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    • MONKEYS OF ASIA
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      • PROBOSCIS MONKEYS
      • SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS
    • MONKEYS OF LATIN AMERICA
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      • HOWLER MONKEYS
      • MARMOSETS
      • MURIQUIS
      • NIGHT MONKEYS
      • SAKI MONKEYS
      • SPIDER MONKEYS
      • SQUIRREL MONKEYS
      • TAMARINS
      • TITI MONKEYS
      • UAKARIS
      • WOOLLY MONKEYS
    • PROSIMIANS OF AFRICA
      • ANGWANTIBOS
      • GALAGOS OR BUSHBABIES
      • LEMURS
        • AYE-AYES
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        • INDRIS
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        • WOOLLY LEMURS OR AVAHIS
      • POTTOS
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      • LORISES
      • TARSIERS
    • GLOSSARY
  • PRIMATES AT-A-GLANCE
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    • ASIAN PROSIMIANS AT-A-GLANCE
    • LATIN AMERICAN MONKEYS AT-A-GLANCE
  • LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
    • PRIMATE THEMED
      • BECOME A PRIMATE PRO…SORT OF
        • 10 OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN PRIMATE SPECIES
        • 10 OF THE WEIRDEST PRIMATE SPECIES
        • 10 PRIMATE SPECIES YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF
        • 10 OF THE MOST ENDANGERED PRIMATE SPECIES
      • COLOR ME CHIMPANZEE
      • DICHOTOMOUS KEY
        • PRACTICE OBSERVATION
        • IDENTIFY TAMARIN SPECIES
        • CREATE A DICHOTOMOUS KEY FOR LEMURS
        • DICHOTOMOUS KEY, EDUCATOR’S PAGE
      • EDUCATED GUESSES: INTRODUCTION
        • PRIMATES’ UNIQUE PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
        • PRIMATES’ UNIQUE LIFESTYLE ADAPTATIONS
        • EDUCATED GUESSES: EDUCATOR’S PAGE
      • PRIMATE JEOPARDY
      • PRIMATES AND THEIR HABITATS
      • WHERE PRIMATES LIVE
      • YOUR EVOLUTIONARY FAMILY TREE
    • CONSERVATION THEMED
      • ALPHABET SOUP OF CONSERVATION—VIDEO AND INTRODUCTION
      • THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING HABITIT: THE CANDY CULPRIT
      • CONSERVATION EXPLORATION
      • LIFE IN THE WORLD’S TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
    • YOU’RE THE SCIENTIST!
      • DICHOTOMOUS KEY—IDENTIFY TAMARIN AND LEMUR SPECIES
      • YOUR EVOLUTIONARY FAMILY TREE
    • WHAT IS NATURE? INTRODUCTION
      • LESSON 1: HOW NATURE WORKS
        • ECOSYSTEMS
        • ENERGY
        • SOIL
        • THE FOOD CHAIN
          • BUILD A FOOD CHAIN ACTIVITIES
        • HOW NATURE WORKS SUMMARY
        • FOR EDUCATORS: HOW NATURE WORKS LESSON
      • LESSON 2: POLLINATION AND POLLINATORS
        • ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
        • POLLINATION
          • NATURAL PEST PREVENTION
        • COEVOLUTION
        • RESEARCH POLLINATORS AND PLANTS
          • BUILD A BUG HOTEL
          • BUILD A POLLINATOR GARDEN
        • FOR EDUCATORS: POLLINATION LESSON
    • HOW TO HELP WILDLIFE
      • PERSONAL CHOICES
      • USING MEDIA
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      • IN YOUR CANDY CABINET
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  • PRIMATE CONSERVATION
    • PRIMATE FACTS
    • CONSERVATIONIST LIMELIGHT
    • PRIMATES IN ANIMAL STUDIES
  • PRIMATE PROFILES
    • APES OF AFRICA
      • BONOBOS
      • CHIMPANZEES
      • GORILLAS
    • APES OF ASIA
      • GIBBONS
      • ORANGUTANS
    • MONKEYS OF AFRICA
      • BABOONS
      • COLOBUS MONKEYS
      • GELADAS
