Ecosystems, Biomes, Food Webs

Producers, consumers, & decomposers: Food Webs and Games

• Ocean Food Web Game
• EcoKids Food Web Game
• More Food Web Games
• Australian Food Webs
• BBC Food Web Game
• Crick Food Web Game
• Food Webs (U.K.)
• More Food Webs
• Ranger Rick Fish Game
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Food Web
• Alan Wong's Animal Cards

• KidsKonnect BiomeLinks
• KidsGeo.com Ecosystems and Biomes
• KidsDoEcology: Biomes
• KidsBiology.com: Biomes
• Types of Biomes
• World biomes
• Biomes of North America
• Exploring Natural Resources

 

Back To Nature: Kids, Take a Hike!

Endangered Species in the Midwest

Hine's Emerald Dragonfly

• Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Home Page
• USFW Fact Sheet on Hine's Emerald
• Illinois State Museum
• Endangered Species Fact List
• Recovery Plan for Hine's Emerald
• Center for Biological Diversity
• NRDC: Bush Helps Dragonfly Fly Again
• Wisconsin Ridges Sanctuary
• Defenders of Wildlife
• Nature Consevancy
• Green Diary: Interstate 355 and a Dragonfly
• Waterfall Glenn Forest Preserve

Karner Blue Butterfly

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife: Karner Blue
• Karner Blue Species Profile
• ChipperWoods: Indiana Dunes
• Nature Conservancy: Photo essay
• Karner Blue: Michigan DNR
• Karner Blue: New York fact sheet
• Butterfly Recovery: Karner Blue
• KarnerBlue.org: Wisconsin
• Karner Blue: Wikipedia
• Celebrating Wildflowers: Karner Blue
• Animal Diversity
• New Hampshire Wildlife Journal

Illinois Endangered Species

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources List
• USFW Endangered Species List
• Endangered Species.com
• Endangered Plants in Illinois
• Endangered Prairie Species
• Illinois Native Plants Guide
• University of Illinois Native Plant Guide
• Illinois Native Plant Society
• Illinois Furbearers
• Dragonflies and Damselflies of Illinois
• North American Association for Environmental Education (Illinois)

Environmental Education: Places to Visit Near Chicago to Learn More

• Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center, Lemont, Illinois
• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
• Indiana Dunes (Wikipedia)
• Indiana Natural Resources (Dunes)
• Chicago Flying Wilde (Bird Migration)
• Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois
• Wild Illinois History
• Illinois State Museum
• Illinois Prairie Path
• Soil Biological Communities
• Chicago Wilderness
• Starved Rock State Park

Water Cycle

• Animated Water Cycle (EPA)
• WaterKids Page
• National Wildlife Federation: Fun Things To Do for Parents, Kids and Teachers
• Salmon Challenge: Interactive Salmon Spawning Game
• Story of Drinking Water (Toronto)
• More Water Cycle Links
• Water Activities for Kids
• Water Drops: Florida Water PDF Activities

Rivers and River Habitats

• Friends of the Chicago River
• Chicago River (Army Corps of Engineers)
• Reversing The Chicago River
• What Makes A River Healthy?
• Straightening the Chicago River
• Wikipedia about Chicago River
• History of Chicago River
• River Habitats
• Chicago River History
• Illinois Web Magazine for Kids (Webzine)
• IDNR Just For Kids resources
• 1902 Description of Chicago area
• Mississippi River
• Mississippi River 2
• All About Canals

Wetlands and Fresh Water Ecology

• Illinois Animals and Ecosystems (IDNR)
• Fresh Water Ecosystems (lesson plans for teachers)
• 1902 Description of Chicago area
• Wetlands (SciLinks)
• Wetlands Food Web
• Chicago Area Watershed
• Know Your Watershed
• EPA Water Education Site
• Florida Everglades

• How to Track Animals
• Bear Tracker Animal Tracks for mammals
• Animal Tracks and Animal Track quiz
• BioKids: Animal Tracks and Animal signs
• Lots More Animal Tracks
• Mammal Tracks in Maine