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The Three Levels of Biodiversity

The Three Levels of Biodiversity

This interactive adapted from Kentucky's Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, introduces learners to the three levels of biodiversity: genetic, species, and ecosystem. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Select Species Groups of Kentucky

Select Species Groups of Kentucky

In this interactive adapted from Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, students will learn about the variety of species that call Kentucky their home. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Select Natural Communities

Select Natural Communities

In this interactive adapted from Kentucky's Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, students will learn about the four major natural communities and the types of organisms that live in each. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Migratory Songbirds

Migratory Songbirds

Adapted from the Kentucky Life Biodiversity series, this video interactive offers information about the different species of birds and their migration patterns. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Scientific Tools and Methods

Scientific Tools and Methods

Adapted from the Kentucky Life Biodiversity series, the videos in this interactive explore three examples of researchers applying the scientific method in various field situations. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Follow Kentucky Through Geologic Time

Follow Kentucky Through Geologic Time

This interactive shows the location of Kentucky through different geological eras of time. OER Level

4-8

Interactive

Life in a Kentucky Village

Life in a Kentucky Village

The mural in this rollover interactive shows the Mississippian people in their day-to-day activities. OER Level

4-12

Interactive

Watersheds in Kentucky

Watersheds in Kentucky

This interactive with a short video clip, provides students with a definition of watershed, as well as information about where they can be found in the state of Kentucky. OER Level

5-9

Interactive

Lentic Communities

Lentic Communities

In this interactive students learn about the three types of lentic communities and examples of species that are unique to each. OER Level

5-9

Interactive

Lotic Communities

Lotic Communities

This interactive provides a way for students to learn about lotic communities and the fish, mollusks, and invertebrates that live in these communities. OER Level

5-9

Interactive

Acid Lake

Acid Lake

Add acidity to a healthy lake and see what happens to the plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index

In this interactive activity adapted from "Air Quality Index: A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health" by the U.S. EPA, learn about common pollutants in the air we breathe, their health effects, and how their levels are reported. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

All Systems Are Go

All Systems Are Go

Test your knowledge of the digestive, respiratory, and other human body systems in this interactive game from Kinetic City. Race the clock to put Arnold's organs back into his body one system at a time. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

American Chestnut Tree

American Chestnut Tree

This annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest illustrates how blight decimated the American chestnut tree and the methods scientists use to identify and pollinate the remaining trees to create blight-resistant trees. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Amplitude

Amplitude

This interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab shows how a pendulum's amplitude changes as you set it swinging from different distances from its axis, and how the amplitude of a sound wave changes as you adjust the volume. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Analyzing an Ecosystem

Analyzing an Ecosystem

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, identify the living and nonliving things in an ecosystem. Then look further at the living things to identify the producers, the consumers, and examples of mimicry. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Animal Classification Game

Animal Classification Game

Learn about classes of animals and test your ability to identify animals as mammals, birds, reptiles and more in this interactive activity adapted from Sheppard Software. OER Level

4-8

Interactive

Animal Cloning 101

Animal Cloning 101

Learn about clones and explore the methods scientists use to create clones in the lab in this interactive activity from the Dolan DNA Learning Center. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Antarctic Ecosystem

Antarctic Ecosystem

In contrast with its largely lifeless interior, the Antarctic coastal marine environment supports a vibrant and diverse ecosystem. Explore the region's living bounty in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. OER Level

5-12

Interactive

Antarctic Food Web Game

Antarctic Food Web Game

In this interactive game adapted from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, build a food web that illustrates the flow of energy in an Antarctic ecosystem and the relationships between predators and prey. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Arctic Atlas

Arctic Atlas

In this interactive atlas adapted from UNEP/GRID-Arendal, explore different environmental features of the Arctic. Select from a list of themes to customize your map, then zoom in to take a closer look at one of six featured regions. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Arctic Ecosystem

Arctic Ecosystem

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. OER Level

5-12

Interactive

Arctic Sea Ice Satellite Observations

Arctic Sea Ice Satellite Observations

In this interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain, learn how Arctic sea ice has changed over the past 25 years in terms of maximum winter extent, concentration, and the timing of breakup each spring. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Art That Tells a Story

Art That Tells a Story

This interactive activity, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, presents nine art objects and shows how they can reveal different types of stories. OER Level

