Students predict the numbers of invertebrate organisms in their soil sample and then count them. In this tundra soil lesson plan, students compare their sample to scientists samples that have been analyzed.

Students determine the impact of permafrost to the surrounding ecology. In this thermal erosion lesson, students examine the tributaries, communities and permafrost regions of the Yukon River. They evaluate the impact to the salmon...

Students explain the role of different organisms in the food web. In this ecology instructional activity, students participate in a game to simulate mineral cycling through the web. They discuss the importance of recycling minerals and...

Students create their own dichotomous key. In this life science instructional activity, students classify organisms according to their characteristics. They explain how this method is useful to biologists.

Students explore biodiversity and populations using Alaska's wildlife as their focus. In this environmental statistics lesson, students examine the concept of exponential growth in a population and calculate the change in population....

Students use role play to see how different people have different points of view about animals. In this points of view lesson plan, students also write the point of view of different animal statements on worksheets provided.

Students examine the living things that call a tundra ecosystem home.  In this ecology instructional activity students complete several activities.

Learners identify an environmental problem on their school grounds and come up with a solution to the problem. In this environment lesson plan, students implement their solution.

Students identify species and components of a Great Lakes food web. Using note cards, they place themselves in the correct order of the food chain based on the species present. They discuss what they believe happens to various species...

Young scholars read a life cycle chart and gather information from the Internet to explore salmon life cycles. The class creates a chart showing habitat requirements at each life stage.