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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: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, 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 / HyperLinkLast Plant Standing: Farming for the Future
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Career & Technical Ed, Agriculture & Natural Resources, ScienceThis resource, from Television Trust for the Environment, focuses on farming for the future. The article discusses the future ch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInsects Key to Rain Forest Diversity, Study Shows
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Life Sciences, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how insects help protect plant diversity in the Amazon rain forest. The pre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConservationists Name Nine New "Biodiversity Hotspots"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about biodiversity hotspots. The label highlights the identified regions as prior...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbout Estuaries
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsThis resource, from estuaries.gov, features information about estuaries. Users can learn what an estuary is, find out why estuar...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploratorium: Frogs
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ScienceThis Exploratorium resource focuses on frogs. Users can learn about frogs, find out how they are being used in cancer research, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFlickers: Carving out Their Niche
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on flicker woodpeckers. There is a brief excerpt from an article about flicker...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFiji's Rainbow Reefs
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, GeographyThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on the resilliance of Fiji s coral reefs. There is an excerpt from an article ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIslands of the Pacific
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, GeographyThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on the biodiversity of Pacific islands. There is an excerpt from an article ab...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEndangered Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science, GeographyIn this resource, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, learn about the Endangered Species Act, discover why we must s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGalápagos on Tour
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Types of Media, Visual Arts and 3 additional..This National Geographic Adventure Magazine photo gallery highlights a journey through the Galápagos Islands, undertaken by West...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding Biodiversity
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThis resource, presented by the New York State Museum and the Biodiversity Research Institute, contains information about the im...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiodiversity and Conservation
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis hypertext book, from the University of California Irvine s School of Biological Sciences, draws together resources from all...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrog Extinctions Linked to Global Warming
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a study linking global warming to a die-off of harlequin frog species in Ce...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFast Decline of Slow Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Science, GeographyThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, describes the quiet crisis in America s rivers, lakes and freshwat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHomegrown Biodiversity
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, 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 / HyperLink"Instant" Evolution Seen in Darwin's Finches, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Life Sciences, Science, 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 / HyperLinkFirst Evidence That Wildlife Corridors Boost Biodiversity, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Science, Life Sciences, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about a five-year study of South Carolina pine forests that offers proof that con...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHimalaya Forests Vanishing, Species May Follow, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems 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