Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Too Much of a Good Thing? Effects of Fertilizer on Algal Growth
Algae is a good thing, but too much is a bad thing. In this environmental science fair project, grow algae in several concentrations of fertilizer and observe its effect on algal growth.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Ecology: Lichen
Article describing the different categories of lichens, their physical features, how they reproduce, their evolution, and important benefits lichens provide to humans. (Published: July 19, 2010)
Microscopy UK
Microscopy Uk: The Smallest Page on the Web
Dive into a single drop of pond water to discover the microscopic world of freshwater organisms. Learn about protists, bacteria, and other tiny inhabitants that can only be seen under a microscope.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Protists and Fungi
A multi-media learning modlue immersing students in the kingdoms of fungi and protists. Activities include informational text, video clips, animations, and student assignments.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Great Algae Race
In a multi-week experiment, student groups gather data from the photobioreactors that they build to investigate growth conditions that make algae thrive best.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Protists: Stem Eukaryotes
Through full-color images and descriptive information, learn about the evolution of the eukaryotic organisms which eventually led to the presence of protists.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Attack of the Killer Algae
As benign as it may look up close, the tiny seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia can wreak quite a bit of havoc on coastal ecosystems. This super algae is very adaptable; it also grows fast and spreads easily. Eric Noel Munoz gives the details of...
Other
Skyline College: Phototrophs: Algae and Cyanobacteria
A lab activity where pond water samples are collected to observe the requirements for the growth of phototrophic organisms. To observe these requirements samples are separated into different variable groups. One group is incubated in the...
Morning Earth
Biosphere Community: Kingdom Protists: Algae
Students examine the Biology topic of plant-like protists. The tutorial includes definitions, examples, and pictures about algae.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Microbes: Fungi and Algae
An introduction to the essential characteristics of the microbes fungi and algae.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Chapter 19: Protists: Chapter Test Practice
Try these fifteen multiple choice review questions about the Kingdom Protista.
Other
Mbari: Rhodophyta, Red Algae
This site from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute defines red algae, habitat, orders and genera, and methods. The information that is presented is somewhat brief, but factual, and riddled with links to additional information.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Example of Algae
Illustration of brown, red, and green alga.