Other
Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia
An overview of the ecosystems in British Columbia.
Other
The Ecosystems Center
A resource with educational information on ecosystems, as well as programs that focus on environmental research and education.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Levels of Organization: Lesson 5
This lesson will present the levels of organization of living things. It is 5 of 6 in the series titled "Levels of Organization."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Levels of Organization: Lesson 6
This lesson will present the levels of organization of living things. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Levels of Organization."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 2
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 3
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 1
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Ecosystem Energy Flow
Explains the processes by which energy flows through an ecosystem. Covers the meanings of key vocabulary, e.g., types of producers and consumers, trophic levels, food webs, and the energy pyramid.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Ecology, the Study of Ecosystems
Get the dirt on ecology! Look at how different ecosystems interact with one another, what alters ecosystems, and the cycles they experience.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Feeding Relationships in an Ecosystem
This overview of feeding relationships illustrates to students the trophic levels of different organisms in an ecosystem. Hover the mouse over different terms to see their definitions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Abiotic and Biotic Factors: Lesson 4
This lesson will introduce abiotic and biotic factors, giving examples and comparing/contrasting the two. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Abiotic and Biotic Factors."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Abiotic and Biotic Factors: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce abiotic and biotic factors, giving examples and comparing/contrasting the two. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Abiotic and Biotic Factors."
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Carbon Cycle
Kids learn about the carbon cycle and how this nutrient travels through the ecosystem to sustain life on Earth.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Coral Reef Biome
Kids learn about the coral reef biome. Much of ocean life lives in this important aquatic ecosystem.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Desert Biome
Kids learn about the desert biome. The dryest areas on Earth still have plant and animal life.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Marine or Ocean Biome
Kids learn about the marine biome. The largest biome by far, the oceans cover most of the Earth's surface.
Other
Cefas: Our Science
A website focusing on the research done by the Center for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture science that focuses on climate change, marine planning, fisheries management, and sustainability. Website includes information about...
The Environmental Literacy Council
Environmental Literacy Council: Ecosystems
Article explaining ecosystems and why we use them to organize our ideas about the natural world. Links to additional resources, maps, and activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Understanding Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students to learn about ecosystems and the living and nonliving things that interact in them.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Understanding Ecosystems: Part 1 of 4
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will get an introduction to ecosystems. They will be able to distinguish nonliving and living thins in a habitat.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the different ecosystems of the world, enhanced by embedded videos showing both the landscape and the plants and animals that can be found there.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Energy in Ecosystems Habitat
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the habitats in ecosystems.
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycle
Read 37 slides on energy flow and the nutrient cycle.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ecosystem
A PowerPoint giving a basic definition of an ecosystem. Also explained with a definition and examples are abiotic and biotic factors of the ecosystem.