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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Atlantic Puffins

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic site engages users with colorful photos and extensive facts about Atlantic Puffins. Be sure to click on the video link to view a short clip on these fascinating animals.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Puffin (Fratercula Arctica)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the puffin. Discusses their classification and evolution, physical appearance, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators, interesting facts, threats from...
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Atlantic Puffins

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about Atlantic puffins including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Atlantic Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the Atlantic puffin.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Tufted Puffin. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Horned Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, conservation status, physical and other unique characteristics of the Horned Puffin. They can be viewed live on the webcam.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the tufted puffin and learn cool facts, its natural history, and conservation status.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Atlantic Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Canadian Wildlife site provides information on the Atlantic Puffin. Highlights its habitat and habits, range, breeding and feeding.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Horned Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Horned Puffin. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, behavior and life cycle.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Atlantic Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the characteristics of the Atlantic Puffin when you visit this educational resource. This site includes information on reproduction, range, habitat and more.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Puffins are colorful and full of character. Playfully known as 'clowns of the sea' and 'sea parrots', these shy and inquisitive seabirds arrive in Britain at the start of the breeding season. Learn more about the puffin in this...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Atlantic Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site presents facts related to appearance, range, conservation, and other names used to identify this bird species. Listen to the sounds of the Atlantic Puffin on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, and conservation status of the tufted puffin.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Atlantic Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Some facts about the Atlantic puffin, Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial bird, are given. Drawings and photos are included.
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National Audubon Society

Audubon Adventures: It's a Puffin's Life

For Students 3rd - 6th
Using this chart, see what happens at each stage of the life of a puffin in Maine.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Horned Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover basic facts and learn about the appearance of the horned puffin.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Horned Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough site features cool facts, range information, behavior patterns, conservation status and more. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site.
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Curated OER

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.
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Curated OER

Atlantic Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site presents facts related to appearance, range, conservation, and other names used to identify this bird species. Listen to the sounds of the Atlantic Puffin on this site as well.
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Curated OER

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.
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Curated OER

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Comeback

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a conservation project designed to bring Atlantic puffins back to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Border Papers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reproduce bordered papers for your students to write on with themes such as baseball, basketball, bees, calligraphy, Charlotte's Web, clouds, fire safety, hearts, owls, penguins, puffins, rain forest,...

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