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Fire Ants! - Texas A&M University
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): insects (68)
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Everglades Field Trip - Duke University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): wetlands (7)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on the different biomes that exist, specifically the everglades. This activity works best if there's a graphic organizer to guide students along. If looking for an easy way to create graphic organizers, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker, (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Endangered Birds - National Audubon Society
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): birds (46), endangered species (27)
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Endangered Animals of the World
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6 to 12tag(s): endangered species (27)
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Endangered Species - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): endangered species (27)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector. Explain the principles that lay behind endangered species, give a brief tutorial on using the website, and then divide students into small cooperative learning groups. Have each group pick a section on the website, such as "causes," "why help," etc. Have each student review and research their section, with the intentions of providing a brief presentation of their findings to their peers. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online infographic to share using Visme, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Edwards Aquifer Information Page
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): water (101)
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Carolina Coastal Science - North Carolina State University
Grades
6 to 9tag(s): oceans (149)
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): arctic (40)
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Amazon River Dolphins - Virtual Explorers
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): amazon (11)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Weather Gateway
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): weather (160)
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Water Science for Schools - US Government
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): agriculture (47), conservation (102), ecosystems (82), environment (252), water (101)
In the Classroom
Start with Water Basics, and find lots of topics and activities. Review the water cycle on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Engage your students with one of the interactive activities. Once your students have the basics, enhance learning by having them choose a topic as a source for a multimedia project to present what they learned using Genially, reviewed here. With Genially students can insert maps, surveys, video, audio and more. Teachers will likely want to sort through the material before suggesting it to their students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TopoZone - Locality, LLC
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): oceans (149)
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South Pole Adventure Page
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): antarctica (30), arctic (40), oceans (149)
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Society for Underwater Exploration
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): oceans (149)
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The Owl Pages
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): amphibians (17), oceans (149)
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Ocean Color Viewed from Space
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4 to 8tag(s): oceans (149)
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Minerals, Crystals and Gems: Stepping-Stones to Inquiry - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
The site includes three lesson units for teachers. They include objectives, materials, procedures, sample sheets and listngs of related subjects .Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Marine Institute
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): oceans (149)
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Backyard Weather Station - University of Colorado Boulder
Grades
2 to 7This site includes advertising.
tag(s): weather (160)
In the Classroom
Have students keep a daily weather journal for a week, recording details like temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and precipitation. They can create a weather journal using a free resource such as Book Creator reviewed here. Students can role-play as meteorologists in groups by preparing and presenting a weather forecast. Have students track the path of a storm (like a hurricane or tropical storm) over several days, noting changes in its trajectory, strength, and impacts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kids Do Ecology - Univ. of California Santa Barbara
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Though this site is no longer maintained, the links work and there is plenty of material to use in your classroom. This site is a great science find for both teachers and students! Teachers, there is an entire section of free lesson plans and activities that can be easily recreated in your classroom. For students, use this site as learning center or station. Allow students to use the site in cooperative learning groups, for any science unit on biomes, ecology, mammals, or data collection. This site would be a great supplement to book materials.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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