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American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Feeding

For Students 6th - 12th
Some species have pretty creative methods for catching food. Young scientists learn about some interesting ways organisms get the nutrients they need by navigating an online interactive lesson that would be suitable for a remote learning...
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American Museum of Natural History

Bio-Benefits

For Students 6th - 12th
Kick-start a discussion of the importance of biodiversity with a colorful resource that touts the benefits of maintaining healthy ecosystems. The images stress the interdependence of all the elements of an ecosystem.
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American Museum of Natural History

Global Grocery

For Students 6th - 12th
A walk through the grocery store is like a walk around the world. An interactive activity shows popular grocery items and where the ingredients originate. Perfect as a remote learning resource, the lesson connects groceries to the...
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American Museum of Natural History

A Closer Look at Mars

For Students 6th - 12th
A website looks at how we know so much about Mars—telescopes, robots, and spacecraft—and the search for martian life. Following the informational text are three questions that quiz pupils about possible life on Mars. 
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City of Austin: Watershed Protection Office: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides guidance for what plants will survive the best in the Texas environment, and how to grow and protect them. There is information about native and adapted plants, invasive plant species, plants resistant to deer, backyard ponds,...
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Primary Resources

Science and Plants for Schools: Living Processes

For Teachers K - 1st
Great site to help teachers enhance learning about plants and how they grow. There are many downloads including lesson plans, experiments, and activities.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Plants in Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants grow and change on a time scale that is too slow for us to observe in real time. Time-lapse photography is a simple technique that allows us to see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living and...
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Insectivorous Plants Facts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are special plants which grow in exceptional environments which behave differently than most plants we are familiar with. Explore the world of insectivorous plants.
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Parts of Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
Each part of a plant has a very important function. All plants produce flowers for the same reason: to make seeds so another plant can grow.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Habitats: Forest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Forests are more than just trees. They are a complex community of plants and animals that constantly change, grow, and interact with each other and the nutrient-bearing soils upon which they depend. Read about some of the many plants and...
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Other

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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Royal Botanic Gardens

Plant Cultures: Cotton

For Students 9th - 10th
Cotton is used to make over 40% of the world's textiles. You will find many interesting facts and a wealth of information about cotton on this informative resource.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Soil and Plant Scientist

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the career of plant scientist from this Science Buddies career profile. If you are interested in biology, this specialization in soil and plant science might be for you. Read about the qualifications and education...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Biome in a Baggie

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. [3:24]
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Cycles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a large collection of resources on cycles of nature and the Earth. There is a constant exchange of the elements between air, earth, water, plants, and animals. Most biological processes wind up back where they started. These...
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Wilder Good

For Students 4th - 8th
Meet Wilder Good, the 12-year-old lead character in a series of novels by S. J. Dahlstrom. The Wilder Good novels are about living a life that includes nature, hunting, riding, and growing up with solid values. One great feature of this...

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