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Conservation Central is an online a habitat education program sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park. It explores the temperate forest, home of the giant panda and black bear. Site materials include online activities such as designing a habitat for giant pandas, a virtual trip to a forest reserve in China, and virtual exploration and research in a temperate forest. There is also a conservation curriculum for intermediate-level (middle school) students, suggestions for outdoor activities for families, and a gallery where users can share their conservation ideas with others.
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Biological science, Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Forestry and Agriculture, Environmental science, Geoscience, Natural history |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
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| Intended audience | Educator, General Public, Learner, Parent/Guardian |
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| Resource type | Audio/Visual, Collection, Instructional Material, Reference Material, Text |
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| Resource format | application, application/pdf, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, text, text/html |
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| Title | Biological Sciences Gateways and Resources |
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| Link | http://www.nsdl.org/collection/biological-sciences/ |
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| Description | The Biological Sciences Gateways and Resources collection is comprised of web portals, web sites, and individual digital resources in many areas of the biological and life sciences, including agriculture, botany, ecology, genetics, microbiology, natural history, marine biology, zoology, and others. Here may be found educational materials for life science educators and learners (prekindergarten through graduate school), resources intended for the general public, and materials aimed at biological sciences research communities. |
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