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Virginia State Department of Agriculture/consumer Sciences: About Food Poisoning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about food poisoning discusses Staphylococcus Aureus - what it is, where the common sources of "staph" are, common symptoms, and what can be done to prevent contamination and infection.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Learn All About the Ocean Food Chain

For Students 4th - 7th
Read about the different predators, consumers, and producers that make up an ocean food chain.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Difference Between Food Chain and Food Web

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains the characteristics of food chains and food web; the different levels of producers, consumers, and decomposers; and the differences between food chains and food webs. Includes charts and a Venn diagram comparing the two.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Bird's Eye View of the Desert Food Chain

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes how a food chain works in a desert and how the Mojave desert food chain works in particular.
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The Habitable Planet Simulation

For Students 6th - 8th
This activity is designed to accompany an interactive on the Annenberg Learner website. Students investigate the changes that take place in an ecosystem when they alter the organisms in a food web. As they work with the simulation, they...