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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorm Composting Basics
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Science, Life Sciences, English-Language ArtsThis resource, from the Cornell Waste Management Institute, provides information about worm composting, including materials to u...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAcidic Seas
Grades: 6, 8 to 12Subjects: Chemistry, Life Sciences, 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 / HyperLinkBiofuels: Beyond Ethanol
Grades: 6, 8 to 12Subjects: Chemistry, Life SciencesFor years there's been buzz – both positive and negative – about generating ethanol fuel from corn. Meet the scientists investi...Contributor: KQEDViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Venn Diagrams to Compare Two Ecosystems
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Earth & Space 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: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesIn 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 / HyperLinkA Matter of State
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Chemistry, Science, PhysicsThe purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to help students understand that particle movement changes as a substance changes...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfrican Trees May Be Tied to Lemurs' Fate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems 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, Geography, Science, Earth & Space Science, World HistoryIn 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: Classification, Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Evolution and Adaptation, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis 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 / HyperLink"Z" Is for Biodiversity
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Jessica Snyder Sachs explains how understanding plains z...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Natural Habitat: What, How and Why
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesIn 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: Science, Life SciencesThis 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 / HyperLinkWhen Mistletoe Attacks: Investigating a Forest Parasite
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, Science, American Democracy, Life SciencesIn this National Geographic News article, read about mistletoe. The popular Christmas plant is actually a parasite that can dama...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiomes and Ecosystems
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThis 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 / HyperLinkWorm Bins Turn Kitchen Scraps into Compost
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Geography, Ecology & Ecosystems and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about worm composting. Bacteria and other organisms break down food scraps buried...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAll About Ponds and Lakes
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Earth & Space 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: Electives, History-Social Science, American Democracy, World History 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 / HyperLinkLevels of Life: Interrelationships in the Rainforest
Grades: 5 to 9Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, Life SciencesThis resource is part of PBS Journey into Amazonia project. Focusing on the levels of life found in the rainforest, this teac...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, History-Social Science, Geography, Science, Life SciencesThis site, from Eduweb, allows students to explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0