Websites for "How Do Organisms Get Energy?"

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Life on the Rocky Shore
Life on the Rocky Shore is about ocean tidepools. It was designed by three fourth grade students for a Think Quest contest. It contains many activities for students to explore on the web site. For example, one of the activities lets you identify tidepool
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/index.html

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Environmental Biology: Ecosystems
The main concepts of this page concern how energy moves through an ecosystem. It provides the user with an idea of how ecosystems are balanced, how they may be affected by human activities, and how pollutants will move through an ecosystem.
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/ecosystem.html

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Plant Nutrients
Find out what nutrients plants need for growth and survival. This page tells about the different nutrients that plants need, and where these nutrients come from.
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/plant/nutrient.htm

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What are Phytoplankton
This site defines phytoplankton and shows how a bloom can change the color of the water.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/seawifs/phytoplankton.htm

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Photosynthesis
Learn how plants create energy from sunlight. This page explains the chemical process and provides some great graphics.
http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/les4/photo.html

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Vascular System of a Plant
This animation gives you a close up of vascular transport.
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/LivingSystems/activities/vascular.html

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Changes In Biological Energy
This section of sci-ber text is designed to help students learn how the energy found in food and other fuel sources helps keep things moving on earth. In addition, students will experience how the energy is changed between various forms on earth!
http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/science/sciber00/8th/energy/sciber/intro.h ...

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Threatened Species and Public Policy
Learn about the Endangered Species Act, specifically how it relates to the sea turtle, with these activities and video clips.
http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/threatened/threatened_sum.ht ...

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Photosynthesis, Energy and Life
This page takes students on an adventure to understand how photosynthesis, energy and life are all interconnected.
http://www.flyingturtle.org/photosyn/photosynth.html

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How Do Organisms Get Energy? Green plants turn the sun’s energy into food. Learn more about photosynthesis. Get ideas for your own investigations.

 

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