MERLOT Materials

This module contains four units dealing with natural selection (and evolution), population balance, exchange cycles, and... see more

This website is packed with quality information. It’s format is fairly plain, but easily navigated. Provides an immense... see more

This online book evaluates the current understanding of the linkages among climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease.... see more

This resource, from Dave McShaffrey, Professor of Biology at Marietta College, explains how energy and pollutants move... see more

In this activity, learners create a freshwater ecosystem in a large plastic bottle. Learners cut and prepare bottles,... see more

In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes. In this activity,... see more

This textbook is intended to provide the core elements of a curriculum for teaching environmental science at the... see more

This learning activity from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) will allow students to... see more

In this ecology activity, learners make a model water-based ecosystem called a terraqua column. The column (in a large... see more

This activity is an open-ended inquiry investigation in which students analyze and predict how an environmental change... see more

In this jigsaw, students will graph various Bald Eagle population numbers and determine the impact humans have had on the... see more

This StAIR design is meant to reinforce material already presented in class and allow for a deeper understanding of the... see more

The issue-focused reprint explains how natural ecosystems produce services upon which we are dependent. For example,... see more

What do Prairie Chickens Need in Order to Survive Today's Prairie? This middle school unit covering ecosystems, animal... see more

This site features information from the Seagrass Ecosystems Research Lab in south Florida. An abundance of information is... see more

Introduces environmental policy and management: how regulations work, how standards are set, how organizations plan for... see more

Information on the Chesapeake Bay, the critical issues for its management and restoration, recent dissolved oxygen and... see more

Focuses on how environmental decisions are built on data: sampling, sensors, remote monitoring, indicators, data quality,... see more

This site features information from the Seagrass Ecosystems Research Lab in south Florida. An abundance of information is... see more

This book introduces different concepts and theories important to understand the links between ecosystem function and... see more

'Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect and utilise natural... see more

This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on a chosen location every two weeks for the... see more

Humans are part of many ecosystems and our activities affect all aspects of ecosystem function, including ecosystem... see more

This video was recorded at MIT World Series: The Henry Kendall Memorial Lecture Series. Jerry Melillo bears a formidable... see more