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Plant Identification, Abridged
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesThis unit helps students prepare for their fieldwork by developing their observational skills and introducing them to resources ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Plant Ecology, Abridged
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..After speculating about why plants are more abundant in some areas, students count the plants in their group plots and compare t...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What Makes a Good Site for Field Study? Abridged
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..This unit offers a hands-on approach to helping students learn what makes a good site for studying biodiversity. It's designed t...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0What Is Biodiversity? (Abridged)
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..After conducting fieldwork and reviewing biodiversity research, students will gain a better understanding of biodiversity. The e...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0How to Identify Plants in the Field
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesThis article, part of Biodiversity Counts, provides insight into the important task of identifying plant specimens. The article ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Collecting Plants
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesThis article, part of Biodiversity Counts, takes a look at collecting plant specimens. The article discusses what tools are need...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Plant/Arthropod Interactions
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesThis online article, from Biodiversity Counts, offers insight into how plants interact with arthropods. It has an overview of tw...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Is There Biodiversity in Our Backyard?
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesStudents investigate the interactions of living things in an outdoor area near their school in this Biodiversity Counts activity...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Calculating a Biodiversity Index
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this Biodiversity Counts activity, students learn how scientists calculate a biodiversity index using a page from the phone b...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0So Many Kinds of Creatures: Learning to Classify
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, ClassificationLearn how to identify and classify arthropods in this six-day unit. Throughout, students collect their findings in a portfolio. ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Biodiversity Software
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Earth's Resources and 3 additional..This reference list has seven software programs that delve into biodiversity and conservation efforts. For each title, the theme...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Selecting a Site
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life SciencesThis article, part of Biodiversity Counts, reports on the thought process of selecting a research site. The article has five tip...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Biodiversity Multimedia Resources
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Life Sciences and 2 additional..This diverse list of 13 multimedia resources can help you enhance the study of biodiversity in your classroom. For each resource...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Biodiversity Literature for Middle School Students
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 4 additional..This reference list has more than 30 kid-friendly books on biodiversity. For each title, the author, publisher, and publication ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Metamorphosis
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ClassificationThis illustrated guide is designed to help students understand and learn the difference between simple and complete metamorphosi...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Parts of a Spider: Ventral View of a Female Spider
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, ScienceThis illustrated guide (ventral view) to a female spider is designed to help students recognize and learn its common and unique ...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Parts of a Spider: Dorsal View of a Male Spider
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, ScienceThis illustrated guide (dorsal view) to a male spider is designed to help students recognize and learn its common and unique bod...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Parts of an Insect (Grasshopper)
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life SciencesThis illustrated guide to a grasshopper is designed to help students recognize and learn the body parts of an insect. The single...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Front View of an Insect (Grasshopper) Head
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life SciencesThis illustrated guide to a grasshopper's head is designed to help students recognize and learn the many parts found on an insec...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Types of Antennae
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, ScienceThis illustrated guide is designed to help students recognize and learn the different types of antennae found on arthropods. The...Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
