Topic: Biodiversity
In the evening in northern Alaska, you might see yellowjacket wasps gathering up mosquitoes to feed their young. Mosquitoes and the Arctic food web — today on Earth and Sky.
Related PLT Activities
- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
In the Amazon, there’s a growing human population in a region that also contains 30% of Earth’s total plants and animals. Learn how scientists have put together an Internet window to the Amazon — today on Earth and Sky.
Related PLT Activities
- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity (9-12)
More than 1/3 of Earth’s species — and about 30% of the total living plants and animals on Earth — live in the Amazon. Discover a noted scientist’s perspective on the perils and promise of this region — today on Earth and Sky.
Related PLT Activities
- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity (9-12)
During the dry season, people see alligators looking for water — crossing roads and golf courses, even floating in swimming pools. But beware — alligators attack with amazing suddenness. Alligators — today on Earth and Sky.
Related PLT Activities
- PreK-8 Guide
Humans use 20% of all new plant material
Related PLT Activities
- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
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