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With 'Plum Landing,' PBS uses apps to get kids outside
Plum Landing introduces core science concepts and models key habits of mind scientists and naturalists use when exploring the natural world. Here, a girl uses 'Plum's Photo Hunt' app on her mobile phone to take a picture of a plant.
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"Plum Landing" animated videos feature five Earthlings who go on missions to explore Earth's ecosystems, including the Australian desert, the Canadian Rockies, the Belizean mangrove swamp and the Bornean jungle.
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"Plum Landing's" five animated characters explore a jungle in Borneo. Over time, Plum and her friends make many fascinating discoveries about planet Earth and its ecosystems.
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Children can click around and learn about the biodiversity of the same ecosystems the animated characters are discovering. And they are encouraged to use a web-based drawing tool or mobile photo app to investigate their real-world surroundings and document their progress.
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