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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAcidic Seas
Grades: 6, 8 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Space ScienceFor years, our oceans have been hard at work absorbing the carbon dioxide that humans create through burning fossil fuels. But a...Contributor: KQEDViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Venn Diagrams to Compare Two Ecosystems
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis Xpeditions lesson helps students identify and describe differences between two related ecosystems. Many students believe th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInquiry-based Investigations Into Pond Water Microorganisms
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceIn these two Access Excellence activities, students investigate the microorganisms found in pond water. In the first activity th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfrican Trees May Be Tied to Lemurs' Fate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how lemurs may be the only animals that can spread the seeds of certain tre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Do People Know About the Arctic and Antarctic?
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Earth & Space Science, World History, Geography, 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: DocumentInvestigating the Oak Community
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Earth's Resources, Evolution and Adaptation, Structure and Function in Living Things, Ecology & Ecosystems, ClassificationThis curriculum guide is designed to involve 4th through 8th grade students in a variety of activities that will develop their a...Contributor: MaryRose LovgrenViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Natural Habitat: What, How and Why
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceIn this activity, from the Project LABS Web site, students design a working plan to establish their own habitat. Project LABS is...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPond Water Survey
Grades: 5 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, ScienceThis page, from The Science Spot Web site, features plans for a project in which students prepare a pond water survey. In this a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiomes and Ecosystems
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis Web site, from MBGnet, helps students explore the world s biomes and its freshwater and marine ecosystems. When students ch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAll About Ponds and Lakes
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science, ScienceThis page, from Missouri Botanical Garden, features information about ponds and lakes, including their water temperatures, plant...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmazon Interactive Home Page
Grades: 1 to 12Subjects: Geography, Electives, Life Sciences, History-Social Science and 3 additional..Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSoil Ingredients
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, Earth & Space ScienceStudents will observe, gather data, and categorize to learn about the composition of soil in this lesson plan from the Utah Educ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmazon Interactive
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Electives, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis site, from Eduweb, allows students to explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather and Agriculture
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Geography, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkBroom Forest: A Tall Trees Simulation
Grades: 5 to 9Subjects: Life Sciences, Physics, Earth & Space Science, ScienceIn this lesson, students will better understand how the environmental factors of an area affect a species characteristics over ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNatural History of Mono Lake
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Chemistry 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 / 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 / HyperLinkWhat is the Northern Forest?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, 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 / HyperLinkWater Column Mix-Up
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, 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 / HyperLinkNatureworks: Freshwater Marshes
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis resource, from New Hampshire Public Television, features information about freshwater marshes. There is general information...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0