Macroinvertebrate Census

These sites include keys to identifying macroinvertebrates.

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/Key/MacroKeyIntro.HTML

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7105.html

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/benthosclean.html

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources give facts about freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/streams/pubs/freshwater.html

 

Habitats for Sale

Africam posts live photos of several South Afican game reservies on the web to produce the first virtual game reserve. The site can be found at:

http://www.africam.com

Discover how to make your own backyard/schoolyard into a wildlife habitat at the National Wildlife Federation's website:

www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/

Research habitats like a tropical rainforest, polar region, mountains, savanna, grassland, and woodland area. Also discover the characteristics of the animals who live in these habitats at:

http://library.thinkquest.org/11234

Locate different ecosystems and learn characteristics of the different habitats and what types of animals live in theses ecosystems.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/

Have students discover who is living in a particular habitat by exploring:

http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/wildlife_main.htm

 

Predator/Prey Play

There is a predator-prey simulation game available from Woodrow Wilson National Leadership Program in Biology located at:

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1991/predator.html

Cycle/Recycle

Utah Education Network has a list of all different types of natural cycles with explanations and interactive games along with other related links at:

http://www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/index/shtml