Internet Field Trip: Ecosystems, Food Chains, and Food Webs Internet Links University of Miami, Ohio Webs of Life Discover the intricate network of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival. http://miavx1.muohio.edu/dragonfly/webs/ Marietta College Biology Department Environmental Biology Sequence — Ecosystems Explore how energy moves through an ecosystem. http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/ecosystem.html The Franklin Institute Online Investigate an Ecosystem Investigate the ecosystem just outside your classroom. http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habact3.html Internet Field Trip: Predator-Prey Relationships Internet Links Cornell University Biological Control: Predators Table of Contents Learn about insect predators. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu:80/ent/biocontrol/predators/predtoc.html Yellowstone Net Wolf Page Learn about the efforts to reintroduce the gray wolf to Yellowstone National Park. http://www.yellowstone.net/wildlife/wolf.htm Internet Field Trip: Adaptation of Trees in the Taiga to Cold Winters Internet Links The Evergreen Project What's It Like Where You Live? Learn about the largest biome in the world, which stretches across a large portion of Canada, Europe, and Asia. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/taiga/main.htm Taiga Photo Gallery Take a virtual tour through the taiga biome. http://www.taiga.org/ Tour Yukon: Canada's True North Explore the Yukon Territory's untouched wilderness. http://www.touryukon.com/ Internet Field Trip: Effects of Natural Disasters on Ecosystems Internet Links Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA for Kids: The Disaster Area Learn how to prepare for different kinds of disasters. http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm Public Broadcasting Service NOVA Online: Flood! Explore the awesome power of nature and learn about people's tireless efforts to control it. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/ Public Broadcasting Service Savage Earth Online Learn about natural disasters and how they affect lives. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/ National Geographic World Lightning@nationalgeographic.com Explore some shocking facts and stories about lightning. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lightning/index.html National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Owlie Skywarn Homepage Study hazards of severe weather and the safety precautions that can protect you from them. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/owlie.htm ThinkQuest Natural Disasters: Destructive Forces of Nature Explore the forces of nature and the damage that they cause to our planet. http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html Public Broadcasting Service NOVA Online: Avalanche! Learn about the causes of avalanches and ways to avoid getting caught in them. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/avalanche/ Internet Field Trip: Red-Crowned Cranes Internet Links Woodland Park Zoo: Animal Facts Red-Crowned Crane Learn why the red-crowned crane represents long life, devotion, happiness, and peace to the people of Japan. http://www.zoo.org/educate/fact_sheets/red_crane/rcrane.htm United States Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center The Cranes Learn why the red-crowned crane is the second rarest crane species and what conservation measures have been taken to protect the species and its habitat. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/birds/cranes/grusjapo.htm Wildlife Preservation Trust International The Wild Ones: Red-Crowned Crane Learn about one of the most endangered crane species. http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/redcrown.html