Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Yellow Crowned Night Heron
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the yellow-crowned night heron.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Black Crowned Night Heron
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the black-crowned night heron.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Narrow Headed Softshell Turtle
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the narrow-headed softshell turtle.
Other
Read Works: New York Buildings "Going Green" [Pdf]
An informational text about eco-friendly buildings in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Houston Affects the Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a mayor who worked to reduce pollution in Houston, Texas in 2008. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Art Is More Than a Pretty Picture
With this art activity, individuals or groups can use a wide variety of objects to create a collage of America. The example collage is made of garbage, and is intended to be a commentary on our problems with trash.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies:from Your John to the School Lawn:is Recycled Water Really Safe?
Find out whether reclaimed water is really safe by following the guidelines of the Science Buddies project.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Evolutionary Biologists Protect Madagascar's Wildlife
Madagascar is a haven for biodiversity and therefore admired and heavily researched by scientists. Check out how researchers are working to protect the environment of this African island.
My Science Site
Life Systems: Cells, Tissues, Organs
Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...
Other
University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Carbon Footprint
After completing the first part of this activity, students will be able to explain individual carbon footprints and list the means for reducing them. The second part of this activity helps students to visualize climate as a system with...
Other
Earthworks: Jobs
Are you interested in an environmental career? Explore current environmental job opportunties in the Earthworks database.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Where's the Heat? [Pdf]
Learners will work alongside the school caretaker to determine ways in which their school loses heat, and learn about strategies that can reduce or prevent this.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Types of Lights [Pdf]
Studying what kinds of lighting are used at school and what the routines are for using them will enable students to understand the challenges in reducing energy use in a large building. In the process, they will develop strategies for...
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Let's Convince Council! [Pdf]
Urban building developments and even the construction of parks result in the removal of trees. Learners will investigate the issues around a development scenario. They then present an argument to the class, who pose as a town council,...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Eco Challenges
Research and report on two pressing environmental concerns in Africa: the scarcity of clean water and the desertification of farmland. Respond to these issues through activities involving art, drama and journalism.
Curated OER
Northern Saw Whet Owl
Cool facts, description, similar species, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, conservation status are the topics examined in this thorough site. You can also listen to the sound of this species on this site.
Curated OER
Northern Saw Whet Owl
Cool facts, description, similar species, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, conservation status are the topics examined in this thorough site. You can also listen to the sound of this species on this site.
Curated OER
Willow Ptarmigan, Male, Breeding Plumage
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, conservation status and more are topics discussed on this detailed site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.
Curated OER
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Will Ptarmigan
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, conservation status and more are topics discussed on this detailed site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.
Curated OER
Willow Ptarmigan, Adults, Nonbreeding Plumage
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, conservation status and more are topics discussed on this detailed site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.
Curated OER
Willow Ptarmigan, Female, Breeding Plumage
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, conservation status and more are topics discussed on this detailed site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.
Curated OER
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Will Ptarmigan
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, conservation status and more are topics discussed on this detailed site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.
Curated OER
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Will Ptarmigan
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, conservation status and more are topics discussed on this detailed site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.