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Exposing the True Nature of Chocolate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Michael Lipske explains that as rain forests are cleared...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Foxes Invade Tasmania, Create "Environmental Emergency"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the apparent introduction of red foxes to the Australian island of Tasmania...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Humans Put Squeeze on Ancient Pronghorn Migration
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about changes in the migration routes of the Yellowstone pronghorn. Using GPS to ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Tiny Bugs Enlisted to Fight Invading Water Hyacinths
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the problems being caused in South Africa by the highly invasive South Amer...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fiji's Rainbow Reefs
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on the resilliance of Fiji s coral reefs. There is an excerpt from an article ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Endangered Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this resource, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, learn about the Endangered Species Act, discover why we must s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Environmental Inquiry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis Web site from Cornell University supports teaching and learning about the environmental sciences through teacher education,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Habitats: Deserts and Tundra
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from National Geographic, features information about desert and tundra habitats. Brief background information abo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fisheries Ebb and Flow in 50-Year Cycle, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of a 50-year climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that affects ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Coast
Grades: 9Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesIn this Access Excellence activity, students explore the unique ecosystems and culture found along the Georgia coast and the Geo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0What's Causing Bird and Amphibian Decline?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy 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: 0Oceans Found to Absorb Half of All Man-Made Carbon Dioxide
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Geography, American Democracy, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about two new studies that suggest that around half of all carbon dioxide produce...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Conservationists Name Nine New "Biodiversity Hotspots"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about biodiversity hotspots. The label highlights the identified regions as prior...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Low Sperm Counts Blamed on Pesticides in U.S. Water
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Personal and Community Health, Science and 6 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how toxins in water may be affecting humans and wildlife alike. Low sperm c...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Prairie Restoration and Prairie Ecology
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceIn this Access Excellence project, students learn about prairie ecosystems. They learn the answers to questions regarding the va...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Tsunami Clouds Future of Marine Animals
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, American Democracy, Science, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about how the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 affected marine ecosystems. The impact...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Whaling Nations Blame Whales for Fish Declines
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the controversy over whales role in declining fisheries around the globe. ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Flickers: Carving out Their Niche
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, Science, History-Social ScienceThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on flicker woodpeckers. There is a brief excerpt from an article about flicker...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Whales at Risk From New U.S. Navy Sonar Range, Activists Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy 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: 0Fugitive Rat Teaches Lesson About Invasive Species Control
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Life Sciences, American Democracy, Science, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about how an invasive rat evaded capture on one of New Zealand s islands for 18 w...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0