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Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Z" Is for Biodiversity
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Jessica Snyder Sachs explains how understanding plains z...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorm Composting Basics
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Life Sciences, Science, Reading ComprehensionThis resource, from the Cornell Waste Management Institute, provides information about worm composting, including materials to u...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorm Bins Turn Kitchen Scraps into Compost
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, History-Social Science, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about worm composting. Bacteria and other organisms break down food scraps buried...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Mistletoe Attacks: Investigating a Forest Parasite
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about mistletoe. The popular Christmas plant is actually a parasite that can dama...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen is a Pool Not a Pool?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, Mark Cheater writes about vernal pools, habitats that come and ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat is the Northern Forest?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this resource, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, learn about the trees that make up the unique ecosystem known ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Do You Know About Biodiversity?
Grades: 3 to 6Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis page, from the American Museum of Natural History, features a quiz on biodiversity. After completing the quiz, visitors can...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Do People Know About the Arctic and Antarctic?
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Earth & Space Science, World History, ScienceIn this Xpeditions lesson, students research the landscapes, climates, and animal life of the polar regions. They then interview...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhale Birth Decline Tied to Global Warming, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, History-Social Science, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how rising sea-surface temperatures may be harming the reproductive success...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWetland Types
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, features information about specific types of wetlands. In ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather and Agriculture
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geography, History-Social Science, Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science and 2 additional..In this Xpeditions lesson, students research, discuss, and write reports on the relationship between climate and agriculture. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater Walk
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence activity, students observe a local body of water. They describe characteristics of the environment, me...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater Quality
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, from the Chesapeake Bay Program, features information related to the water quality of the Bay, including water qu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater Conservation
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, ScienceThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, features a list of helpful tips on how to conserve water while sti...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater Column Mix-Up
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Life Sciences, Geography, ScienceIn this Xpeditions lesson, students investigate three broad ocean habitats--the intertidal zone, the pelagic zone (open ocean), ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWashington State Drought Leaves Some Salmon High and Dry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science, ScienceWashington 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 / HyperLinkVenturing into Hawaii's Coral Reef
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ScienceThis ThinkQuest resource features information about Hawaiian coral reefs. Visitors can read about the reefs, the individual cora...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Venn Diagrams to Compare Two Ecosystems
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Earth & Space Science, ScienceThis Xpeditions lesson helps students identify and describe differences between two related ecosystems. Many students believe th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTropical Forests
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis SeaWorld/Busch Gardens resource features information about the world s tropical forests. Topics covered include their distr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo the Ends of the Earth: Research in Polar Seas
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about famous explorers of the polar regions and undertake a simulated polar exploratio...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0