Ecosystems:
In this unit, students learn about the interaction of living and non-living things, how energy is transferred from one organism to the next, how cycles play an important role in nature, changes that can occur in populations and how organisms, in order to survive, must change and adapt. Some of the sites are used in class and others are great learning extensions that can be accessed outside of the classroom.
A Walk in the Woods:
This is a wonderful site students can use to listen to a "talking trail" in the woods, brought to us from the U of I Extension programs.
This is a wonderful site students can use to listen to a "talking trail" in the woods, brought to us from the U of I Extension programs.
Abiotic and Biotic Factors in an Ecosystem
Watch the short, but informative video:
Watch the short, but informative video:
Owl Pellets:
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection - fun even if you've dissected the real thing!
Owl Pellet Collector - from Discovery Channel
Owl Pellet Regurgitating a Pellet - YouTube
Owl Pellet Song - Everybody sing!
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection - fun even if you've dissected the real thing!
Owl Pellet Collector - from Discovery Channel
Owl Pellet Regurgitating a Pellet - YouTube
Owl Pellet Song - Everybody sing!
Natural Selection:
Charles Darwin's Game of Natural Selection - fun test of survival
Peppered Moth Interactive - a great story and a game at the end
Symbiotic Relationships-
These are short videos to help with the 3 different relationships:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmL2F1t81Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcQ5_zaJob0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTGcS7vJqbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YKAalZAqO4 - cute song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3131443725&feature=iv&src_vid=gFkdiCQxbyg&v=fzIDE0ippf4 - blue world
Charles Darwin's Game of Natural Selection - fun test of survival
Peppered Moth Interactive - a great story and a game at the end
Symbiotic Relationships-
These are short videos to help with the 3 different relationships:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmL2F1t81Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcQ5_zaJob0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTGcS7vJqbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YKAalZAqO4 - cute song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3131443725&feature=iv&src_vid=gFkdiCQxbyg&v=fzIDE0ippf4 - blue world