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  • Drawing of a child looking at nun moths.
    The nun moth is a major pest of conifers and an occasional pest of broadleaf trees in Europe and Asia.…
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    And Then There Were Nun: Trees That Could Be Endangered by a Nun Moth Invasion

  • Article cover for Batter Up! Features an image of children playing baseball and a mechanical engineer holding up two bats and 3 baseballs.
    In “Batter Up,” learn about how engineers designed a test to determine baseball bat breakage rates for different types of…
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    Batter Up: Investigating What Type of Wood Makes the Best Baseball Bat

  • A black and white illustration of a group of beetle larvae sleeping inside a tree trunk.
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Beetles Are Supercool"
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the Chew On This article cover
    In this research study, scientists try to understand the impact of termites on forest wood decomposition in the Southern United…
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    Chew on This! Measuring the Impact of Termites on Forest Wood

  • PDF preview for the Woolly Bully Crossword
    Test your knowledge on water, invasive species, and ecology.
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    Crossword – Woolly Bully

  • PDF Preview of the eyeChallenge for Chew on This
    After reading “Chew on This,” test your knowledge with an eyeChallenge. Explain what each of these images from the article…
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    eyeChallenge – Chew on This!

  • PDF preview of 'On the Fence' eyeChallenge.
    Try this eyeChallenge when you finish reading “On the Fence.” Each of the following images represents something from the article.…
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    eyeChallenge – On the Fence

  • PDF preview of the eyeChallenge from SPLAT!
    After reading “SPLAT!,” see if you can complete this eyeChallenge. Each of the following images represents something from the article.…
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    eyeChallenge – SPLAT!

  • PDF Preview of the FACTivity for Chew on This
    The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do forest termites contribute to the carbon cycle? Materials: Ruler…
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    FACTivity – Chew on This!

  • PDF preview of 'On the Fence' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will become a land manager for a national forest. You will need to decide on the…
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    FACTivity – On the Fence

  • PDF preview of Using Chemicals to Discourage the Pine Shoot Beetle FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, we want you to think about what scents you really like and what scents you really do…
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    FACTivity – Shoot! Foiled Again!