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CD Greenhouse
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In this activity, learners plant seeds and watch them sprout and grow inside a CD case.
Create a Mangrove Tree
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In this group activity, learners will explore the characteristics, functions and uniqueness of the mangrove tree.

Corals and Chemistry
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In this activity, learners investigate how increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is changing the acidity (pH) of the ocean and affecting coral reefs and other marin

Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

Marine Ecosystems
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In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes.

Habitat Web
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In this activity, learners explore the web of connections among living and non-living things.

Endangered!
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While playing a game, learners discover how the Endangered Species Act works in the United States. Learners move along a game board by answering questions correctly.

Habitable Worlds
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In this group activity, learners consider environmental conditions—temperature, presence of water, atmosphere, sunlight, and chemical composition—on planets and moons in our solar system to determine

Life in the Sidewalk Cracks
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In this activity, learners compare plant and animal life in different habitats including a sidewalk crack and lawn. Learners sort human-made materials and natural materials found in each habitat.

Scram or Freeze
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In this outdoor activity and animal-role-play game, learners discover and uncover the hidden world of "cryptozoa"—organisms such as spiders, salamanders and slugs that live under objects, like rocks a

Design-a-Fish
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In this science and language arts activity, learners study fish anatomy and make their very own 3D paper fish.

Can Fishing
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In this outdoor activity, learners go "can fishing" and discover the kinds of aquatic organisms that live in and on submerged cans.
Soil Secrets
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In this activity (located at the bottom of the page), learners investigate soil and explore the creatures that live in it.

Freshwater Ecosystems
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In this activity, learners create a freshwater ecosystem in a large plastic bottle. Learners cut and prepare bottles, then fill with water, aquatic plants, snails and fish.
Butterflies in Space
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The Butterflies in Space Teacher's Guide uses "life in space" to encourage learners to conduct their own open-ended scientific investigations.

Rain Forest in Your Room
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This activity (on pages 19-24) introduces learners to the rain forest's layers—emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor—and has learners make paper lianas (vines that live attached to trees) and

Nature Drawing
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In this family or group activity, learners create a nature journal by visiting a local nature center or backyard, observing creatures in their natural habitats, and sketching what they see.

Lupine and Butterflies
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In this two-part activity about the connection between the lupine plant and butterflies, learners first read "Miss Rumphius," a storybook about lupine by Barbara Cooney.

Nature Walk
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In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor environment.

Litter Critters
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a "litter-critter" wheel to help them identify different animals they find living in a natural litter habitat.