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AS MAPS showing the distribution of animals make clear, two main factors limit critters' range: latitude and altitude. Distance from the equator and height above sea...
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While the research in this article was conducted in Phillipine rainforests, it certainly applies to the Amazon. Last summer our Educator Academy participants conducted simplified vertical field studies that asked many of the same questions! 
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September 24, 2013 5:37 PM
While the research in this article was conducted in Phillipine rainforests, it certainly applies to the Amazon. Last summer our Educator Academy participants conducted simplified vertical field studies that asked many of the same questions!
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Join me and National Geographic's Great Nature Project in exploring the great nature all around us!
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Harness the power of digital technology and help your students explore the world outside your classroom!
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Footage of bumblebees flying in a wind tunnel reveals how the insects manage in adverse weather, a discovery that could aid the design of flying robots. Via Miguel Prazeres
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The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) is a national network of regional efforts.
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Great resource/network on how to become a "Natural Teacher" and increase the vitamin "N" level in your classroom!
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Just in case you ever find yourself in this situation....
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Ellen and Steven Senisi, of Senisi Multimedia, trek with their equipment to a Peruvian rainforest. What on earth for? They will use their creativity to capture the…
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Researchers and designers looking to nature for inspiration have literally one million reasons to reveal the secrets of insects
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The rainforests are usually characterized by a large annual rainfall, but that’s description clearly falls short of what these forests represent to our planet. Via Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com
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What happens when children, isolated in the Peruvian Amazon, experience the Internet for the first time?
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Internet in the Amazon? What happens when Peruvian Amazon children, experience the Internet for the first time? This video, "Web" explores the possibilities that emerge when the disconnected get online, and what it means for our future.
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Another great resource from our friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "A Bird's Eye View of Changing Landscapes" introduces students to landscape change and its impact on biodiversity.
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Follow the Frog was nominated for a People's Voice Webby! You don't have to go to the ends of the Earth to save the rainforest. Just Follow the Frog! Shop fo...
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Very fun video from Rainforest Alliance about how NOT to save the rainforest. Great convesation starter for your classrooms!
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Want to make a difference right at home? How bout a sustainable school initiatve? ASU has great resources
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"One afternoon, back when my daughters were too small to think for themselves, the three of us left the research station where we lived in Amazonian Peru and took a short ride down the river ...
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A powerful reflection on children and environmental education in a place like the Amazon...
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A list of ideas for the best sustainable fundraisers.
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Great ideas from our partners at EcoTeach!
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The impact of global warming on the Arctic poles is well documented and easy to see. But scientists are just now beginning to understand the impact of
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A must read..."What happens in the tropics determines what happens to the earth’s biodiversity … We are on a tropical planet. We just don’t realize it because so many of us live in the colder latitudes." - Yadvinder Mahli
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September 22, 2013 8:33 PM
A must read..."What happens in the tropics determines what happens to the earth’s biodiversity … We are on a tropical planet. We just don’t realize it because so many of us live in the colder latitudes." - Yadvinder Mahli
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Refining our capacity to notice is an act of reverence that we can bring to everywhere and everywhen. It's an invitation, bringing the world's most basic presence into view, opening our horizons and restoring our spirits.
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noticing...just noticing...moving slowly enough to let your mind notice the world aroud you...in your backyard or the Amazon...its all the same.
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The Bombardier beetle fires boiling poison at would-be predators. What can humans learn from them about fuel injection, drug delivery, and fire extinguishers from this walking weapon? Via Miguel Prazeres, Ashish Umre
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Biomimicry: Take your STEM learning activities to the wild side!
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Modern education relies on a variety of different sources of information for discovery and drawing conclusions. Among the sources are mixed media such as videos, podcasts or text.
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D.E.E.P. ..morphing STEM into something more meaningful? : Discover, Explore, Experiment, and Produce. Lovw this approach!
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2014 Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest is a cross-curricular professional development workshop for educators to use and learn innovative instructional approaches and protocols, and work side by side with scientists while exploring one of the world's most important natural resources - the Amazon Rainforest.
Here's what past participants are saying about the Educator Academy in the Amazon!
"The instructor led activities were exceptional. The extensive knowledge of the guides and other members of the Amazon Workshop faculty was incredible. Linking those things with the wide range of backgrounds and experiences of the other participants in the program, made it the absolute best program with which I have ever been involved." - Ken Goree, 2013 Academy participant
“It was probably the most unique travel experience I've ever had and a biologists' dream come true. One can't help but grow and expand your world view, both professionally and personally.” – Diane Duffus 2013 Academy participant
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You can join us for the 2014 Educator Academy! Registration is open and scholarships are available. For complete details go to http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html
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September 18, 2013 10:49 AM
You can join us for the 2014 Educator Academy! Registration is open and scholarships are available. For complete details go to http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html
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Using resources available on the Rainforest Alliance Learning Site, students in Jacksonville, Florida discover the role we play in protecting our world's natural…
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Amazon educators! Watch this video! Full of inspiring teaching going on in Jacksonville, FL in partnership with Raniforest Alliance! @rainforestalliance
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The human mind is suffering from a broken connection with nature. Ominous as that sounds, it also shows a clear path to progress. By Richard Louv.
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Use environmental issues as a springboard for student creativity and problem solving!
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Great infographic on why climate change is everyone's business!
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Canoes...the lifelines of the rainforest. Boats are a very necessary part of river life. Canoes are particularly important to rainforest life. With no roads in most areas of the forest, canoes are ...
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Wonderful inside look at life in the Amazon and how people get around. Great way to engage your students in a world very different than their own!
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Worth checking out: High school sustainability curriculum helps students achieve LEED Green Associate in South Carolina on www.usgbc.org (High school #sustainability curriculum helps students achieve LEED Green Associate in South Carolina
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This is just awesome! We need more schools like this!
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