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Framework
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Topic outline
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RESOURCES
| Living Resources & Biodiversity |
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Biodiversity Webquest
(activity)
Source:
Harv Hayden,
Wisconsin Rapids School District
Activity (MS Word)
In this webquest, students visit the
Biodiversity Project web site, read specific information,
and answer questions about the definition of biodiversity, its
values, and its threats. |
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EarthTrends: Biodiversity and
Protected Areas (web site)
Source: World
Resources Institute
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
Click on the link for
Biodiversity and Protected Areas to find a searchable database
of statistics, maps, and country profiles of environmental,
social, and
economic trends that shape our world. Example
information includes protected areas, endemic and extinct
species numbers, wildlife trade, and non-native species. |
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Prairie Nursery (field trip)
Source: Prairie Nursery, Westfield, WI
http://www.prairienursery.com
Great place for a field
trip. Prairie Nursery offers live plants and seeds of species
native to the Midwest, whether for prairies, woodlands, or
wetlands. Guided tours of the display gardens are available.
Call to set up a visit 608-296-3679. Open April - October. |
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