Crossing Boundaries

inquiry-based curriculum resources about wind energy, including potential impacts on wildlife

The study shows that species that often occur together now are projected to shift in very different ways, resulting in new ecological communities. These novel (or "no-analog") communities may disrupt complex webs of plant and animal interactions, with unanticipated consequences for species and ecosystems.

An interesting impact of the US on unsustainable resource harvesting in Latin America. Chicle, a primary ingredient in chewing gum is likely depleted in 25-40 years at the current rate.

This site offers video clips, lesson plans, and animations of biological processes.

another one to revisit http://www.teachersdomain.org/ this gives lots more links rather than just life science

Using your zip code discover the good, bad, and ugly (environmental quality air and water) of your environment.

cool...gotta come back and revisit this!

A great web site for environmental issues, lessons and online games. A nice place for students to investigate global environmental issues

This web page is great for teaching sceince using case studies. You do need tp go through a registration process and there are a few hoops to jump through but it is worth it!

Students consider sampling strategies that work best using virtual forests.

This will give you the maps (and all the other birds done in the survey) used in Activity 1: Introduction to Bird Population Trends. Although each link is for the 2000-2005 maps, once you get the bird map you want, there is a link above the map that will give you the 1980-1985 historical map as well.

This has links for the regional maps used in activity 1 from August 25, 2009 Introduction to Bird Population Trends.

Really neat factbook info for Google Earth

Students will discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystems and will learn about the various arguments that people make in favor of preserving the Earth's biodiversity.

Great interactive website for kids to study not only Biodiversity, but also archaeology, astronomy, the Earth, Einstein, and genetics.