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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnergy Busters: Home Energy Conservation
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Physics, ScienceThis lesson is designed to help students look at their personal use of energy, and determine practical ways they can cut back on...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnergy Sources and Use
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Engineering & Design, Physics, Science, History-Social ScienceThe purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy, to investiga...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEngineering Solutions
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Engineering & Design, Ecology & Ecosystems, Technology, Health Education, ScienceThe purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to use Internet resources to explore the side effects of technology, and t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Roots of Trash
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Technology, ScienceIn this Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a two-part series on garbage and recycling, students identify the various natural ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPower Up!
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Economics, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this Science NetLinks lesson, students compare and contrast different energy sources and the trade-offs of using them. This l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTropical Forests
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThis SeaWorld/Busch Gardens resource features information about the world s tropical forests. Topics covered include their distr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGarbage: There's No Away
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: American Democracy, Science, History-Social SciencePart of The Rotten Truth - About Garbage, this page traces where garbage goes when it leaves our homes. The Rotten Truth - Ab...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWrapper Roundup
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: American Democracy, Science, History-Social SciencePart of The Rotten Truth - About Garbage, this experiment is designed to make students more aware of the packaging in products...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWelcome to Recycle City
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Economics, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceRoam the streets of Recycle City in this Web site from the Environmental Protection Agency to learn how reusing, reducing and re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth's Water
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Science, Life SciencesThis USGS resource focuses on Earth s water supply. The site discusses the water cycle, water conservation, water pollution, wat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rainforest, Raw Materials, and You
Grades: 5 to 10Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Geography and 3 additional..In this lesson, from PBS Journey into Amazonia, students identify products made with materials that originate in the world s ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Energy Story: Wind Energy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: ScienceOn this page from the California Energy Commission s Energy Quest, discover how the wind can be harnessed to do a variety of wor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnergy Story: Fossil Fuels
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis selection provides information about the three major forms of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. All three were forme...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReuse and Recycling Centers
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThis page, from the Earth 911 Web site, contains a listing of commonly used items with links to information about how to reuse o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater-Diversion Plan Threatens California's Salton Sea
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about California s Salton Sea. The sea, which provides rich habitat for more than...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRain Forest Products
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence activity, students investigate products that come from the rain forest. In this walk-around lab they e...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkYou Can Fight Global Warming, Authors Urge
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about ways individuals can help fight global warming. Each household that makes t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rainforest, Raw Materials, and You
Grades: 5 to 10Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Economics, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this PBS lesson, students learn about sustainable resources and identify products made from rainforest raw materials. They th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Day in Your Neighborhood
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, from the All Species Project, features information for kids about organizing an Earth Day celebration in their ne...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater Rights and Wrongs
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Joe Holley writes about a controversial plan to divert f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0