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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiofuels: Beyond Ethanol
Grades: 6, 8 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, ChemistryFor 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 / HyperLinkEarth Day in Your Neighborhood
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsThis resource, from the All Species Project, features information for kids about organizing an Earth Day celebration in their ne...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth's Water
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & EcosystemsThis USGS resource focuses on Earth s water supply. The site discusses the water cycle, water conservation, water pollution, wat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnergy Busters: Home Energy Conservation
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Physics, ScienceThis lesson is designed to help students look at their personal use of energy, and determine practical ways they can cut back on...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnergy Sources and Use
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, Physics, History-Social Science, Engineering & DesignThe purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy, to investiga...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnergy Story: Fossil Fuels
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsThis selection provides information about the three major forms of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. All three were forme...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEngineering Solutions
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Technology, Science, Health Education, Ecology & Ecosystems, Engineering & DesignThe purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to use Internet resources to explore the side effects of technology, and t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGarbage: There's No Away
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Science, American Democracy, History-Social SciencePart of The Rotten Truth - About Garbage, this page traces where garbage goes when it leaves our homes. The Rotten Truth - Ab...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPower Up!
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Technology, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsThis tool, created by Science NetLinks, challenges students to think about the positive and negative consequences of various typ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPower Up!
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, Economics, History-Social Science, Ecology & EcosystemsIn this Science NetLinks lesson, students compare and contrast different energy sources and the trade-offs of using them. This l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRain Forest Products
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsIn this Access Excellence activity, students investigate products that come from the rain forest. In this walk-around lab they e...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRenewable Energy Sources
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Physics, ScienceIn this Science NetLinks lesson, students use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. They should already...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReuse and Recycling Centers
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis page, from the Earth 911 Web site, contains a listing of commonly used items with links to information about how to reuse o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkState of Thirst: California's Water Future
Grades: 5 to 6, 9 to 12Subjects: Environmental Issues, Life Sciences, Earth & Space ScienceAre we in danger of running out of water? California's population is growing by 600,000 people per year, but much of the state r...Contributor: KQEDViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Energy Story: Wind Energy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: ScienceOn this page from the California Energy Commission s Energy Quest, discover how the wind can be harnessed to do a variety of wor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rainforest, Raw Materials, and You
Grades: 5 to 10Subjects: Science, Geography, Career & Technical Ed, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, from PBS Journey into Amazonia, students identify products made with materials that originate in the world s ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rainforest, Raw Materials, and You
Grades: 5 to 10Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Economics, History-Social Science, Ecology & EcosystemsIn this PBS lesson, students learn about sustainable resources and identify products made from rainforest raw materials. They th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Roots of Trash
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Technology, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsIn this Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a two-part series on garbage and recycling, students identify the various natural ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTropical Forests
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, Ecology & EcosystemsThis SeaWorld/Busch Gardens resource features information about the world s tropical forests. Topics covered include their distr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWater Rights and Wrongs
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, Geography, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Ecology & EcosystemsIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Joe Holley writes about a controversial plan to divert f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0