eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.4 Population Growth Patterns

For Students 5th - 9th
Explore growth patterns in wildlife populations.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.2 Ecological Organization

For Students 5th - 9th
See how ecosystems are organized into several different levels, and an ecosystem can be studied at any one of the various levels of organization.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.18 Importance of Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the ecological importance of insects, and why they are important to humans.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Ecology?

For Students 9th - 10th
A webpage giving an overview of ecology. Learn about the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an ecosystem as well as the different levels of ecology.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Ryerson: Abiotic and Biotic Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this ten question quiz on abiotic and biotic environments. The quiz is multiple choice.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Ryerson: Human Impacts on Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this ten question quiz on human impacts on ecosystems. The quiz is multiple choice.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Effects of Pesticides on the Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson plan to construct and explain a food chain. Includes games and activities to teach and reinforce concepts.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out: Antarctica Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides basic reasons for Antarctica's importance to our planet. Learners can create their own treaty of governance for Antarctica.
Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: The Great Kapok Tree (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Help your learners develop an understanding of a rain forest ecosystem and the environment through this social studies lesson.
Handout
Other

Passport to Knowledge: Passport to the Rain Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow in Darwin's footsteps to the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Content uses pictures, video, real-time interactions, and activities, to fully explore the rain forest from...
Graphic
Other

Vida: Living and Non Living Things

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Study these four images when learning about living and nonliving things.
Interactive
Other

Explore Learning: Effect of Environment on New Life Form

For Students 5th - 9th
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...
Lesson Plan
Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A complete and comprehensive resource for teaching students about the environment, ecology, ecosystems, and more.Many lesson plans, units and activities can be found here.
Lesson Plan
Other

My Science Box: Food Chains

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students will use a card sorting activity to construct a food chain and identify the role of organisms within that chain. The cards represent different individuals in an ecosystem and will help students begin to understand the concepts...
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Ecosystems and You

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow that looks at energy flow in an ecosystem. Explains what an ecosystem is, how energy flows through it, the producers and consumers of energy, and food chains. Links to a video about plastic debris in the ocean.
Website
Other

Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of the ecosystems in British Columbia.
Website
Other

The Ecosystems Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource with educational information on ecosystems, as well as programs that focus on environmental research and education.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Levels of Organization: Lesson 5

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will present the levels of organization of living things. It is 5 of 6 in the series titled "Levels of Organization."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Levels of Organization: Lesson 6

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will present the levels of organization of living things. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Levels of Organization."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Handout
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Ecosystem Energy Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the processes by which energy flows through an ecosystem. Covers the meanings of key vocabulary, e.g., types of producers and consumers, trophic levels, food webs, and the energy pyramid.
Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Ecology, the Study of Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the dirt on ecology! Look at how different ecosystems interact with one another, what alters ecosystems, and the cycles they experience.