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Pbs Nature: Elephants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that the elephant is the largest animal in the world? Discover more about where they live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this site.
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Pbs Nature: Ray

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The word "manta" means blanket in Spanish--and the Manta ray gets its name from its blanketlike appearance in the water. Learn all about their life cycle and habitat in text and pictures.
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Pbs: Nature: The Fascinating World of Jellies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the mysterious jellyfish blooms that have occurred in the world's oceans. Because the resulting alteration to the marine food web has had devastating effects, researchers grow and study jellyfish at the Monterey aquarium....
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Manitoba Model Forest Network: Interaction Within Forest Ecosystems [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This comprehensive Grade 7 Science unit has three chapters on forest ecosystems, natural cycles in a forest, and human interactions with a forest. Each chapter has experiments, activities and questions complete with answers. There are...
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Elmhurst College: Virtual Chembook: Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
A step-by-step discussion of the stages in the carbon cycle. Each step includes a diagram further explaining the processes involved, as well as pictures depicting combustion, respiration, photosynthesis, and decomposition.
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Pbs Nature: Frogs and Toads

For Students 2nd - 8th
Do you know how to tell the difference between a frog and a toad? This site provides interesting facts and information about this type of amphibian from where they live to what they eat and more.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Margay

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Margay is a nocturnal feline that lives in Mexico and South America. The content of this source includes a look at this species' life cycle, habitat, characteristics, range, behavior. and diet.
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology: What Do You Know About Stars?

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge with this ten-question quiz on stars. Focusing on stars in the Milky Way galaxy, questions range from the life cycle of a star to the number of stars in our galaxy.
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Read Works: Genre 1st Grade Unit: Identifying Information in Nonfiction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the books Nature's Food Chains: What Polar Animals Eat by Joanne Mattern, Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London to learn to...
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Long Tailed Weasel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the Long-Tailed Weasel, a small carnivore that lives in various parts of North America. The content of this site includes a look at this species' behavior, characteristics, range, habitat, life cycle, and diet.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Red Headed Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
The red-headed woodpecker can be found in woodlands throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The content of this site includes information on the characteristics, habitat, life cycle, range, behavior and diet of this...
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Semipalmated Plover

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a clear and concise look at the Semipalmated Plover. The information covered in the source includes characteristics, habitat, life cycle, range, diet and behavior. You will also find clear photographs of this aquatic bird.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Willow Ptarmigin

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify what makes a Willow Ptarmigin unique in comparison with other types of Ptarmigins when you explore this site. This source provides information ranging from characteristics, life cycle, range, habitat, behavior and more of this...
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rock Ptarmigan

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how the Rock Ptarmigan lives in the Tundra when you check out this site. This resource features photographs, information on characteristics, life cycle and more.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Semipalmated Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Semipalmated Sandpiper. Students and teachers will benefit from this clear and concise resource. The concepts included in this source are characteristics, life cycle, behavior, diet, range, and habitat.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Florida Panther

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the Florida Panther through this educational site. Students will find information about habitat, life cycle, diet, behavior and more of this small cat.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rock Squirrel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a look at the Rock Squirrel. Come and explore the characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior and range of this fascinating rodent.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Marbled Salamander

For Students 9th - 10th
The marbled salamander lives in forests and woodlands in the eastern part of the United States, where it is an endangered species in certain states. Students and teachers will find the content to include a look at the species' life...
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Little Brown Bat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The little brown bat lives along streams and lakes in North America. It forms nursery colonies in buildings. In the winter it hibernates in caves and mines. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' range, habitat,...
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Red Squirrel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The common red squirrel is found throughout most of North America in coniferous, deciduous and mixed coniferous-deciduous forests. This site features information ranging from characteristics, life cycle, diet, behavior, range and habitat.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Moose

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The moose is the largest member of the deer family and the largest mammal in North America. Students will find information on its range, habitat, life cycle, behavior, and diet.
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Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Reddish Egret

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what characteristics make the Reddish Egret unique. This resource features information about this aquatic bird found in the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana and in the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of southern Florida.
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Groundwater: Nature's Hidden Treasure [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides an extensive unit on "The extent and importance of groundwater in Canada." Incorporates other subject areas other than science such as math, history, art and local research. A test is provided at the end and...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: An Example of Evolution by Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of natural selection processes are well documented in life forms that have very rapid life cycles such as bacteria.

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