Extremely detailed look at the dangers associated with the hazardous and solid waste sites in the U.S.

This site from the University of Colorado at Boulder provides two good definitions for heritablitity. It also provides a short list of the "five important attributes about estimates of heritability and environmentability." The site also...

Inspired by Hemispheres' 2004 Teachers' Summer Institute, People and Place: Human-Geographic Relations, this curriculum unit was designed to address human adaptation to and modification of the environment. How have humans adjusted to...

A WebQuest where students explore microbial diversity by looking at the extreme habitat of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp. Students will learn about protists through personification theme of Aesop's Fables. At the end of the lesson,...

In this extremely detailed unit, students will learn the about innate and learned characteristics in animals and humans through a series of teacher and student-led discussions, readings, reflections, learning activities, and...

This instructional activity is a close reading of "Where Do Polar Bears Live?". After reading the book to the class, young scholars will be able to identify and recall characteristics that allow polar bears to survive in an extremely...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The first archaea described could survive in extremely harsh environments in which no other organisms could survive. As a result, archaea are often distinguished by...

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein? Bugs! Although less common outside the tropics, entomophagy, the practice of eating bugs, was once extremely widespread throughout cultures. Insects hold promise for food security and the...

Explore the climate of Cuba at this useful website that gives information about average monthly temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Included is a detailed country map.

Presents climate information for the Central American country of the Dominican Republic including facts about average monthly temperature, rainfall, and snowfall.

A valuable guide to climate information in El Salvador broken down by stations. Information includes average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also featured.

General information plus monthly temperature, rain and snowfall facts are given for the Central American country of Honduras. Divided by climate stations.

A guide to information about the weather of Jamaica displayed in tables featuring average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also included.

A guide to information about the weather of Nicaragua displayed in tables featuring average monthly temperature, rainfall, and snow days. Also included is a detailed map.

Tables for the different climate regions in Iran show the average temperature, rainfall and snowfall in this Asian country.

Offers climate information for the Central American country of Panama. Broken down by average monthly temperature, rain days, and snow days. Also featured is a country map.

The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic Period (245-230 million years ago). The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon...

Readings and news articles provide information on the debate over nuclear energy. In particular, the questions being raised due to the crisis in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March, 2011.