PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Growing Up, Growing Old
This collection of six images captures the magnificence of human development -- the transformation from baby to woman.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ls1 1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-LS1-1: plant and animal life cycles.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Population Curve: Significance of Breakpoints
Learn about three models of population growth: linear, exponential, and logistic. Then conduct a population experiment to see how populations can work in the real world, and see how linear graphs can help simplify complicated ones.
Islami City
Islami city.com: The Five Pillars of Islam
This website provides basic information on each of the Five Pillars of Islam, "the framework of the Muslim Life" - faith, prayer, "zakat," fast, and pilgrimage.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Growth and Reproduction
This site from the Brooklyn College provides a brief, but good, explanation of the meaning of biological growth and how it relates to the process of reproduction.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Biology: The Endocrine System Pretest
Students take this five-question pretest over concepts of the human endocrine system. Upon completion, the student's results are viewable for review.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: California: What Are the Life Processes in Humans?
Johnny is a crab fisherman. He believes crabs are a lot like humans. Listen to his explanation as to why he believes this.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Hawaii: What Are the Life Cycles of Some Animals?
Olina is playing on the beach with the animals. Join her and find out more about life cycles and animals?
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Hawaii: What Are the Life Processes in Animals?
Kamoku is a boy from Hawaii who is interested in the seven life processes. Do you know what these are? Join Kamoku and discover them with him.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Chess Wager
Harry and his friend make a wager on a game of chess and discuss the concept of exponential growth in this short Cyberchase video. [3:26]
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska at Omaha: Carrying Capacity
Read through some case studies, and study data that shows how wildlife populations react when they reach carrying capacity.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How to Grow the Tallest Plant
In this lab activity students design an experiment controlling one variable with the goal of growing a plant taller than a control plant.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: From Seeds to Plants
In this primary unit on plants, students use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in plants. They identify plant parts, where seeds come from, and how they grow.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Aplicaciones De La Derivada
In Spanish. In this interactive unit learn how to calculate intervals of growth and decay, maximum and minimum value of a function, the intervals of concavity and convexity and the turning points of a function.
Other
Skyline College: Phototrophs: Algae and Cyanobacteria
A lab activity where pond water samples are collected to observe the requirements for the growth of phototrophic organisms. To observe these requirements samples are separated into different variable groups. One group is incubated in the...
US Geological Survey
Usgs Kids: Mealworm Ranch
A fun, hands-on project that will allow your students see first-hand how metamorphosis works. Students observe mealworms develop and change right before their eyes.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate and Civilization: The Maya Example
Young scholars use geophysical and geochemical data collected by the Ocean Drilling Program to examine climate in Central America during the recent past. They also have the opportunity to investigate the link between climate change and...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Plant Hormones and Responses: Self Check Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz on plant hormones and responses allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: The Endocrine System: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice review questions over the endocrine system. A self-checking feature is available for students who seek further review.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee
The purpose of this task is to introduce the idea of exponential growth and then connect that growth to expressions involving exponents. It illustrates well how fast exponential expressions grow. Students who are just learning about...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Overpopulation and Over Consumption
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes issues caused by increased population growth.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Population
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of early human population growth.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Development
How does an organism go from a single cell to something as complex as a frog, fly, or human being? Learn the basic principles of development.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Deal With Diets
There are numerous diets advertised that claim to be healthy and effective. Which is the right one for you? This article includes dieting tips that are both safe and of benefit to your body. Links to related sites are also included.