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Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha InteractiveWelcome to the Dzanga-Sangha Interactive
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Science
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Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha

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One ecosystem is home to numerous habitats—how diverse are they? Pupils interact with an online lesson to explore three habitats in a rain forest ecosystem. They discover connections between species and how they depend on each other for survival.

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Concepts

rainforests, rainforest animals, habitats, land habitats, water habitats, forest animals, remote learning

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a guided notes document for pupils to complete as they navigate the lesson
  • Use as a remote learning resource to teach about the rain forest ecosystem

Classroom Considerations

  • Expects basic knowledge of species' interactions within a habitat
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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  • Includes links to additional resources on the same topic
  • Uses an interactive approach to hold users' attention

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  • None

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