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American Museum of Natural History

The Ancient City of Petra

For Students 6th - 12th
Anyone who has seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade will recognize the entrance to the Nabataean city of Petra. Young archaeologists don't need horses or camels to travel through the Sig and tour this fascinating city, however. With...
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American Museum of Natural History

A Walk Through the Ruins of Petra

For Students 6th - 12th
Walking through the ancient Nabataean city of Petra can be a challenge. A tour begins with a 20-minute walk down a rocky slope through the narrow Siq to get to the famous Treasury known to Indiana Jones fans. But that is...
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American Museum of Natural History

Being An Anthropologist: Laurel Kendall

For Students 6th - 12th
Imagine studying Korean culture, especially the role of women, as well as marriage and religious rituals from home! Anthropologist Laurel Kendall shares what she has learned from her many trips to this fascinating country half a world away.
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Creating a School Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this comprehensive site to create a garden at your school. Topics include: school gardening at a glance, cost estimate worksheet, design: using student ideas, and more.
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Montreal Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents information on the Montreal Botanical Garden in Quebec, Canada. The site contains general information about the Garden. Also on the site is information about various gardens and greenhouses of the Botanical Garden,...
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Careers New Zealand

Careers New Zealand: Gardener

For Students 9th - 10th
Although based out of New Zealand, this site provides quality information on the occupation of gardening. Information includes typical tasks and duties, personal requirements needed for the job, education requirements, typical working...
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Bird Friendly Gardening

For Students 9th - 10th
Would you like to attract birds to your backyard? Look here to learn how to create an inviting garden for birds.
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Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit Claude Monet's home and view the gardens that were the inspiration for many of his paintings.
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Madison Square Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site for the Madison Square Gardens, the world's most famous arena!
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Garden Spiders

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Garden Insects, learn about six varieties of spiders that live in one garden. [2:40]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Community Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Orville Edwards describes how community gardens help improve the quality of life in the city in this video segment from WILD TV.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Garden Party and Other Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of "The Garden Party and Other Stories" by Katherine Mansfield and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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National Gardening Association: Kids Gardening

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This complete resource for parents, teachers, and students on gardening provides information about creating and maintaining a school garden. List your garden in the registry of school gardens. Includes information about garden projects...
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Garden Club of America: Good Gardening Practices to Protect Your Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
An information sheet on how to protect the environment while growing a garden. Can be downloaded as a PDF document.
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Annenberg Foundation

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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Denver Botanic Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents information on the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado. There are five different gardens within the larger structure, they are: the plant collections, the chatfield arboretum, the japanese garden, the tropical botanica,...
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Botanischer Garten Und Botanisches Museum Berlin (Botanical Garden of Berlin)

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Informatin on The Botanical Garden of Berlin. The web page is very thorough and detailed; containing everything from a survey of the garden to information on other botanical gardens.
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Newfoundland Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents information on the Newfoundland Botanical Garden located in Newfoundland, Canada. It provides in depth information on each section of the garden.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden located in Blacksburg. If you click on the link "Photographs" you will see how two different gardens were constructed. Click on "What's Blooming" and get a beautiful...
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Royal Collection Trust (UK)

Royal Collection: Artist's Illustrations of Plants in English Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Royal Collection in London, this is a short biography and selection of floral illustrations that made up part of the 154 plate "Flower Book" by the gentelmen gardener Alexander Marshal (c.1620-1682).
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National Tropical Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Kaua'i. The resource gives you a choice of three small gardens in Kaua'i to visit underneath the sub-heading "Garden Tours". The main site will also take you to a few gardens...
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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden located on the Big Island. The web page offers a visual tour of the garden, as well as in depth information on the gardens history.
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Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. This site houses a lot of information on everything from the plants, animals, history, and education associated with the Gardens. The site provides many pictures...
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: F. H. Burnett: The Secret Garden

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource presents the text of the popular children's book, "The Secret Garden." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which...

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