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Children's Museum

Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Gorgosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
What do fossils tell us about the Gorgosaurus and how it compares to T. rex? Learn about the size and diet of this "fearsome lizard", and read about the various injuries of Dinosphere's Gorgosaur fossil. Also, "Gorgosaur 360" lets you...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Food Webs

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on food webs that explains the difference between food webs and food chains, and the relationships that exist between organisms.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief but thorough article on the Bald Eagles. Content also includes pictures and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson as he discusses the role of eagles in Eskimo myth.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Australian Museum Online has a collection of mammals including bats, platypus, and marsupials. Take a peek. Read about the monkey-faced bat, the mountain brushtail possum, and the tree kangaroo.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Roles in an Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the different roles in an ecosystem.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Antarctic Food Web Challenge

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how energy flows as part of a food web. Identify the ultimate source of energy for organisms on Earth.
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Other

North Carolina State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on 30 state symbols used by North Carolina. Everything from the state berry to the state wildflower. Click on each underlined word to be taken to a picture of the symbol.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Theropod Biomechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
How fast could a Tyrannosaurus rex really run? Visitors to this resource will see how scientists use theropod biomechanics to simulate the movement of these large dinosaurs.
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Other

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: The Bisti Beast

For Students 9th - 10th
The Bisti Beast's official name is Bistahieversor sealeyi. It is a tyrannosaur dinosaur, related to the Albertosaurus and the Daspletosaurus, and found in New Mexico. These two pages describe the discovery and reconstruction of this...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Amphibian Evolution and Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution and ecology of amphibians.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mammal Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the function of various structures in mammals.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Tarbosaurus O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip over this interactive card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about tarbosaurus.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining important vocabulary involving the food chain. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Woolly Mammoth

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but very interesting description of the Woolly Mammoth; its habitat and habits are described.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Troodon Formosus

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature looks at one of the rarest of dinosaurian fossils - the Troodon Formosus.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Hypacrosaurus

For Students 9th - 10th
The large Hypacrosaurus dinosaur is detailed here by the Canadian Museum of Nature.
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Other

The Snow Leopard Conservancy

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization works to protect the snow leopard and to educate people about this endangered species.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Food Chains

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on food chains that explains how energy flows through the chain, beginning with plants.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Little Blue Heron

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the Little Blue Heron through this educational resource. The content of this source includes information on behavior, characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat and range.
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Children's Museum

Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Bucky the Teenage T Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
See what a T. rex fossil named "Bucky" tells us about Bucky's life in the late Cretaceous Period and about T. rex in general.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Margay

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Margay is a nocturnal feline that lives in Mexico and South America. The content of this source includes a look at this species' life cycle, habitat, characteristics, range, behavior. and diet.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus)

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides a general profile of polar bears, detailing information about their distribution, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status. Numerous pictures and a video are also available.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Eurasian River Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn more about this playful member of the weasel family through this detailed fact sheet and these wonderful photos.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at these photos of beautiful barn owls. There is also a fact sheet next to the photos.

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