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Ohio Dept. Of Education: Our Grasslands

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This excellent unit of study for Grade Two has students examining what makes up a grasslands environment, growing their own grass, playing a predator-prey game, and looking at how grasslands are impacted by human activities.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Forest, Deserts and Grasslands

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Biomes and Ecosystems unit will increase the interest of the ELL learners. Lessons are based on the TESOL, ESL standards.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Environment of Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they learn about the four physical regions of Texas, the geology...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Life on the Great Plains

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed lesson plan that explores "the concept of region and how culture and experience influence the perception of regions." Site provides many excellent websites for students and teachers to explore during their study of the Great...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Habitats of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site has a lesson plan to use to start a unit on biomes and animal habitats. This plan incorporates grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rainforests, deserts, polar ice regions, and tidepools.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) middle schoolers investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank...
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Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: The Value of Ecotourism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, 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...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beginner's Avl (Alabama Virtual Library)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners will research the red fox using an online encyclopedia from the Alabama Virtual Library web site and answer questions provided by the teacher. This is a good lesson for students' first experience in using the AVL.

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