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  • PDF preview of the "A Burning Question" article
    Today, Smokey continues to teach people of all ages about the importance of preventing wildfires. Just how effective is Smokey’s…
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    A Burning Question: Is An Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?

  • PDF preview of A Green Bill of Health article.
    The scientists who worked on this study wanted to focus on the effect of people’s environments on their mental health.…
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    A Green Bill of Health – Can Vacant Lot Treatments Impact Mental Health?

  • PDF Preview of Graphic Organizer for Outdoor Challenge 1
    Find 15 minutes this week to go outside and be active. For example, take a bike ride, throw a frisbee,…
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    Activity – Outdoor Challenge 1

  • PDF Preview of graphic organizer for Outdoor Challenge 2
    Find 15 minutes at least twice a week to go outside. What do you hear, smell, and see? How do…
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    Activity – Outdoor Challenge 2

  • PDF Preview of graphic organizer for Outdoor Challenge 3
    Make a list of types of things you currently do when you are outdoors. What types of activities would you…
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    Activity – Outdoor Challenge 3

  • PDF Preview of Outdoor Group Challenge activity
    In this challenge, we want you to think more about how much time you spend outdoors. As a class/group/family, you…
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    Activity – Outdoor Group Challenge

  • PDF preview of the alternate FACTivity for "What You See Is Not What You Get."
    In this FACTivity, students will use information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Sun Safety UV Index, formerly known as…
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    Alternate FACTivity – What You See Is Not What You Get

  • Spanish cover for the What You See Is Not What You Get Alternate FACTivity in Spanish
    In this FACTivity, students will use information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Sun Safety UV Index, formerly known as…
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    Alternate FACTivity – What You See Is Not What You Get (Spanish)

  • illustration of a landscaper in a crane, sawing a tree
    Too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is mostly caused by two things: burning fossil fuels and the loss…
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    Balancing Act: Urban Trees and the Carbon Cycle

  • Balancing Act cover in Spanish
    Too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is mostly caused by two things: burning fossil fuels and the loss…
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    Balancing Act: Urban Trees and the Carbon Cycle (Spanish)

  • The cover of "Can You Hear Me Now? Using the Telephone to Discover People's Opinions About Wilderness" featuring an illustration of a girl on the phone thinking about herself on a hike.
    In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal…
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    Can You Hear Me Now? Using the Telephone to Discover People’s Opinions About Wilderness

  • Caves LIVE a Distance Learning Adventure
    A world of wonder awaits just below the surface, and this distance learning adventure explores these amazing places. Specially adapted…
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    Caves LIVE