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Hands On Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes Lesson PlanHands On Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes Lesson Plan
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Hands On Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes

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Young scholars telecommunicate and use the US Mail to network students from five biomes in the United States in order to monitor water quality in each area. They have e-mail pals and exchange materials representative of themselves and their environment.

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telecommunication, water quality, science
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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Year
1994
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