Teacher Resources

• Teacher's Guide (Print Version)

• Directory of Local Specialists

• Guide to finding Local Specialists

• Electronic Resources by Chapter

• Suggested Readings on Biodiversity

Information for Field Trips

• Establishing Rules for Field Trips (An article addressing safety rules for field trips)

• Classroom Preparation (Articles providing background information useful for preparing outdoor activities)
  

• Equipment (How-to guides for creating equipment that is needed for collecting and preserving plants and arthropods)
  
  
• Field Guides (A list of field guides to regional parts of the United States. These guides are recommended by Museum scientists and teachers.)

Identifying Plants and Arthropods

• Using Dichotomous Keys (An essay that explains how to use dichotomous keys)

Plants

• Online Dichotomous Keys for Plants

• Dichotomous Keys for Conifers - Text Format

• Identification Keys for Conifers
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• Identification Keys for Conifers
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• Plant Morphology

• Tips to Identify Poison Ivy (An article about identifying and treating poison ivy)



Arthropods


• Online Dichotomous Keys for Arthropods

• Dichotomous Keys for Arthropods - Text Format

• Identification Keys for Arthropods
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• Identification Keys for Arthropods
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• Arthropod Morphology
  

• Arthropod/Conifer Checklist (An article that provides a quick overview of arthropod and conifer characters helpful for identification)

Other Biodiversity Materials

• Literature for Middle School Students

• Multi-Media Resources

• Software

Science at the American Museum of Natural History

• Hall of Biodiversity Bulletins
  
  
• Profiles (A selection of essays written about the work of Museum staff and their colleagues)
  
  
• Doing Science (Essays written by Museum staff and their colleagues on topics relating to Biodiversity Counts)

Related Links

• Botanical Gardens

• Education Associations

• Education Programs

• Entomological Societies

• Environmental Organizations

• Government Organizations

• Herbaria

• Natural History Museums & Science Centers

• National Parks

• Zoological Parks