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Student Scientists
The world is a big place, full of wonder and mystery. Science can help you start to understand the world around you!

Science in the Classroom
Students are the teachers, scientists, resource managers and policy makers of the future. We offer lesson plan ideas and materials that you can use in your biological and ecological sciences curriculum.

EXPLORE!
Adults are the teachers, scientists, resource managers and decision makers of today. We hope some of the activities will give you some insight into your world.



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    Search Hoike o Haleakala The Hoike o Haleakala high School biological science curriculum is now searchable.


Educational Resources

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  • Student Scientists


  • Title: Principles of (Species) Classification external
  • Description: This website introduces the basic concepts of biological classification.
  • Publisher: Palomar College
  • Date Validated: 7/1/2005
  • Subject Headings: Taxonomy, Education


  • Title: Endeavor Botanical Illustrations external
  • Description: This website provides information on the South Pacific travels of the HMS Endeavor, and includes illustrations from the ship's artist, Sydney Parkinson.
  • Publisher: The Natural History Museum (UK)
  • Date Validated: 7/13/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Watershed Game external
  • Description: This website provides four watershed games. Users have a chance to try planning for water use in a city, neighborhood, farm, or park setting. Scores are given at the end of each game and a total score is given at the end.
  • Publisher: Distance Learning
  • Date Validated: 4/27/2005
  • Subject Headings: Water Issues, Education


  • Title: Biology Project external
  • Description: This website provides detailed information, lessons, problem sets, activities, quizzes, and practical applications of biology concepts for college and advanced high school biology students. There are also links to lessons for elementary students.
  • Publisher: University of Arizona
  • Date Validated: 4/27/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Nene Printout external
  • Description: This website has a printout with a labeled diagram of a nene and a short informational section.
  • Publisher: EnchantedLearning.com
  • Date Validated: 4/26/2005
  • Subject Headings: Birds, Avian Conservation, Education


  • Title: Hawaii State Parks external
  • Description: This website provides information about state parks in Hawaii.
  • Publisher: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
  • Date Validated: 8/12/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Hoike o Haleakala - Rain Forest Birds: A Study in Adaptation
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Hoike o Haleakala high school curricula.
  • Publisher: Haleakala National Park, Hawaii Natural History Association
  • Date Validated: 6/29/2005
  • Subject Headings: Avian Conservation, Birds, Education


  • Title: Kid's Planet external
  • Description: This website provides science games and activities to teach kids about the Earth.
  • Publisher: Kid's Planet
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Kids Do Ecology external
  • Description: This website is a resource for kids/teachers to learn/teach about ecology (the study of how living things interact in an environment).
  • Publisher: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Albatross Project external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Albatross Project, an effort to disseminate information and learning activities about the scientific research into the albatross (Phoebastria spp.) and their movements across the ocean.
  • Publisher: Wake Forest University
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Avian Conservation, Birds, Education


  • Title: Pacific Coral Reefs Coloring Book external
  • Description: This website provides information and activities to teach kids about coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Marine Conservation


  • Title: 25 Things You Can Do to Save Coral Reefs external
  • Description: This website provides 25 tips that anyone can do to make the ocean a healthier place for coral reefs.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Marine Conservation, Education


  • Title: Whale and The Plover external
  • Description: This website provides a story/coloring book based on a traditional story from the Marshall Islands. It is in English and Hawaiian.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Culture


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  • Science in the Classroom


  • Title: Principles of (Species) Classification external
  • Description: This website introduces the basic concepts of biological classification.
  • Publisher: Palomar College
  • Date Validated: 7/1/2005
  • Subject Headings: Taxonomy, Education


  • Title: United States Geological Survey Learning Web Lesson Plans external
  • Description: This website provides a list of lesson plans for K-12 science classes. The focus is on geology and biology.
  • Publisher: United States Geological Survey
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Endeavor Botanical Illustrations external
  • Description: This website provides information on the South Pacific travels of the HMS Endeavor, and includes illustrations from the ship's artist, Sydney Parkinson.
  • Publisher: The Natural History Museum (UK)
  • Date Validated: 7/13/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Discovery.com - Lesson Plan Page external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Discovery channel's science activity and lesson plans. Most activities are geared toward K-12 students.
  • Publisher: Discovery.com
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: College of Micronesia - FSM SC 250 Botany Course Home Page external
  • Description: This website provides the course material and virtual herbarium for College of Micronesia-FSM SC 250 Botany class.
  • Publisher: College of Micronesia
  • Date Validated: 7/11/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Plants


