Article
Scholastic

Scholastic News: Were Dinosaurs Warm or Cold Blooded?

For Students 1st - 8th
Scientists have never known if dinosaurs should be called warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals. Learn about the surprising new discovery that has shed light on the answer to this question.
Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Hot Blooded or Cold Blooded?

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-understand explanation of what it means to either hot- or cold-blooded.
Unknown Type
Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Cold Blooded Vertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
A worksheet regarding cold blooded vertebrates, including fishes, reptiles and amphibians.
Lesson Plan
California Institute of Technology

Infrared Zoo Lesson 3: The Invisible Zoo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How do biologists and zoologists use infrared technology to learn how warm and cold-blooded animals thermoregulate their internal body temperature? Have your students explore this phenomenon using this great lesson plan.
Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover all you can about the various species of cold-blooded vertebrates, otherwise known as reptiles.
Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Temperature Time Warp

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains why cold-blooded creatures need a warm environment to survive.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Vertebrate Flipchart

For Teachers 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to vertebrates and provides pictures and information on the different types of vertebrates including their characteristics, their physical and environmental needs, and...
Activity
Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Temperature Time Warp

For Students K - 1st
In this activity, learners explore the behavior of cold-blooded animals by observing what happens when they change a fly's temperature.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Reptiles for Kids: Learn All About These Scaly Animals

For Students 1st - 9th
What is a reptile and how to they live? Kids learn about these cold blooded animals including snakes, lizards, and alligators.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Amphibians for Kids: Frogs, Salamanders, and Toads

For Students 1st - 9th
What is an amphibian? Kids learn about these cold blooded animals including salamanders, frogs, and toads. Lifecycle such as tadpole and metamorphosis.
Handout
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories: Beta Thalassemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an impressive site about beta-thalassemia. The disease is caused when the body cannot make an important blood protein. You can find information about causes, diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, and inheritance at this interactive...
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Joseph Stalin: National Hero or Cold Blooded Murderer

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the rule of Joseph Stalin can be found in this biographical article of the former Soviet ruler.
Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Amphibians

For Students 3rd - 5th
Amphibians are cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrates. Most live some of their life in water and some on land. The most common amphibian critter is a frog but there are many others. Read about Wisconsin's many amphibians here.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Amazing Adaptable Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Journey back over a million years ago and see how the common frog has adapted and changed.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Nova: Crocodiles!

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS Nova site lists a table of contents on subjects involving the Crocodile. How did they outlive the dinosaurs? What makes them tick? What are the different types of crocodiles?
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Nile Crocodile

For Students 3rd - 8th
A great multi-media National Geographic site including video and audio clips all about crocodiles. There are fun facts and you can send a post card to a friend.
Handout
University of Michigan

University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general description of amphibians and then describes in detail the characteristics of local animals in southern Michigan. Pictures, classification information, and sound clips of some amphibians are provided.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Amiable Amphibians

For Teachers 4th
Learn about classifying amphibians.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Going With the Flow of Nosebleeds

For Students 3rd - 5th
Getting hit in the face is not the only cause of nosebleeds. Lots of kids have nosebleeds, they are quite common. Even thought they can be scary and gross, nosebleeds are usually not really a big deal. Use this site to learn more about...
Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Frogs and Toads

For Students 2nd - 8th
Do you know how to tell the difference between a frog and a toad? This site provides interesting facts and information about this type of amphibian from where they live to what they eat and more.
Website
Other

Georgia Perimeter College: The Permian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides basic information of the changes that took place during the Permian period as well as the animals that populated the Earth during this time.
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Truman Capote

For Students 9th - 10th
The creator of the "nonfiction novel," Truman Capote, who established his career as a Southern gothic writer, crossed the line between journalism and fiction. This biography provides his background and information about his writing and...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 10.3 Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of fish.

Other popular searches