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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho's Afraid of the Reintroduced Wolf?: The Effects of Reintroducing Species Into Habitats Changed by Humans
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Science, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Life SciencesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the impact of the reintroduction of animal specie...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho Pays the Price When a Sea Disappears?
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Science, Geography, Earth & Space Science, History-Social Science, Ecology & EcosystemsThis Xpeditions lesson asks students to learn about the problems in the Aral Sea region and to figure out how the sea's water lo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhere Have All the Pronghorn Gone?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, Roger Di Silvestro reports on the struggle of the pronghorn sin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Green Earth Turns Into Sand
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesLike a growing number of areas in Africa, a large part of Tanzania is threatened with conversion to desert due to continued loss...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's Causing Bird and Amphibian Decline?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a decline in amphibian and bird populations. While many factors may be caus...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat is the Northern Forest?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesIn 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 Has Been Happening to Polar Bears in Recent Decades?
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Life SciencesThis resource, from NOAA, features information about polar bears and the challenges they face. Users can also link to polar bear...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhaling Nations Blame Whales for Fish Declines
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Science, Geography, History-Social Science, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about the controversy over whales role in declining fisheries around the globe. ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhales May Be Doomed by Russia Oil Project, Groups Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how whale conservationists have urged Shell Corporation to stop its Siberia...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhales Could Be Harmed by Oil-Search Noises, Report Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Science, Geography, History-Social Science, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about how seismic pulses used for underwater oil exploration could affect whale m...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhales at Risk From New U.S. Navy Sonar Range, Activists Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how military sonar could adversely affect marine mammals that use sound as ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhale Birth Decline Tied to Global Warming, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography 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 / HyperLinkWest Nile Weather
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Health EducationIn this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how hot summers can mean a higher risk for West Nile virus epidemics ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWatch Your Step: Study Shows Life in Tidal Areas at Risk
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Science, Geography, History-Social Science, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about how human activity in tidal regions can wreak real, and lasting, damage. Wh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWashington State Drought Leaves Some Salmon High and Dry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Earth & Space Science, Life SciencesWashington 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 / HyperLinkWarming Will Lead to Major Disease Outbreaks, Experts Warn
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, Earth & Space Science, Health Education, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a report suggesting that disease outbreaks in humans are likely to increase...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWarming May Cause Widespread Water Shortages, Studies Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how global warming may lead to water shortages in regions that depend on ru...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVirtual World: Columbia River
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, History-Social Science, Science, Geography and 2 additional..This EarthPulse site features an interactive virtual tour of the Columbia River. EarthPulse is an initiative of National Geograp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVenturing into Hawaii's Coral Reef
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Science, Life SciencesThis ThinkQuest resource features information about Hawaiian coral reefs. Visitors can read about the reefs, the individual cora...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding Biodiversity
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesThis resource, presented by the New York State Museum and the Biodiversity Research Institute, contains information about the im...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0