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Venus flytrap: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 14; Figure 13 shows the most famous rare plant of longleaf pine savannas, the Venus flytrap. These predatory plants capture and digest insects between the folds of their specialized leaves. You can see the comb-like extensions of the leaf edges that interface...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

White-washed wall, seeding amaranth, taro leaves and rugged mountain side: A garden at the foothill of a rugged mountain. Red amaranth is flowering. Taro leaves are seen at the bottom of the picture. Red amaranth is mostly used as flower although the leaves are also cooked for vegetable. The taro is important vegetable in the mountains...; Format: image/photograph

Leaves: Students learn about the changing leaves with a hands-on approach. This cross-curricula thematic unit is designed for students to explore, read, write and much more.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)

A dicey stem and leaf plot: After being introduced to a stem and leaf plot, students will be able to create their own stem and leaf plots.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics); By Debbie Newton.

How do pumpkins grow?: Book project: This is an integrated science and language arts lesson plan. Students will create individual books that illustrate how pumpkins grow.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Science); By Marty Britt.

Sabal palmetto: The Sabal palmetto is commonly known as the cabbage palmetto because its leaves are clustered together like the leaves of a cabbage. It is the state tree of South Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Fire and hardwoods: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 7; Figure 6 shows the lethal effect of a recent growing season burn on the hardwoods that were invading this pine forest. The leaves are clearly dead, but the stems may still recover from the relatively cool fire that was allowed to run through this area. This...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Fall leaves on a lake near Trenton, NC: Trees with fall leaves on a lake near Trenton, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Decomposition in freshwater: This lesson includes hands-on activities to demonstrate the process of decomposition in a freshwater ecosystem. It also focuses on the importance of decomposition and its critical role in the food chain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By Heather Lanier.

Rama is exiled: In The Ramayana, page 1.11; This mural painting from the Emerald Buddha Temple shows Rama bidding farewell to people at his father's palace in the kingdom of Ayudhya. Rama, whose skin is painted green, stands in golden royal clothes on a pavillion platform at the center. Subjects kneel...; By Lorraine Aragon.

An average autumn: This lesson will be a review of skills for calculating mean, mode, median, and range of a set of numbers to be created by the students. It will result in a seasonal display for the classroom or school-wide bulletin board.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics); By Scott Counce.

Tidal freshwater section of the White Oak (2): In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 14; Figure 12 shows another part of the tidal freshwater section of the White Oak. Here you can see not only red cedars growing close to the river but also a few pines and maples. The presence of the latter species tells us that the water almost never gets salty...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Two tall bamboo pole offerings: Two tall bamboo pole offerings, created for Saraswati Day, are decorated with plaited palm leaves. The pole decorations, seen waving in the blue sky, curve over at the tops of their poles. Balinese use palm leaves, sticks, flowers and food to make a vast array...; Format: image/photograph

Non-Halloween activity for October 31: Students will rewrite the lyrics to a well-known song focusing on Autumn sounds, smells and sights, but without any of the usual Halloween trappings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)

Ravana seems invincible: In The Ramayana, page 6.3; An Indian painting shows Rama shooting arrows in battle with Ravana's demons. On a bright yellow background, the painting shows Rama with dark blue skin stepping forward and shooting a volley of arrows with a drawn bow. He is wearing only a tunic skirt and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Fire!: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 9; Figure 8 shows what you have probably been wanting to see from the beginning: a fire in the longleaf pine savanna. This photograph was taken in the spring of 1999 when controlled burns during the growing season were carried out at many sites within Camp Lejeune....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Forest floor: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 12; Figure 11 shows the condition of the forest floor two months after a controlled burn in an area which had more hardwood fuel than those illustrated in Figures 9 and 10. Note the large number of burned stems and their dense coverage of areas to the right and...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Learning from a tree: Observation of a single tree throughout the year can be the starting point for explorations of nature, life science, and environmental science.; By Linda Dow.

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