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PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Invaders!

For Students K - 1st
This bustling game is a race to help Plum eliminate introduced or invasive species before they crowd out the native populations.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Predator Protector Game Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describe the habitat, food web and ecosystem of shark species. Identify threats to sharks and explore how top predators help to maintain the balance of nature within ecosystems. This lesson plan also contains an interactive game.
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PBS

Nova: Tour Kilimanjaro

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience six different ecological zones as you climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Pictures of plants living in each of the zones are also part of this virtual tour of the mountain.
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Other

Children's Tropical Forests: Rain Forest Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read fact sheets about topics related to the rainforest: the physical environment, plants, animals, native people, its destruction, consequences of destruction, and ways to help.
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Website
Other

Rainforest Alliance Learning Site

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Rainforest Alliance Learning Site contains free conservation education materials with dynamic units that follow national standards for learning. On the site you will find stories, lesson plans, fact sheets, presentations, and...
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Rainforest Action Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Rainforest Action Network deals with the preservation of our rainforests and what you can do to help.
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Handout
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Athro Limited: Tundra

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphics and descriptions of the permafrost, low area vegetation, high area vegetation, and landforms.
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eBook
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Freshwater Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Other

College of Du Page: Energy in an Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
Ecosystems contain two kinds of commodities: matter (nutrients) and energy. Nutrients cycle through the ecosystem, available for repeated use by organisms. These cycles of use and reuse are called biogeochemical cycles. Energy instead is...
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Other

Cartage: Mangrove Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough resource lists the features that all mangrove trees have in common, the types of organisms we may find in a mangrove community, and the three most common mangrove trees.
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Handout
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Cartage: Salt Marsh Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a thorough examination of salt marshes and the grasses, plant species, and animal species that inhabit these areas.
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Website
Other

San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Restoration Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the massive wetlands restoration project in San Francisco Bay. History, objectives, and benefits of the project are described.
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National Snow and Ice Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center: Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves

For Students 9th - 10th
View satellite pictures of 19 different areas of the ice shelves surrounding Antarctica. Each picture is labeled and can be viewed in the thermal or visible parts of the spectrum.
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Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Ecosystems in Delicate Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learning activities to investigate how organisms interact in a functioning ecosystem. Students will explore the role organisms play in food chains and preserving biodiversity in ecosystems. Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem is featured...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Aquatic Ecosystems: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these five multiple-choice questions about aquatic ecosystems. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.
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Website
Other

Ttu: Alpine Tundra

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the land uses, plants, wildlife, habitats and soil. There are literature citings at the bottom of the page.
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PPT
Other

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute: Native Habitat Restoration [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation explains why it is important to do restoration of a habitat. It explains what to expect, developing a plan, where to get help, assess the area, preparing the soil, choosing and planting seeds, managing the habitat as it...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of ecosystems, covering biotic and abiotic factors, and the roles organisms play in an ecosystem.
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Handout
Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Rainforests of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about different rainforests around the planet. Find out geographical information, as well as typical plants and animals living there.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Grasslands on a Grand Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Jeffrey P. Cohn's article in Zoogoer Magazine, "Grasslands on a Grand Scale," examines a variety of animals and topics associated with the grasslands. Among the animals discussed are the bison, the great horned owls, the cattle, and more.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest

For Students 9th - 10th
The article, "Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest," covers a variety of topics related to rain forest life including A Plethora of Plants, What's in the Water, New and Exciting Herps, Birds in the Mist (Nets), Magnificent Mammals, and more.
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Handout
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Grasslands

For Students 3rd - 5th
An introduction to the grasslands. Includes link to information about the types of animals that live in this habitat.
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Handout
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Temperate Forests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Defines "temperate forest" and introduces three types: Mediterranean forests, temperate rainforests, and deciduous forests.
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Handout
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Coniferous Forests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An introduction to coniferous forests. Includes a link to information about animals living in this habitat.

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