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  • Black and white illustration of a group of goldfinches singing. They are positioned as two rows of five, both sitting on a branch in a leafy tree.
    Some scientists think that wildlife is mostly dependent on the immediate natural area in which it lives. The scientist in…
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    Goldifinch and the Three Scales: Investigating Songbird Habitats Near Rivers

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Goldifinch and the Three Scales"
    Some scientists think that wildlife is mostly dependent on the immediate natural area in which it lives. The scientist in…
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    Goldifinch and the Three Scales: Investigating Songbird Habitats Near Rivers (Spanish)

  • Drawing of mice eating spotted knapweed.
    In the Western United States, spotted knapweed is one of the most widely found nonnative plants. Spotted knapweed was brought to the United…
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    Goll-ly! Don’t Take a Knapweed! The Impact of Nonnative Plants and Animals on Deer Mice

  • Cover of Goll-ly Don't Take a Knapweed! in Spanish
    In the Western United States, spotted knapweed is one of the most widely found nonnative plants. Spotted knapweed was brought to the United…
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    Goll-ly! Don’t Take a Knapweed! The Impact of Nonnative Plants and Animals on Deer Mice (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of Grow Where You're Planted article.
    In this article, students will learn about how different planting elevations can affect Jeffrey and ponderosa pines’ survival, growth, and…
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    Grow Where You’re Planted – Testing How New Planting Elevations Affect Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines

  • Drawing of a cardinal bird flying.
    The Oriental bittersweet is a vine that was transported to the United States from Asia in 1860. Oriental bittersweet escaped from gardens and…
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    Hurry Up and Wait: Investigating an Unusual Strategy for Invasion

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    The Oriental bittersweet is a vine that was transported to the United States from Asia in 1860. Oriental bittersweet escaped from gardens and…
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    Hurry Up and Wait: Investigating an Unusual Strategy for Invasion (Spanish)

  • Front page of Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ? The bottom half of the page shows a world map hjighlighting different ecozones.
    Scientists working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations wanted to know what kinds of forests grew…
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    Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ?

  • Cover for the 'Invasion of the Song Snatcher' article. The main image is a photo of a Chipping Sparrow chirping on a branch.
    Invasive species such as spotted knapweed can have an effect on a habitat and animals in that habitat. In this…
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    Invasion of the Song Snatcher! The Influence of Invasive Spotted Knapweed on Chipping Sparrow Song Diversity

  • Three children observing the sky with a camera and binoculars
    In this study, the scientists wanted to identify the most important elements of an experience in Gates of the Arctic…
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    It’s Elemental, My Dear! What Makes an Experience Different at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve?

  • Drawing of two children and a frog.
    The scientists were interested in discovering whether the Pacific tree frog population might also be affected by the presence of…
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    Knocked Out By Trout: The Relationship Between Nonnative Trout and Pacific Tree Frogs

  • Knocked Out by Trout cover in Spanish
    The scientists were interested in discovering whether the Pacific tree frog population might also be affected by the presence of…
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    Knocked Out By Trout: The Relationship Between Nonnative Trout and Pacific Tree Frogs (Spanish)