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This site offers an introduction to sea turtle species and their behavior, including facts about nesting, incubation, and emergence as well as information about navigation and migration. Physical characteristics and classification are discussed, and information is available on habitat ranges and on threats and conservation.
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This article describes ice worms (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) that live on glaciers in southern Alaska, the Coastal range and British Columbia, and in the Olympics and North Cascades as far south as Mt. St. Helens. Pictures of the ice worms and information on their habitat, physiolology, diet, and behavior are provided.
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This
El
Nino
site
explains
the
abnormal
warming
of
surface
ocean
waters
in
the
eastern
tropical
Pacific
and
how
it
affects
global
weather,
ocean
circulation,
and
coral
reef
ecosystems.
The
activities
involve
wind
direction
and
the
Coriolis
effect,
global
wind
patterns,
and
cloud
formation.
There
are
sections
comparing
normal
conditions
to
El
Nino
conditions
and
a
video
clip
of
the
1982-1983
El
Nino
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This
portal
provides
access
to
a
variety
of
educational
and
supporting
materials
for
students
and
teachers
of
microbiology
about
the
ecology,
diversity
and
evolution
of
micro-organisms.
Materials
include
information
about
microorganisms,
extremophiles,
and
extreme
habitats.
There
is
also
information
about
the
Microbial
Observatories
(MO),
research
projects
to
study
extremophiles
and
their
environments
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In
this
activity,
students
will
assume
the
role
of
agronomists
gathering
and
evaluating
information
about
climate
change
and
its
possible
effects
on
grasslands
in
western
Nebraska
and
eastern
Colorado.
They
will
examine
data
related
to
temperature
change,
examine
satellite
imagery
of
Garden
County
Nebraska,
and
examine
different
varieties
of
grasses.
They
will
then
develop
and
present
to
the
class
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This
national
watershed
education
program
is
designed
to
involve
young
people
in
local
environmental
service
projects.
Visitors
can
download
easy
to
follow
Action
Guides
that
show
how
to
organize
and
carry
out
effective
action-oriented
water
projects
for
youth
groups
or
classes
by
learning
about
local
watershed
issues,
investigating
what
needs
to
be
done,
enlisting
the
help
of
experts,
and
planning
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This
resource
offers
several
avenues
for
students
to
evaluate
environmental
effects
on
water
quality.
The
Bear
Creek
case
study
asks
students
to
imagine
they
are
owners
of
an
environmental
consulting
firm
who
has
been
hired
by
a
local
catch-and-release
campsite
to
find
out
why
all
the
fish
are
dying,
and
come
up
with
solutions
to
fix
the
problem.
Biological,
chemical
and
physical
data
for
locations
...
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This
is
an
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
(EPA)
webpage
for
kids
that
deals
with
the
ramifications
of
pollution,
particularly
runoff.
The
site
has
many
components,
which
include
a
slide
show
for
kids
descibing
microinvertebrates,
word
searches,
a
game
about
water
quality,
experiments
that
teach
about
the
characteristics
of
water,
resources
for
middle
schoolers
and
links
to
the
EPA's
Water
For
Kids
...
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The
Teacher
Pages
feature
news
and
events,
instructional
materials,
projects,
reference
materials,
and
classroom
activities
for
instruction
in
language
arts,
math,
science,
and
social
studies
in
the
context
of
environmental
education.
Kids
in
grades
4-8
can
learn
about
a
wide
selection
of
environmental
topics,
such
as
wetlands,
endangered
species,
water
and
air
quality,
conservation,
and
invasive
...
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This
resource
contains
sections
about
aquatic
ecosystems,
groundwater,
lakes,
permafrost,
properties
of
water,
rivers,
sediment,
Canadian
snowfall
and
glaciers,
water
and
climate
change,
and
wetlands.
There
are
tables
of
the
largest
lakes
and
rivers
in
the
world
and
typical
river
flows
of
Canadian
rivers;
illustrations
of
the
hydrologic
cycle,
aquifers
and
wells;
and
descriptions
of
toxic
chemicals
...
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