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  • The opening pages of the All About Forests Reader
    In this Reader, Woodsy Owl teaches about types of forests and explores what makes forests important. We rely on forests…
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    All About Forests

  • PDF Preview of Ecosystem Services Lesson Plan
    This lesson plan has students analyze how an article fits into the broader theme of the journal, specifically the Ecosystem…
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    Lesson Plan – Ecosystem Services

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Mercer showing Dr. Mercer in a windbreaker and baseball cap in front of a green field
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Mercer!

  • PDF preview of the article from Meet Dr. Mercer in Spanish
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Mercer! – Spanish

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Roman featuring Dr. Roman standing with her arm around a city tree.
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Roman!

  • PDF preview for Meet Dr. Roman article
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Roman! – Spanish

  • PDF Preview of "Out of the Penalty Box"
    Over the next 25 to 45 years, scientists think the Nation’s population will double. As the population increases, cities, suburbs,…
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    Out of the Penalty Box: Protecting the Environment through Policies

  • illustration of three people biking in a city park
    People visit parks to do many different activities, such as play basketball, baseball, sunbathe, swim, walk, picnic, or go bicycling.…
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    Social Groupies: How Different Groups Use Urban Parks

  • The article cover for Social Groupies in Spanish
    People visit parks to do many different activities, such as play basketball, baseball, sunbathe, swim, walk, picnic, or go bicycling.…
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    Social Groupies: How Different Groups Use Urban Parks (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the Try This! activity from Meet Dr. Mercer showing a map of the U.S. with a detail showing the state of North Carolina
    In this activity, you will take temperature data from two cities and create two bar graphs. Then you will use…
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    Try This! – Meet Dr. Mercer!

  • PDF preview of the activity from Meet Dr. Mercer in Spanish
    In this activity, you will take temperature data from two cities and create two bar graphs. Then you will use…
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    Try This! – Meet Dr. Mercer! (Spanish)

  • PDF Preview of the Try This! activity from Meet Dr. Roman
    In this activity, you will go outside and observe the trees in your neighborhood or at your school. You’ll note…
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    Try This! – Meet Dr. Roman!