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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExposing the True Nature of Chocolate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life SciencesIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Michael Lipske explains that as rain forests are cleared...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFoxes Invade Tasmania, Create "Environmental Emergency"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about the apparent introduction of red foxes to the Australian island of Tasmania...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHumans Put Squeeze on Ancient Pronghorn Migration
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life Sciences 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTiny Bugs Enlisted to Fight Invading Water Hyacinths
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, American DemocracyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the problems being caused in South Africa by the highly invasive South Amer...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEndangered Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Geography, Life SciencesIn this resource, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, learn about the Endangered Species Act, discover why we must s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnvironmental Inquiry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesThis Web site from Cornell University supports teaching and learning about the environmental sciences through teacher education,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFisheries Ebb and Flow in 50-Year Cycle, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of a 50-year climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that affects ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Coast
Grades: 9Subjects: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesIn this Access Excellence activity, students explore the unique ecosystems and culture found along the Georgia coast and the Geo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's Causing Bird and Amphibian Decline?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkOceans Found to Absorb Half of All Man-Made Carbon Dioxide
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about two new studies that suggest that around half of all carbon dioxide produce...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConservationists Name Nine New "Biodiversity Hotspots"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life Sciences and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about biodiversity hotspots. The label highlights the identified regions as prior...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLow Sperm Counts Blamed on Pesticides in U.S. Water
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, American Democracy, Life Sciences, Health & Physical Education 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrairie Restoration and Prairie Ecology
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesIn this Access Excellence project, students learn about prairie ecosystems. They learn the answers to questions regarding the va...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTsunami Clouds Future of Marine Animals
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, Life Sciences, American DemocracyIn this National Geographic News article, read about how the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 affected marine ecosystems. The impact...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhaling Nations Blame Whales for Fish Declines
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy, 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 at Risk From New U.S. Navy Sonar Range, Activists Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life Sciences 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 / HyperLinkFugitive Rat Teaches Lesson About Invasive Species Control
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life SciencesIn 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWarming May Cause Widespread Water Shortages, Studies Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, American Democracy, Life Sciences 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: Science, History-Social Science, Geography, Life SciencesThis 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: Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, 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