Animals

Links verified 5/15/2024

1. Amazing Animal Senses - Here are some examples of how some animals sense the outside world and the anatomical structures that allow them to do so.
2. Animal Adaptation - a lesson plan from Science Net Links [designed for grades 3-5]
3. Animal Adaptation - an E-Safari from the Family Education Network 
4. Animal Adaptation - What is animal adaptation and how are animals adapted to where they live? Let's find out!
5. Animal Adaptation - links to 26 animals and questions about their adaptations from the Utah Education Network (UEN)
6. Animal Adaptation - matching quiz from Quia
7. Animal Adaptation - similar to the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" game format
8. Animal Adaptations - several PowerPoint shows about animal adaptations
9. Animal Groups - information about different animal groups; amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, insects and reptiles. 
10. Animal Camouflage
    1. Hiding to Save your Hide - Lesson plan for grades 2-3  
    2. How Animal Camouflage Works - How do animals blend in with their environment?
    3. Leaf mimics - Insect camouflage pictures 
11. Animal Houses - a series from Dragonfly magazine. This web pages is no longer maintained. The page is being kept there to preserve some of the early years of Project Dragonfly, to honor the students who created the interactives in the early days of the Web, and because many of the activities are fun and people are still using them.
12. Animals on Defense - a web unit on animal adaptations created by pre-service teachers in the Education Department at University of Richmond. 
13. Bats

    1. Bat Conservation International - Welcome to the amazing world of bats.
    2. Bat Links - a very long list of bat links
    3. Echo the Bat - Story and illustrations by Ginger Butcher 
    4. In Search of Stellaluna's Family - a WebQuest about bats 
14. B-Eye - See the world through the eyes of a honeybee. [this page is from an archive]
15. Butterflies

    1. Beginners Guide to Butterflies
    2. Butterflies - from Enchanted Learning
    3. Butterflies of North America - a searchable database of butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico
    4. Enchanted Learning Quiz - correct answers help fill in a picture
16. Biodiversity: Everything Counts - from the American Museum of Natural History - they have an index to seven other elementary science pages
17. Bugging You - examine the characteristics of an insect
18. Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern, and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations that help the fish survive in their environment.
19. Build a Fish - Build a fish whose adaptations help them survive.
20. Chickens - a beginners guide to raising chickens at home
21. ChickScope - Embryology: The 21-day Chick Lifecycle. How does an egg develop from the time it is laid to the time it hatches? Come explore with us the fascinating 21-day life cycle of the embryological chick
22. Classifying Critters - look at animals and match two of the same kind
23. Claymation Critters - an introduction to research skills and report writing. Students will select a wild animal to research and write about in a five paragraph report. Students will also create a clay animation of that animal to enhance their report.
24. Critter Guide - search for fun facts about animals (from PBS)  periodically*
25. Deep Sea Creatures - National Geographic photo gallery
26. Eagle cam | Southwest Florida Eagle Cam | Decorah Eagles | Berry's Eagles | West End Bald Eagle Cam |
27. Elephant Quiz - see if you know the answers to the questions in the red circles!
28. Energy Pyramids - a Quia quiz
29. Exploring Ecosystems - Desert, Everglades, Arctic
30. Farm Animals - several activities for K-2 students
31. 50 or the UK's Favourite Animals - the great soap opera that is nature
32. Fireflies - what are they and why do they glow [posted by a pest control site]
33. Fish Features - An interactive unit for second and third grade sheltered students. 
34. Food Chains - quiz from BBC
35. Frogs

    1. Alien Caribbean Frogs in Hawaii - this site also has frog calls online (several recordings of E. coqui calls)
    2. Froggy Page - Ribbit! Welcome to the Froggy Page! This corner of the net is home to all kinds of virtual frogginess, from the silly to the scientific.
    3. Frogs: The Amazing, Adaptable Frog from the Exploratorium
    4. Frogs and Toads in Color and Sound  
    5. Something Froggy - interactive site
36. Food Webs - interactive site creating food webs
37. Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net - The Guide presents a large list of links and even a suggestion on how to search for animal sounds.
38. Habitat Vocabulary - from Quia (3rd grade)
39. Habitat Vocabulary Match-up from Quia (4th grade)
40. Habitats and Adaptations - from Quia (3rd grade)
41. Habitats - Neighborhoods - Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats
42. Habitats and Adaptations - self check quiz from Quia (4th grade)
43. Habitat Vocabulary - quia quiz
44. Hibernation
    1. Hibernation Theme - Songs, activities and lesson ideas for primary grades
    2. Hibernation - What is it? - Information for intermediate grades
    3. Hibernation Facts - The different types of hibernation 

        
45. How Animals Meet Their Needs - interactive game - students read clues and decide how the adaptation helps the animal
    1. Cockroach Facts -
    2. Pest Library - an index of pests presented by a pest control service
    3. Insectclopedia - An encyclopedia of insects.
    4. Insect Generator - Create your own insect! Use insect parts to create your own, then fill out information on your new insect such as habitat, diet, and more, then print it out!
    5. Insects - from the Student Investigations section of Scholastic.com [8 pages if printed]Insects
    6. Western Pest Insect Activity Book - five page activity bug book to print
46. The Importance Of Animals As a Part Of The Learning Environment
47. Kids' Planet - wildlife information posted by Defenders of Wildlife
48. Life Cycles - Butterflies, Frogs, Plants, Grasshoppers from Quia (3rd grade)
49. Life Cycles - frog and butterfly
50. Living Things Activities - an index of interactive activities, lessons, and quizzes from the BBC and
51. Marine Biology: The Living Ocean - from the American Museum of Natural History - they have an index to seven other elementary science pages
52. Niches, Habitats and Ecosystems - a Quia quiz (4th grade)
53. Niches, Habitats and Ecosystems - (4th grade)
54. Ocean Animal Encyclopedia - Explore the Oceana Ocean Animal Encyclopedia to learn fun facts and more about your favorite marine life; from sharks and sea turtles to octopus and corals
55. Ocean Facts and Activities - download ocean activities for kids
56. Oceans Habitat - a list of ocean animals
57. Papercraft from Canon - a long list of animals to print and use in your classroom
58. Penguins:

    1. Penguin Toilet Paper Roll Craft - make this easy project with your class
    2. Penguin Capers - many links to sites covering penguins plus ideas and projects to create. 
    3. Penguins are Cool - A WebQuest for 1st Grade Science
       
       
    4. Penguin Printable Worksheets and other "Off line" Activities - worksheets, activities, and games
59. Pictures of animals

    1. Archive of animal photos - from National Geographic
    2. The Online Zoo - Over 18,000 photos of more than 2,600 species from zoos and aquariums all over North America and a few other places around the world.
60. Quickstart Guide to Teaching Kids about Bees
61. Raccoons on the World Wide Web 
62. Squish the Fish - Help Squish travel out across the reef to find his lunch. He needs to find friends who will help him hide from his nemesis, Big Tooth Blob. Learn about shape, color, and behavioral adaptations for survival.
63. Where to See 50 of The UK's Favourite Animal
64. Worm World - get all the dirt on worms from Wendell, an ace reporter who just happens to be a worm 
65. More animal information can be found on the Biology page of Internet4Classrooms.
66. Life Science Standards Resources - K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th

 

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