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Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammal Pages

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about marine mammals at this fun site from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Explore different species, learn about migration, gather and graph marine data, and more.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about marine mammals.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Temperate Grasslands

For Students 9th - 10th
At the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, you can learn where temperate grasslands are located! Other information includes grassland weather, plants, animals, people, and more.
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Kids Do Ecology: Learn About Ecology

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about ecology.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: Kids Do Ecology: Freshwater Wetlands

For Students 3rd - 7th
Find out about the plants, animals, people, and location of freshwater wetland ecosystems.
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Kids Do Ecology: Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis you will find the answers to many questions about biomes. You will also find a listing of biomes along with a detailed explanation of each.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Savanna

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn where savannas are located! Other information at the site from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis includes grassland weather, plants, animals, people, and more.
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Kids Do Ecology: Endangered Species and Conservation Biology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about conservation biology as it relates to endangered and threatened species. Learn about the factors contributing to the loss of species and what efforts have helped bring some animals back form the brink of extinction.
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University of California: A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps in different categories such as fishing, climate change, and pollution were pulled together into a composite map that shows the impact of humans on the world's oceans. Analysis at the time (2008) showed that 40% of the world's...
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Ucsb / Pie Graphs (Piece of Cake)

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives an example and easy-to-understand description of a pie graph (circle graph.) Also provides an opportunity for students to test their abilities to read a pie graph.
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Nceas: Graph Types

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from NCEAS you can learn how to organize your data into pie graphs, bar graphs, and line graphs. Explanations and examples are given of each graph along with several questions that check comprehension.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about conducting your own investigation with these tips on following the scientific method. Find out how to state hypothesis, make observations, collect and analyze data, and display data to share results and conclusions of your...
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

University of California: George Cuvier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of California discusses the contributions and ideas of George Cuvier related to classification, evolution, and catastrophism.
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Nceas: Charles Lyell

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University Of California Santa Barbara provides a brief description of Charles Lyell's ideas concerning the geology of the Earth and several links to famous people related to this topic.
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Nceas: What Are Data?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NCEAS answers many questions about data. You can also learn about data, tables, and types of graphs in this informative site.
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Nceas: Scientific Method

For Students 3rd - 5th
This concise site from NCEAS contains an explanation of the scientific method along with a basic example of the scientific method in action.