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Antarctica: A Cold Desert Ecosystem
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Geography, Science, Earth & Space Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students construct a rough map of Antarctic ecosystems and explore relationships among the crea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Desert Animal Printouts
Grades: TK/K to 5Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis resource, from Enchanted Learning, features information about desert habitats. There is a brief discussion of global desert...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Biodiversity Is the Rich Variety of Life on Earth
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis resource, from the American Museum of Natural History, provides students with a basic understanding of biodiversity, why it...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Worm Composting Basics
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Science, Reading Comprehension, Life SciencesThis resource, from the Cornell Waste Management Institute, provides information about worm composting, including materials to u...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Big Island Pool: Igneous Rocks and the Anatomy of a Volcano
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Geography, Science, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, History-Social ScienceIn this Xpeditions lesson, students look at the anatomy of a volcano and the environment around it and learn about the igneous r...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Bird Beaks
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Number Sense, Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceIn this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore the relationship between a bird's beak and its ability to find food and surviv...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Magnetic Pick-ups
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, PhysicsIn this Science NetLinks lesson, students look at various objects, make predictions about whether they are magnetic, and then te...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Arctic and Antarctic Circles
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Geography, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this student activity from Xpeditions, students research the ends of the Earth--the Poles--to compare and contrast the region...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0African Trees May Be Tied to Lemurs' Fate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Science, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how lemurs may be the only animals that can spread the seeds of certain tre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0**Principles of Electricity (updated) by Jeff Gillming
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: TransportationThis lesson will explore the principles of electricity and basic electrical circuits.Contributor: CTE OnlineViews: 0Favorites: 0Biodiversity Resources
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis resource, part of the Canadian Museum of Nature s The Nature of the Rideau River feature, provides a selection of biodive...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Square of Life
Grades: TK/K to 5Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThe Square of Life, presented by the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, is an Internet-based collaborat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Without Top Predators, Ecosystems Turn Topsy-Turvy
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Science, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the domino effect caused by the removal of top predators from an ecosystem....Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0A Recipe for Soil
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, Earth & Space ScienceStudents design a controlled experiment to learn about the composition of soil in this lesson plan from the Utah Education Netwo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Antarctic Food Chain
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Geography, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this Xpeditions lesson, students are introduced to the animals of Antarctica and to the Antarctic food chain. Students draw p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Investigating the Oak Community
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Evolution and Adaptation, Ecology & Ecosystems, Classification, Earth's ResourcesThis curriculum guide is designed to involve 4th through 8th grade students in a variety of activities that will develop their a...Contributor: MaryRose LovgrenViews: 0Favorites: 0Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: ScienceFrankenstein s Lightning Laboratory, on the Miami Museum of Science Web site, features three modules on electricity for grades K...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Argentine Ant Invasion Ripples Across Ecosystem
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the many adverse effects of the Argentine ant on foreign ant species and ec...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Food and the Digestive System
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Nutrition, Health Education, Science, Life SciencesThis Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a three part series on nutrition, focuses on what nutrients are needed to do particul...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0When Mistletoe Attacks: Investigating a Forest Parasite
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about mistletoe. The popular Christmas plant is actually a parasite that can dama...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0