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Patchwork


This article is from Issue Pacific Islands - Vol. 1 No. 21.

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Welcome Section

Note to Educators

FACTivity

Glossary

Education Correlations

Reflection Section Answer Guide

 

Meet the scientists that contributed to this article:

"Science Topics" covered in this article:
  • Life Science

Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:
  • The Scientific Process

Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:
  • Endemic species

NSE Standards covered in this article:
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
  • Diversity and adaptations of organisms (C)
  • History of science (G)
  • Natural hazards (F)
  • Nature of science (G)
  • Populations and ecosystems (C)
  • Regulation and behavior (C)
  • Science and technology in society (F)
  • Science as a human endeavor (G)
  • Structure and function in living systems (C)
  • Understandings about science and technology (E)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (A)