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Resources for Studying Trees
Identification Guides: North American Wildlife This book includes color pictures of all the common trees, shrubs, and animals of North America. Concise information about habitats, eating habits, and growth are included. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees Western Region by Elbert Little. (and you can also get the Eastern Region, as applicable) …
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A Walk in the Forest
Go outside , look around you, and notice the trees. Trees form the backdrop of our environment. Just what are trees and what do they do? It is interesting to study trees because they are so different from the rest of creation. From the majestic redwood to the resilient bristle cone pine, trees add utility…
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Microscope Features to Look For
In the market for a microscope for next year’s science class? You may be looking new online or used at your local curriculum sale or swap, but whatever the case, be sure to look for these qualities in a microscope purchase: Glass optics Hefty feel Viewing size large including high power Easy to focus Stability…
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Resources for Studying the Ocean
Here are some excellent starting references to study the ocean! The links are to Amazon.com but many of these books haven’t been published in some time (oldies-but-goodies!) so you could check your local library. Reference Books: Early Man and the Ocean by Thor Heyerdahl. A wonderful book about the routes, vessels, and trading of early…
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A Visit to the Aquarium
Fish, fish, everywhere fish! There are lots of different types and colors and varieties, and other organisms besides fish, too. How can your students learn some oceanography without getting bogged down in the diversity? Here is a way to pull together a scientific study from a field trip to the aquarium! This method will…
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Experiment: Sand in the Kitchen
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. Matthew 7: 26-27 The Bible is…