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Gallery Programs

Nebraska Ecology

GRADES
1-5

STANDARDS SUPPORTED
NCCRS-Science: SC.K.7.2.C; SC.2.7.2.C; SC.4.6.3.B; SC.5.8.2.C

PROGRAM DURATION 
45 minutes

DESCRIPTION
Become an ecologist to explore the rich diversity of life on the plains and discover what different animals in Nebraska need to survive. Investigate a prairie habitat to understand how Nebraska's community of plants and animals depend on each other for survival and how humans affect these environments.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Using dioramas in the Hall of Nebraska Wildlife, students will make observations and predictions and then share their discoveries with their class.


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