Bull Shoals Lake view from BSFSBull Shoals Field Station  

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Missouri State University

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Educational links for science & biology
  • Bell LIVE!'s Online Eco-Games
    Grades 3-8, watershed game with two levels, plan a community and see the consequences of their choices, good for independent work
  • Biology4Kids
    Grades 3-9, Basics on cells, biology, ecology, chemistry. Information on five kingdoms, simple taxonomy, section on scientific method very good.
  • Center for Global Environmental Education
    Grades K-8, Center for Global Environmental Education. Easy to navigate. Contains areas for research and fact finding, teacher courses and activities, resources for extension lessons, and a student section for fun. Excellent site for teachers who love frogs or want to know more about  them.
  • EE-Link 
  • EPA Environmental Education Center
    Grades K-12, Environment education center, sponsored by EPA, many curriculum resources, lesson plans of variety of topics. Science investigations.
  • Missouri Botanical Garden's Evergreen Project
    Grades K-6, The Evergreen project and the Midwest Public Garden. Collabrative, Kid friendly, tree id’s, insect id’s, interactive story about conservation, teacher resources on gardening projects
  • Missouri Stream Teams 
    Grades K-12, Missouri stream team web page, variety of information
  • Monarch Watch
  • Monarch Larva Monitoring Project  The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) began in 1997 at the University of Minnesota. It involves citizens in collecting data that will help to explain the distribution and abundance patterns of monarch butterflies in North America.
  • NatureServe: an Online Encyclopedia of Life
    Grades 9-12, Scientific/Common names, distribution, conservation status, life histories and other natural history information on organisms. Excellent source for research and mapping of animals or plants.
  • North American Amphibian Monitoring Program
    Grades 7-12, North American Amphibian monitoring site. Calling surveys, aquatic surveys, very thorough site. Has teacher tools section with lesson plans and activity ideas 
  • Planet Earth: a Suite of Interactive Learning Activities on Ecology
    Grades K-12, Ecology activities, interactive, teacher tools, student research project ideas, making connections with nature
  • Wetland Info for Kids
    Student recommended sites
  • What Tree Is It?
    Grades 6-12, Tree identification, excellent guide for budding botanists, can find by common name, leaf shape, basic description of woody plants