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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is Biodiversity So Important?

For Students 9th - 10th
Our planet's diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Gray Wolf

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Gray wolves were a frequent sight on the American plains, however, they are now an endangered species despite attempts to reintroduce them to their former habitats in the continental United States. Learn about their natural history in...
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Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: The Making of Mass Extinctions

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module explores the environmental factors and species involved in five major mass extinctions.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.3 Population

For Students 5th - 9th
Discover what a population is in regards to an ecosystem.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.2 Ecological Organization

For Students 5th - 9th
See how ecosystems are organized into several different levels, and an ecosystem can be studied at any one of the various levels of organization.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 10.25 Primates and Humans

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the genetic similarities between humans and primates.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 4.7 Microevolution and Macroevolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the difference between microevolution and macroevolution.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.9 Organization of Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the system that scientists use to classify living things.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Biological Communities Study Guide

For Students 6th - 9th
Review the relationship between populations and ecosystems.
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: What Is a "Species"?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of different scientific approaches to defining the concept of species, using the red crossbill (a seed-eating finch) as an example. Learn what is meant by the biological species concept and the phylogenetic species concept.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures introducing beginning biology students to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior. The course was taught three times a week for a semester at Yale University. The course discusses concepts of...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Now You See It

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to identify ways to help these endangered or threatened species.
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Handout
University of California

Cog Web: Can Matter Store Active Information?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of historical events in regards to discovery and research on genetics.
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Handout
Talk Origins Archive

Talk origins.org: The Basics of Sexual Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
This content from TalkOrigins.org is within a discussion of frequently asked questions about evolution. It discusses some basics about sexual selection. It also provides an explanation for the usual dominanceof the female in the sexual...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Binomial Nomenclature

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, an open-source encyclopedia, offers great information on the classification system used in Biology. Covers the benefits of the system, history, and general information on the whole system together.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Wild Places: Identifying Species

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Sort and classify insects and spiders by characteristics, using stamps from the United States postal stamp Classic Collection. Create a taxonomic key to distinguish between any four animals.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Population: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the properties of populations. It is 2 of 8 in the series titled "Population."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Population: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the properties of populations. It is 3 of 8 in the series titled "Population."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Population: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the properties of populations. It is 4 of 8 in the series titled "Population."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Three Domains/ Five Kingdoms /Taxonomy: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson presents the organizational categories of living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Three Domains/ Five Kingdoms /Taxonomy."
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Groups Working as One: Population

For Students 3rd - 8th
Some biologists study the population of organisms belonging to the same species. Discover the factors that limit populations and what affects the health of a population.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Naming and Classifying

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how biologist name and classify organisms.
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Activity
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification of Organisms: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce taxonomy and give an example by providing the scientific classification of an organism. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Classification of Organisms."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Three Domains/ Five Kingdoms /Taxonomy: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson presents the organizational categories of living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Three Domains/ Five Kingdoms /Taxonomy."