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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAntarctica: A Cold Desert Ecosystem
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDesert Animal Printouts
Grades: TK/K to 5Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, from Enchanted Learning, features information about desert habitats. There is a brief discussion of global desert...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiodiversity Is the Rich Variety of Life on Earth
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, from the American Museum of Natural History, provides students with a basic understanding of biodiversity, why it...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorm Composting Basics
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, ScienceThis resource, from the Cornell Waste Management Institute, provides information about worm composting, including materials to u...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBird Beaks
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Number Sense, Life Sciences, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Arctic and Antarctic Circles
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, Science, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfrican Trees May Be Tied to Lemurs' Fate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiodiversity Resources
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, part of the Canadian Museum of Nature s The Nature of the Rideau River feature, provides a selection of biodive...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSquare of Life
Grades: TK/K to 5Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThe Square of Life, presented by the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, is an Internet-based collaborat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWithout Top Predators, Ecosystems Turn Topsy-Turvy
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Antarctic Food Chain
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, Science, 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: 0
Resource Type: DocumentInvestigating the Oak Community
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Classification, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Structure and Function in Living Things, Evolution and AdaptationThis 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArgentine Ant Invasion Ripples Across Ecosystem
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, American Democracy, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFood and the Digestive System
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Health Education, NutritionThis Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a three part series on nutrition, focuses on what nutrients are needed to do particul...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Mistletoe Attacks: Investigating a Forest Parasite
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, Science, American Democracy, 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWild World Sights and Sounds: Madagascar
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceThis Wild World National Geographic feature presents images and information about Madagascar. Readers learn about the ecosyste...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorm Bins Turn Kitchen Scraps into Compost
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about worm composting. Bacteria and other organisms break down food scraps buried...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFossils and Dinosaurs
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Life Sciences, Number Sense, ScienceThis Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a two-part series on fossils, focuses on what we have learned and can learn from foss...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAntarctica: The Frozen Continent at the South Pole
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science, Science, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from Enchanted Learning, features information about Antarctica. Users can link to an Antarctica quiz, information...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOh, Give Me a Home
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, ScienceThis Xpeditions lesson explores ways in which the environment influences the design and construction of homes around the world. ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0