A flock of water fowl flying over a wetland prairie at sunset.

Wetland Prairies

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The prairie pothole region was shaped by glaciers and is now flat, low land that supports widespread wetland prairie areas.

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Elementary Education Resources

Join Abby and Alana at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to learn how plants collect, direct and absorb water.
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STEM

Create your own solar system with paper, paint and a spray bottle.

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STEM
The visible colors of sunsets are the result of many different natural and human-made factors.
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STEM

Secondary Education Resources

Rusty patched bumble bees were listed as endangered in 2017. This is just one species of bumble bee that has been on the decline.

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STEM

Examine one of the most turbulent periods in American history from those who lived it.

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Social Studies

Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women tells the story of an Iowan's role in the women’s suffrage movement.

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Social Studies

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