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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkState of Thirst: California's Water Future
Grades: 5 to 6, 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science, Environmental IssuesAre we in danger of running out of water? California's population is growing by 600,000 people per year, but much of the state r...Contributor: KQEDViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGeography Awareness Week: Biodiversity
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyThis page from National Geographic was created as a resource for Geography Awareness Week 2000,which is based on the theme of co...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGeography Awareness Week 2000: Oceans
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Science, Life Sciences and 2 additional..This page from National Geographic was created as a resource for Geography Awareness Week 2000, which is based on the theme of c...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIn Age of DNA, Genetics Offer Conservationists New Hope
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, History-Social Science, GeographyAs we enter the 21st Century, loss of habitat, habitat degradation, invasive species, overharvesting, pollution, and climate cha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWildfire!
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceRead about wildfires in this National Geographic WORLD story. Should they be allowed to burn or should we put them out? Give you...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmoggy Weather
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Personal and Community Health, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Health Education and 3 additional..In this segment from PBS s Online NewsHour, Jim Lehrer discusses the causes of, solutions to, and health risks from a heavy, fir...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArgentine Ant Invasion Ripples Across Ecosystem
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, American Democracy, History-Social Science, 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 / HyperLinkTime and Cycles: Lesson
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis page, part of the U.S. Geological Survey s Learning Web site, features a lesson about reading tree rings. The page contain...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNature's Fury: Wildfires
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, History-Social Science, GeographyThis National Geographic Eye in the Sky feature presents information about the effect of wildfires and details the controversies...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWildfires: The Phenomena
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, History-Social Science, GeographyThe National Geographic web page discusses the benefits and drawbacks of allowing some wildfires to burn under carefully control...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhy Is Seaweed Killing Florida's Coral Reefs?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life Sciences, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how scientists are studying the rapid growth of brown seaweed, which threat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnvironmental Inquiry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis Web site from Cornell University supports teaching and learning about the environmental sciences through teacher education,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCauses of Rainforest Destruction
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis resource, from The Rainforest Information Centre, features a discussion about the causes of rainforest destruction. Immedia...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGlobal Invasive Species Database
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis resource, from the Invasive Species Specialty Group, provides global information on invasive alien species to agencies, res...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIntroduction to Coral Reefs
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis student created resource, which is part of the Miami Museum of Science Web site, provides information about coral reefs. S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFreshwater Ecosystems
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis resource, from the USGS, features information about freshwater marshes. On this page, users will also find information abou...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbout Coral Reefs
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Science, Life SciencesThis resource, from the EPA, features information about coral reefs. The importance of coral communities and solutions to proble...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVenturing into Hawaii's Coral Reef
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Science, Life SciencesThis ThinkQuest resource features information about Hawaiian coral reefs. Visitors can read about the reefs, the individual cora...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWild-Farm Salmon Hybrids Not Reaching Spawning Grounds?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life Sciences, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the impact of aquaculture on the Atlantic salmon. Scientists think that int...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorld's Wading Birds Are Vanishing Fast, Experts Warn
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, Life Sciences, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about plummeting wading bird populations. A warning from ornithologists follows a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0