Curated OER
Coral Reef Choreographic ProjectTo
Students enhance their understanding of how animals function in a habitat.Students are scattered individually and in small groups. About half of students make coral shapes in small groups. The other half of students move like animals in...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Types of Ecosystems: Biomes
Twenty-two essential questions lead student learning about the distinctive climate zones and biomes around the globe.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: What Is Home Sweet Home to a Bug?
If you had to choose between having your favorite dessert, going to a movie, or spending the night at a friend's house, which would you choose? This project shows you how you can "ask" a sowbug (or pill bug) a similar question in order...
PBS
Nova: Explore Madagascar
This resource is a nice overview of Madagascar. Explore the organisms, habitats and geography of Madagascar. Plenty of pictures as well as 360 degree panoramic views make it worth investigating.
Other
Kind News Online Teacher Zone
Readings, activities, and lesson plans from KIND News Online. Teach children social responsibility with focus on animal protection and environmental conservation. News articles available in both English and Spanish.
Channel 4 Learning
4 L: Science Essentials: Choose Life
A great review for understanding life cycles and many aspects of living things. Find topics and their main ideas, vocabulary review, quizzes, and complementary activities for teachers to use.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Habitats
In this lesson plan students learn how the garden provides habitat for a variety of different animal species. They make observations and collect data to determine which species inhabit the garden. They will investigate relationships...
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Discover the Culprit Behind Declining Bee Populations
Bees provide vital benefits to people, including crop pollination and products such as honey and beeswax. But we're losing bees through colony collapse disorder. In this lesson, students are put at the cutting edge of research on...
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Ranger Rick
This is a very fun and engaging resource for kids and teachers. Students can learn about wildlife and ecology while reading stories and articles, playing games, and doing activities.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Reefs
Learn all about the world of reefs by discovering what lives there and where you can find them through pictures, sounds, news, descriptions, and external links.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Estuaries
Take a close-up look at the world of estuaries and discover what lives and grows there through videos, pictures, news, descriptions, and external links.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Rockpools
Learn all about the world of rockpools and discover what lives there and where you can find them through sounds, pictures, descriptions, and external links.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Homework Helper: Organism Needs (Habitats)
An interactive game asks you to identify the habitat needs of certain animals by building a suitable habitat for a parrot, lion, and beaver.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Biomes
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Wetlands
Take a close-up look at the world of wetlands and discover what lives and grows there through videos, pictures, news, descriptions, and external links. Listen to the various sounds that occur in wetlands.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Desert
Explore the fascinating world of the desert and discover what lives and grows there through videos, pictures, news, and external links. Listen to the various sounds happening in the desert.
The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Tropical Rainforest Biome
Learn all about the Tropical Rainforest biome. Learn where rainforests are found, what defines a rainforest, layers in the rainforest, and plants and animals of the rainforest. See 2 videos about the rainforest.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teri and Jairus: Biome Buddies
This video segment from ZOOM compares and contrasts the habitat and life forms found in Death Valley with those found in the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest. [3:46]
Utah Education Network
Uen: How Do I Survive?
Compare and contrast the characteristics of living things in different habitats.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Life's Different Seasons
Recognize changes in bears and insects and compare them.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this lesson, students will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research in an...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Animal Adaptations
A multitude of activities provide help with understanding animal adaptations.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Plant and Animal Communities
Learn about the six main classes of the animal kingdom.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Making a Mini Worm Habitat
Activity shows the process of converting organic waste into usable fertilizer.