Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: An Introduction to and Investigation on Keystone Species

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A middle school ecology project in which students learn about ecosystems and the keystone species which inhabit them.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Prairie Dog

For Students 1st - 9th
A site about a tiny rodent who is a keystone species in the Great Plains, but is losing its habitat. Learn about this prairie dog.
Article
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife: Learning to Live With Prairie Dogs

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Wildlife article from April/May 2001 explores how some Montana ranchers exist in harmony with native prairie dogs.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how predation affects population size and evolution.

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