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For this FACTivity, you will answer the question: What is the relationship between tree height and the diameter at breast…
For this FACTivity, you will answer the question: What is the relationship between tree height and the diameter at breast height (DBH)? In other words, when trees get taller, does...
When a hurricane occurs, a lot of damage can be done to buildings and other structures. One of the most visible types of damage…
When a hurricane occurs, a lot of damage can be done to buildings and other structures. One of the most visible types of damage occurs to trees. The scientists in this study wanted to know more...
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question: What kinds of physical characteristics might different birds have to help them…
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question: What kinds of physical characteristics might different birds have to help them capture their food? You will answer this question by designing...
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question: Should an area of land outside of the Guanica Forest boundary be…
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question: Should an area of land outside of the Guanica Forest boundary be closed to land development? Materials: Computer or paper and writing...
In this study, the scientists studied trees growing on Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean Sea. The scientists wanted…
In this study, the scientists studied trees growing on Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean Sea. The scientists wanted to know if different trees contribute different amounts of nutrients...
For this FACTivity, you will answer the question: What is the difference between having a 50 percent chance of having…
For this FACTivity, you will answer the question: What is the difference between having a 50 percent chance of having something happen and having less or more than a 50...
Pine forests are common in the tropical Caribbean. Usually, these pine forests also have an understory of broad-leafed trees. Broad-leafed…
Pine forests are common in the tropical Caribbean. Usually, these pine forests also have an understory of broad-leafed trees. Broad-leafed trees are trees with flat leaves. The pine forests are...
Guanica Forest is a tropical dry forest in the southwest corner of Puerto Rico. In 1981, the United Nations recognized it for being one of…
Guanica Forest is a tropical dry forest in the southwest corner of Puerto Rico. In 1981, the United Nations recognized it for being one of the best examples of a dry tropical forest. The scientists in this...
Tropical streams provide many benefits to people and animals. For river shrimp that spend part of their life in the…
Tropical streams provide many benefits to people and animals. For river shrimp that spend part of their life in the mountain streams, the streams provide a place to reproduce and...
The scientists in this study were interested in knowing whether humans and other animals can help disturbed areas of land…
The scientists in this study were interested in knowing whether humans and other animals can help disturbed areas of land to become healthy ecosystems again. A mining company in Brazil...