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Rainforest CLASSROOM
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Inspire your students with the instrucational resources.
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Environmentalism and sustainability mean something different these days, yet that doesn't mean we should just accept a bleak world. We cannot afford that. So, how do we change our vision of the future?
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A great read..."Environmentalism needs new tools for unprecedented challenges. The environmental movement’s many successes did not prepare us for even larger, interrelated global challenges, including climate change, biodiversity collapse, and the disconnection of people — particularly children — from the natural world." 
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National Geographic Explores Bill Nye's Climate Change Denial - and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Analysis
Bill Nye the Science Guy is rescued from “climate change denial” by his therapist, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a new National Geographic program.
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Great classroom resource - compliments the latest edition of Nat. Geo. magazine's cover story on climate change.
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Our planet’s diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they’re actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face of change? Kim Preshoff details why the answer, to a large extent, is biodiversity.
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Not every part of the rainforest is filled with towering canopies! We discovered an area with trees only twice my height, and it took a couple of geologists ...
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Another great Amazon video from The Brain Scoop! This one explains all about Amazon soils
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The Internet is a wonderful and important tool, but more of us need to learn how to use it as such.
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When in doubt, sniff a tree. No, really! Botanists and rainforest ecologists follow their noses to identify certain species in addition to looking at the plant's flowers, and counting leaves on branches."
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A "nose"-on investigation of Amazon trees! Another new video from BrainScoop's recent visit to the Peruvian Amazon. Yay!
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more good stuff from Rainforest Alliance!
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Those corners of the internet prone to viral outbreaks are abuzz today with an intriguing ant video: Is it real? Yes. The quality isn't great, but the clip appears to show an Asian Leptogenys daisy...
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Awesomeness Alert! A great example for students about the power of paying attention to details and the possibility of discovering something new!
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A designer has an idea of how to make drivers take more caution around cyclists: Help them see bikers as people, not obstacles.
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Flashing bike jacket inspired by animals that use flash coloration to scare predators away....cool!
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Treehugger Plant-mimicking robots could help explore our world Treehugger In the world of biomimicry, plants haven't necessarily been overlooked, but compared to animals -- especially in robotics -- there have been far fewer projects inspired by...
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if all planned dams go ahead, only three Amazon tributaries will remain free-flowing in the basin.
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A lot, as it turns out. With biodiversity under threat worldwide, scientists say old-school specimen collections — including an impressive hoard of bees at York University — have a crucial role to play in research.
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Scientific organizations around the world are turning to digital technology to reveal collections that have long been hidden.
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Bring museum collections right to your students - right to your classroom!
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Rachel Carson’s bombshell 1962 work, ‘Silent Spring,’ inspired the formation of environmental protection groups.
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During the course of my travels, I am always intrigued by end-of-the-road destinations. I'm not talking about the type of dead ends you accidentally come across in a city. I'm talking about the places you actually seek out....
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Golden orb-web spiders (Nephila clavipes) are sit-and-wait hunters that accumulate prey larders on their webs. These larders are sometimes stolen by other spiders. If prey items are removed from their webs, golden orb-web spiders search for them. They search longer when they have lost more prey items as well as when they have lost larger…
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We often see orb-web spiders during our rainforest workshops. Here's a great example to share with students of how the simple act of slowing down and making observations can lead to new questions, new discoveries, and fascinating natural history stories.
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Birds in the Amazon aren’t well suited to use human-developed surroundings to their advantage. Their dependence on intact forests makes them particularly vulnerable to environmental impacts.
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It’s all fun and games until you get birds and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology involved…then mayhem, hilarity, and learning ensue! Last summer, birding in the Amazon became a full contact sport as U...
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Hot of the press, our latest blog post featuring Cornell Lab of Ornithology's BirdSleuth program and our collaborative teacher training program in the Peruvian Amazon! Join us July 1-11, 2015 for our next Educator Academy in the Amazon.http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educator-academy.html
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Just in time for Trick or Treat! Another great lesson plan from @rainforestalliance
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Amazonia's forests absorb destructive greenhouse gases, provide essential water, foods and medicines, and supports important livelihoods. It’s up to all of us to protect this remarkable global treasure before we lose much of it … forever.
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A great overview of the Amazon and its global importance. Reliable content from a reliable source: Conservation International
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October 1, 2014 11:35 AM
Excellent intro/overview of why the Amazon is important to ALL of us!
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Breitbart News Six Reasons Why Climate Science Should Definitely Be On the School Curriculum Breitbart News Yet according to "experts" cited by organisations like WWF - eg Harvard biologist EO Wilson - as many as 27,000 species may be vanishing...
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EnviroAtlas is a collection of interactive tools and resources that allows users to explore the many benefits people receive from nature, often referred to as ecosystem services. Key components of EnviroAtlas include the following: A multi-scaled Interactive Map with broad scale data for the lower 48 states and fine scale data for selected communitiesThe Eco-Health Relationship Browser, which shows the linkages between ecosystems, the services they provide, and human healthEcosystem services information, GIS and analysis tools, and written resources
Eli Levine's curator insight,
May 23, 2014 2:36 PM
If you think the environment is insignificant to your needs, then you are one of the most arrogant and ignorant people to walk on the planet that you're killing.
This is your life. It doesn't matter how much money you're going to make off of destroying it if you're going to be dead as a result of your destruction.
Think carefully people.
Enjoy.
And, think about it. 
s smith's curator insight,
May 23, 2014 3:59 PM
This looks great, will be having a play with this soon ! |
