Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Raptors

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of birds of prey, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with these birds by integrating a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild in the City

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about how wild parakeets have adapted to city life in this WILD TV video segment.
Activity
Penguin Science

Penguin Science: Penguins Marching Into the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Adelie Penguin families as they raise their chicks. Daily pictures (November through January) from the penguin colony on Ross Island, Antarctica. are posted with data for students to keep a field journal. Inquiry classroom...
Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Galapagos Finches

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive animation illustrates how Charles Darwin used his study of finch beaks to explain evolution. A phylogenetic tree diagram shows how the birds' color and beak shape changed over generations.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:flying Casanovas: Bowerbird Basics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine characteristics of bowerbirds and their bowers. Compare and contrast various styles of bowers created by bowerbirds
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Meet Our Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the National Zoological Park provides extensive information about many types of animals. Just click on the category you need. Includes pictures and live web cams.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information, photos, and a video about the owl. [1:33]
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information on the hummingbird, as well as several vivid photos and a video.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Flamingo

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the flamingo as well as several pictures. [2 min, 9 sec]
Website
Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Owls

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This online resource provides several links to elementary information on owls. You will find lesson plans, photographs, information, facts and more when you explore this resource.