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Arctic Ecosystem

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Abstract:: Despite seemingly inhospitable conditions, the Arctic environment has a vibrant and diverse ecosystem. Explore the life that thrives in this region in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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Compare the Poles

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Abstract:: Explore the defining features of the Arctic and the Antarctic in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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Discovering Antarctica

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Abstract:: Take a guided tour of Antarctica by watching brief video segments of its landscape and wildlife in this interactive activity adapted from the British Antarctic Survey.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Green
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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Lunar Plant Growth Chamber

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Abstract:: This site invites students to design chambers for growing plants on the moon. (Plants may be used to supplement meals of astronauts during space exploration.) Teacher guides include lessons on providing light and water for the plants, choosing plant species, exploring the moon, and designing, building, and evaluating plant growth chambers.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Polar Bears and Climate Change

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Abstract:: In this video from the World Wildlife Fund, learn how rising temperatures in the southern Arctic could lead to polar bear extinction.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
SubTopics:: Climate Change , Endangered Species
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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Tracking Polar Bears

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Abstract:: In this interactive activity adapted from the USGS Alaska Science Center, track the movements of a polar bear as it migrates across the changing Arctic sea ice and compare the paths of four different polar bears.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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UC Natural Reserve System: In the Shadow of White Mountain

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Abstract:: The University of California's White Mountain Research Station provides science unprecedented access to unique environments, environments where life exists at the edge of extremes. This award- winning documentary weaves a story of how this unique access is yielding an understanding of change, from physiology to climate, from the oldest known living organism, to a short-lived beetle, and what this understanding means for all. (59 minutes)

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
Collection:: UCTV Teacher's Pet

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