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This lesson introduces third- through fifth-grade students to a study of the tropical rainforest. Prereading activities, which allow students to access and build upon prior knowledge, include listening to sound effects of the rainforest, writing, and drawing.
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These books offer valuable guidance to educators at all levels, from universities to primary schools.
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[classroom connection] An excellent set of new books to improve & strengthen your climate change education initiatives. #climatechange #education #climatechangeeducation #nsta #nabt #naaee
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GreenLearning has put together a list of books we’ve read or have on our to-read lists that touch on the environment and are written by Black authors.
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Representation matters. Do you have these in your classroom?
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Natural Inquirer is a free science education journal written for middle through high school age students. Several PLT resources have been correlated to Natural Inquirer articles.
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WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY RESOURCE LIBRARY We develop all the materials you need to put together your World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) program. Download fact sheets, adapt our press release, fi…
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May 13 is World Migratory Bird Day! These year's theme is Water. Check out these awesome multilingual resources and find an event near you! - - - #WMBD2023 #worldmigratorybirdday #birds #birder #natureclassroom
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Close-up views of glasswing butterflies reveal the secrets behind the insect’s see-through wings: sparse, spindly scales and a waxy coating.
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Use these activities to inspire your students to take action this Earth Day, and every day. Earth Day is more than learning about recycling - it's about taking action.
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This upcoming week is Earth Week, culminating in Earth Day on April 22! All week, we'll be sharing interesting resources, fun activities, and innovative ways to bring to your classroom.
Check out these cool activities from our friends over at @projectlearningtree ! - - - #earthweek #earthday #teacherresources #classroom #plt #projectlearningtree #celebrateeartyh #savetheearth #conservation #conservationeducation #k12 #education #raisethemright #startthemyoung
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Nature works everywhere, understanding how nature affects our lives every day. Forests, reefs, rivers, watersheds — all ecosystems impact human life. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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August 1, 2013 9:12 AM
a bright colourful presentation that has some interesting interactive tasks for students about conservation
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Join Explorer and ecologist Varun Swamy as he shares how he uses drones and citizen science to study the life cycles of giant Amazon trees without needing to climb them.
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Tropical forests are critical for the planet, but they’re in danger. Each year, an area the size of Portugal is deforested in the tropics. Fortunately, U.S. legislators and consumers can protect tropical forests. Learn how here.
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Read and search the full texts of more than 12,000 of Charles Darwin’s letters, and find information on 3,000 more. Discover complete transcripts of all known letters Darwin wrote and received up to the year 1878.
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The most diverse group of organisms on the planet are in trouble, with recent research suggesting insect populations are declining at an unprecedented rate.
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By Amy Cowan, April 16th, 2014 "From creating systems to desalinate water using solar energy to growing rooftop gardens to increase food supply and regulate building temperature, environmental engineers tackle all kinds of problems and innovate new solutions to help create a more sustainable world. Students and classes can explore environmental engineering with a range of hands-on science projects.
Talk with your students about environmental engineering and help them see how many different challenges there are that engineers can tackle by brainstorming and testing solutions. The engineering design process can help students visualize how to work on a project, step by step!
This week (April 13-19) is National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). Sponsored by Samsung, this year's EE Week celebrates the theme Greening STEM: Engineering a Sustainable World and encourages students in all grades to learn more about the ways in which engineering can be used to develop sustainable solutions.
On the EE Week website, teachers will find a plethora of resources and tools for use with students, all of which celebrate the ways in which environmental engineers tackle real-world challenges as they "make, move, and improve" the world around them. The downloadable Educator Toolkit: Engineering a Sustainable World highlights a collection of environmental engineering science projects from various online science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) sites. Suggestions for environmental engineering projects in areas of Biomimicry, Sustainable Energy & Design, Recycling & Reusable Materials, and Environmental Conservation are listed by grade to make it easy for teachers to locate projects relevant to their classes. Science Buddies is proud to have projects included in this resource to support and encourage teachers to integrate hands-on environmental engineering lessons and activities in the classroom. In addition to project summaries, the resource includes an infographic and an overview of games and apps related to environmental engineering."...
For full post with links to the above mentioned resources, please click title above or here: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/2014/04/green-engineering-national-environmental-education-week.php?from=TW Via Roxana Marachi, PhD
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Educators! Take a deep dive into tropical ecology field research and biodiversity monitoring with the Morpho Institute! Join research scientists and faculty to dig deep into how Amazon biodiversity responds to a changing world. During this field research crash course, you will monitor tropical biodiversity, design research questions and contribute to long-term Morpho Institute research initiatives. Be part of the team that defines the future of teacher research in the Amazon with the Morpho Institute!
