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Suny Stony Brook: Spartina Salt Marsh Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Good illustrated introduction to Spartina salt marsh ecology. Focus on the grasses and their interactions with each other and the animals that inhabit the marsh.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Ecology Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of multi-media learning activities, students will assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.
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Curated OER

Untamed Science: Forest Succession

For Students 9th - 10th
A diagram illustrating the ecological succession of a forest.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Concepts of Plant Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced discussion of plant interactions and relationships. Energy flow, nutrient cycling and succession are discussed. Try the quiz to check your understanding.
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BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Angry Aliens: Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Teach aliens about ecology as you play this game, and review your own understanding in the process. Topics covered include levels of organization, ecological relationships, nutrition and energy, cycles (water, carbon, and nitrogen), and...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Ecosystems/communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Abiotic factors vary in the environment and determining the types and numbers of organisms that exist in that environment. Factors which determine the types and numbers of organisms of a species in an ecosystem are called limiting...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Wildfires Are Necessary

For Students 9th - 10th
Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as...
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Univ: The Forest Community

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the complexity of a forest ecosystem. Pine forest succession. Role of fungi in the forest. Photos, examples.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Designing a Sustainable Guest Village

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students to their task of designing a permanent guest village within the Saguaro National Park. The design must provide a true desert experience to visitors while also emphasizing sustainable design, protection of...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Eoct Preparation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students participate in this comprehensive review to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all topics within the scope of this biology course in preparation for successful completion of the Georgia End of Course Exam. It can also be...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
This module offers an in depth study of the fundamental components of ecosystems. Activities include mini-lessons with videos and student assignments.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Changing With the Times: Variation Within Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial investigating how living organisms in an ecosystem are affected by environmental changes.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Ecosystem Imbalance in the World

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students build on their knowledge of individual impacts on the ocean to see how the whole system can react to threats and changes. They examine ways in which human actions throw marine ecosystems out of balance, explore...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Changes in Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the natural changes that take place in an ecosystem, and the negative impact humans can have on ecosystems.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Biodiversity in Your Schoolyard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field lab, learners will investigate the biodiversity around their school and record and document the information they find. The students will compare their information to those of their classmates, develop multiple hypotheses...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Climate Change: Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how plants and animals adapt to changes in ecosystems.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Evolution: Changes in the Environment

For Students 2nd - 5th
This activity places the control of the environment under the student's control. A field starts off with a uniform light level, and thus capable of growing plants with medium-sized leaves. Students can alter the environment by growing a...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Coyote

For Students 4th - 8th
Coyotes are among the most adaptable mammals in North America. They have an enormous geographical distribution and can live in very diverse ecological settings, even successfully making their homes in suburbs, towns, and cities. Learn...

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