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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: What Is an Ecosystem?

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about all the different levels of ecosystems, from the living things under a rock, up to a rainforest biome. Explains the levels of organization within an ecosystem, the different types of biomes, food chains and trophic levels,...
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Other

Eco Library: Panoramas

For Students 9th - 10th
Features amazing 360 degrees interactive panoramas for students to help them better understand ecological variation on our planet. Searchable by biome/ecosystem type, location, or ecological phenomena they depict.
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Environments

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article defines "environment" as a collection of animals and plants in a specific landscape and climate. The concept of differing types of environments is introduced. The impact of humans on environments and all environments'...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Aquatic Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will recognize aquatic biomes and understand the adaptations necessary to survive in one.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Climate Effects on Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore and recognize the way climate alters or creates biomes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd Biology: Flow of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will study how energy flows through an ecosystem and learn about photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs, the role of decomposers, and of consumers.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Biome Swatter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
This is a quiz game on biomes. Questions are presented as its corresponding bee is swatted.
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Lesson Plan
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Dude, You Gotta Move: Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Local headlines announce that everyone must move due to contaminated soil. Check out the one catch before young scholars discover what is already known about biomes and what still needs to be understood about them to complete this...
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Website
Other

Introduction to Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an introduction to biomes. There are also links to each different type of biome.
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Website
Other

Open2.net: Ecosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Designed by the Open University and the BBC, this website from Open2.net explores ecosystems. Included is a lengthy discussion on closed ecosystems and their importance to research, as well as a virtual ecosystem, an interactive showcase...