THIRD+GRADE+SCIENCE,+ECOLOGY

=[|THE WASTE QUIZ]= =[|I DON'T WANT TO CLEAN MY ROOM]= =[|THE GREAT GARBAGE CAPER]= =[|BUCKET BUDDIES POND STUDY]= =[|WATER LIFE]= =[|SAVE OUR BEACH]= =[|ERGON'S TALE]= =[|RECYCLE CITY]= =[|PREDATOR PROTECTOR]= =[|EARTH DAY LESSONS]= =[|ABOARD THE BLUE HERON]This interactive virtual reality tour takes visitors aboard the research vessel on Lake Superior and lets them explore the ships labs, bridge and even the engine room.= =[|K-SUB]Explore the ocean and the Great Barrier Reef= =[|KINGS OF CAMOUFLAGE] PBS video of the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean (53 minutes)= =[|OCEAN ANIMAL EMERGENCY] PBS video Wildlife veterinarians struggle to save injured sea lions and seals(52 minutes)= =[|THE SILENCE OF THE BEES]PBS documentary video on the disappearance of honeybee hives (50 minutes)= =[|GARBAGE] In this video Oliver is challenged to get rid of a week's worth of garbage= =[|JUICE BOXES] Video on recycling (2 minutes, 30 seconds)= =**[|THE RAINFOREST WEBQUEST]This WebQuest is a journey into the world of the rain forests to investigate what they are, where they are, the animals, the plants, the people, and how can we help save them.** = =[|THE GREAT ENERGY CHALLENGE] = =[|LABEL THE CARBON CYCLE] = =[|LABEL THE NATURAL RESOURCES] = =[|THE ZERO FOOTPRINT YOUTH CALCULATOR] Kids can calculate their digital footprint = =[|LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHING THE LORAX]= =[|PLANET ARCADE GAMES]= =[|WHALES AND DOLPHINS KIDS' ZONE]= =[|CLIPPER WORLD CLASSROOM]= =[|NATUREWORKS THE NATURE CONSERVANCY RESOURCES]= =[|AN INFOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE WORLD'S GREENEST CITIES]= =[|GLOBAL CLOSET CALCULATOR] Discover your interdependence= = [|CLOSE-KNIT NEIGHBORS] c reate your own ecosystem by rearranging the different communities in a jar of pond mud. It may just look like muck, but the mud is actually a complex community of different organisms = = [|INVASION: INVASIVE SPECIES GAME] = = [|CLIMATE COMMONS] A map of climate change stories from around the world = = [|RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM] =