Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Transport
Resource provides an explanation of Cell Transport. Includes many practical examples, as well as pictures. Sections include Water and Solute Movement, The Cell Membrane. Cells and Diffusion, Active and Passive Transport, Carrier-assisted...
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Outdoor Life: Where to Hunt: Guide to the 8 Best Big Game Hunts in the West
Presents information on high quality hunts for big game across the United States. Looks at popularity of the hunt, type of terrain, difficulty level, trophy potential, places to stay, and cost for licenses and tags.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Wind
Learn all about wind, what it is, words used to describe wind, the different types, the coriolis effect, different types of breezes, and how wind is measured.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: Map It
Explore different types of maps and how different things are represented on maps in this media gallery from WGBH. Maps are used to help locate different places and different things. Map symbols are representations of larger things in the...
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Bike ride.com: Bicycling Events Calendar
This resource lists cycling events for the entire U.S. and Canada. There is a searchable database that allows you to put in the city you want and how many miles away you are willing to travel for all types of cycling events.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center: Glacier Gallery
This website has a variety of photos that show types of glaciers and their effects. There are also links to other sites that contain glacier photos.
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Bringing History Home: Environmental History
This 2nd grade unit introduces children to the history of environmental protection in the U.S. Beginning with three types of environment - mountain, grass plain and forest - the lessons explore some of the natural resources found in...
PBS
Mountain Maker Earth Shaker
This resource gives an introduction to the theory of plate tectonics. It also has animations of four types of plate boundary interactions (convergent, divergent, transforming, collisional).
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
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Arizona Game and Fish Department: Big Game Species
Detailed information on a variety of big game that are hunted in Arizona. Includes each animal's life history, their hunt history, behavior, and a chart listing facts, e.g., habitat, predators, etc., as well as a narrated video of them...
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Cycling Bmx
Learn about different types of bikes for various cycling events (the cycling track events, the off-road cycling events) through colorful drawings, animations, and simple descriptions. Also, learn the difference between women's events and...
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Ancient Mysteries: Gobi Desert Mysteries
This site details information about the mysteries of the Gobi Desert, an area actually comprised more of mountains than desert. This site has a map of the Gobi area, photos of the Gobi, as well as links to information about ancient...
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Asia Pacific Economics Blog: Mountaintop Removal Pros and Cons
Looks at the environmental and human impact of mountaintop coal mining, a practice which blasts the tops off mountains and distributes the displaced rocks and soils into the rivers and valleys below. The pros and cons of this type of...
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Dfgfi: Learning About Gorillas
This resource provides an excellent overview of gorillas in the wild. Content includes general facts, profiles of specific gorilla groups, numerous photographs, and more.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Vegetation Distribution of South America, 1911
A map from 1911 of South America showing the distribution of vegetation types. The map is color-coded to show regions of forests, regions of woodlands, grass, and cultivation, regions of steppes and prairies, desert regions, and regions...
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Observing Different Landforms
Lesson plan with subsequent pages to use with the lesson. Images with landform word match up and additional work on earth modeling.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Natural Disasters
Students are introduced to our planet's structure and its dynamic system of natural forces through an examination of the natural hazards of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornados, as well as avalanches, fires,...
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Gorp: Using Clouds to Forecast the Weather
This resource provides information on the four main types of clouds that form in the atmosphere. There are high clouds, middle clouds, low clouds and clouds with vertical development.
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Montana State University: Plate Tectonics and Glacier Formation [Pdf]
Document describes the two types of glaciers and how they are formed. Learn how plate tectonics and glacial formation are related.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Landforms in Tropical Rainforests
Describes five types of landforms found in a tropical rainforest.
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Joseph Wu Origami: What Is Origami?
A brief history of the art of Origami by Joseph Wu. Basic techniques, types of paper, and terminology are discussed.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Small Cats
An in-depth description of small cats, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, and other interesting facts. Also includes pictures, video, and sound bytes. [1:37]
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Abacus
The Computer History Museum located in Mountain View, California, provides a glimpse into the development of the information age via their large collection of artifacts. This section highlights the development and use of the abacus, "a...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Lake of Mexico, 1722
A map from the book 'Voyages de Francois Coreal aux Indes Occidentales’ (Amsterdam, 1722) showing the environs of the Lake of Mexico (Lake Texcoco or Lago Texcoco, sometimes called Tezcuco), including islands and causeways, marshlands,...