This thorough resource lists the features that all mangrove trees have in common, the types of organisms we may find in a mangrove community, and the three most common mangrove trees.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes polar climates such as the polar and alpine tundras.

Lists the six attributes used to identify terrestrial and wetlands areas that are important ecologically. These attributes are based on four ecological principles, which are explained.

Rainforests at the Crossroads: Use a TI-73 Explorer to become familiar with a graphical technique for measuring the amount of leaves Leaf Cutter Ants chew. Measure the mass of a chewed leaf and then find its area.

Find an overview of what a habitat is exactly. Then, for more information, click in the left hand menu for different types of habitat: forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, and arctic tundra. Authors also offer advice on creating a...

For this lesson, students will learn about rondo form and practice a chant. After learning about the structure of the chant, they will work in small groups to create a chant about a habitat. The chants will then be combined with the...

For 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...

This resource provides a thorough examination of salt marshes and the grasses, plant species, and animal species that inhabit these areas.

This presentation explains why it is important to do restoration of a habitat. It explains what to expect, developing a plan, where to get help, assess the area, preparing the soil, choosing and planting seeds, managing the habitat as it...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes dry climates such as the desert and steppe.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the definition of weather and the factors that make up weather.

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.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the meaning of habitat, as a scientific concept, and learn why habitat is so important to plants and animals.

Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the deep sea and the creatures that live there.

Bucket Buddies is an opportunity for students to participate in a world-wide environmental study. By identifying organisms in pond water, participating classes can compare their findings, and look for relationships in data. In addition...

The Arctic Archipelago Marine ecozone includes Hudson Bay and most of the water surrounding the islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology, and flora and...

Can you give a definition for a pond? This site provides information ranging from types of plants living in ponds to how ponds were formed. Don't miss out on the photographs found within the site too.

In this interactive game, players are challenged to complete a series of missions to photograph desert plants and animals in the Australian outback. Through the clues provided, players learn about desert ecosystems, the plants and...

Use this site to find out how deserts are formed, where the largest desert is located and if there are different types of deserts.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The abcteach directory contains sample pages from their pond unit for non-members. Handouts are in PDF format.

Describes six levels of organization in the biological world - individual species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.

This lesson plan explores the adaptation of life forms through natural selection to fill various niches and accommodate changing environmental conditions.

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...

From ABC News in Science, Maggie Fox's article examines research connected to the various species of life discovered in the "dark waters around Antarctica." These findings include sponges, crustaceans, and new worms.