Topics... alphabetically by column
Animal Collections
Birds Butterflies Classifying Animals Dinosaurs |
Endangered Animals
Insects Marine Animals Reptiles Specific Animal Websites |
ANIMAL COLLECTIONS
Wisconsin Wildlife The Wild Ones Animal Index Animal Planet Unbelievable site on Mammals! printouts, ice age, classification, time charts, calendars! National Wildlife Federation offers online versions of Ranger Rick, Your Big Back Yark, and Wild Animal Baby San Diego Zoo Natureworks. All of the animal pages cover characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior. Caring for Animals Vertebrate Animals Hotlist eNature is an online guide to over 4800 North American plants and animals. SwitchZoo - Select a head, tail, and body from different animals to create a new one! Giggle Moose has virtual field trips, animals, and plants. A one stop nature spot. Digital Library Project - Mammals photos CalPhotos: Animals Critter Corner Animal pictures, habitat, and behavior The National Zoo has webcams showing animals in action. Over 200 photos and information on habitats Creature Feature Kratt's Creatures! Site includes a clickable map letting students travel the world in search of interesting animals. Kratt's World Zoo Matchmaker - learn about decisions zookeepers have to make. BIRDS It's for the Birds! Make some feeders and set out some seeds. Need to identify a bird call? Song Site This Bird of the week site features photos, illustrations, and facts about birds. See if you can identify the bird calls. The OWL pages includes names and stories on many species Owls at Rutgers Owls around the world Owling - identify and enjoy owls Owl quiz and TONS of Owl info The Aviary: Owls Owl Species - check out the pictures Owl Research Institute shows how owl research is done and what they do with the results Whooping Crane Project Migration updates for Cranes Track Whooping Crane Flocks Journey North Crane Project DNR Crane Page Video on Whooping Cranes Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Patuxtent Wildlife Research Center How to fold a paper crane Dodo Bird Story - It's now extinct :( Bald Eagles - stories and history Facts about Raptors Raptors in the City - the Peregrine Falcon BUTTERFLIES Butterfly Cam and Resources All About Butterflies - hypertext book about them for all ages. Monarch Watch Life Cycle of Butterflies Label the Butterfly Monarchs and Migration CLASSIFYING Classify, Identify, Get up Close and Personal at CoolScience. Make a neat butterfly emerge from a chrysalis Tree of Life offers information about the relationships and characteristics of organisms. Links to other biological information Take a look at life on Earth. Check out each group's fossil records, life history, ecology and more. One section gives links to the phylums DINOSAURS K Dino Pics ZOOMDino! Search for everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs. Grab your scissors and some glue - it's time to make a dinosaur! Print, cut, fold and you'll have Stegosauruses, Tyrannosauruses, and Raptors running around the room! |
ENDANGERED
Florida Everglades Bald Eagles - stories and history Learn about endangered species at the World Wildlife Fund site. More Endangered Animals of the World Threatened and Endangered Critter Corner - surveys of Wisconsin wildlife Raptors in the City - the Peregrine Falcon Endangered in the Oceans Defenders of Wildlife has fact sheets, games, and quizzes. Also look at how climate affects wildlife Animal Extinction looks at the animals of the future - or lack of. Interactive story with video and audio clips The Wild Ones presents stories of scientists who are working with endangered species INSECTS Yahooligan Insects Pesky Insects - vote on your least favorite bug! Aren't you sweet!?! See what pleases the bees Insect Program Cow eye dissection and Mutant Flies. Ugh! Ick! COOL! Bug ID lets you identify the order to which any insect belongs by using the online key Ants MARINE ANIMALS Fishing Works SHEDD Aquarium All about Sea Otters Sea Turtle Survival Into the Abyss- More hydrothermal vents and images of the Deep Sea Take a Virtual Dive and voyage aboard Alvin! View an underwater forest in Monterey Bay. Check out a deep sea Extreme 2000 voyage Ocean Planet tells you all about the part of the earth covered with water. Virtual Marine - Students are helping an aquarium conduct marine research. A Top Ten Innovative Project! Sea World -Find information on coral reefs, sharks, whales, dolphins, fish, and other sea animals Treasures@Sea has two interactive tours with pages to print. Answers key questions about the ocean and its creatures. Marine and Ocean Life is a whimsical site that has books, games, puzzles, activities, lesson plans and other sea links. Check out the zoomwhales at zoomschool! Eleven whale species are described, arts and craft ideas, math activities, scavenger hunts, and coloring sheets! SPECIFIC ANIMAL SITES Follow the Iditarod Sled Dog race that takes place each March from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska Dog Sleds - photos from the Iditarod race, biographies of mushers, letters, and more. Polar Bears Alive has a clickable map to show where the animal lives. Basic information plus a photo gallery. Ok, do you REALLY want to see a frog dissected? See it here (Did you eat lunch yet?) The Arctic and Its Animals Site shows off ten animals that share the Arctic world Arctic Animals Arctic Animals info Bear Beginnings video Giant Pandas and Lizards of the World National Zoological park Disect a Frog Anyone?: Try it out here Polar Bears Owen and Mzee Create an animated squirrel, cat or owl Darwin Pond - inquiry game to create and evolve "swimmers." |