Alien-like Squid With "Elbows"

Check out the video captured at an offshore oil rig about 200 miles off the coast of Houston and 1 1/2 miles below sea level. It's called a Magnapinna squid. Enjoy.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081124-giant-squid-magnapinna.html

Armand Bayou Nature Center

Here's the link to the Armand Bayou nature Center. It's beautiful. Plan a trip out there one weekend. Very affordable and lots of fun.

http://www.abnc.org/

Here's another place you may like to visit. The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center.

http://www.houstonarboretum.org/

Animal Survival Card Game

This is a card game played much like gin-rummy, which looks at the relationships between wildlife which inhabit ponds and waterways. You will need to download and cut out the cards to play. Hope you enjoy the game!

http://www.mcn.org/ed/CUR/cw/Pond/PondGame.html

The Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

Here are a couple of websites that provide some very nice animations on the carbon and nitrogen cycles. Hope you enjoy.

Carbon Cycle

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html

Nitrogen Cycle

http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/flash_mov/nitrogencycleintro.swf

The Water Cycle

Here's a fun game you can play and hopefully learn something more about the water cycle in the process. Tell me your high score next class. Have fun.

http://nsdl.org/resource/2200/test.20061004113041419T

Animal Adaptations

Here are a couple of websites for you. The first is a game (of course). How quickly can you match adaptation to animal? Let me know your high score.

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm

This next one is a slide show covering everything related to Ecology. Don't know what that is? Check out the site and find out. Enjoy.

http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~simmons/Chap5398/sld001.htm

Food Chain

Want to play a game and learn a little bit more about food chains? Well you're in luck. Check the link below for a game on food chains called Chain Reaction.

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm