Ecosystems Pathfinder by Jennifer Espinoza https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp 9th Grade Environmental Systems en-us 2017-07-12 16:18:05 UTC 2025-10-12 04:50:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Earth's Ecosystems jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178577812 by Jim Pipe

Goes over the various ecosystems on Earth and the effect it has on animals.

Call#: 577 PIP
ISBN: 978-0-8368-8916-1
Grade: 6 and up
]]> 2017-07-12 16:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178577812 LECHS's Online Catalog jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178599220 Direct link to Lopez ECHS Library's Online Catalog.
http://destiny2.esc11.net/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog]]> 2017-07-13 00:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178599220 Ecosystems jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178599944 by Jim Pipe

Explains how plants, animals, and people affect one another and the ecosystems they live in.

Call#: JUV 577 PIP
ISBN: 1932799508
Grade: 5 and up]]> 2017-07-13 00:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178599944 Brownsville Public Library's (BPL) Online Catalog jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178600168 Direct link to the Brownsville Public Library's Online Catalog
http://216.194.176.32:8080/#section=home]]> 2017-07-13 00:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178600168 Habitats and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178600321 by Mark Crawford

Focuses on endangered ecosystems.  Includes a roster of threatened sites.

Call#: REF 578.68 CRA
ISBN: 0874369975
Grade: 6 and up
]]> 2017-07-13 00:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178600321 The Young Oxford Book of Ecology jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178601261 by Michael Scott

This reference has vivid images and diagrams that assist in explaining the three different sections: Life-styles, Life on Earth, and Threats to Life.

Call#: JUV 577.5 SCO
ISBN: 0195211669
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 01:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178601261 Exploring Ecosystems with Max Axiom, Super Scientist jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178603765 by Agnieszka Biskup

Max Axiom explains the science behind the ecosystems.  (Graphic Novel Format)

Call#: JUV 577 BIS
ISBN: 9780736868426
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 01:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178603765 Public Library of Science (PLOS) jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178604369
An open access database that provides scholarly and scientific journals that may be accessed and used by the public.]]> 2017-07-13 02:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178604369 jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178605764 A non-profit news organization that publishes articles that relate to or effect the state of Texas.]]> 2017-07-13 02:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178605764 Bastrop Fires jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178607997 by Hannah McBride

An article that mentions how a fire scorched 7 square miles of Bastrop County and how it has left an everlasting effect on the HiddenPines ecosystem.]]> 2017-07-13 03:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178607997 Saving Lost Pines jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178608206 by Forrest Wilder

Discusses how the Lost Pines ecosystem has been effected by wildfires.
https://www.texasobserver.org/saving-the-lost-pines/]]> 2017-07-13 03:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178608206 The Effect of Drought jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178608665 by Asher Elbein

Discusses how drought has effected Big Bend's ecosystem.]]> 2017-07-13 03:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178608665 Shark Fishermen Disrupting Ecosystems jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178609346 by Kevin Sieff

Discusses how shark fishermen are killing hammerheads and blacktip sharks to earn a living, but are disrupting ecosystems that rely on the existence of sharks.]]> 2017-07-13 03:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178609346 Dwindling Rivers jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178610256 by Forrest Wilder

Discusses the role that rivers in Texas play in the stability of ecosystems.]]> 2017-07-13 03:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178610256 Ecological System jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178610581 Defines the meaning of an ecological system (ecosystem).]]> 2017-07-13 03:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178610581 Ecosystems: Food Web jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611136 Describes the relationship between an ecosystem and its food web.]]> 2017-07-13 04:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611136 Ecology jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611190 Defines the meaning of ecology.]]> 2017-07-13 04:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611190 Ecosystems: Adapt to Changes jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611256 Discusses how an ecosystem can go through many changes.]]> 2017-07-13 04:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611256 360-Degree Panoramas jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611613 Provides information on the ecosystems of a small selection of panoramas around North America.]]> 2017-07-13 04:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178611613 Homepage jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178612243 2017-07-13 04:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178612243 Biomes jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178612851 Offers information on the various types of ecosystems (biomes), as well as organisms that reside within.]]> 2017-07-13 04:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178612851 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ecosystems jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178613460
USGS scientists have conducted scientific studies and research pertaining to ecosystems and have published their findings here.]]> 2017-07-13 04:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178613460 A Citizen's Guide to Ecology jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178615300 by Lawrence Slobodkin

Defines ecology and examines how ecological change can have an everlasting effect on the organisms that reside within, as well as offer possible solutions to prevent disastrous changes.

Call#: 577 SLO
ISBN: 0-19-516286-2
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 05:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178615300 Food Chains and Webs jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178616258 by Andrew Solway

Focuses on the food web within certain ecosystems and discusses the importance of maintaining the food chain within.

Call#: 507 SOL
ISBN: 1-60694-991-8
Grade: 5 and up]]> 2017-07-13 05:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178616258 Oceans and Beaches jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178616590 by Trevor Day

Focuses on the oceans and the beaches of Earth, as well as discuss their effect on the climate and their effect on their inhabitants.

Call#: 577.7 DAY
ISBN: 0-7398-5512-3
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 05:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178616590 Wetlands jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178616898 by Greg Reid

Focuses on the wetlands and the type of life its ecosystem supports.

Call#: 577.68 REI
ISBN: 0-7910-7943-0
Grade: 5 and up]]> 2017-07-13 05:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178616898 Tundra jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178617209 by Peter D. Moore

Focuses on and describes the tundra terrain and its future.

Call#: 577.5 MOO
ISBN: 0-8160-5325-1
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 05:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178617209 Annenberg Learner jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178618548 The Habitable Planet: A Systems Approach to Environmental Systems

An environmental systems web course that provides a full unit with lessons and activities.]]> 2017-07-13 06:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178618548 jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178619003 Hank, from Crash Course, defines what an ecosystem is and explains what makes up a sustainable ecosystem, as well as how the organisms within effect it and are effected by it.]]> 2017-07-13 06:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178619003 Habitats of the World jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178619845 by Marshall Cavendish Corp.

This set focuses on the various habitats around the world, as well as the impact that the inhabitants of that habitat have on it.

Call#: JUV REF 577.03 HAB
ISBN: 0761475230
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 06:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178619845 United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA) jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178648500
A government website that provides published informational articles and research reports about the environment.]]> 2017-07-13 14:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178648500 Infobase Learning jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178651885
Contains book and journal articles, images and videos, diagrams and charts that cover various topics and subjects.]]> 2017-07-13 14:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178651885 jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178653730 Provides various databases that are partnered up with EBSCOHost and provides digital articles from books, newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and reviews.]]> 2017-07-13 15:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178653730 jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178654963 BrainPOP offers engaging lessons over various subjects that involve both students and teachers in the learning process.]]> 2017-07-13 15:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178654963 Most of these databases may require users to access them through the LECHS Online Catalog link. jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178655585 2017-07-13 15:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178655585 Planet Earth as You've Never Seen Before (Blu-ray) jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178658136
An 11-part series that showcases the various habitats and its inhabitants around the Earth.

Call#: AV-Bluray Documentary
ISBN: 9781419851803
Grade: 6 and up]]> 2017-07-13 16:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178658136 Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178658845 by Paul A. Colinvaux

Discusses the science of ecology to promote an understanding of the environment.

Call#: 574.5 COL
ISBN: 0691081948
Grade: 9 and up]]> 2017-07-13 16:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178658845 The Environment jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178659230 by Michael Allaby

Explains key topics to young readers by using overviews, fact features, cut-away illustrations and diagrams.

Call#: JUV 577 ALL
ISBN: 0836827252
Grade: 7 and up]]> 2017-07-13 16:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178659230 What if there were no Gray Wolves?: A Book About the Temperate Forest Ecosystem jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178661873 by Suzanne Slade
(Illustrations by Carol Schwartz)

Explains how the loss of one animal can have an effect on an ecosystem.

Call#: 577.3 SLA
ISBN: 978-1-40486020-9
Grade: 3 and up]]> 2017-07-13 17:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178661873 Pre-selected Articles Below jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178662321 2017-07-13 17:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178662321 Pre-selected Site Pages Below jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178662462 2017-07-13 17:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178662462 Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment jelespi20 https://padlet.com/jelespi20/ijcovd0vjzbp/wish/178662678 by P.H. Collin

A dictionary that provides a wordlist of ecology and the environment.

Call#: 577.03 COL
ISBN: 1901659615
Grade: 6 and up
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