This educational outreach program aims to further science education, to promote the conservation of monarch butterflies, and to involve students and adults in a cooperative study of the fall migration of monarchs. Monarch Watch is a collaborative network of students, teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the tagging, rearing, and study of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. Other ... Full description.

Journey North is a program designed to engage students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Students track the journeys of a dozen migratory species each spring and share their own field observations with classrooms across the hemisphere. In addition, students are linked with scientists who provide their expertise directly to the classroom. Several migrations are tracked by ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches young students about plants and how their environment affects their growth. Students learn about factors necessary for plant growth, that different plants require different environments to thrive, and how plants adapt to their environment. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches students to identify ways in which plants and animals are affected by and respond to various environmental stimuli, including light, water, and gravity. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. The Classroom Connectors address content with an activity approach while incorporating ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches students that adaptations help organisms survive and that adaptation is related to the fitness of an organism. This site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time needed, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. Classroom Connectors address content with an activity approach while incorporating themes necessary to raise the activity to ... Full description.

This section of the Windows to the Universe website provides information and images about life including detailed information about the classification of living things, and a definition of life. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective of this project is to develop an innovative and engaging website that includes a rich array ... Full description.

This site offers an interactive simulation activity, which examines how natural selection works to bring about the evolution of adaptations. Using the simulation tool, the student can slow down the process to watch all the steps involved or can speed it up to watch how a population evolves over time. Links are provided to a variety of useful sites. Full description.

Bugs in the News contains basic articles about topics relating to viruses and bacteria. Feature articles are provided on DNA vaccines, antibiotic resistance, allergies, anthrax, E. coli, cloning, flu, genes, genetic engineering, enzymes, chloroplast, Mad Cow disease, MHC molecule, penicillin, receptors, and microbiology. Advanced level articles are provided on genetically-engineered adenovirus, AIDS ... Full description.

This resource provides rare species information, a catalog of woody plants of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Natural Areas Registry, and information on rare and vulnerable plant species of Oklahoma. Searchable databases include: Atlas of the Flora of Oklahoma; Distribution of Oklahoma Amphibian and Reptiles by Recorded Sightings (DOKARRS); Oklahoma Mammal Specimen Records; and bird, herpetological, mammal, ... Full description.

This webpage is part of an online geography text. It explains energy capture and use, photosynthesis, transpiration and respiration in plants. Full description.