Project based lesson plan. If technology is not available, you could print off the animal resource pages using the National Geographic Animals website and library resources.
Animated video that explains the importance of coral reefs in the food web. Narrated by Celine Cousteau, the video is ideal for school kids and an great tool for teachers to introduce them to ocean biology, environmental issues and social activism.4.1.B.a; 4.1.B.c; 4.1.D.a; 4.2.A.a
Van Leeuwenhoek's primary journals are found scanned within this 516 page eBook. For me, far aside from content... I would use this resource when coaching students on interactive science notebooks. His handwritten/drawn documentation is still a model today. To day we could use a digital camera, back then... he WAS a "camera." So cool.
Neat interactive site showing where different species are located on North America. You can search by species, search their family tree and search conservation status.