      • GRIVET, MALBROUCK, TANTALUS, GREEN, AND VERVET MONKEYS
      • GUENONS
      • KIPUNJIS
      • AFRICAN MACAQUE
      • MANDRILLS
      • MANGABEYS
      • PATAS MONKEYS
      • SWAMP MONKEYS
      • TALAPOINS
    • MONKEYS OF ASIA
      • LANGURS
      • MACAQUES
      • PROBOSCIS MONKEYS
      • SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS
    • MONKEYS OF LATIN AMERICA
      • CAPUCHIN MONKEYS
      • HOWLER MONKEYS
      • MARMOSETS
      • MURIQUIS
      • NIGHT MONKEYS
      • SAKI MONKEYS
      • SPIDER MONKEYS
      • SQUIRREL MONKEYS
      • TAMARINS
      • TITI MONKEYS
      • UAKARIS
      • WOOLLY MONKEYS
    • PROSIMIANS OF AFRICA
      • ANGWANTIBOS
      • GALAGOS OR BUSHBABIES
      • LEMURS
        • AYE-AYES
        • DWARF AND MOUSE LEMURS
        • INDRIS
        • SIFIKAS
        • SPORTIVE LEMURS
        • “TRUE LEMURS,” BAMBOO LEMURS, RUFFED LEMURS
        • WOOLLY LEMURS OR AVAHIS
      • POTTOS
    • PROSIMIANS OF ASIA
      • LORISES
      • TARSIERS
    • GLOSSARY
  • PRIMATES AT-A-GLANCE
    • AFRICAN APES AT-A-GLANCE
    • AFRICAN MONKEYS AT-A-GLANCE
    • AFRICAN PROSIMIANS AT-A-GLANCE
    • ASIAN APES AT-A-GLANCE
    • ASIAN MONKEYS AT-A-GLANCE
    • ASIAN PROSIMIANS AT-A-GLANCE
    • LATIN AMERICAN MONKEYS AT-A-GLANCE
  • LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
    • PRIMATE THEMED
      • BECOME A PRIMATE PRO…SORT OF
        • 10 OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN PRIMATE SPECIES
        • 10 OF THE WEIRDEST PRIMATE SPECIES
        • 10 PRIMATE SPECIES YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF
        • 10 OF THE MOST ENDANGERED PRIMATE SPECIES
      • COLOR ME CHIMPANZEE
      • DICHOTOMOUS KEY
        • PRACTICE OBSERVATION
        • IDENTIFY TAMARIN SPECIES
        • CREATE A DICHOTOMOUS KEY FOR LEMURS
        • DICHOTOMOUS KEY, EDUCATOR’S PAGE
      • EDUCATED GUESSES: INTRODUCTION
        • PRIMATES’ UNIQUE PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
        • PRIMATES’ UNIQUE LIFESTYLE ADAPTATIONS
        • EDUCATED GUESSES: EDUCATOR’S PAGE
      • PRIMATE JEOPARDY
      • PRIMATES AND THEIR HABITATS
      • WHERE PRIMATES LIVE
      • YOUR EVOLUTIONARY FAMILY TREE
    • CONSERVATION THEMED
      • ALPHABET SOUP OF CONSERVATION—VIDEO AND INTRODUCTION
      • THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING HABITIT: THE CANDY CULPRIT
      • CONSERVATION EXPLORATION
      • LIFE IN THE WORLD’S TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
    • YOU’RE THE SCIENTIST!
      • DICHOTOMOUS KEY—IDENTIFY TAMARIN AND LEMUR SPECIES
      • YOUR EVOLUTIONARY FAMILY TREE
    • WHAT IS NATURE? INTRODUCTION
      • LESSON 1: HOW NATURE WORKS
        • ECOSYSTEMS
        • ENERGY
        • SOIL
        • THE FOOD CHAIN
          • BUILD A FOOD CHAIN ACTIVITIES
        • HOW NATURE WORKS SUMMARY
        • FOR EDUCATORS: HOW NATURE WORKS LESSON
      • LESSON 2: POLLINATION AND POLLINATORS
        • ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
        • POLLINATION
          • NATURAL PEST PREVENTION
        • COEVOLUTION
        • RESEARCH POLLINATORS AND PLANTS
          • BUILD A BUG HOTEL
          • BUILD A POLLINATOR GARDEN
        • FOR EDUCATORS: POLLINATION LESSON
    • HOW TO HELP WILDLIFE
      • PERSONAL CHOICES
      • USING MEDIA
      • IN YOUR COMMUNITY
      • IN YOUR CANDY CABINET
    • EDUCATOR’S BLOG
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Read more about the article Botany and Horticulture in Action! 10 Science Lessons to Grow Student Engagement

