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National Wildlife Federation: Happenin' Habitats: What Is Habitat? ActivityNational Wildlife Federation: Happenin' Habitats: What Is Habitat? Activity
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National Wildlife Federation: Happenin' Habitats: What Is Habitat?

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Find an overview of what a habitat is exactly. Then, for more information, click in the left hand menu for different types of habitat: forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, and arctic tundra. Authors also offer advice on creating a schoolyard habitat.

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arctic tundra, schoolyard habitat, wetland, desert, forest, grassland, habitat, ecosystems, biomes and habitats

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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