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Two students work on their biodome. Nearby are unique model biodome designs, all made with conjoined clear plastic bottles and trays. Physical Science, Science Experiments, Science Projects, Interactive Science, Science Education, Science Club, Science Fair Projects, Science Fair, Science Earth
Biodomes Engineering Design Project: Lessons 2-6 - Activity
Two students work on their biodome. Nearby are unique model biodome designs, all made with conjoined clear plastic bottles and trays.
a plastic bag filled with food on top of a wooden table
Make a Sandwich Bag Compost - How Wee Learn
Make a sandwich bag compost! Such a cool science experiment for kids! Love how quickly the food decomposes with this one - perfect for preschoolers.
Dead stuff: The secret ingredient in our food chain - John C. Moore - YouTube Ted Talks, Chemistry, Science Food Chains, Life Science Lessons, Food Webs, Food Chains, Science Videos
Dead stuff: The secret ingredient in our food chain - John C. Moore
Dead stuff: The secret ingredient in our food chain - John C. Moore - YouTube
a cross stitch pattern with the words, synsisic activity and your associated message
Symbiosis activity: find your "associate" - MS-LS2-2 - need to adjust to focus on how organisms in mutualistic relationships depend on each other
a group of children posing for a photo
Let the Games Begin…Ecosystem Competition Lesson Plan
Let the games begin - competition activity
there are four different types of food in the glass containers on the counter and below it is an image of turkey living or non - living stations
Living-NonLiving Lab Part 2
Setting up Tricky Stations for Living/Non Lab: STEMmom.org This is a really great lab that essentially forces students to address common misconceptions about characteristics of living things.
an image of rising seas with the words, frontiers of climate science on it
Glacial Rebound: The Not So Solid Earth
NASA Discusses rising sea levels
a polar bear and her two cubs in front of the words home sweet habitat
Home Sweet Habitat: Crash Course Kids #21.1
Home Sweet Habitat: Crash Course Kids #21.1 - YouTube
a slotty hanging from a tree with the words gota eat written below it
Gotta Eat! - Crash Course Kids 1.1
Gotta Eat! - Crash Course Kids 1.1 - YouTube
the dirt on decomposers episode 12
The Dirt on Decomposers: Crash Course Kids #7.2
The Dirt on Decomposers: Crash Course Kids #7.2 - YouTube
an image of the words fabulous food chains in front of some cartoon animals and plants
Fabulous Food Chains: Crash Course Kids #7.1
Fabulous Food Chains: Crash Course Kids #7.1 - YouTube
a black bear in the forest with berries on it's head and words food webs
Food Webs: Crash Course Kids #21.2
Food Webs: Crash Course Kids #21.2 - YouTube
the earth as seen from space showing europe and africa on its side, with dark background
BBC Earth | Environment, Climate Change, AI, Food, Health, Social, & Technology
BBC - Earth - Your life on earth How you and the world have changed since you were born
an island in the middle of some water with trees growing out of it and another island that has been destroyed
National Geographic
The Gulf Oil Spill Disintegrated This Island Great video for interdependence: oil destroyed the mangrove roots, so the sediments washed away, and now the birds can't breed and lay their eggs there
two hanging pots with plants on them in front of a tree
Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?
In need of a bacon-wrapped unit: Matter & Energy | Ideas on how to help kids understand energy's role in the ecosystem and how food can become energy (consider the idea that most of what a plant is comes from the air)
Do You Correct? | My Life as a Teacher Ways of dealing with misconceptions - specific example of food web energy
Do You Correct?
Do You Correct? | My Life as a Teacher Ways of dealing with misconceptions - specific example of food web energy
an image of a web page with some items on it and grass in the background
Classzone.com has been retired
Virtual Lab: Estimating Population Size - Students use mark and recapture to estimate the number of grasshoppers in a field. You will need to click on the lab from the menu.
a piece of paper with writing on it that says population edgy 4 / 4
Error 404 - Page Not Found
Population Ecology Biology GLAD Anchor Chart
three pyramids with the words secondary and secondary consumers written on them
Engaging Activities and a FREEBIE
Exclusive Blog Follower Freebie! Ecology Energy Pyramid for Interactive Notebooks
three vases with plants in them sitting on a table next to a window sill
Summer Fun: Ecosystem Edition
Bottle Ecosystem, This is the most awesome class idea to teach ecosystems! Its self contained and you can observe the activity for the rest of the year. No mess no fuss and all of this cost about 17 dollars.
the science lab is filled with test tubes and flasks
Population Biology
Virtual Lab: Population Biology - How does competition affect population growth?
an image of two people facing each other with numbers coming out of their faces in the background
The Beautiful Cycles of Carbon and Oxygen In Your Body
▶ The Cycle: Carbon and Oxygen and You - YouTube
a person holding a bat in their hand next to a plant with a flower on it
Particles and Psychedelia
"This pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana elongata) has a unique relationship with the small wooly bat. Instead of consuming insects like the chamber of most of its close relatives, this plant’s chamber provides the bat with a perfect place to roost during the day. The guano left behind by the bat provides the plant with all the nourishment it needs." - Symbiosis (mutualism)
two dogs are playing with each other in the grass while another dog is running behind them
Wolves Released Into Yellowstone Astound Ecologists With Unanticipated Impact
The wolves of Yellowstone National Park were introduced back into the park in 1995. What they did while they were there was incredible. [Awesome video on interdependence of organisms and the environment]
the world's most famous food info
Global Carbon Footprint Infographic
An engaging visual for students...
a small lizard sitting on top of a rock with it's back legs extended
YouTube
14 new species of "Dancing Frogs" discovered in southern India - 2014.
two men standing next to each other with long horns on their heads and cows in the background
Meaningful Missions
Watusi Cattle. The giant horns are not only defensive, but act as massive heat exchangers in the hot air of Uganda. Blood vessels transfer heat from the body up into the horns where it is more easily radiated into the environment.
an image of the world map with different countries
September 2013
» See: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map