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Wetlands & Shorelines - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
4 to 6
In the Classroom
Use the "shorelines" section of this site to understand the importance of ecosystems in coastal areas such the the Gulf of Mexico. This would be great background for a lesson on oil spills, specifically Exxon-Valdez or the BP spill of 2010. Use this site as a learning center or station, among other stations with more information about the specific spills being studied.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Rivers and Streams - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): adaptations (19), biodiversity (39), biomes (96), conservation (109), ecology (117), organisms (13), watersheds (9)
In the Classroom
Have students trace the path of a river from its source to its mouth using information from the website. Students can create a map using Google My Maps, reviewed here showing key features such as tributaries, rapids, floodplains, and deltas, then explain how the river changes along its course. Students use the site to identify producers, consumers, and decomposers found in river ecosystems. They can create a food web diagram with Whimsical Mind Maps, reviewed here and discuss how energy moves through the ecosystem and how changes to one species might affect others. Assign students a river organism from the website. Have students research and present how its physical and behavioral adaptations help it survive in fast-moving or slow-moving water environments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lakes and Ponds - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): adaptations (19), biodiversity (39), biomes (96), ecosystems (106), food chains (24), plants (142), ponds (5)
In the Classroom
Have students explore the diagrams and information on the site to identify the plants, animals, and nonliving factors found in a lake ecosystem. Students can create a labeled sketch of a pond or lake habitat and discuss how organisms depend on one another. Students can use information from the website to build a food web showing producers, consumers, and decomposers in a lake ecosystem. They can use arrows to demonstrate the flow of energy and explain what might happen if one organism were removed. Have students compare lakes and ponds to other aquatic ecosystems, such as rivers, streams, wetlands, or oceans. They can create a chart highlighting differences in water movement, organisms, habitats, and environmental conditions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Deserts
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): biomes (96)
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 Mojave Desert - DesertUSA
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
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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What's it Like Where You Live: Desert - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to compare and contrast hot and cold deserts. Students can create a travel brochure using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here sharing why you should move to the desert. Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to brainstorm words associated with the desert.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Desert Plant Survival - Desert USA
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
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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What's it Like Where You Live: Marine Ecosystem - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Use Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast the different marine life creatures. Use Kiddle, reviewed here to learn more about the life in the different waters.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): animals (275), biomes (96), oceans (142), virtual field trips (141), webcams (19)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit in grades 4-8 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. Use a webcam with younger students, asking them to observe and record animal behavior as a center on your classroom computer or a whole-class activity on a projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Tundra
Grades
4 to 12In 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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TundraCam - University of Colorado Boulder
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): biomes (96), climate (95), ecosystems (106), habitats (103)
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. Have students visit TundraCam and spend several minutes observing the landscape. Students record weather conditions, visible plants, snow cover, and any signs of wildlife in a science journal. Repeat observations over several days or weeks to identify changes. Have students act as field scientists by making observations, collecting data from the live camera, and developing a research question about the tundra environment. They can share their findings and explain how scientists use observations to study ecosystems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tundra Biome - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here, to learn more about the different plants and animals in the tundra. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create an informational book about tundras. Students can use Quizlet Live, reviewed here to create a game about tundras.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Polar Tundra - ETE Team
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to research more about the animals in the Arctic Tundra. Students can suse Aha Slides, reviewed here to share their findings about the animals.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What's it Like Where You Live: Rainforests of the World - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to virtually visit a rainforest. Students can compare and contrast the rainforest with another biome using Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to describe the different layers of the rainforest.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Taiga
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes 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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What's it Like Where You Live: Taiga Biomes - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Students can compare and contrast biomes using 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by ClassTools, reviewed here. Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to virtually visit. Students can post facts on a virtual bulletin board such as Stormboard, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Crisis Emergency Response Team information - US Government
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): weather (175)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource during a unit on extreme weather, particularly the background information they host summarizing various types of extreme weather. Use this as a refresher before you teach, or even as a source for students working on research projects on weather.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bizarre Labs You Can Make in Your Kitchen
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): experiments (66)
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Earth Day Canada
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): conservation (109), earth (195), earth day (61), ecology (117), pollution (55)
In the Classroom
Post this resource on your class website for parents and students to browse at home. Check out this site for suggestions of how to celebrate Canadian Earth Day. Even if you are not Canadian, you may find activities that would work for the similar celebration and remembrance in the U.S.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Genetic Science Learning Center - University of Utah
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site to help students review a unit on genetics. There are plenty of links that students can access reviewing a number of subjects within genetics. Save the site on your class wiki or web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom. The "tour the basics" link would also be great at the beginning of a unit on genetics to assess what knowledge the students already have, and bring them all up to speed. Any science teacher should save this site and use it frequently in their class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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