Websites | Reading Connections |Vocabulary | Databases| Resources| Rubric (PDF)
Websites
Kids Geo – Geography for Kids
Student friendly site with explanations of the various topics concerning earth science
Environmental Kids Club
Website designed for kids with fact sheets, interactive games and more information about the environment
Radar’s Geography for Kids
Information about ecosystems and biomes
Glossopedia
Resource for students to use for research
Reading Connections
Food Chains and Webs
Delta Reader
Pass the Energy, Please! McKinney, Barbara Shaw
ISBN: 1-58469-002-X
Everybody’s Somebody’s Lunch – Mason, Cherie
ISBN: 0884481980
What Are Food Chains and Food Webs – Kalman, Bobbie
ISBN: 0865058881
How do Animals Adapt? - Kalman, Bobbie
ISBN: 0865059578
Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs – Lauber, Patricia
ISBN: 0064451305
Vocabulary
Adaptations: Every species of living organisms has characteristics that help them survive in their
environment. These characteristics are called adaptations.
Ecosystem: All the living organisms and nonliving things interacting in an environment form an
ecosystem.
Habitat: A habitat is the specific environment in which organisms can meet their basic needs. Most organisms need water, nutrients (food), air, sunlight, space and shelter.
Instinctive Behavior : An instinctive behavior is a behavior that is inherited from the parents.
(i.e. A colt being born and standing and walking right away).
Inherited Traits: Inherited traits are characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring. (i.e. hair color, eye color, fur color, size, etc.)
Niche: Only one species can occupy a niche in an ecosystem. A niche is what a species does
in its habitat. A niche describes how the species meets its needs and how it affects
other organisms.
Databases
World
Book Online is an online encyclopedia and reference resource for both
students and adults. It is also available in Spanish.
Thomson
Gale Database provides researchers with online journals and periodicals
and other collections.
EBSCO -
search for various topics using this database.
Facts
on File - diagrams, reference materials, maps, etc.
Britannica-
encyclopedia, images, web links, etc.
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol (de Britannica)
TeachingBooks.net - authors and books
Awesome
Stories - a gathering place of primary-source information. It's purpose
is to help individuals find original sources, located at national archives,
libraries, universities, and government web sites.
Webcat - Northside ISD's Library Catalog
If you
are searching these databases from home, you will need a password.
See Mrs. Park for the passwords.
Resources
How the Water Cycle affects the ______ Ecosystem PPT
Description of Ecosystem Location (.doc)
Graphic Organizer for Presentation Notes (.doc)
Thank you to Rhodes CIT Pam Albrecht for sharing these wonderful resources.
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Websites | Reading Connections |Vocabulary | Databases| Resources| Rubric (PDF)
|
Websites
|
| Kids Geo – Geography for Kids | |
Student friendly site with explanations of the various topics concerning earth science |
|
| Environmental Kids Club | |
Website designed for kids with fact sheets, interactive games and more information about the environment |
|
| Radar’s Geography for Kids | |
Information about ecosystems and biomes |
|
| Glossopedia | |
Resource for students to use for research |
|
|
Reading Connections
|
Food Chains and Webs |
Delta Reader |
Pass the Energy, Please! McKinney, Barbara Shaw |
ISBN: 1-58469-002-X |
Everybody’s Somebody’s Lunch – Mason, Cherie |
ISBN: 0884481980 |
What Are Food Chains and Food Webs – Kalman, Bobbie |
ISBN: 0865058881 |
How do Animals Adapt? - Kalman, Bobbie |
ISBN: 0865059578 |
Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs – Lauber, Patricia |
ISBN: 0064451305 |
|
Vocabulary
|
Adaptations: Every species of living organisms has characteristics that help them survive in their |
Ecosystem: All the living organisms and nonliving things interacting in an environment form an |
Habitat: A habitat is the specific environment in which organisms can meet their basic needs. Most organisms need water, nutrients (food), air, sunlight, space and shelter. |
Instinctive Behavior : An instinctive behavior is a behavior that is inherited from the parents. |
Inherited Traits: Inherited traits are characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring. (i.e. hair color, eye color, fur color, size, etc.) |
Niche: Only one species can occupy a niche in an ecosystem. A niche is what a species does |
|
Databases
|
World Book Online is an online encyclopedia and reference resource for both students and adults. It is also available in Spanish. Thomson Gale Database provides researchers with online journals and periodicals and other collections. EBSCO - search for various topics using this database. Facts on File - diagrams, reference materials, maps, etc. Britannica-
encyclopedia, images, web links, etc. TeachingBooks.net - authors and books Awesome Stories - a gathering place of primary-source information. It's purpose is to help individuals find original sources, located at national archives, libraries, universities, and government web sites. Webcat - Northside ISD's Library Catalog If you
are searching these databases from home, you will need a password. |
|
Resources
|
How the Water Cycle affects the ______ Ecosystem PPT
Description of Ecosystem Location (.doc)
Graphic Organizer for Presentation Notes (.doc)
Thank you to Rhodes CIT Pam Albrecht for sharing these wonderful resources.
Home | Administration | Faculty
and Staff | Calendar | Library | Learning
Links| Special
Events | PTA | Teacher
Resources | Credits |
Earth Animation retreived from www.bestanimations.com/Earth&Space/Earth/Earth5.html on 11/7/07