Education: See the Children's Education page as well...
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Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity was developed
by Project Learning Tree (PLT) in partnership with the World
Wildlife Fund (WWF). Educators are permitted to download,
print, and use any of the online materials (PLT’s copyright rules).
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www.fathom.com
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Fathom Archive of online learning resources from 2000-2003,
including lectures, articles, interviews, exhibits and free seminars.
Maintained by Columbia University. Exploring Biodiversity.
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www.usanpn.org
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USA National Phenology Network Educators’ Clearinghouse
webpage has been created to gather educational materials (lesson
plans, activity guides, syllabuses, project design plans, etc.) in order
to provide a convenient and growing collection of resources on
phenology learning both inside and outside of the traditional
classroom setting.
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Biodiversity Museum Projects:
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www.stri.org
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution in Panama, is a
bureau of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to understanding
biological diversity. The research facilities house 38 staff scientists,
fellows, and 900 visiting scientists per year.
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www.amnh.org
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American Museum of Natural History. Education at the
AMNH.
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www.mnh.si.edu
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Smithsonian Institution. Biodiversity Programs at the National
Museum of Natural History. Not recently updated, but links to
current programs.
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www.exploratorium.edu
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Exploratorium, online since 1993, was one of the first science
museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. The site now
contains over 18 thousand award-winning Web pages exploring
hundreds of different topics. Lots of info here.
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cbc.amnh.org
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Center for Biodiversity and Conservation- AMNH. Seasonal
Invertebrate calendar to print.
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"At least 50% of the 200 species of freshwater turtles have been assessed in the IUCN Red
List as globally threatened and more than 75% of freshwater turtle species in Asia are listed
as globally threatened, including 18
that are critically endangered, with one being extinct."
"Ecosystems & Human Well-being: Wetlands & Water" Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
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