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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Long Meadow Lake Unit of Valley Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a field investigation at the Bass Ponds Trailhead area in the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge in which middle schoolers will collect data in the field and samples to test back in the classroom. Students will try to elicit the...
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Water Quality Through Quantative and Qualitative Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By looking at the bottom dwelling macroinvertebrates, students will investigate water quality and habitat quality in this field lab. Students will record the number of creatures found at the bottom of a pond, lake, ditch, stream or river...
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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Wetlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Canada?s wetlands, what they are and where they are located. Wetlands are divided into two classes: freshwater and saltwater. They are further separated into four main types: ponds, marshes, swamps, and peatbogs. Discover the...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Aquatic Biomes

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Aquatic biomes can be generally classified based on the amount of salt in the water. Freshwater biomes have less than 1% salt and are typical of ponds and lakes,...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Freshwater Biomes

For Students 6th - 8th
This presentation provides information about the characteristics of several different freshwater ecosystems.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Habitats and Biomes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find a variety of activities for children to do as they learn to identify varying habitats and biomes. Included are links to an even more extensive list of resources under coral reef, desert, grassland,...
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PPT
Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Microbial Life: The Winogradsky Column

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice animation of how to create a Winogradsky column using bacteria from pond mud. Learn how "mud can be mixed with several ingredients to provide food and other substrates for the bacteria to use" to survive.
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Handout
Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Wetlands of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of illustrated fact pages and activity sheets on different wetlands ecosystems, e.g. the Florida Everglades and Chesapeake Bay.
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Handout
Other

Alberta Riparian Habitat Management: Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks - Naturally explains the critical importance of healthy shorelines for preventing soil erosion and filtering out pollutants. It looks specifically at riparian areas, such as those in Alberta, which...
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Lakes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is a lake? Discover the answer to this question when you explore this informative resource. This site provides information on how temperature and seasonal changes effects lakes, how lakes are formed, how lakes compare in numbers to...
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eBook
Other

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
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Tundra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can you name the two types of tundra? Find the answer to this question and many more when you explore this educational resource. The content of this site includes a look at this biome's characteristics, plant life, animal life and more....
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Swamps

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
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Interactive
Math Science Nucleus

Math/science Nucleus: Wetland Animation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This animation in storybook format tells the story of Tules Pond and also gets into pond and lake ecosystem information.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Freshwater Biomes: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the characteristics and role of freshwater biomes, and its effect on living things. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Freshwater Biomes."
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Something's Fishy About That Fertilizer

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that when you use fertilizer in your garden, it can eventually reach a lake, stream, or pond? There are many different chemicals present in fertilizers. Learn how they affect the aquatic organisms in the ecosystem within...
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Biomes

For Students 2nd - 6th
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
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Handout
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Human and Animal Habitats

For Students 3rd - 6th
An interactive learning game where students answer whether or not certain environments would be suitable for different animals. Printable worksheets are available for review at the end of the activity.
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Article
Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Rivers and Lakes

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive exploration of rivers and lakes, their importance to biodiversity and to humans, how we use them, threats they face, and what is being done to conserve them.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Fresh Water Wetlands

For Students 3rd - 5th
What are fresh water wetlands? What creatures live in a wetland? Are wetlands in danger? Find out at this informative site. Use the toolbar at the left to navigate through the site.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Freshwater Biomes

For Students 6th - 8th
Listen to this podcast discussing the similar characteristics of the freshwater biomes of the world. [0:47]
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Freshwater Biomes

For Students 3rd - 8th
This colorful slideshow provides a nice introduction to the freshwater biomes around the world.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Wetlands

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that wetlands are frequently used as resting stops for migrating birds? This is just one of the many interesting facts found within this educational resource. This site features information on the characteristics, types,...
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EL Education

El Education: Field Guide to the Aquatic Gardens at Forest Park

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
3rd grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts created this field guide as part of a learning expedition on ecosystems and pond life. Students did fieldwork in the city park and worked with local experts, closely examining the ponds....

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