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We are SO excited to launch this new program in the Peruvian Amazon! Join us on a deep dive into tropical research with expert faculty and bring it all back to your classrooms! Registration is open and space is limited. Open to all K16 educators! #scienceteacher #inquiry #fieldstudies #amazonrainforest #tropicalecology #teacherpd #teachertravel
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#scienceteacher #inquiry #fieldstudies #amazonrainforest #tropicalecology #teacherpd #teachertravel We are SO excited to launch this new program in the Peruvian Amazon! Join us on a deep dive into tropical research with expert faculty and bring it all back to your classrooms! Registration is open and space is limited. Open to all K16 educators!
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"I am dust,the dust of North Africa.I connect continents." A River of Dust takes readers on a journey through vibrantly illustrated landscapes, celebrating the power and wonder of Earth's ecosystems, and showing how these tiny particles are in fact key to the health of our planet.
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This lesson introduces third- through fifth-grade students to a study of the tropical rainforest. Prereading activities, which allow students to access and build upon prior knowledge, include listening to sound effects of the rainforest, writing, and drawing.
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Check out this rainforest lesson for grades 3-5! It has prereading activities, which allow students to access and build upon prior knowledge, include listening to sound effects of the rainforest, writing, and drawing. During reading, students use simple note-taking strategies, vary the reading structures, find patterns in text structure, and learn vocabulary in context. During postreading activities, students demonstrate synthesis of the text by writing efferent and affective responses to the text. As an extension to this lesson, students generate a list of questions to be pursued in small group research on the Internet.
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Using photos in lessons can help kids understand challenging issues, explains a researcher.
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Helping kids grasp big ideas
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Download your free eBird lesson to get a taste of the eBird world! Meet standards, get kids outdoor and engage their inner scientist.
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Great resources from our friends at Cornell Lab K12 Education!
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The World Water Map helps us understand where and why water gaps arise, how climate change might aggravate them—and even how they might be managed.
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Great teaching tool and a powerful way to bring #geography into your instruction. #worldwaterday #geoinquiry @natgeo
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An early-career botanist joins the Mongabay Newscast to discuss his group’s recent study of the decrease in plant awareness and educational opportunities to study botany. A Ph.D. candidate in Urban Ecology and Botany at the University of Leeds, Sebastian Stroud explains why this trend — which is not unique to the U.K. — could vastly […]
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This is an outstanding interview with deep connections to education, environmental literacy, plant blindness, and our future!
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Archaeological discoveries reveal long-forgotten ancient civilizations in the Amazon.
#NOVAPBS Official Website https://to.pbs.org/3HX6oTP Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate populations in the millions, supported by sophisticated agricultural systems, while huge geometric earthworks and roadways bear witness to complex religious ideas and social networks. The evidence is now clear that, far from being an untouched wilderness, the Amazon has been shaped by human hands for millennia. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:55 The Amazon Rainforest Human History 04:35 Bolivian Amazon Archeology Efforts: Llanos de Mojos 09:50 Results of 2019 LIDAR Survey of Mound 14:19 Working with the Indigenous People of the Amazon 18:10 Evidence of the Arrival of First Humans in the Amazon 26:43 Uncovering Agriculture Practices of Early Amazon Civilizations 34:20 Peruvian Amazon Archaeology Efforts: Monte Grande 44:19 What Happened to the First Amazonians? 45:26 Indigenous People Getting Involved in Local Archaeology Efforts 51:00 Conclusion © 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newsletter/ FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/novaonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVApbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs PBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #amazonrainforest #peru #bolivia #pyramid #archeology #firsthumans #ancientcivilizations
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New research suggests that awe is beneficial for our physical and mental well-being. In this lesson students will learn how to cultivate more of it.
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At BSCS, we have the opportunity to work closely with K-12 science teachers all over the country. Each year, we meet teachers who want to tap into students’ interests and ideas about the world around them. We meet teachers who want to engage students in meaningful ways. And we meet teachers who want to make […]
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The amphibians pull off a death-defying magic trick to stay hidden while they sleep.
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Check out this rainforest lesson for grades 3-5! It has prereading activities, which allow students to access and build upon prior knowledge, include listening to sound effects of the rainforest, writing, and drawing. During reading, students use simple note-taking strategies, vary the reading structures, find patterns in text structure, and learn vocabulary in context. During postreading activities, students demonstrate synthesis of the text by writing efferent and affective responses to the text. As an extension to this lesson, students generate a list of questions to be pursued in small group research on the Internet.