Curated OER
Antarctica Food Chain
Students visit an interactive web page. In this food chain lesson plan, students visit an interactive web page displaying an example of the food chain in Antarctica. As students move their mouse over the images, captions appear...
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Next: Biomes
Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of land and water biomes.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Estuaries Biome
Make learning about Earth's biomes fun and easy with video clips, photographs, and diagrams. Learn about estuaries, the water environments formed where freshwater from rivers or streams mix salt ocean water. [6:38]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Aquatic Biomes and Ecology
Students explore Earth's most important natural resource, water, and learn about how the planet's aquatic biomes thrive and support life.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Aquatic Biomes
[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,...
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: From America's Rainforest to America's Desert
On this virtual field trip, teachers will help their learners travel to the lush, rain-soaked splendor of the Olympic Peninsula and explore the urban watershed of Seattle. Next, they will head to Arizona's dry, desert landscape and take...
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Freshwater Ecology
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.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Life and Environment Relationships
In this amazingly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the characteristics and features of the different biomes on our planet.
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Canada's Ecozones
Describes Canada's 15 land ecozones and 5 water ecozones.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Biodomes
Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...
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Ecological Society of America: Communicating Ecosystem Services
A large collection of resources to aid professionals, community members, and educators in communicating the role and importance of ecosystem services. Issues addressed include pollination, marine nurseries, and water purification....
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Ecosystem Services: A Primer
It is humans' responsibility to take care of the Earth's many ecosystems. Many of the daily things we take for granted - e.g., clean water and air, pest control, and protection from severe weather - are results of healthy ecosystems....
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: Bucket Buddies: Environmental Study
Bucket Buddies is an opportunity for students to participate in a world-wide environmental study. By identifying organisms in pond water, participating classes can compare their findings, and look for relationships in data. In addition...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest
The article, "Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest," covers a variety of topics related to rain forest life including A Plethora of Plants, What's in the Water, New and Exciting Herps, Birds in the Mist (Nets), Magnificent Mammals, and more.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Go With the Energy Flow
Students learn about energy and nutrient flow in various biosphere climates and environments. They learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains and food webs, seeing the interdependence between producers, consumers and...
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Arctic Archipelago Marine
The Arctic Archipelago Marine ecozone includes Hudson Bay and most of the water surrounding the islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology, and flora and...
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Land Cover Classification
Learn about the important resources our land offers us: food, water, oxygen, building materials, and more. Discover how scientists have been mapping land for years trying to prevent disasters and to collect environmental information.
Utah Education Network
Uen: P H Changes in a Small Ecosystem
A pond water/hay infusion will be developed and observed. Student groups will add a range of acid and base solutions to look for changes.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Aquatic Ecosystems: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about aquatic ecosystems. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Lakes
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...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Antarctic Reveals Treasure Trove of Life
From ABC News in Science, Maggie Fox's article examines research connected to the various species of life discovered in the "dark waters around Antarctica." These findings include sponges, crustaceans, and new worms.
Other
Explore Learning: Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Using the scientific method, control the environmental conditions for a fictional alien organism in order to learn how the organism responds to changes in conditions. Sunlight, water, and temperature can be varied to determine their...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Changes in Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 2nd grade unit on how people and weather can change habitats. Topics include too much and too litter rain (flooding and drought), lightning and fire, and land, water, and air pollution. This flipchart...
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