Teacher Orientation Museumlink Prairie presents information on prairie ecosystems in Illinois. It includes presentations on the climate, plants and animals, the history of the prairie, and the effect of people on the prairie. Navigation Use the expanding menu in the upper left-hand corner of your screen to proceed through the module, or click on any of the links in the menu. There are no NEXT or BACK buttons on the Web pages, so learning to navigate the menu is important for your students. If links to more detailed information take you out of Prairie, use the back button of your browser to return to your original page.
Underlined words are glossary entries.
Click your mouse on these words to get a popup window with the definition. There are many images that facilitate the understanding of the text. This module is written at about the sixth grade level. Prairie Plants also explores the adaptations that prairie plants have developed. Prairie Restoration , Growing a Prairie Garden , and Prairie Restoration Game are sections that relate how people today are preserving, restoring, and creating prairie areas.