Grasslands
Learn more about grasslands with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Search by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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Learn all about ecology and the many ecosystems across the United States in this career activity sheet. Designed to be…Learn all about ecology and the many ecosystems across the United States in this career activity sheet. Designed to be printed as a front-and-back handout and written for upper elementary... -
Tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem that once covered 150 million acres of North America, including Iowa, its surrounding States, and…Tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem that once covered 150 million acres of North America, including Iowa, its surrounding States, and even Texas and Canada. Today, however, only 4 percent of... -
The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that…The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that are planted between sections of agricultural crops. Scientists wanted to... -
This coloring page features a scientist bee observing grazing animals in a grassland environment. Download, print, and color away!This coloring page features a scientist bee observing grazing animals in a grassland environment. Download, print, and color away! -
This coloring page features a fine line drawing of cows grazing in a grassland. Download, print, and color away!This coloring page features a fine line drawing of cows grazing in a grassland. Download, print, and color away! -
Rolling acres of grassland used to stretch across the U.S. Historically the shortgrass, mixed-grass and tallgrass prairies covered about one-fifth…Rolling acres of grassland used to stretch across the U.S. Historically the shortgrass, mixed-grass and tallgrass prairies covered about one-fifth of North America. Today, much of the historic range of... -
This is the 1st video in this series. In this video, Paulette Ford discusses how she became interested in Ecology…This is the 1st video in this series. In this video, Paulette Ford discusses how she became interested in Ecology and how this led to her research on manipulating habitats... -
Look at the drawing of prairie dogs in their habitat. Which prairie dogs are doing things a prairie dog would…Look at the drawing of prairie dogs in their habitat. Which prairie dogs are doing things a prairie dog would never do? -
Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet Dr. Paulette Ford who studies prairie dogs and fire. -
Look at the drawing of prairie dogs in their habitat. Which prairie dogs are doing things a prairie dog would…Look at the drawing of prairie dogs in their habitat. Which prairie dogs are doing things a prairie dog would never do?
