Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tall Trees and More
The unique importance of logging and shipbuilding to Milltown-Head Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland is profiled. Stories of families, logging camps as well as archival photographs are included.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Why Are Trees Important?
After reading about trees and having a class discussion, students go to a local park to observe trees and collect leaves. Back in class, the leaves are sorted and identified to see what tree types are most common. Additional ideas for...
Tree of Life Project
University of Arizona: Hagfish
A very good site from the Tree of Life Web Project at the University of Arizona on hagfish in general that explains the growing economic market for this agnathan.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Plant Life
This teacher's guide focuses on the fascinating world of plants. Through books and other print materials, and exploration of actual plants, children will identify plants as living things, examine the parts of plants, experiment with what...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Big Trees
What tree is big enough for a car to drive through? Figure it out with this NCTM math challenge on measurement. Find out why understanding measurement is important in everyday life. A one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Snags: Nature's Apartment Complexes
Find out why the sometimes hazardous or untidy dead trees are actually quite important to wildlife.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Science Explorations: Kids' Environment Report Card
Cast your vote on the important environmental issues. Associated with each issue, there are at least three links to sites which can further your understanding of the issue. To encourage others to respect the environment, you can also...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: A Log's Life
Third graders learn about the interdependence of animals and trees in nature and the cycles of growth and decay. Students also learn about the importance of preserving balance in nature and what happens when we upset that balance. While...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Vertebrate Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of vertebrate evolution and when important vertebrate traits evolved.
Other
State of Mississippi: State Symbols
Here you'll find great information on the symbols for the state of Mississippi. Gives date of adoption, colorful pictures, and other important information about each symbol.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Edith Wharton Society: Summaries & Discussion Questions for Wharton's Works
If you need to get a handle on what's important in some of Wharton's major works, this site will be helpful. Summaries and questions are contributed by Wharton Society members from various universities.
Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices: My Heritage Notebook [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will recognize the importance of the family in community situations through personal interviews, creating a personal history with pictures and text.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ogata Korin, Red and White Plum Blossoms
Read and view pictures of "Red and White Plum Blossoms" by Ogata Korin. Ogata transforms a very simple landscape theme-two flowering trees on either side of a brook-into a dream vision.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Logs
Evaluate the importance of a fallen tree in a forest ecosystem.
Other
Missouri Dept. Of Conservation: Missouri Forest Facts
This site highlights the importance of forests and the need to keep them healthy. Information about how Missouri depends on its forests for many uses is highlighted.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Integrated Pest Management Basics
Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.
Other
Kids Voting Usa
Kids Voting USA offers learning activities on the history and importance of voting, as well as a timeline of suffrage in the United States. Each learning activity includes materials, objectives, and questions to be raised in class.
Curated OER
Gold Dome of the Dome of the Rock Mosque, a Blue Tiled Building, Framed by Trees
A series of photos of various sites of religious importance in the city. It contains a full view of the city as seen from Mount Olive.
Curated OER
Photograph of Father Albert Lacombe Standing in Front of a Tree, Around 1913
This website is for kids, prepared by the National Library of Canada. The Kids Site of Canadian Trains explains the role railways have had in important events in Canadian history. This page on the Northwest Rebellion includes information...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Mitochondrial Dna Clarifies Human Evolution (2001)
DNA of the mitochondria has most commonly been used to construct evolutionary trees. New field of population genetics hopes to resolve important questions in migration theories that involve Aboriginies in Australia, North America, and...
University of California
Uc Berkeley: Ethiopian Fossils From 6 Million Year Old Hominid
In this article from 2004, UC Berkeley reports that additional fossils have been found from the 2001 discovery of Ardipithecus kadabba. This find holds great importance because it is suggested that it may represent the first species...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Flowers
Certain plants are known for their eye-catching blooms. Think of roses, orchids, carnations, and tulips. We often refer to these plants as "flowers." A flower, though, is just one part and quite an important part of a plant. Not all...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Forests
Forests have played a vital role in virtually all aspects of North Carolina's environmental health and economic development. The first European settlers in the region that would become North Carolina found the majority of the landscape...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Plant Identification
In this investigation, students will use the school courtyard to identify different plants native to Minnesota, including both trees and wildflowers. They will record the common name, scientific name, and several important features of...