  • Title: Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park external
  • Description: This website provides basic science activity and lesson plans about volcanoes for K-12 students.
  • Publisher: Hawaii Natural History Association
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Geology


  • Title: Global Climate Change Student Guide external
  • Description: This website recreates the ARIC Global Climate Change Student Guidebook, and contains chapters on climate, climate change and climate modeling.
  • Publisher: Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Date Validated: 6/29/2005
  • Subject Headings: Climate Change, Education


  • Title: Watershed Game external
  • Description: This website provides four watershed games. Users have a chance to try planning for water use in a city, neighborhood, farm, or park setting. Scores are given at the end of each game and a total score is given at the end.
  • Publisher: Distance Learning
  • Date Validated: 4/27/2005
  • Subject Headings: Water Issues, Education


  • Title: Biology Project external
  • Description: This website provides detailed information, lessons, problem sets, activities, quizzes, and practical applications of biology concepts for college and advanced high school biology students. There are also links to lessons for elementary students.
  • Publisher: University of Arizona
  • Date Validated: 4/27/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. It is the main natural history museum for the Pacific Basin and maintains one of the most complete collections of Hawaii and Pacific Island plant and animal specimens in the world.
  • Publisher: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Natural Sciences for Educators external
  • Description: This website provides background natural resource information for teachers, as well as suggestions for class activities and lessons.
  • Publisher: State of California
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: EdHelper Science Theme Units external
  • Description: This website has science lesson plans and classroom activities for K-12 science classrooms.
  • Publisher: EdHelper
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Educators Reference Desk - Science Lesson Plans external
  • Description: This website provides a variety of K-12 science lesson plans.
  • Publisher: The Educators Reference Desk
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Nene Printout external
  • Description: This website has a printout with a labeled diagram of a nene and a short informational section.
  • Publisher: EnchantedLearning.com
  • Date Validated: 4/26/2005
  • Subject Headings: Birds, Avian Conservation, Education


  • Title: Hawaii State Parks external
  • Description: This website provides information about state parks in Hawaii.
  • Publisher: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
  • Date Validated: 8/12/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Hoike o Haleakala - Rain Forest Birds: A Study in Adaptation
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Hoike o Haleakala high school curricula.
  • Publisher: Haleakala National Park, Hawaii Natural History Association
  • Date Validated: 6/29/2005
  • Subject Headings: Avian Conservation, Birds, Education


  • Title: Ocean Biogeographic Information System Educational Resources - What's Killing the Coral: A WebQuest for 6-8th Grade (Science) external
  • Description: This website provides a middle school science lesson plan on the subject of coral bleaching.
  • Publisher: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
  • Date Validated: 6/30/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Marine Conservation


  • Title: Ocean Biogeographic Information System Educational Resources - Gobies: Going, Going, Gone? A WebQuest for 6-8th Grade (Science) external
  • Description: This website provides a middle school science lesson plan on the subject of conservation and extinction, using goby information resources as the topic of the lesson.
  • Publisher: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
  • Date Validated: 6/30/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Marine Conservation


  • Title: Ocean Biogeographic Information System Educational Resources - Taxonomic Twisters external
  • Description: This website provides a middle school science lesson plan designed to teach the basic principles of taxonomy through the study of marine life.
  • Publisher: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
  • Date Validated: 6/30/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Taxonomy


  • Title: Science Lesson Plans external
  • Description: This website has science lesson plans and classroom activities for K-12 science classrooms.
  • Publisher: LessonPlans.com
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Project Wild Curriculum and Activities external
  • Description: This website provides biological and ecological activities and lesson plans for K-12 science classes.
  • Publisher: Project Wild
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Teachers.net - Science Lesson Plan Page external
  • Description: This website provides science activity and lesson plans geared toward K-12 students. There are many other teacher resources available on the main Teachers.net page.
  • Publisher: Teachers.net
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Albatross Project external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Albatross Project, an effort to disseminate information and learning activities about the scientific research into the albatross (Phoebastria spp.) and their movements across the ocean.
  • Publisher: Wake Forest University
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Avian Conservation, Birds, Education


  • Title: 25 Things You Can Do to Save Coral Reefs external
  • Description: This website provides 25 tips that anyone can do to make the ocean a healthier place for coral reefs.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Marine Conservation, Education


  • Title: Whale and The Plover external
  • Description: This website provides a story/coloring book based on a traditional story from the Marshall Islands. It is in English and Hawaiian.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Culture


  • Back to category selection


  • EXPLORE!


