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Pbs: Plum Landing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Invite students to visit ecosystems around the world with this collection. This collection includes activities for the classroom, after school, and families. Also included is games.
Lesson Plan
BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Frog Eat Frog World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using maps and graphs of large data sets collected in FrogWatch, students will determine the range, preferred land cover, and proximity to water of the American bullfrog to figure out the bullfrog's requirements for food, water, and...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Boreal Shield

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Boreal Shield runs from Alberta to Newfoundland. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and birds...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Atlantic Maritime

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Atlantic Maritime ecozone includes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images include...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Taiga Cordillera

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Taiga Cordillera extends along the border of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the landscape as well...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Boreal Cordillera

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Boreal Cordillera contains the mountains of the southern Yukon and northern British Columbia . This brief, concise description includes a collection of images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of the images...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Pacific Maritime

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Pacific Maritime ecozone lies along the British Columbia coast and it's border with Alaska. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Montane Cordillera

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Montane Cordillera covers most of southern British Columbia and some of southwestern Alberta. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes an excellent collection of images...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Pacific Marine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Pacific Marine ecozone begins at the British Columbia Coast. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes some images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Atlantic Marine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Atlantic Marine ecozone is located father out to sea and touches land at the southern coast of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the eastern coast of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. This brief, concise description includes a collection...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Northwest Atlantic Marine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Northwest Atlantic Marine ecozone begins in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and extends to the southeastern end of Baffin Island. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology, and flora and fauna. It includes some...
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McGill University

Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Hudson Plains

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Hudson Plains ecozone stretches from Manitoba to Quebec along the southern edge of the Hudson Bay. This is a brief, concise, description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Now That's Complex [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Define a habitat. Discover how a relatively small area can be divided into many habitats for smaller organisms.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Pacific Ocean: What Can We Find on a Beach?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Josephine lives on the Marshall Islands. Follow her to the beach and find out what kinds of plants and animals live there.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Endangered Ecosystems: Build a Food Web

For Students 3rd - 5th
Investigate some animals and see where they are in the food web. Build your own food web and relate it to the endangered species biomes.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Endangered Ecosystems: Build Your Own Caterpillar

For Students 3rd - 5th
As you build your own caterpillar, make sure it has everything it needs for its survival. Learn how characteristics, like color, spines, and glands, can help protect the caterpillar.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Lake Superior

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides facts, illustrations, and more about the largest Great Lake. Includes descriptions of wildlife and industry. For grades 4-8.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Biodiversity in Your Schoolyard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field lab, students will investigate the biodiversity around their school and record and document the information they find. The students will compare their information to those of their classmates, develop multiple hypotheses...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Microbial Communities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This 1986 journal article reports that most microbial communities have escaped description. Article covers communities and ecosystems, microbial communities in termite intestines, microbial mats in evaporite flats, and microbial...
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...
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Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: Can You Dig It?

For Students K - 1st
Practice reading with Martha with this illustrated, read-along story about the environment, habitats, and ecosystems.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Outdoor Adventures

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of activities encourages kids to get outdoors and connect with nature. After completing the activities, kids draw, write, and answer questions about what they discovered and share that information with Plum.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Jeopardy

For Students K - 1st
Try keeping a whole jungle ecosystem alive by making sure each animal has enough food to survive over a period of 12 days. This game allows players to see how the different species of plants and animals in a rainforest depend on one...
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Pbs Kids: Nature Sketchpad: Nature Sketchpad

For Students 1st - 5th
This digital drawing activity lets students follow a variety of missions to create their own artwork.