4-6

Interactive

Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

Visible light is just one portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that a telescope may detect. This collection of images produced for Teachers' Domain features radio wave, infrared, visible light, and X-ray images of distant stars and galaxies as well as images of the telescopes designed to detect the various wavelengths of radiation. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Atmospheric Oxygen

Atmospheric Oxygen

In this feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," students explore the relationship between oxygen concentration and the well-being of various organisms by simulating a change in oxygen levels and observing what happens. OER Level

3-5

Interactive

The Atom

The Atom

In this interactive activity from ChemThink, take a closer look at atomic structure, properties, and behaviors. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Backyard Wildlife Interactive

Backyard Wildlife Interactive

Squirrels and chipmunks are just two of the animals you might see. Backyard Wildlife, an original KET video, encourages children to explore the world outside their back door. OER Level

Pre-K-1

Interactive

Bandwidth and Data Conversion

Bandwidth and Data Conversion

This interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center describes the factors that affect the speed of data transfer in computer networking systems and some of the techniques used to increase the data capacity of these systems. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Biodiversity in the Dzangha-Sangha Rain Forest

Biodiversity in the Dzangha-Sangha Rain Forest

In this interactive activity from the American Museum of Natural History, play "connect the dots" and discover the connections between the people, animals, and plants in three habitats of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest in the Central African Republic. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Biomes

Biomes

This interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

KET Image Bank: Birds

KET Image Bank: Birds

Browse through thumbnail images of native birds in this KET Image Bank interactive catalog. Clicking a thumbnail will take you to a larger image for download. OER Level

K-12

Interactive

Blood Flow and Thermoregulation

Blood Flow and Thermoregulation

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about the ways your body can regulate its temperature. OER Level

7-12

Interactive

Body Control Center

Body Control Center

Throughout the day, your nervous system monitors and makes endless adjustments to your body's basic systems -- all to keep you alive. This interactive feature illustrates the complexity of such a task. OER Level

6-8

Interactive

Bowhead Whaling and Its Impact

Bowhead Whaling and Its Impact

This interactive activity, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, explores the history of whaling in the Arctic and introduces a landmark study of whale populations. OER Level

6-9

Interactive

Build-a-Fish

Build-a-Fish

In this interactive activity from Shedd Aquarium, build a fish and then release it into the reef to search for food and evade predators. Try different combinations and observe how each kind of fish has unique adaptations that help it survive in its habitat. OER Level

6-8

Interactive

Cancer Nanotech

Cancer Nanotech

This interactive slideshow adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows some of the nanoscale structures that scientists are using in the experimental diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Careers in Agricultural and Environmental Technologies

Careers in Agricultural and Environmental Technologies

This interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores several career paths available in agricultural and environmental technologies. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Careers In Biotechnology

Careers In Biotechnology

This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain examines several career paths available in the biotechnology field. OER Level

8-12

Interactive

Careers in Engineering Technologies

Careers in Engineering Technologies

This interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores various career paths in engineering technologies. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Careers in Environmental Health

Careers in Environmental Health

This interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain examines some of the career opportunities available in the environmental public health field and describes how the work of professionals in this field directly impacts human health. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Cell Division

Cell Division

In this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium, explore the step-by-step process by which an animal cell divides to make more cells. OER Level

7-10

Interactive

Cell Explorer

Cell Explorer

Explore the parts of a virtual animal cell in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium. Learn about various cell structures and the roles they play in cell division, cellular respiration, and protein synthesis. OER Level

7-12

Interactive

Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

This interactive feature describes some of the most important structures and functions of the cell membrane. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Cell Transcription and Translation

Cell Transcription and Translation

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska, learn how and where transcription and translation occur within a cell and observe both processes in detail. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Cellular Service

Cellular Service

The goal of this interactive game is to keep a group of target cells healthy by using blood to deliver and take away various substances to and from the cells. OER Level

6-8

Interactive

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Learn about the Chandra X-Ray Observatory's telescope system, science instruments, and spacecraft system in this interactive activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Chemical Bonds

Chemical Bonds

This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Chemical Hazards at Home

Chemical Hazards at Home

In this interactive activity from the National Library of Medicine, investigate some of the chemical hazards commonly found in homes. OER Level

3-5

Interactive

Circular Motion

Circular Motion

In this interactive activity featuring videos adapted from the Rutgers PAER Group, observe examples of circular motion. Can you find a common reason why the objects and people presented move in a circle? OER Level

6-12

Interactive

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