Science Inquiry & Technology |
Environment and Ecology
This website answers "What is Acid Rain?"
America's National Wildlife Refuge System
This website provides links to the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network of lands and waters.
This website by the Bureau of Land Management and Environmental Education Groups presents learning opportunities associated with the 261 million acres of public lands. They have gathered information for students and teachers to use both in the classroom and in "virtual" classrooms.
Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats
This website provides definitions and examples of different types of ecosystems, biomes, and habitats.
This website allows students to learn how loss of habitat and ecosystems can lead to a decline in biodiversity, and how the Endangered Species Act helps conserve endangered and threatened species.
This website by the Environmental Protection Agency takes a comprehensive look real danger to Earth’s biodiversity and why it should concern us.
This website by the EPA helps students study and understand climate change.
This website has Biomes, Freshwater Systems, and Marine Systems of the World.
This website lets students explore plenty of ways to see how a city's residents recycle, reduce, and reuse waste.
This website describes the two general categories of water pollution: direct and indirect contaminant sources.