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Dichotomous Key for Conifers
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Structure and Function in Living Things
This reference tool allows students to identify a coniferous tree species by making a series of guided decisions about shape, si...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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How Lou Got the Flu
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Health Science & Medical Technology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences, Cells
This article from the American Museum of Natural History's family magazine series traces the spread of the flu virus from a duck...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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How to Set Up a Berlese Funnel
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Life Sciences
In this Biodiversity Counts activity, students learn how to set up a Berlese funnel and coax tiny arthropods out of their habita...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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Understanding Cladistics
Grades: TK/K to 9
Subjects: Professional Development, Evolution and Adaptation, Science, Earth's Resources and 2 additional.., Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science
In this classroom activity, middle school students explore cladistics by creating a cladogram. The activity opens with backgroun...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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Plant Ecology, Abridged
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural 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)
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Plant Identification, Abridged
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Structure and Function in Living Things
This 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)
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How to Identify Plants in the Field
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources
This 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)
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What Is Biodiversity? (Abridged)
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources, Agriculture & Natural 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)
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Parts of a Spider: Dorsal View of a Male Spider
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences
This 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)
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Calculating a Biodiversity Index
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences
In 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)
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Hayden Planetarium: The Digital Universe
Grades: TK/K to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Earth & Space Science
The Hayden Planetarium's Digital Universe has been engaged since 1988 in the three-dimensional mapping of data groups ranging in...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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What Makes a Good Site for Field Study? Abridged
Grades: 6 to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Life Sciences, Agriculture & Natural 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)
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Front View of an Insect (Grasshopper) Head
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Life Sciences
This 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)
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Biodiversity Software
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Professional Development, Science, Earth's Resources, Life Sciences 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)
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Amphibian Species of the World Database
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Life Sciences
Based at the AMNH, the Amphibian Species of the World Database has been a work-in-progress since 1980. The online catalog is des...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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A Biological and Conservation Assessment of Huong Son Forest, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Professional Development, Science, Earth's Resources, Life Sciences and 4 additional..
Produced by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, this report is based on a large mammal and bird survey of the Huong So...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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The First Europeans: Treasures from the Hills of Atapuerca
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Humanities, History-Social Science
This Web site, created to complement The First Europeans: Treasures from the Hills of Atapuerca exhibit, looks at the journey of...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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Biodiversity and Human Health: A Guide for Policymakers
Grades: No grades selected.
Subjects: Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Earth's Resources and 4 additional..
Produced by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, this brief guide summarizes for policymakers the consequences of biodi...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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Parts of a Spider: Ventral View of a Female Spider
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences
This 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)
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A Comparison of the Bisbee and Morenci, Arizona, Copper Ore Deposits
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science
This winning entry in the Museum's Young Naturalist Awards 2004 by Amanda, a 13 year old student from Arizona, examines the geol...
Contributor: American Museum of Natural History (NSDL Collection)
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