CPALMS
Cpalms: Life on Mars [Pdf]
An informational text about people planning a one-way trip to Mars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Biodiversity: Local Ecosystem & Food Web
This is a hands on lesson in which students will explore their local community to identify living things. It can be used as part of a unit on biodiversity and energy transfer within a biology, zoology, or environmental science course, or...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Biodiversity Crisis Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the biodiversity crisis.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Biodiversity Analyses and Unknowns
An activity to show how microscopes are used to reveal biodiversity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activities: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
An activity for students to document biodiversity and observe ecological interactions in their own backyard.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activities: Biodiversity Fieldwork
Students get the opportunity to do some field work on biodiversity in this lab activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activities: Biodiversity Distribution Patterns
An activity for students to explore biodiversity distribution in some extreme ecosystems and in their backyard.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Answers to the Exploration Questions: Biodiversity Hotspots
Get answers to questions about biodiversity such as threats to biodiversity and what is an endemic species.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activities: Biodiversity Hotspots
Research biodiversity a hot spot near you to investigate the animal life that lives there and how you can protect that biodiversity spot.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Answers to the Exploration Questions: Biodiversity Fieldwork
A question and answer about the biodiversity fieldwork.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Closer Look at a California Hotspot Area
A reference article looking into the geological history of California to review why it is considered a hot spot for biodiversity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Your Knowledge: Harnessing Sci for Biodiversity Conservation
Test your knowledge of harnessing science and education for biodiversity conservation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Your Knwl: Biodiversity Patterns of Speciation and Extinction
Test your knowledge on biodiversity patterns of speciation and extinction.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Selected Ref: Harnessing Sci & Ed for Biodiversity Conservation
This source is a series of links to references related to harnessing science for biodiversity conservation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Glossary: Harnessing Sci and Educ for Biodiversity Conservation
All of the following terms relate to the topic of harnessing science and education for biodiversity conservation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Exploration Questions: Harnessing Sci and Ed for Biodiversity Cons
Grab your notebook or computer and write out your answer to each of the following questions. Then compare your answer to the suggested answer found in the "Answers to the exploration questions" document.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Exploration Question Ans: Harnessing Sci & Ed for Biodiversity Con
See if you can answer these short essay questions on biodiversity. Answers provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Selected Ref: Biodiversity Patterns of Speciation and Extinction
A list of references to articles about biodiversity patterns of speciation and extinction.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Modern Biodiversity Study Guide
A general overview of modern biodiversity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: International Environmental Issues
This article deals with global warming and its possible consequences on climate and terrestrial ecosystems.
US Department of Agriculture
U.s. Department of Agriculture: Biodiversity Experiment
Try this experiment around your yard or school and see how biodiversity at the plant level affects biodiversity at the insect level.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Biodiverse Is Your Backyard?
In this science activity, you will investigate the diversity (or biodiversity) of the animal life around your home and try to figure out which phylum most of the animals belong to.
Other
Biology Simulations: Macroinvertebrates
This simulation can be used to simulate water quality monitoring or to calculate biodiversity.