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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about Brazil including environmental issues, background, geography, biodiversity and ecology, ecoregions, government, people, water, economy, energy, natural resources, industries, and conflict.
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Other

Cambrian Mountains Society: Cambrian Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cambrian Mountains are a remote, relatively untouched area of Wales. Learn about the geology, biodiversity and history of this area.
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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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University of California

University of California: The Age of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
This online chapter of a book studying biodiversity and conservation explores the evolution of mammals, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the evolution of humans.
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Graphic
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Wall of Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
See the biodiversity and evolutionary of birds in this mural, titled "From So Simple a Beginning,". Mural features the world of birds and shows bird families including extinct ancestors.
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: It Takes All Kinds to Make a World

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the biodiversity found in the ocean by looking at examples of marine life.
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Website
Other

Ancon Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of ANCON, an environmental organization whose goal is to conserve the biodiversity and natural resources of Panama. The page contains links to learn more about their organization as well as beautiful pictures of the...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Eleanor Sterling, Scientist, O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip the card to learn about the conservationist Eleanor Sterling, who works with people all over the world to conserve the biodiversity of our planet.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Michigan Management Plan: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out how they plan to increase biodiversity in this Michigan back yard.
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Microbial Life: Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake: Web Quest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student WebQuest studying biodiversity, preservation, and natural history. Students act as political advisors exploring Mono Lake's life forms the impact humans have on the environment. After researching the issues, students create a...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Grand Canyon National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site from the National Park Service. Includes information to plan a trip there, its geologic significance, its biological diversity, natural features, and ecosystems.
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Website
Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Oceans and Coasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Compilation of the Nature Conservancy's content about the ecology of oceans and coasts. Emphasis is on the biodiversity of these habitats and the human impact on the animal and plant life that live in our oceans and on our coasts.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Grassland Biome: Animals and Plants

For Students 4th - 7th
Describes the characteristics, biodiversity, and the adaptations of the plants and animals of temperate and tropical grasslands.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Animals Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
In English and Spanish this site deals with animal life in Illinois past and present. With sections on dinosaurs, animals in Illinois 65 million years ago, animals in Illinois 10 million years ago, and animals in Illinois today, this is...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is the Biosphere?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains that as our knowledge of life on the planet evolves, we've come to use the word biosphere as a way of explaining the entire intertwined network of life on Earth. This concept combines an understanding of geology,...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.1 Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the biological diversity and classification of invertebrates.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Imagers: Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
NASA thematic unit targets students in grades 5-8. Within the unit, users will find lesson plans, reproducible worksheets, visuals, and links to useful resources.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Diversity Challenge [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read descriptions of organisms that live in the ocean. Locate the organisms on a poster based on their description.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Explorers: Endangered Ecosystems

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great site with something for all grades. Do research on rainforests, follow field research on animals in Latin America, and show what you know through interactive assessments. Lots to see on this site which is a collaboration of...
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: The Tree of Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the diversity of species on Earth by exploring a cladogram, a graph-like tree of life that illustrates relatedness among species. Includes instructions for reading cladograms and a pie chart that summarizes the percentages of...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Finding Phyla

For Students 3rd - 5th
Animals come in all shapes and sizes, each a small part of the amazing diversity of life. These differences can also help us to classify animals into different groups. Which group do you belong to? Do this experiment to investigate the...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: The World's Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...
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Handout
Tree of Life Project

The Tree of Life Web Project: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site that contains much information about the various animal phyla. Each phyla gives photos, common examples, scientific names and references. Collection of 1630 websites about bio-diversity.
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Website
Other

Iucn: Red List of Threatened Species

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out about endangered animals featured here from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Search through thumbnails to view previous months' species of the day to learn more.

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