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Skills Overview.(Brief Article)

Science Matters: Habitats, Oceanography, Planets, and Technology, a Weekly Reader publication

| January 01, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Students learn to

* identify types of habitats;

* understand pollution's harmful effects on habitats;

* understand that active underwater volcanoes can create islands;

* understand how tsunamis form and their ...

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