  • Title: Principles of (Species) Classification external
  • Description: This website introduces the basic concepts of biological classification.
  • Publisher: Palomar College
  • Date Validated: 7/1/2005
  • Subject Headings: Taxonomy, Education


  • Title: Endeavor Botanical Illustrations external
  • Description: This website provides information on the South Pacific travels of the HMS Endeavor, and includes illustrations from the ship's artist, Sydney Parkinson.
  • Publisher: The Natural History Museum (UK)
  • Date Validated: 7/13/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Species Profile: Hawaiian Hoary Bat external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus).
  • Publisher: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Date Validated: 6/30/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Mammals


  • Title: College of Micronesia - FSM SC 250 Botany Course Home Page external
  • Description: This website provides the course material and virtual herbarium for College of Micronesia-FSM SC 250 Botany class.
  • Publisher: College of Micronesia
  • Date Validated: 7/11/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Plants


  • Title: Global Climate Change Student Guide external
  • Description: This website recreates the ARIC Global Climate Change Student Guidebook, and contains chapters on climate, climate change and climate modeling.
  • Publisher: Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Date Validated: 6/29/2005
  • Subject Headings: Climate Change, Education


  • Title: Watershed Game external
  • Description: This website provides four watershed games. Users have a chance to try planning for water use in a city, neighborhood, farm, or park setting. Scores are given at the end of each game and a total score is given at the end.
  • Publisher: Distance Learning
  • Date Validated: 4/27/2005
  • Subject Headings: Water Issues, Education


  • Title: Biology Project external
  • Description: This website provides detailed information, lessons, problem sets, activities, quizzes, and practical applications of biology concepts for college and advanced high school biology students. There are also links to lessons for elementary students.
  • Publisher: University of Arizona
  • Date Validated: 4/27/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. It is the main natural history museum for the Pacific Basin and maintains one of the most complete collections of Hawaii and Pacific Island plant and animal specimens in the world.
  • Publisher: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Nene Printout external
  • Description: This website has a printout with a labeled diagram of a nene and a short informational section.
  • Publisher: EnchantedLearning.com
  • Date Validated: 4/26/2005
  • Subject Headings: Birds, Avian Conservation, Education


  • Title: Hawaii State Parks external
  • Description: This website provides information about state parks in Hawaii.
  • Publisher: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
  • Date Validated: 8/12/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Hoike o Haleakala - Rain Forest Birds: A Study in Adaptation
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Hoike o Haleakala high school curricula.
  • Publisher: Haleakala National Park, Hawaii Natural History Association
  • Date Validated: 6/29/2005
  • Subject Headings: Avian Conservation, Birds, Education


  • Title: Haleakala National Park external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of Haleakala National Park. You can get hours, fees, and other information for this national park, located on the Hawaiian Island of Maui.
  • Publisher: National Park Service
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You can get hours, fees, and other information for this national park, located on the Big Island of Hawaii.
  • Publisher: National Park Service
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Create a Habitat-Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program external
  • Description: This website provides a step-by-step plan for building a backyard/schoolyard habitat.
  • Publisher: National Wildlife Federation
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education


  • Title: Albatross Project external
  • Description: This website provides an overview of the Albatross Project, an effort to disseminate information and learning activities about the scientific research into the albatross (Phoebastria spp.) and their movements across the ocean.
  • Publisher: Wake Forest University
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Avian Conservation, Birds, Education


  • Title: 25 Things You Can Do to Save Coral Reefs external
  • Description: This website provides 25 tips that anyone can do to make the ocean a healthier place for coral reefs.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Marine Conservation, Education


  • Title: Whale and The Plover external
  • Description: This website provides a story/coloring book based on a traditional story from the Marshall Islands. It is in English and Hawaiian.
  • Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Date Validated: 5/2/2005
  • Subject Headings: Education, Culture


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