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 The Harris Loan Center:
FEBRUARY—Living Waters
Fish, shrimp, and snails provide us with more than just food—they’re also indicators of the health of our freshwater and ocean ecosystems. Join us during the month of February as we explore our Living Waters and the economic and scientific benefits they provide.
From the coral reefs of south Florida and the Philippines, to the deep-sea vents of the Pacific, you’ll learn how Field Museum researchers are studying some of the most species-rich and unique communities on Earth.
To prepare your students for our various exhibits and programs about Living Waters, consider the following Harris Loan materials:
EXPERIENCE BOXES
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Aquatic Insects
Explore the life of a freshwater pond or stream with microscopes and slides. A small diorama shows insect life in the water.
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Animal Habitats: Pond Sea Life
Pre-K and primary grades
Use hand puppets—a beaver, fish, dragonfly, and frog—to learn about the pond habitat, and use an audiotape and play to learn about the lifestyles of various animals.
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Ocean Highways
A video, activities, and a model of an outrigger canoe explain how Pacific Islanders sailed vast oceans without modern navigation equipment.
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EXHIBIT CASES
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Water Plants
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Carnivorous Plants
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Skunk Cabbage
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Water Lily
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American Lotus
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Rose Mallow
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Fishes
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Large-mouthed Bass
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Rock Bass
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Wall-eyed Pike Yellow Bass
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Carp
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Crayfish
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Dogfish
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Eel
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Mackerel
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Perch
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Hammerhead Shark
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Golden Shiner
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Sunfishes
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Whitefish
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Reptiles
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Six-lined Lizards
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Blue Racer Snakes
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Common Hog-nosed Snake
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Common Water Snakes
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Fox Snake
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Painted Turtle
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Snapping Turtle
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Spotted Turtle
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Amphibians
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Chicago Area Salamanders
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Tiger Salamanders
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Frogs and Toads
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Water Birds
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American Bittern
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Least Bittern
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Coot
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Double Crested Cormorant
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Dowitcher
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Black Duck
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Bufflehead Duck
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Canvas Duck
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Gadwell Duck
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Mallard Duck
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Old Squaw Duck
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Red-necked Duck
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Scaup Duck
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Shoveler Duck
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Wood Duck
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Florida Gallinule
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American Goldeneye
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Blue Goose
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Canada Goose
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Lesser Snow Goose
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Horned Grebe
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Bonaparte’s Gull
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Herring Gull
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Ring-billed Gull
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Green Heron
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Little Blue Heron
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Long-tailed Jaeger
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Plover
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Killdeer
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Knots and Turnstones
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Hooded Merganser
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Common Loon
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Wilson’s Phalarope
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King Rail
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Sora Rail
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Sanderling
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Barod’s Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Red-backed Sandpiper
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Stilt Sandpiper
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Upland Sandpiper
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Wilson’s Snipe
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Blue-winged Teal
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Green-winged Teal
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Black Tern
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Caspian Tern
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Common Tern
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Woodcock
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Yellow Legs
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