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The Sun as the Principal Source of Energy

• Introduction to Photosynthesis, via PBS Nova
• All about the Sun, via NASA Space Place

Flow of energy through living organisms

• Energy transfer in ecosystems, via National Geographic
• Flow of Energy, via Khan Academy

Food chains and food webs

• Food chains, via BBC BiteSize
• VIDEO: Food chains and food webs, via Science Music Videos 

Producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, decomposers

• How an ecosystem works, via Britannica
• Food Web, via National Geographic

Tropical Rainforest

Video link

• VIDEO: Rainforests 101, National Geographic
• Tropical Rainforests, via Britannica
• Tropical Rainforests, Key Characteristics, via BiteSize

Temperate Forest

Video link

• VIDEO: The Forest, via The Wild Report
• Temperate Forests, via Britannica
• Temperate Forests, via National Geographic Kids

Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Video link

• VIDEO: The Taiga (Boreal Forest), via MooMoo Math
• Taiga, via Britannica
• Boreal Forest and Taiga, via Ecology Pocket Guide

Grasslands

Video link

• VIDEO: The Grasslands, via The Wild Report
• Grasslands, via Britannica
• Grasslands, via National Geographic

Savanna

Video link

• VIDEO: Savannah, via MooMoo Math
• Savanna, via Britannica
• Land Biomes: Savanna, via Tree Hugger

Prairie / Steppe

Video Link

• VIDEO: Definition of a Steppe, via National Geographic
• Steppe, via Britannica
• Steppe, via National Geographic

Open Slides

Open Slides - and video narration

Open Slides

At OIS, all students use Noodletools to create citations. 

Noodletools....

• puts you in control of the information
• teaches you about different types of sources
• teaches you about the elements of a source
• models how citations should look
• creates perfect citations 
• formats the Works Cited page perfectly (in one click!)
• lets you edit source information to suit your purpose
• SAVES YOU TIME