FIFTH+GRADE+SCIENCE,+ECOLOGY

=[|THE GREAT GARBAGE CAPER]= =[|THE WASTE QUIZ]= =[|BUILD A FOOD WEB]= =[|BUILD A CATERPILLAR]= =[|BUCKET BUDDIES POND STUDY]= =[|RECYCLE CITY]= =[|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.= =[|BUILD A PRAIRIE] players choose flora and fauna for a prairie restoration project. Correct choices are rewarded with engaging animations and, ultimately, the chance to set a controlled burn.= =[|K-SUB]Explore the ocean and the Great Barrier Reef= =[|OCEAN ANIMAL EMERGENCY] PBS video Wildlife veterinarians struggle to save injured sea lions and seals(52 minutes)= =[|KINGS OF CAMOUFLAGE] PBS video of the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean (53 minutes)= =[|THE SILENCE OF THE BEES]PBS documentary video on the disappearance of honeybee hives (50 minutes)= =**[|EARTH CLOCK]****Real-time tracking, watch our Earth change** = =**[|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] = =[|THE ZERO FOOTPRINT YOUTH CALCULATOR] Kids can calculate their digital footprint = =[|LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHING THE LORAX]= =[|FOOD FIGHT] 2 PERSON GAME-STUDENTS MUST BUILD A FOOD WEB= =[|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 = = [|LIFEBOAT TO MARS] Fantastic ecosystem sim makes learning biology fun = = =

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