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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Acid Lake Add acidity to a healthy lake and see what happens to the plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids.	3-8	Flash Interactive
Amazon Rainforest This video segment from the Race to Save the Planet teaching module "Saving the Diversity of Life" describes the ecological value of tropical rainforests and explores some of the causes of their destruction.	K-5	QuickTime Video
Bats of the Southwest This video segment from the Nevada Department of Wildlife looks at various species of bats and how they impact the environment.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Bears' Lunch Counter This Nature video segment explores how the relationship between humans and grizzly bears has changed over the course of American History, and it describes the closing of the Yellowstone National Park garbage dumps in the 1970s.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Bears in the Schoolyard Learn about the precautions humans must take in the face of a growing grizzly bear population in this video from Nature.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Burrowing Owl In this video segment from Outdoor Nevada, learn about burrowing owls, yearlong residents of open, dry grassland and desert habitats, and the only owls that nest underground and are active both day and night.	K-12	QuickTime Video
Center for Sustainability at Penn State University Tour In this Flash interactive a guide to the Hybrid Homestead introduces the concept of ecological footprint or how big an impact humans make on the ecosystem. We visit a yurt, kitchen, bathroom, and greenhouse designed to reduce human energy needs.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Collapse of Sharks This video segment from Nature shows the destructiveness of the shark fin and shark cartilage industries.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Compare the Poles Explore the defining features of the Arctic and the Antarctic in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.	3-12	Flash Interactive
Contaminants in the Arctic Human Population In this video segment adapted from LOKE Films and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, learn how human populations in the Arctic are affected by industrial contaminants in the food chain.	5-12	QuickTime Video
Coral Reef Connections Dive in and explore what makes this beautiful world so fragile. In this Evolution Web feature, discover how coevolution has shaped the ecological relationships among reef creatures.	3-12	Flash Interactive
Indiana Bats of Carter Cave This video segment from Kentucky Life explores one of the endangered habitats of Indiana bats and describes the benefits of bats to humans.	K-12	QuickTime Video
The Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle This video adapted from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department describes how humans are helping restore safe nesting grounds for the critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle to ensure its successful repopulation.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Light Pollution In this interactive activity adapted from the National Park Service, learn how light pollution affects the night sky, animals, and humans, and then explore several possible solutions.	3-8	Flash Interactive
Managing Your Energy Budget An Ecological Footprint Assessment	6-12	Lesson Plan
Nowhere to Hide Notice how the birds select orange or green bugs as you alter the levels of local pollution in this interactive activity from Kinetic City.	K-8	Flash Interactive
Pearl and Hermes Atoll This video segment adapted from the NOW-RAMP 2002 Expedition documents a research expedition to Pearl and Hermes Atoll in Hawai`i. Watch as biologists assess the bird and plant populations and then work to eradicate invasive species.	5-12	QuickTime Video
Peregrine Falcon In this video from Outdoor Nevada, Brian Wignall speaks with an ornithologist about the peregrine falcon, a majestic and endangered species that is one of the fastest animals in the world.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Prairie Dogs In this video adapted from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, learn about the prairie dog, the importance of its role in its ecosystem, and how it is affected by an ever-growing human population.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Seahorses This video from Thinkport introduces the seahorse, an unusual, endangered fish that has puzzled scientists who are attempting to save it.	K-5	QuickTime Video
Sea life is troubled by noise This article from Science a GoGo describes the risks that increasing noise pollution in ocean waters may pose to the creatures that live there. Once you read it, you'll never tap on a fish tank again!	3-5	PDF Document
Sharks and Fishermen Sharks and fishermen compete for the same catch in this video segment from Nature.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Studying Global Warming in Biosphere 2 In this What's Up in the Environment? video segment, an international team of scientists in Arizona's Biosphere 2 laboratory studies the impact of increased carbon dioxide emissions and how that might affect our future global environment.	5-9	QuickTime Video
This is Their Land Examine how the human/grizzly relationship has changed since the closing of the Yellowstone dumps, and also learn about the challenges posed to both humans and bears, in this video segment from Nature.	6-12	QuickTime Video
To List or Not to List In this video from Nature, learn more about the ongoing debate regarding whether or not the grizzly bear population needs special protection .	6-12	QuickTime Video
Tracking Polar Bears 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.	K-8	Flash Interactive
Wild Animal Rehabilitation In this video adapted from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, see how volunteers care for sick or injured animals. Also learn why human interaction is not always the best solution.	3-12	QuickTime Video