Rachel Carson NWR Grade 4-5 Teacher Led Guide (Portuguese)

Rachel Carson NWR Teacher Led Trail Guide in Portuguese

Teachers will lead Portuguese Speaking Students along the Rachel Carson Trail After completing the guide, students will be able to:

Record the weather and explain how the weather can affect what plants and animals you may see

Distinguish which birds are here during different seasons

Infer food chains and beak adaptations in birds

Observe, identify, and draw plants observed along the trail

Draw or describe the sounds they hear and estimate where they are coming from

Describe and draw what a wild animal is doing

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Nina Silva
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Little River at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1966 in cooperation with the State of Maine to protect valuable salt marshes and estuaries for migratory birds. Located along 50 miles of coastline in York and Cumberland counties, the refuge consists of 11 divisions between Kittery and Cape...
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A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
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Brown and gray rabbit hides in the grass

The New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) is a medium-large sized cottontail rabbit that may reach 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds) in weight. Sometimes called the gray rabbit, brush rabbit, wood hare or cooney, it can usually be distinguished from the sympatric eastern cottontail and...

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Wildlife refuges
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