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    • Thumb image for All About Ponds and LakesResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      All About Ponds and Lakes

      Grades: 3 to 8
      Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, Life Sciences
      This page, from Missouri Botanical Garden, features information about ponds and lakes, including their water temperatures, plant...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Acidic Seas

      Grades: 6, 8 to 12
      Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Chemistry, Life Sciences
      For years, our oceans have been hard at work absorbing the carbon dioxide that humans create through burning fossil fuels. But a...
      Contributor: KQED
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      What Do People Know About the Arctic and Antarctic?

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Science, Geography, World History
      In this Xpeditions lesson, students research the landscapes, climates, and animal life of the polar regions. They then interview...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Weather and Agriculture

      Grades: 9 to 12
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Science, Geography and 2 additional..
      In this Xpeditions lesson, students research, discuss, and write reports on the relationship between climate and agriculture. Th...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Using Venn Diagrams to Compare Two Ecosystems

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Science, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems
      This Xpeditions lesson helps students identify and describe differences between two related ecosystems. Many students believe th...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Owls: Top of a Food Chain

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences
      This Science NetLinks lesson serves as proof that owls eat rodents and use this energy to survive. Owls excrete the parts of the...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      A Matter of State

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Physics, Science, Chemistry
      The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to help students understand that particle movement changes as a substance changes...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Ecosystem Services - Water Purification

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Science, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences
      This lesson, provided by Science NetLinks, teaches students the importance of healthy ecosystems through the investigation of na...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Cities Are Urban Ecosystems

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems
      This Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a five-part unit titled "Urban Ecosystems: Continuity and Change," introduces some of...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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    • Thumb image for Coral Bleaching: Making Our Oceans WhiterResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Coral Bleaching: Making Our Oceans Whiter

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Life Sciences
      In this lesson from Xpeditions, students learn what coral reefs are and about the different types of reefs, study the ecology su...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      The Ocean and Weather: El Ni–o and La Ni–a

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere
      In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students explore the weather phenomena El Ni–o and La Ni–a. They learn about when and where the...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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    • Thumb image for Life in a Drop of Pond WaterResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Life in a Drop of Pond Water

      Grades: 3 to 5
      Subjects: Science, Technology, Life Sciences
      In this Science NetLinks lesson, the second in a two-part series on microorganisms, students observe microscopic organisms found...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Periodical Cicada Survival

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Science, Life Sciences
      In this lesson, from Science NetLinks, students explore defense mechanisms involved in predatory/prey relationships. The periodi...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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    • Thumb image for Periodical Cicada Survival: E-sheetResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Periodical Cicada Survival: E-sheet

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Science, Life Sciences
      This E-sheet, from a Science NetLinks lesson, guides students through an online exploration of the life cycle and defense mechan...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      To the Ends of the Earth: Research in Polar Seas

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography
      In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about famous explorers of the polar regions and undertake a simulated polar exploratio...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Water Column Mix-Up

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Life Sciences
      In this Xpeditions lesson, students investigate three broad ocean habitats--the intertidal zone, the pelagic zone (open ocean), ...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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      Parasites

      Grades: 3 to 12
      Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Geography, Life Sciences
      We all know parasites: vile, squirmy intruders that hitchhike on unwitting hosts. Or do we? See for yourself. Follow the odyssey...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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    • Thumb image for Washington State Drought Leaves Some Salmon High and DryResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Washington State Drought Leaves Some Salmon High and Dry

      Grades: 6 to 12
      Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, Life Sciences
      Washington s winter drought the worst since 1976 is a mixed bag for fish, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. In s...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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    • Thumb image for Tropical ForestsResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Tropical Forests

      Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
      Subjects: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences
      This SeaWorld/Busch Gardens resource features information about the world s tropical forests. Topics covered include their distr...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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    • Thumb image for Broom Forest: A Tall Trees SimulationResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Broom Forest: A Tall Trees Simulation

      Grades: 5 to 9
      Subjects: Physics, Earth & Space Science, Science, Life Sciences
      In this lesson, students will better understand how the environmental factors of an area affect a species characteristics over ...
      Contributor: Thinkfinity
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