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Life in the Extreme

Students take measurements in the field, analyze their data, and develop hypotheses about how different micro-environments affect the distribution of plants and animals in the park.

Project URL: https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/life-in-the-extreme.htm

Geographic Scope: Craters of the Moon National Monument

Project Status: Active - not recruiting volunteers

Participation Tasks: Annotation, DIY hacking/making, Data analysis, Geolocation, Identification, Learning, Measurement, Observation, Site selection and/or description, Transcription,

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Project Contact: matthew_d_daniel@nps.gov

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Fields of Science: Animals, Biology, Climate and weather, Computers and technology, Ecology and environment, Education, Geology and earth science, Nature and outdoors, Science policy

Intended Outcomes: Programmatic, Research development, Individual learning, Conservation,