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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHimalaya Forests Vanishing, Species May Follow, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how nearly a quarter of the species unique to the Himalayas could vanish by...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHumans Put Squeeze on Ancient Pronghorn Migration
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about changes in the migration routes of the Yellowstone pronghorn. Using GPS to ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhales Could Be Harmed by Oil-Search Noises, Report Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about how seismic pulses used for underwater oil exploration could affect whale m...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCane Toad
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Life SciencesThis National Geographic Magazine resource focuses on the cane toad. This venemous toad has a large population in Australia, whe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Has Been Happening to Polar Bears in Recent Decades?
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, from NOAA, features information about polar bears and the challenges they face. Users can also link to polar bear...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTriage for Tigers?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences and 2 additional..This National Geographic Geoguide lesson will show teachers how to have their students explore ways that people can help protect...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Green Earth Turns Into Sand
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesLike a growing number of areas in Africa, a large part of Tanzania is threatened with conversion to desert due to continued loss...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWashington State Drought Leaves Some Salmon High and Dry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, Life SciencesWashington s winter drought the worst since 1976 is a mixed bag for fish, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. In s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGalápagos "Out of Danger"-For Now
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesAs mopping up oil which spilled from a wrecked tanker in the Gal pagos Islands continues, attention is now focused on refloating...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGeoguide Index
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Engineering & Design, Geography, Life Sciences and 4 additional..This educational aid from National Geographic, sponsored by Compaq, offers digital field trips full of striking images, unexpect...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGorillas Make Home in 'Impenetrable' Forest
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Economics, Life Sciences and 4 additional..In central Africa s Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest, humans and gorillas are struggling to survive in the face of political and biolo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBioinvasion: Fighting the Invaders
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesEcological communities throughout the United States and the world are facing an invader. A bioinvader. Non-native species, broug...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSoil in the Amazon
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Earth & Space Science, Life SciencesThe difference between the soil of the Amazon and soil found in more temperate climates is striking. In this lesson, students wi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStar Gardens
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Science, Earth & Space Science, Life SciencesThis lesson is part of the PBS educational series titled Secrets of the Ocean Realm. In this lesson, students will learn to us...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOverfishing Long Ago Tied to Modern Ecosystem Collapse
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThe collapse of many of the world s coastal marine ecosystems is usually blamed on modern human impact. Now, a team of internati...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiodiversity Expert Urges "Buying" of Endangered Ecosystems
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Economics, Life Sciences and 2 additional..With plant and animal species disappearing from the Earth at unprecedented rates, biodiversity expert E.O. Wilson has proposed a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVirtual World: Columbia River
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, History-Social Science and 2 additional..This EarthPulse site features an interactive virtual tour of the Columbia River. EarthPulse is an initiative of National Geograp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChanging Nature's Course: A Look at the Kissimmee River
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Earth & Space Science, GeographyIn this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about the ways in which humans modify the natural environment. They examine the Kissim...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLow-level Nuclear Waste: A Geographic Analysis
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Health Education, History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Science, GeographyIn this Xpeditions lesson, students learn how to analyze the problems surrounding nuclear waste. They compare and contrast low- ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Fish Trade
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Humanities, Economics, Life Sciences, History-Social Science and 2 additional..The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to examine the interdependence of global trade in the context of the econo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0