LibGuides: Science: Ecosystems

Ecosystems Links

Science Online
Essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, biographies, and experiments. Includes extensive activities and experiments bank which may be filtered by discipline, time and number of participants.

ECOS magazine published by CSIRO
The ECOS Archive site brings together 40 years of sustainability articles from 1974-2014. For more recent ECOS articles visit the blog - link here: https://ecos.csiro.au/
ECOS Blog
For the latest stories about environmental and sustainability science.
Encyclopedia of Earth
The Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. Nearly 7,000 articles. The intended audience is the general public. Articles contain links and a list of further resources. A good alternative to Wikipedia for environmental topics.
Food Chain Geography4Kids
Everyone plays a specific role in the food chain of life. A good site
National Geographic: Environment
News and other items from the publishers of National Geographic magazine
Parks Victoria Ecosystems
Victoria has a diverse range of ecosystems. Victoria’s park system has been setup to help protect some of the most significant remaining natural areas. Learn more about these ecosystems and discover some of the parks that help protect each ecosystem type.
ABC Environment
Australian Broadcasting Commission's Environment news, features and links from the ABC. Includes a greenhouse calculator and links to greenhouse, sustainable development, alternative energy, nature, oceans, environmental degradation, Antarctica and more. link

Find many video clips on Ecosystems in the sites below

Clickview
Thousands of excellent educational videos are available to view through Clickview. Just use your normal school email address and your usual school login.

Khan Academy
A multimedia lesson bank with over 3,000 ten minute videos to help you learn Maths, statistics, physics, chemistry, history and economics

Veritasium
Veritasium is a channel of science and engineering videos featuring experiments, expert interviews, cool demos, and discussions with the public about everything science. Recommended by Kilbreda Teachers.