TN Environmental Science Standards

The Living World

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Environmental Science: Standard 2 - The Living World
Checks for Understanding 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9
Science Curriculum Standards 3260 - Environmental Science	Internet Resources
Trace energy flow from the sun through living things. 2.1	Create a Food Web - choose from four webs, select animals or plants to populate the food web Energy and Ecosystems - lesson plan from Annenberg Energy Pyramid - an alternate way to look at food chains Experiment with a Pond Food Web - change various population sizes to see what affect the change has Food Chain - National Geographic for Kids has a featured Quick Flick from Brain Pop on the subject. Food Chains - a slide show with places to stop and ask for responses from your students [this expired slide show is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine] Forest Food Webs - lesson plan from Discovery Education Fun with Food Webs - three webs are available; arctic, meadow, and pond - click and drag elements into place Habitats - investigate food chains with this interactive site from the BBC Interdependence and Adaptation - Use this BBC interactive site to review living things, then take a quiz about interdependence and the food web and Interesting Facts About Food Chains - a brief description of the food chains and food webs in an ecosystem [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine] Make a Possible Food Web - click and drag elements [works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Netscape Navigator] or Make Your Own Food Web - an interactive food web from Scholastic or Predator/Prey Relationship - an interactive investigation from McGraw Hill Welcome to Biology 2002 - This college level PowerPoint show has some great images. Save the show, throw out the college content and modify the show for your classroom. Working on the Food Chain - interactive site
Diagram an energy/food pyramid that illustrates the ‘Rule of 10’. 2.2	Endangered Ecosystems - Investigate some of the animals in a Mexican ecosystem. Figure out who are the predators and who are the prey and build your own food web. Food Chains - an interactive site from the BBC Food Chains and Food Webs - What's for dinner? from Enchanted Learning Food Chains and Webs - Information regarding population size on food webs is presented here. After learning about food webs, select the link named "create a possible food web" at the bottom of the page. Click and drag to create your own food web. or
Create a food web characteristic of a Tennessee ecoregion composed of at least four trophic levels. Extract two different, four trophic level food chains. 2.3
Describe how species biodiversity relates to ecosystem stability. 2.4	Biodiversity - from the Encyclopedia of Earth Biodiversity - from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Biodiversity - from Wikipedia Biodiversity 911 - saving life on Earth from the World Wildlife Foundation Biodiversity: Everything Counts - from the American Museum of Natural History Biodiversity Hotspots - the most remarkable places on Earth are also the most threatened Interactive Map of Biodiversity HotSpots Sacred Places and Biodiversity Conservation - author Leslie E Sponsel Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - (from National Geographic) information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet [Note: This page does not work in newer versions of IE but works fine in Google Chrome or Safari.] Unity of Life - lesson plan from Teacher's Domain
Describe plant and animal adaptations found in each of earth’s major biomes. 2.5	Biome Summary Biome Vocabulary - posted by NASA [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine] Biomes in a Box - students are asked to build a three-dimensional model of a biome in a box Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment. Characteristics of Earth's Terrestrial Biomes - a very good world map showing location of biomes Earth's Biomes - 3-D simulation which lets you take part in an around-the-world scientific expedition researching Earth's biomes Ecosystems - a twenty question quiz from Glencoe Ecosystems and Biomes - a twenty question quiz from Glencoe Ecosystems and Biomes - a Quia quiz [different format of the same quiz] Five of the major world biomes - from WorldBiomes.com Habitats/Biomes from Enchanted Learning - provides a good summary of biome characteristics Introduction to Biomes - links to eight types of biomes The Major Biomes - click on the appropriate heading to learn more (a ThinkQuest entry) Major Biomes of North America - Urban Sprawl is included as one biome Major Biomes of the World - from FactMonster Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - (from National Geographic) information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet [Note: This page does not work in newer versions of IE but works fine in Google Chrome or Safari.] Unique Plants of the Biomes - lesson from Discovery School World Biomes - presented by the University of California Museum of Paleontology - Aquatic, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Tundra
Identify the locations of earth’s major biomes using a globe or map. 2.6	Characteristics of Earth's Terrestrial Biomes - a very good world map showing location of biomes Major Biomes of the World - from FactMonster Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - (from National Geographic) information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet [Note: This page does not work in newer versions of IE but works fine in Google Chrome or Safari.]
Develop a visual display to compare and contrast primary and secondary biological succession in one of earth’s major biomes or aquatic habitats. 2.7	How to Make Classroom Posters - eHow explains steps for making a poster using paper, tape, and glue Make a Poster - how to make a classroom poster using Microsoft Excel
Explain how human activities such as lawn mowing, gardening, farming, logging, planting trees, mining, and urban development advance, halt, or slow succession. 2.8
Draw and explain diagrams illustrating each of the following biogeochemical cycles: water, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. 2.9	Carbon Cycle - from Exploring the Environment Carbon Cycle - presented by Windows to the Universe [three levels of difficulty are presented] Carbon Cycle - includes concept maps of the aquatic cycle and the terrestrial cycle Carbon Cycle - includes several good photo illustrations Carbon Cycle - Wikipedia encyclopedia entry Carbon Cycle - one image [.gif] to use in a PowerPoint show [this expired file is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine] Carbon Cycle - this Windows to the Universe page offers three levels of explanation; beginner, intermediate, and advanced The Carbon Cycle and Earth's Climate - four good illustrations which you might want to incorporate into a PowerPoint show Carbon Cycle Game - In this game you will travel the carbon cycle. Your objective is to get to all the places that carbon is stored along the map on the game. or Carbon Dioxide - Sources and Sinks - lesson plan from Windows to the Universe Chemical Carousel: The Carbon Cycle - a trip around the carbon cycle Cycles - from the Utah Education Network, also includes the nitrogen cycle Diagram of the Carbon Dioxide Oxygen cycle Nitrogen Cycle - Wikipedia entry Nitrogen Cycle - Flash animation of the cycle Nitrogen Cycle - Flash animation at a more elementary level than the animation above; includes several interactive components The Nitrogen Cycle - explanation and a good diagram The Nitrogen Cycle - from a physical geography site, all terms in blue are linked to a glossary of terms Nitrogen Cycle Images - index of images from Google The Nitrogen Cycle: Of Microbes and Men - very complete explanation with several good images Oxygen Cycle - Wikipedia encyclopedia entry The Oxygen Cycle - an 8 slide PowerPoint show produced by students The Oxygen Cycle - a 9 slide PowerPoint show produced by students Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle - a one page student information sheet Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle - a one page student worksheet Oxygen Cycling - from Geography4Kids What is the Carbon Cycle? - a ThinkQuest site