When crocodiles close their mouths, you still see their teeth, but when alligators close their mouths, their teeth are hidden. Learn more about these reptiles and their many evolutionary cousins in a fact-filled presentation. It...

After a year of PBS Eons videos, viewers raised some excellent points and questions. The hosts highlight the most common including classification of animals, when a new eon starts, how to pronounce scientific terms, and many other...

Change is good ... unless you're a tuatara! Meet Earth's oldest surviving reptile species in a fun video from an extensive science playlist. Content includes why the tuatara did not evolve and its unique anatomy.

A servant with the ability to communicate with animals wishes to marry a princess. Find out how his animal friends help him make his wish a reality with a 14-minute audio story "The White Snake" by the Brothers Grimm. 

The Burmese python is on the loose ... and he's hungry! Illustrate the differences between causative and correlative relationships through an inquiry lesson. Pupils examine several sources of information to determine if there is a...

Snakes are just lizards without legs, right? Scholars study the sensational evolutionary history of the snake with a video from a well-written biology playlist. Topics include snake fossils, theories on snake evolution, and...

Ignoring the resource isn't deadly, but it's still not a good idea. Scholars watch a video in the ACS Reactions series to learn about snake venom. It covers hemotoxic, cytoxic, neurotoxic, and proteolytic venoms.

Which has more calories, a cupcake or a rat? The odd question grabs pupils' attention as they learn about food as fuel in an intriguing installment of the PBS food science playlist. The video explains how scientists use a bomb...

Reinforce reading comprehension skills with a worksheet that challenges scholars to read a brief informational passage about lizards then show what they know by answering five questions—four multiple choice questions and one short answer...

The king cobra has enough venom to bring down an adult elephant. Video begins with a brief explanation of what venom is before exploring the most venomous animal in the world. It continues with examples of many venomous animals, how they...

You are nine times more likely to die from a lightning strike than a snakebite, thanks to anti-venom. But where does anti-venom come from? Viewers follow the process of making anti-venom, beginning with the discovery of how to make it...

Get a line on the snakes. The assessment task requires the class to determine the species of unknown snakes based upon collected data. Individuals analyze two scatter plots and determine the most likely species for five additional data...

Get in the St. Patrick's Day spirit with a 12-word, word search puzzle!

Elementary learners complete a mini book on polar bears. The resource contains four pages, each a quarter of a page, including one title page with a picture of a polar bear and a space for kids to write their names. 

This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....

Did you know that reptile species outnumber mammals? Reptiles include snakes, turtles, and lizards. Watch this video to learn a few more interesting facts.

The largest spitting cobra was discovered in Kenya at nine feet long. They can spit their venom over several feet in the direction of their predators' eyes! Observe these brave handlers show off this venomous snake.

Here is a very informative worksheet on snakes that has a few worthwhile tasks embedded in it as well. Learners read some very interesting text about snakes. The text includes some ways to avoid having snakes hiding in your yard....

Students participate in a lesson that is focused upon the concept of a snake. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used to create the context for class discussion while students create their own model...

Students explore the meaning of snakes in the Mexican culture. In this culture lesson, students describe two reasons the snake is important in the Mexican culture and create their own egg carton snake.

Make snakes with your class to demonstrate how recycled materials are perfect for art. Learners use colorful plastic cups, pantyhose, paper fasteners, and fishing line to make articulated snakes. This project would be great when learning...

After reading about the Lake Erie water snake and the change in its population after the introduction of the round goby in 1990, young ecologists graph water snake diet data. They analyze the data and answer 10 questions based on their...

Introduce reptiles to your class. Each slide provides a list of basic characteristics of snakes, lizards, crocodilians, turtles, tortoises, and tuataras. The last slide provides learners with the titles of a few books they can read if...

A wonderful way for student to learn about snakes common to Florida.  Pictures, diagrams and definitions accompany scientific details and comparisons to other snakes