
Free textbooks, virtual labs, interactives, and activities for building an ecology unit:
Here's a download of free Earth Day activities.
Ecology in your Own Backyard: Check out the free resources at EcologyOnline, with free videos and activities for exploring the ABCs of Ecology; and Watersheds.
Textbooks: If you want to use a textbook to structure your unit, check out Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, a 658-page download.
Here's a National Geographic text called Living in the Environment.
There's also CK-12's Intro to Ecology, with 35 sections covering ecosystems and related topics. Sections include reading, related videos and links, and online practice questions. You can easily create your own "Flexbook" with only the sections you want to cover. The Ecology chapter is part of CK-12's Life Science textbook.
HippoCampus Environmental Science Videos: Information on Earth's atmosphere, water, geology, and ecosystems.
Click the image below for an interactive worksheet on Earth Day:
Free PDF Books:
Here are some links to free resources for explaining and learning about various ecology topics through interactives, labs, assignments and activities.
Levels of Organization:
Food Chains/Webs
Symbiosis and Other Interactions:
This video on symbiosis is part of a TED-Ed lesson that includes questions and additional information.
Nature Cycles:
(Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash)
How Plants Affect the Atmosphere: Video, reading, and discussion questions.
Photosynthesis and Respiration
Earth's Biomes:
Habitats and Ecosystems:
Biodiversity:
Environmental Problems and Solutions
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