The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Tropical Savanna Biome
Learn all about the Tropical Savanna biome. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
African Wildlife Foundation
African Wildlife Foundation: Lion
This resource takes an exploratory look at the lion. Content includes information on this animal's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, predators, and more.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Beginner's Avl (Alabama Virtual Library)
Learners will research the red fox using an online encyclopedia from the Alabama Virtual Library web site and answer questions provided by the teacher. This is a good lesson for students' first experience in using the AVL.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Biomes
Use this site to see how many of the animals and plants that your students can remember from each biome after listening to this song.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Suffield National Wildlife Area: Mammals at Risk
Ord's Kangaroo Rat and Western Harvest Mouse are two prairie mammals that are being affected by the erosion of their habitats. The proposed drilling of gas wells in Alberta and the loss of prairie grasslands to agriculture are factors...
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Cheetahs
The cheetah is the fastest land animal on the planet. It typically hunts during the day, chasing prey at speeds up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs live in eastern and southwestern Africa and parts of the Middle East. They reside in vast...
Other
Attra: Sustainable Soil Mangement
How does soil in its native condition function? How do forests and native grasslands produce plants and animals in the complete absence of fertilizer and tillage? What are the principles by which these soils function? The answers to...
Ducksters
Ducksters: American Bison or Buffalo
Kids learn about the American Bison, giant buffalo that ran in huge herds until nearly hunted to extinction.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Arctic Ground Squirrel
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides characteristics of the Arctic Ground Squirrel.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Black Footed Ferret
Once widespread in the grasslands and western basins of North America, by 1987 Black-footed Ferrets were thought to be extinct in the wild. Captive animals were bred in an effort to save the species, and in 1991, some were reintroduced...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Cheetahs
What are cheetahs? Kids find out about the big cat that is the fastest of the land mammals and lives in Africa.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Grasshoppers
Kids learn about the Grasshopper, high jumping insects that make music with their legs and wings.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois: Formation of Prairies
A brief description of the tallgrass prairies of Illinois and how they formed.
Other
Radford University: Tropical Savannas
This is part of a virtual geography project from Radford University. Learn about the climate, vegetation, grasses, soil, and fauna of tropical savannas.