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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWarming May Cause Widespread Water Shortages, Studies Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Science 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 / HyperLinkCane Toad
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis National Geographic Magazine resource focuses on the cane toad. This venemous toad has a large population in Australia, whe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Green Earth Turns Into Sand
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, ScienceLike 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 / HyperLinkGalápagos "Out of Danger"-For Now
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, History-Social ScienceAs mopping up oil which spilled from a wrecked tanker in the Gal pagos Islands continues, attention is now focused on refloating...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBioinvasion: Fighting the Invaders
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceEcological communities throughout the United States and the world are facing an invader. A bioinvader. Non-native species, broug...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmoggy Weather
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Health Education, Health & Physical Education, Personal and Community Health and 3 additional..In this segment from PBS s Online NewsHour, Jim Lehrer discusses the causes of, solutions to, and health risks from a heavy, fir...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGrasshoppers Used to Fight "Worst Water Weed"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American DemocracyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how insects are used to control weed growth. Researchers are counting on a ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding Biodiversity
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, presented by the New York State Museum and the Biodiversity Research Institute, contains information about the im...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlains Drought Cycle Has Long History, Ominous Future
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Geography, Science, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn this National Geographic News article, read about a study revealing that cyclical droughts have ravaged the U.S. Great Plains...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFirst Evidence That Wildlife Corridors Boost Biodiversity, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American DemocracyIn this National Geographic News article, read about a five-year study of South Carolina pine forests that offers proof that con...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhales Could Be Harmed by Oil-Search Noises, Report Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Geography, Science, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn 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 / HyperLinkCauses of Rainforest Destruction
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, ScienceThis resource, from The Rainforest Information Centre, features a discussion about the causes of rainforest destruction. Immedia...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHawaiian Coral Reef Ecosystem a Unique Treasure
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the Hawaiian coral reef ecosystem. The area is of interest because of the f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs Acid Rain Killing Off Wood Thrushes?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about the decline of the wood thrush. Researchers at the Cornell Laboratory of Or...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFreed Pet Fish Threaten Native Species, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how freed exotic fish can threaten native species. Introduced species of fi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPesticides in Ground Water
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, ChemistryThis USGS resource features information about ground water contamination. The discussion focuses on pesticide use and how the ch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNow What?
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Geography, Science, History-Social ScienceThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on sudden climate change. There is an excerpt from an article about the study ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFast Decline of Slow Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, describes the quiet crisis in America s rivers, lakes and freshwat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExotic Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, reports on Hawaii s efforts to keep the islands snake-free. This r...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWild Holly, Mistletoe, Spread With Warmer Winters
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Geography, Science, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery that warmer winters in Europe could be causing the traditiona...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0