Botany and Horticulture in Action! 10 Science Lessons to Grow Student Engagement

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:September 1, 2022
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

So ... what’s the difference between horticulture and botany? Botany is a broad field of science concerning the study of plants, and within that field is horticulture, an applied science…

Continue ReadingBotany and Horticulture in Action! 10 Science Lessons to Grow Student Engagement
Read more about the article Animals are Awesome: Making High Interest and Meaningful Lessons

Animals are Awesome: Making High Interest and Meaningful Lessons

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

When I sat down to write this blog I was immediately overwhelmed with the work to be done and how many factors need to be addressed in bringing conservation education…

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Read more about the article The Impact of Educating Through Visual Media—The Dos and Don’ts

The Impact of Educating Through Visual Media—The Dos and Don’ts

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:November 4, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

Visual media is a vital tool used within education for its capabilities in increasing knowledge and triggering change in attitudes and behaviours. From images to infographics, short videos, or even…

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Read more about the article The Importance of Field Work in Fostering Genuine and Authentic Care for Conservation

The Importance of Field Work in Fostering Genuine and Authentic Care for Conservation

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:September 27, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

Anyone who knows me well knows about my time “in the forest.” In all reality, this forest was not a forest, but in fact several nature reserves spread throughout California.…

Continue ReadingThe Importance of Field Work in Fostering Genuine and Authentic Care for Conservation
Read more about the article Science is Real: How Project Based Learning Shows Science in Action

Science is Real: How Project Based Learning Shows Science in Action

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:August 28, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

At the beginning of each semester, I usually have at least one undergraduate student approach me at the end of the first class to say, “I’m not good at science,…

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Read more about the article Using The Tangible To Create “Climate Conscience”

Using The Tangible To Create “Climate Conscience”

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:July 20, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

I am a freak about shutting off the water when it’s running. I rush through my shower. I turn off the tap as I soap my hands. I shut it…

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Read more about the article Living in Concrete, Planting Seeds

Living in Concrete, Planting Seeds

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:June 15, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

At my urban public kindergarten, our teacher had us plant radish seeds in clear plastic cups so we could observe white roots snaking through tiny clumps of earth and the…

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Read more about the article Let’s Make It Happen: Integrating The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals In Our Lessons And Activities

Let’s Make It Happen: Integrating The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals In Our Lessons And Activities

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:May 12, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

I don’t remember the year I heard about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals—whether it was 2017 or 2018. I do remember that I was hanging out somewhere at an…

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Read more about the article Attention & Outdoor Learning: A Jumping Off Point

Attention & Outdoor Learning: A Jumping Off Point

  • Post author:Debra Curtin
  • Post published:April 11, 2021
  • Post category:Educator's Blog

With every passing year, I wonder more often: What is school actually for? And by that, I really mean two questions: What should school be meant for? And… what is it meant…

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