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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHomegrown Biodiversity
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, GeographyThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, reports that homeowners can help a surprisingly large number of sp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhales at Risk From New U.S. Navy Sonar Range, Activists Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how military sonar could adversely affect marine mammals that use sound as ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFugitive Rat Teaches Lesson About Invasive Species Control
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how an invasive rat evaded capture on one of New Zealand s islands for 18 w...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Whale Lice" Genes Offer Clues to Whale Evolution
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how the evolution of tiny crustaceans called whale lice can reveal useful f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGene for Key Spider-Silk Protein Found
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how scientists have identified the gene for the main protein that female sp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEvolution Revolution: Two Species Become One, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of an insect that shows that two species can combine to creat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWithout Gene, Timid Mice Turn Into Daredevils
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Electives, Science and 3 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about research into how fear is experienced and processed. Scientists say stathmi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFantastic Fossil: Examining the Impact of Tiktaalik on the World of Evolution
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, Religion and 5 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the discovery of a transitional animal and discus...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCold-Water Corals at Risk From Fishing Nets, Acidic Oceans
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 3 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about threats to little-known but species-rich cold-water coral reefs. Chief amon...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGiant Deep-Sea Volcano With "Moat of Death" Found
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of a volcano found in the South Pacific that is dazzling scie...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWild Holly, Mistletoe, Spread With Warmer Winters
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery that warmer winters in Europe could be causing the traditiona...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWarming May Cause Widespread Water Shortages, Studies Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how global warming may lead to water shortages in regions that depend on ru...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGlobal Warming Supercharged by Water Vapor?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about research indicating that water vapor could be the culprit behind Europe s r...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWatch Your Step: Study Shows Life in Tidal Areas at Risk
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how human activity in tidal regions can wreak real, and lasting, damage. Wh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlains Drought Cycle Has Long History, Ominous Future
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about a study revealing that cyclical droughts have ravaged the U.S. Great Plains...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWarming Will Lead to Major Disease Outbreaks, Experts Warn
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Personal and Community Health, Health & Physical Education, Health Education, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a report suggesting that disease outbreaks in humans are likely to increase...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRed Sea Region Parting in Massive Split
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the rapid separating of the Arabian and African plates at the Red Sea. Alo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Instant" Evolution Seen in Darwin's Finches, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about an evolutionary change that took place in a single generation among a breed...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkYoung Mars Was Wet, Mineral Map Shows
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about new data collected from the European Mars Express Orbiter which leads scien...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlanet-Forming Disk Spotted Around Dead Star
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the possible formation of planets around a pulsar. Scientists have discover...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0