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Resource Title:Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Conservation Central
Description: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.

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Grade Level Elementary School
Elementary School Programming
Informal Education
Middle School
Middle School Programming
Intended Audience Educator
General Public
Learner
Parent/Guardian
Publisher / Resource Provider Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park
Resource Type Activity
Collection
Curriculum
Educational Standard
Field Trip
Illustration
Image
Instructional Material
Interactive Simulation
InteractiveResource
Movie/Animation
MovingImage
Nonfiction Reference
Reference Material
StillImage
Text
Subject Keyword(s) Biological Science
Conservation
Ecology
Environmental Science
Natural History