Displaying 21-40 of 121 resources
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Wonder Drug" Snails Face Threats, Experts Warn
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, Science and 4 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of tropical cone snails, a discovery which has the potential ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWild Orangutans: Extinct by 2023?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about threats facing the world s wild orangutans. Illegal loggers in Borneo are m...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHundreds Prep for "Bioblitz" of New York's Central Park
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the Central Park BioBlitz. During this biodiversity survey, hundreds of sci...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGrasshoppers Used to Fight "Worst Water Weed"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about how insects are used to control weed growth. Researchers are counting on a ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorld's Tiniest Wild Pig Subject of Big Rescue Effort
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the pygmy hog, the smallest wild pig in the world, which has been hovering ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFisheries Ebb and Flow in 50-Year Cycle, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of a 50-year climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that affects ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs Acid Rain Killing Off Wood Thrushes?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the decline of the wood thrush. Researchers at the Cornell Laboratory of Or...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEcology and Biome Unit
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence activity, students learn about biomes, communities, and human ecology. They research various aspects o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrairie Restoration and Prairie Ecology
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence project, students learn about prairie ecosystems. They learn the answers to questions regarding the va...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAcid Rain Research
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science, ChemistryIn this Access Excellence activity, students study acid rain. They design an experiment, identify research study areas, and desi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiodiversity Survey - A Unit Study
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science, MathematicsIn this Access Excellence activity, students carry out a terrestrial biodiversity survey to determine the impact of humans upon ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTiny Bugs Enlisted to Fight Invading Water Hyacinths
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the problems being caused in South Africa by the highly invasive South Amer...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWildfire Fuels Debate Over Land-Burning in Africa
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the impact of fire on the biodiversity of Madagascar. When fire engulfed t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink6-Pack Loop Rings Photodegradable?
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science, ChemistryIn this lesson, from the Project LABS Web site, students take a closer look at the current status of an environmental problem: t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Living Watershed
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence project, students learn about their local ecosystem. The project focuses on watersheds and ecological ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Coast
Grades: 9Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence activity, students explore the unique ecosystems and culture found along the Georgia coast and the Geo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHands on Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence activity, students from five biomes across the United States network to study biodiversity. Students m...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho's Afraid of the Reintroduced Wolf?: The Effects of Reintroducing Species Into Habitats Changed by Humans
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Life Sciences, Writing Strategies, ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the impact of the reintroduction of animal specie...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Whale of a Problem: Evaluating the Effects of Tourism and Other Variables on the Killer Whale Population
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate the possible causes contributing to the decline of t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWild Wildlife: Exploring the Moral, Economic and Ecological Impacts of Animal Extinction
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Oral Presentations, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the moral, economic and ecological impacts of the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0