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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Ladybugs

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth description of ladybugs, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Porcupines

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth description of porcupines, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts.
Handout
Tree of Life Project

The Tree of Life Web Project: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site that contains much information about the various animal phyla. Each phyla gives photos, common examples, scientific names and references. Collection of 1630 websites about bio-diversity.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Manatees

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the manatee, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with manatees with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper intermediate or...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the sea turtle, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students to identify these turtles and learn more about them with the list of suggested books.
Website
Other

University of Aberdeen: The Phyla of Kingdom Animalia

For Students 9th - 10th
Very systematic breakdown of the animal kingdom starting with the simplest type the sponge, all the way to the chordate or vertebrate. Each phylum has a link with information.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Mathline Creature Feature Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts lesson that engages learners in an exploration of statistics. Through a study of various forest climates, students utilize data collection and analysis, classification, and graphing....
Lesson Plan
Other

Illinois Wesleyan Univ.: Tardigrade Species Distribution Project: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan was for classes that participated in a research project on tardigrades that took place in 1999. Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are fascinating, tiny creatures that can survive under the most extreme conditions....
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Easter Island: Why Do Young Grow Up to Look Like Their Parents?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Kevin and his grandfather, Omag are going to the zoo. Join them and learn all about animal classification and life cycles.
Interactive
Kidport

Kidport: Who Eats What?

For Students 2nd - 6th
At this site students are encouraged to try and answer questions that relate to what animals eat. At the bottom of the web page are beautiful pictures of land and sea animals and when selected, students will be able to read short facts...
Article
Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Human Toolmaker

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you enjoy building airplanes, cars, houses, or robots with Lego blocks? Humans are the only animal species that can create complicated constructions from simple Lego blocks - our Lego building ability is "human-specific," since it is...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Biodiverse Is Your Backyard?

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science activity, you will investigate the diversity (or biodiversity) of the animal life around your home and try to figure out which phylum most of the animals belong to.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Animal Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classification. They will also demonstrate how animals are sorted into groups...
Lesson Plan
Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Taxonomy Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan that allows students to pretend to be an alien taxonomist working with fictitious animals to create their scientific name, classification chart, design a dichotomous key, and create a food web.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: South Carolina Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] The flipchart explores habitats that support the different kinds of animals that live in the state. Students match pictures of animals to their habitats, unscramble letters to find the names of the...
Website
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Animal Information Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea World's site featuring a variety of information about their animals, as well as general animal information. Includes "Animal Bytes," a list of animals with some of their characteristics. Also includes some games and teacher resources.
Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Harbor Seals

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the harbor seal, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with seals with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper intermediate or...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Killer Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the killer whale, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with whales with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper intermediate...
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Koalas

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the koala, including several photos and a video clip. [0:12]
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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.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Earth: Tardigrades Return From the Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
Tardigrades are ancient, fascinating creatures that can survive conditions that would kill most life forms, including extreme heat and absolute zero, extreme pressure and a vacuum, and deadly radiation. They can even survive being...
Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Mouths

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of images of six different creatures, including insects and carnivorous vertebrates, illustrates the wide range of mouth types that exist within the animal kingdom. It also discusses the environment and its impact on the...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Clydesdales

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of horses and the Clydesdale breed, including classification, history, behaviors, and diet. Information at a level of upper intermediate elementary but easily adaptable for all teachers.
PPT
University of Southern California

Structure of Matter: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
A slide show that demonstrates the development of physical structure in the animal world, moving from sponges through mammals.

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