Mystery Science: Why Would a Hawk Move to New York City?
Mystery Science

In this Mystery, students develop their thinking about the predator/prey relationships between living things.

Mystery Science: Why Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct?
Mystery Science

In this Mystery, students investigate the hypothesis that an asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Arizona Game and Fish Department: Focus Wild Arizona Activity Sheets - Crayfish
Arizona Game and Fish Department

In many parts of Arizona, rivers and lakes are rare. Small changes to these areas can be devastating to the
plants and animals.

Crash Course Kids: The Dirt on Decomposers - Episode 7.2
Crash Course Kids

We’ve talked about food chains and how energy moves through an ecosystem, but let’s take a step back and see how everything starts… and ends.

Crash Course Kids: Fabulous Food Chains - Episode 7.1
Crash Course Kids

Everyone eats, right? But how does that food get the energy to power you?

Crash Course Kids: Home Sweet Habitat - Episode 21.1
Crash Course Kids

How would a Polar Bear do if you put it in the desert? Not well. But why? Why can’t anything live anywhere?

Crash Course Kids: Food Webs - Episode 21.2
Crash Course Kids

Last time we put a Polar Bear in the desert and we still feel bad about that, but there’s a lot more going on in ecosystems than just temperature.

OdySea Aquarium: Sharks (Grades 6 - 8)
OdySea Aquarium

Students will understand the anatomy of sharks and their importance in the ocean’s food chain, highlighting shark conservation.

California Academy of Sciences: How Stable is Your Food Web?
California Academy of Sciences

Your students will design and use a simple model to test cause and effect relationships or interactions concerning the functioning of a marine food web, ranking their hypothetical ecosystems according to their stability when faced with a natural or man-made disturbance.

Tohono Chul @ Home: Food Chain
Tohono Chul

Food chain resources including games, videos, articles, and worksheets.

Tohono Chul @ Home: Food Chain Coloring Sheets
Tohono Chul

Download this week’s coloring sheets featuring the Food Chain

Ask A Biologist: It’s a Plankton Eat Plankton World
Arizona State University, Ask A Biologist

This activity is a great way to show students how complex food webs are.