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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWoolly Mammoth Study Shows Complexity of Evolution
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the evolution and migration of the woolly mammoth. Tracking the developmen...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkState Bird of Hawaii Unmasked as Canadian
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic article, read about the origins of the Hawaii goose. Scientists study this bird s adaptation to an i...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTime and Cycles: Lesson
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, 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 / HyperLinkFinding a Gene on the Chromosome Map
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Life SciencesIn this activity, from the Genetic Science Learning Center, students work in pairs to locate a specific gene responsible for an ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Are Some Traits in Your Family?
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, Health Education, Science, Growth, Development & Aging, Health & Physical EducationThis page, from the Access Excellence Web site, contains a take-home lab for students to complete following the study of pedigre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNature's Fury: Wildfires
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, 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: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, 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 / HyperLinkGenetics: The Basics and Beyond
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Health Education, Science, Health & Physical Education, Growth, Development & AgingThis page from the Genetics Science Learning Center features information about genetics. There is a list of online activities a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGenetic Disorder Corner
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Health Education, Mental, Emotional, and Social Health, Growth, Development & Aging, Health & Physical Education and 3 additional..This page, from the Genetic Science Learning Center, features a collection of activities, lab experiments, and links to more inf...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Genome Shuffling" May Speed Production of Antibiotics
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Career & Technical Ed, Health Science & Medical Technology and 3 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a new technique that speeds up the evolution process. Scientists hope that ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHunting Virtual Moths, Blue Jays Offer Eye on Evolution
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about a computer simulation used to study the evolution of moths wing camouflage...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEvolution on Fast Forward: Finches Adapt to Climates
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how Montana and Alabama finches have rapidly evolved to suit the climates o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkModified Tobacco Plant Removes TNT from Soil
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about scientific efforts to create genetically modified plants that will detoxify...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDo Pakistan Fossils Alter Path of Lemur Evolution?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the controversial discovery in Pakistan of fossils that may be an Asian-ori...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhy Is Seaweed Killing Florida's Coral Reefs?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkAre Volcanic Eruptions Tied to Lunar Cycle?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how a husband-and-wife team is testing the centuries-old hypothesis that lu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExtinct Dodo Related to Pigeons, DNA Shows
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Science, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the evolutionary history of the dodo bird. Recent DNA analysis shows that ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNatural History of Mono Lake
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences and 2 additional..Embracing 14 different ecological zones, over 1000 plant species, and roughly 400 recorded vertebrate species within its watersh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWelcome to the Respiratory System
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, Health Education, Science, Health & Physical Education, Growth, Development & AgingThis resource, from ThinkQuest Junior, features illustrated information about the human respiratory system. There are special fe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMysteries of Deep Space: Interactive Timeline
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Science, Earth & Space ScienceThis resource, from PBS, features an interactive timeline of the history of the Universe. Visitors can click on different milest...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0