide will help gardeners plant good pollinator plants.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Rain Garden Resources
Find some tips on how to plant a rain garden to help filter and absorb rain.