PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Temperate Deciduous Forests
NatureWorks offers some fascinating information about the Temperate Deciduous Forests. Students and teachers will learn what makes these forests special, what animals live in this biome, what plants grow in this biome, and more.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Terrestrial Communities
Explore land ecosystems around Earth. Learn about forests, tundra, taiga, grasslands, and deserts.
Other
Importance of Plants and Plant Communities
Discover why plants are extremely important to humans. Resource provides an explanation of the important things they provide.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biomes of the World
Investigate the climate zones and biomes of the world.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Types of Climates
Discover a few types of climates found on the earth like rain forests and deserts.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Change on the Antarctic Peninsula
In this cross-curriculum inquiry, students use a cooperative approach to investigate the effect of climate change on the ecosystem of the Antarctic Peninsula. The activity stresses the importance of evidence in the formulation of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Organization of Living Things
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How organisms are organized.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Hands on Experiments to Test for Acid Mine Drainage
Fifteen short experiments which test acid mine damage to the streams, rivers, and creek ecosystems surrounding it.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Hawaii: What Can We Find in a Garden?
Daisy is learning all about the animals and plants that live in her beautiful garden. Join her and learn about habitats, too.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Life on Mars [Pdf]
An informational text about people planning a one-way trip to Mars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: From Weeds to Worms
The purpose of this lesson is to guide students in researching and discovering the importance of the interdependence of living and nonliving things in an ecosystem. Students utilize technology independently and cooperatively to establish...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Made Clear: How Can We Adapt and Respond?
Find out how people are studying and predicting the impacts of climate change so that we can slow down the changes and prepare for what lies ahead.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Evolution: Natural Selection
The concept of interdependence in an ecosystem and its effect on the evolution of populations is further explored through a model of a dam. Students build a dam in the middle of the field, dividing the ecosystem in half to illustrate the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to fifth-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Glossary: Harnessing Sci and Educ for Biodiversity Conservation
All of the following terms relate to the topic of harnessing science and education for biodiversity conservation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.20 Succession
Understand primary and secondary ecological succession, and their importance to ecosystems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.13 Terrestrial Biomes
Learn about land biomes and their ecology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.12 Biome
Learn how the biomes of the world are determined by their climate and ecosystem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.11 Habitat and Niche
See how organisms each have their own role in the ecosystem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.7 Competition
Understand how competition affects the populations in an ecosystem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.4 Population Growth Patterns
Explore growth patterns in wildlife populations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.2 Ecological Organization
See how ecosystems are organized into several different levels, and an ecosystem can be studied at any one of the various levels of organization.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.18 Importance of Insects
Understand the ecological importance of insects, and why they are important to humans.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Ecology?
A webpage giving an overview of ecology. Learn about the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an ecosystem as well as the different levels of ecology.