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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Using Tableau and Role Drama to Examine the Ecosystem [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this activity, 4th graders use tableaux to dramatize their roles in the food chain of an ecosystem. Next, they write in role arguing why they are important to the ecosystem. This is followed by a debate in the format of a Character...
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Wind Map

For Students 6th - 8th
An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us-energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future. This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.
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US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Ecosystems in Delicate Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learning activities to investigate how organisms interact in a functioning ecosystem. Students will explore the role organisms play in food chains and preserving biodiversity in ecosystems. Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem is featured...
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Earthquake Machine 1 Defining an Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students work collaboratively in small groups to investigate the earthquake cycle using a mechanical model.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Science of Ecology Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review ecology, the study of how living organisms interact with each other and their surrounding environment.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Hydropower

For Students 1st - 6th
What is hydropower? Discover how electricity is generated from hydropower, three methods of generating electricity, and the advantages and disadvantages.
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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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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Facts About Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what autotrophs and heterotrophs are, the several types of each, their roles in an ecosystem's food chains, and the differences between them.

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