Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Acid Rain and Aquatic Life
Chemicals from the Earth's atmosphere are making their way down to the planet. Not in spaceships, but in rain. The acid rain can infiltrate ground water, lakes, and streams. How does acid rain affect aquatic ecosystems?
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Dissolved Oxygen in an Estuary
In this activity, students focus on the relationship between dissolved oxygen, plant growth, chlorophyll-a and temperature using SWMP water quality data from monitoring stations in the Narragansett Bay Estuarine Research Reserve and the...
Other
Freshwater Ecology
This is a comprehensive and detailed site providing information on aquatic macroinvertebrates. The emphasis is on biomonitoring of water quality through quantitative assessment of numbers and types of small aquatic organisms.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Your Ocean
This site provides a lesson plan for educators to use when teaching about the Ocean. In addition, there are many other related links and information about the ocean.
Other
An Aquatic Adventure
In this WebQuest, you must pick a type of water habitat to create a new aquarium, choose three animals that can coexist in this habitat and design your own aquarium.
EL Education
El Education: The Pond Alphabet Book
Students make observations and collect specimens in a local pond and then create an alphabet field guide to demonstrate what they have learned. Alphabet pages are illustrated with original watercolor paintings.