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  • Illustration of mushroom wearing a party hat.
    In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to…
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    Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Are We Having Fungi Yet?"
    In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to…
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    Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of Caves and Karst crossword.
    After reading the Caves and Karst edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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    Crossword – Caves and Karst

  • PDF preview of crossword puzzle from the Southwestern US Investi-gator
    After reading the Southwestern United States Investi-gator, test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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    Crossword – Southwestern United States Investi-gator

  • PDF preview of crossword puzzle.
    Test your knowledge on agriculture, habitats, and drought.
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    Crossword Puzzle – Natural IQ Climate Change

  • PDF preview of Everything But the Carbon Sink article cover.
    The scientists in this study were interested in environmental changes occuring in the Southern United States. The scientists were interested…
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    Everything but the Carbon Sink: Carbon Storage in the Southern United States

  • PDF Preview of the FACTivity for Cream of the Crop
    In this FACTivity, you will use every-day materials to explore how root size impacts the exchange of materials between roots…
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    FACTivity – Cream of the Crop

  • Cover of "Fill Those Potholes" featuring a blue and green graphic of plants and birds
    In this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and…
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    Fill Those Potholes! Identifying Ecosystem Services of Small Wetlands on the American Prairie

  • PDF Preview of Investi-gator Article Frozen Food
    In this study, the scientists studied glaciers and their nearby rivers in Alaska. The water coming from glaciers can be…
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    Frozen Food: How Glaciers Provide Food for Animals That Live in the Ocean

  • PDF Preview of the Glossary Challenge for Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
    At the end of the “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” article, there is a glossary of terms that were…
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    Glossary Challenge – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

  • The cover of "It's a Small World" featuring a black and white photo of a scientist using a chainsaw on a tree trunk
    The scientists in this study were interested in three common periodic changes in sea surface temperatures, called oscillations. In particular,…
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    It’s a Small World: How Oceans and Climates Can Affect Wildland Fires Thousands of Miles Away

  • Cover of the Koa Constrictors article. It's a photo of the top of the tree.
    Koa is one of the most valued of tropical woods. A particular type of koa tree, called Acacia koa, is…
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    Koa Constrictors: Studying Things That Slow the Growth of Koa Crop Trees