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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life: Millipede Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the ecology of the diplopda, millipedes.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...
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PPT
BBC

Bbc News: Disposable Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth's population is soaring, but its resources are finite. Can we provide food, water, energy? Watch a slideshow on our planet's future, and take a quiz to measure your impact on the Earth.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Experiment With Ecosystems

For Students 4th - 7th
Learn what happens to different populations of organisms as their ecosystem changes. Design your own experiment and make your own guesses with what the result will be with this virtual ecosystem. Also experiment with producer/consumer...
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Article
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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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures introducing beginning biology students to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior. The course was taught three times a week for a semester at Yale University. The course discusses concepts of...
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Article
Other

Ecology: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the effects of the Industrial Revolution on population growth, with emphasis on the question of sustainability. A great introduction to the field of ecology.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Nematoda Roundworms

For Students 9th - 10th
General info from the University of California on the the physical characteristics and population ecology of roundworms.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Ecology Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Build your own ecosystem, and explore the effects of these interrelationships.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Environmental Interactions: Connectedness of a Natural System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A field experience where students undergo an exploration in a natural environment. They are introduced to the concepts of species, population, community, ecosystem, niche, and biosphere.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Populations & Communities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart features the levels of ecological organization. Students can move objects to reveal decryptions and answers! An Activote quiz accompanies this flipchart, but may have to be downloaded and...
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Interactive
Other

Explore Learning: Estimating Population Size

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the number of fish in a lake to be tagged and the number of fish to be recaptured. Use the number of tagged fish in the catch to estimate the number of fish in the lake. (Free usage is limited to five minutes per day.)
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Patterns in Resource Consumption

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....
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Article
NOAA

Noaa: Recent Polar Bear Happenings

For Students 9th - 10th
Scott Schliebe gives an in-depth look at polar bears and what may be the cause of their changing population over the past 30 years.
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Unit Plan
Other

The Learning Partnership: Journey to El Yunque

For Students 6th - 8th
In this set of learning modules, students examine the impact of hurricane weather on the El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. They learn about hurricanes, producers, consumers, and the food chain, and how disruptions in organisms'...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Homeostasis Succession

For Students 9th - 10th
Given scenarios, illustrations, or descriptions, the student will identify the process of ecological succession and the impact that succession has on populations and species diversity.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Limiting Factor: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how a limiting factor effects the size of a population. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Limiting Factor."
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Teacher Resources: My Ton of Trash (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here you can find an engaging lesson plan on the trash each individual generates over time. Students will learn how trash is generated, how trash is disposed of, and possible ways to reduce the amount of trash.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about Colombia including environmental issues, background, geography, ecology and biodiversity, people, economy, natural resources, energy resources, and conflict.
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Handout
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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Handout
Other

Backyard Nature: Arthropods in General

For Students 9th - 10th
A general overview of the physical characteristics of arthropods, including information about their important ecological role on the planet with their immense population.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about Chile including environmental issues, geography, ecology and biodiversity, people, energy resources, natural resources, economy, and conflict.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Evolution: Variations and Adaptations

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover that variation in plants allows some varieties to survive in near-drought conditions. Next, students learn that different types of rabbits prefer to eat different varieties of plants. Students make the connection...
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Lesson Plan
Other

My Science Box: Ecosystem Organization

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students will learn about the different levels in the hierarchy of ecology and explain the relationships: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere. They will also discover why different regions...

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