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Student Resources

Internet Resources

Resources Key

Questions	Resources
Overview	Biomes of the World Maryland's Surf Your Watershed Ecology Facts What is the Web of Life? Decomposers and Scavengers Ecosystems Enchanted Learning - What is a Biome? The Great Habitat Match-up What is the Water Cycle? BrainPOP - Land Biomes BrainPOP - Ecosystems Build a Food Chain BrainPOP - Food Chains Producers and Consumers
How do individuals and organisms interact with each other and their environment in the forest?	The Living Forest Thinkquest: Shades of Green White-tailed deers Decomposers Forests- Click on the Status and Trends tab to compare current conditions with historical conditions in the Chesapeake Bay. National Geographic: Forests Seeing the Forest and the Trees Worldbook: Forests Decomposers and Scavengers Enchanted Learning - Forests Explore the Fantastic Forest Eyes on the Bay
How do individuals and organisms interact with each other and their environment in the wetlands?	Chesapeake Bay Wetlands EPA: Wetlands National Wildlife Federation: Wetlands Chesapeake Bay Plants and Animals National Geographic: Wetlands Wetlands- Click on the Status and Trends tab to compare current conditions with historical conditions in the Chesapeake Bay. Worldbook: Wetlands Enchanted Learning - Marsh Exploring Maryland: What is a wetland? Eyes on the Bay
How do individuals and organisms interact with each other and their environment on the shoreline?	Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron Maryland's Surf Your Watershed Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life Mammals of the Chesapeake Bay Shoreline- Click on the Status and Trends tab to compare current conditions with historical conditions in the Chesapeake Bay. Enchanted Learning - Shoreline Eyes on the Bay
How do individuals and organisms interact with each other and their environment in pier/shallow waters?	MBSS Database Streams in Maryland Waterfowl Otter Point Creek National Geographic: Shallow Waters Shallow Waters - Click on the Status and Trends tab to compare current conditions with historical conditions in the Chesapeake Bay. Enchanted Learning - Ponds Aquatic Communities Eyes on the Bay
How do I build an ecochamber?	Biome in a Baggie Bottle Biology
What resources will help me if I do not understand, or need more information?	EcoKids Glossary Real time data from Maryland and how to understand what it means New Book of Knowledge

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Skills

	Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
	Using Electric Library...Learn how to search for magazine, newspaper and transcripts.
	Comparing Search Tools on the Web...Learn the various search engines and why each produces a different set of results.
	Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
	Using the Internet

Local Print and Nonprint Resources

Skills

School Library holdings

Automated Card Catalog

Public Library holdings

BCPL Kid's Catalog

Print Encyclopedias

CD-ROM Encyclopedias

Online Encyclopedias

	New Book of Knowledge
	America the Beautiful

	Using Books and Nonprint ... how to use automated catalogs and preview materials for usefulness.
	Using Library Pro
	Keyword Search Strategies
	Using the BCPL Online Catalog
	Using Print and CD-ROM Encyclopedias... Advantages of different encyclopedia formats
	Using Online Encyclopedias ...See help section on each encyclopedia website

Last update: August, 2004
Created by Sharon Grimes

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