Curated OER
New York City Water Quality Assessment Project
Young scholars investigate the chemistry of water and how its molecular structure supports life through its biochemcial, physical, and environmental roles. They investigate the quality of water as it interacts with the environment. ...
Curated OER
Seed Germination
Young scholars explore plants and the scientific method. In this plant growth lesson plan, students follow the steps in the scientific method to perform a seed germination experiment as a whole class. Young scholars work in a group to...
Curated OER
Chesapeake Bay Population Studies
Students determine how to use a quarter meter quadrant to find population density, relative density, frequency and how to calculate a diversity index while participating in a virtual field trip. They study how to establish a Correlation...
Curated OER
Field Experiments on Succession
Student develop a hypothesis regarding the effects of either mowing or fertilizer upon the diversity of plant species in a grassland ecosystem. They set up experiment field plots and measure species richness.
Curated OER
The Portable Niche
Third graders, in groups, research animals, plants, and conditions found in ecosystems.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Our Big Backyard: How Does Our Local Ecosystem Change During the Year?
Get students observing the environment around their school with this activity. In this lab experiment, students keep a journal containing written observations and digital pictures of how local flora and fauna change during the school year.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Snags
Find out how dead trees can be beneficial to a backyard habitat.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Shelter for Reptiles and Amphibians
Find out why creating and conserving habitat for amphibians and reptiles is important.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Living Fences
Find out what living fences are, and how they increase diversity.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Snags: Nature's Apartment Complexes
Find out why the sometimes hazardous or untidy dead trees are actually quite important to wildlife.