MERLOT Materials

The purpose of the resource is to produce a land cover type map from hard copies of Landsat satellite images.

Bringing you a world of inspiring and thought-provoking stories, Maptia is a collaborative project with photographers,... see more

This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon. 'Our oceans are under attack, as our garbage, wastewater, toxic spills, …... see more

In this interactive exploration, students will be able to investigate the Great Salt Lake’s seven distinctive... see more

Metapopulation Models are stochastic models of populations of populations (islands and mainland, with and without a... see more

Pictures and information about various microbes organized by habitats in a "virtual zoo". This is part of the "Digital... see more

The National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization,... see more

This USGS web page provides information on the quantity and timing of the streamflow in the Nation's rivers is a vital... see more

Discover the most common native plants found in each coastal habitat. These plant lists and other resources can help... see more

This site provides introductory information about natural selection. This site also includes an animation examining... see more

This is the website of The North American Mycological Association (NAMA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with 80... see more

This National Park Service, part of the Department of Interior website, looks at issues concerning water quality,... see more

The purpose of this resource is to help students understand the connection between remote sensing, computer imagery, and... see more

The purpose of this resource is to help students understand the connection between remote sensing, computer imagery, and... see more

The purpose of this resource is to familiarize students with the importance of perspective and various scales of remotely... see more

Ordination is a widely-used family of methods which attempts to reveal the relationships between ecological communities.... see more

Oscillating Sprinkler: If you've thought about it for more than five seconds, you've probably wondered about the... see more

In this field exploration, student teams (consisting of 3 students) will investigate whetherincandescent, fluorescent or... see more

Students in Environmenatl Science or Biology classes can test tropospheric ozone levels with inexpensive materials... see more

The purpose of this resource is to observe the flowering and leaf stages of selected garden plants throughout the year.... see more

The purpose of this resource is to observe the flowering and leaf stages of selected garden plants throughout the year.... see more

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

This animation discusses population growth curves. The factors that control population size are also discussed.

Population Growth provides 2 plots to help compare the different basic population growth models of Ecology. Multiple... see more