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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Bringing Coastal Dead Zones Back to Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Increased amounts of nitrogen and phosphorous are leading to "dead" areas on our coastlines. Delve into the details and how to get involved with stopping this from happening.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Phosphate

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what phosphates are, their role in the phosphorous cycle, where they occur in the natural world, their chemistry, and the impact of the use of phosphate fertilizers in agriculture.
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Effects of Urbanization

For Students 3rd - 8th
This U.S. Geological Survey website offers a short article then lists topics that are linked to brief articles that describe that particular topic's effect on water quality in urban areas. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will be introduced to the nitrogen cycle.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Science, Matter, Energy, Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive activities, reading exercises, and lab activities, students study how science, matter, energy, and systems are interrelated.
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Other

Water on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Group and Periodic Properties Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe and perform experiments with sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur ,and phosphorus. The discover trends down groups, across periods, and having to do with the pH of metal oxides vs. nonmetal oxides.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Matter and Energy Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this incredibly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the carbon cycle. You will also learn about how matter and energy flows through the nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Infographic: Chemical Abundances: Human Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Almost 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. View this downloadable infographic on the human body.
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Other

Nutrients for Life Foundation: For Teachers: Nourishing the Planet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...
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Other

Nutrients for Life Foundation: For Teachers: Nourishing the Planet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...
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Handout
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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Handout
Other

Marietta College: Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete illustrated discussion of energy flow within ecosystems, including discussions of trophic levels, ecological pyramids, food chains and webs, biological magnification, and cycles.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The Hereditary Material

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Informational text about the hereditary material in bacteriophages. After reading the text, review the key vocabulary terms and answer some review questions.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Pesticides Ground Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
This US Geological Survey site briefly discusses the basics of why pesticides are increasingly found in our ground water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biogeochemical Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of biogeochemical cycles.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Ground State vs. Excited State of an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Bohr's model of the atom is, the characteristics of the ground and excited states of an atom, and the electron configuration for each in the example of Phosphorus.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Energy and Ecosystems Use Some Lose Some

For Students 4th - 5th
Life on Earth is possible because energy flows one way through ecosystems, while matter cycles endlessly. Water and elements, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur are examples of matter that cycles through ecosystems.
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University of California

Uc Davis Geo Wiki: Chemical Budgets of Oceanic Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
To the extent that the composition of the ocean remains constant, the rate at which any one element is introduced into seawater must equal the rate of its removal. A listing of the various routes of addition and removal, together with...
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Other

What Is a Soil Test?

For Students 9th - 10th
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture explains soil testing, taking a soil sample, and analyzing the results.
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Handout
Other

Chemistry Resources: The Nitrogen Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a photograph and information on all the elements of the Nitrogen family.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Element List

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the first 18 elements found in the Periodic Table. Click on an element to discover where it is found and what it's characteristics are.
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Curated OER

Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt Nielsen (B. 1918) With Her Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt-Nielsen (b. 1918), with her children (left to right) Mimi (age 5), Bent (age 9), and Astrid (age 11). They are shown examining study materials to be taken on an African expedition. The caption provided with the...
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Other

Ed Hume Seeds: Testing Your Soil

For Students 9th - 10th
Conduct a soil test to find out what nutrients your soil is lacking. This site gives directions on how to gather a soil sample and what nutrients you should test for to get the best soil.

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