Biodiversity for Kids  

Biodiversity explained plus activities, interviews, and webpages
   http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/iboy/kids/kids.html

   
Biodiversity facts and information in a chart
  
http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/iboy/kids/earth.html

Biodiversity info from Canada
  
http://www.biodivcanada.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=4D2A799A-1
   http://www.biodivcanada.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=3CC71F35-0

Biodiversity site from the UN
   http://kids.cbd.int/

Biodiversity 911 - http://www.biodiversity911.org/biodiversity_basics/biodiversity_main.html

Biodiversity Basics - http://www.conservation.org/learn/biodiversity/Pages/overview.aspx

Biodiversity from AMNH - http://www.amnh.org/ology/biodiversity

Yahoo Kids! - http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Biology/Biodiversity

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – endangered species
   http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/

   http://www.fws.gov/filedownloads/ftp_DJCase/endangered/kids/html/202.html

Biodiversity FAQs - http://www.biodiv.be/en/biodiversity/about_biodiv


Lessons for Teachers to Use: 

Lessons from Australia to download
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/edresources/TeachersKitBiodiversity.htm

Biodiversity activities and map from Australia
  http://www.handytray.com.au/science.html


Biodiversity Facts from WWF
  http://www.worldwildlife.org/bsp/bcn/why/facts.htm

       Illinois Biodiversity Basics
        http://dnr.state.il.us/education/ilbiodiversitybasics/toc.htm

Habitats and Biodiversity from University of Georgia
  http://srel.uga.edu/kidsdoscience/kidsdoscience-biodiversity.htm

Biodiversity lessons -http://science.lotsoflessons.com/biodiversity.html

       National Geographic Society – Biodiversity
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/index.html
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/preserve.html
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/08/biodiversity.html
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/gk2/molson.html
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g68/fayresearch.html
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/gk2/ecosystem.html
       http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/g35/molson.html
      
Another series of activities -
     
 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/radiox/classroom.html

       Biodiversity Counts Grades 6-12 - American Museum of Natural History
       http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/biocounts/

       School of Forest Resources Wildlife Lesson Plans
       http://sfr.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson-plans/wildlife

       Looking for Biodiversity - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/biodiversity/

       Biodiversity and Agriculture - http://www.cbd.int/ibd/2008/resources/teaching/

 

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This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
and was last updated on January 20, 2012

 

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      Graphics at top of page - http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/stickers2001.html