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Acadia National Park
Lichens of Acadia
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Lichen are the symbiotic relationship between fungus, algae, bacteria, and yeast. This lesson explores the importance of lichen, and how to identify them.
Haleakalā National Park
Who Needs Who?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this activity students will become a piece of the environment (nectar, bird, insect, plant, etc.). Through a game, they will come to understand how everything in nature is interconnected, and how changes in the physical environment can have either a negative or positive impact on the survival of a species. It also illustrates that an effect on one factor can influence all the others. The activity concludes with a message of hope and how people can help to protect biodiversity.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
The survival of different species depends on two species helping each other. The complex relationships within one habitat can be hurt when one of the species is threatened or one of the species becomes extinct.