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Global Climate Change - Exploratorium
Grades
6 to 12
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NOAA Fisheries Shark Site - NOAA
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3 to 12tag(s): oceans (142)
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NOAA Ocean Explorer - NOAA
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6 to 12tag(s): marine biology (32), oceans (142)
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Bridging the Watershed - National Park Service
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9 to 12tag(s): data (204)
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Froguts
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6 to 12tag(s): dissection (5)
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The Secret Life of the Brain - PBS/WNET
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): brain (58)
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It may be hard to fit this content into standard curricula, but if you can do it, it will be worth the effort.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K-W-L - A Strategy for Learning
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4 to 12tag(s): inquiry (36), inventors and inventions (89)
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If you're not familiar KWL, this is a great starting point.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Genetic Phenotypes of the Super-heroes - TeachersFirst
Grades
7 to 9tag(s): genetics (83)
In the Classroom
Students this age will love the technology options in this lesson plan. Don't be afraid to learn some of the newer tools together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Savannah
Grades
2 to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Be sure to check TeachersFirst's interactive Biomes of the World Unit for students to use for their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Grasslands
Grades
2 to 5tag(s): biomes (96)
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Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Freshwater Biome - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): adaptations (19), biodiversity (39), biomes (96), ecosystems (107), habitats (103), ponds (5), rivers (16)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have students explore the different freshwater habitats featured on the site, such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Students can create a chart identifying key characteristics, plants, and animals found in each ecosystem. Have students investigate threats to freshwater ecosystems, such as pollution, invasive species, or habitat loss. They can create posters, brochures, or public service announcements using Adobe Express for Education reviewed here encouraging others to protect local water resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rivers and Streams - Missouri Botanical Garden
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3 to 8tag(s): adaptations (19), biodiversity (39), biomes (96), conservation (110), ecology (117), organisms (13), watersheds (9)
In the Classroom
Have students trace the path of a river from its source to its mouth using information from the website. Students can create a map using Google My Maps, reviewed here showing key features such as tributaries, rapids, floodplains, and deltas, then explain how the river changes along its course. Students use the site to identify producers, consumers, and decomposers found in river ecosystems. They can create a food web diagram with Whimsical Mind Maps, reviewed here and discuss how energy moves through the ecosystem and how changes to one species might affect others. Assign students a river organism from the website. Have students research and present how its physical and behavioral adaptations help it survive in fast-moving or slow-moving water environments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Mojave Desert - DesertUSA
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4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
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Desert Plant Survival - Desert USA
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): animals (276), biomes (96), oceans (142), virtual field trips (141), webcams (19)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit in grades 4-8 to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab. Use a webcam with younger students, asking them to observe and record animal behavior as a center on your classroom computer or a whole-class activity on a projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Tundra
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
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TundraCam - University of Colorado Boulder
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3 to 12tag(s): biomes (96), climate (95), ecosystems (107), habitats (103)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst Interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab. Have students visit TundraCam and spend several minutes observing the landscape. Students record weather conditions, visible plants, snow cover, and any signs of wildlife in a science journal. Repeat observations over several days or weeks to identify changes. Have students act as field scientists by making observations, collecting data from the live camera, and developing a research question about the tundra environment. They can share their findings and explain how scientists use observations to study ecosystems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Taiga
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4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
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Try the TeachersFirst http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Make a Frog Sandwich, a constructive introduction to dissection - Genentech, Inc.
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9 to 12tag(s): dissection (5)
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Earth Day Canada
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): conservation (110), earth (195), earth day (61), ecology (117), pollution (55)
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Post this resource on your class website for parents and students to browse at home. Check out this site for suggestions of how to celebrate Canadian Earth Day. Even if you are not Canadian, you may find activities that would work for the similar celebration and remembrance in the U.S.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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