Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Monkey Business

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monkeys that live in India. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Mohawk Monkey Discovered

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a new monkey species found in Tanzania. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Mosquitoes Don't Bug These Monkeys

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monkeys in South America that use millipedes as mosquito repellant. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Primates

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] If primates are mammals, what makes them seem so different from most mammals? Primates, including humans, have several unique features. Some adaptations give...
Activity
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: The Life of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can watch vivid pictures change before their eyes, from lions to monkeys to dolphins. Authors provide interactive games that aid in learning the behavior of animals. Continue to explore by investigating the habitat, diet, and...
Interactive
eSkeletons

E Skeletons Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the eSkeletons Project provides interactive views of bones. Various menus allow you to review the bones of the human skeleton and compare them to the bone structures of nine primates.
Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
A cute small monkey sits effortlessly amongst thin tree branches. Learn about a range of different types of monkeys by checking out our fun monkey facts for kids.
Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Jane Goodall

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows Jane Goodall, a scientist famous for her studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania. She is holding a monkey toy while smiling at the camera. Check out our Jane Goodall facts page for more information.
Handout
Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Spectacled Langur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the spectacled langur.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Scopes Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the 1925 Scopes Trial.
Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Hiv Origin "Found in Wild Chimps"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article from BBC News about the possibility that researchers have found the natural reservoir for simian immunodeficiency virus. It is thought that the virus originated in Chimpanzees then made the jump to humans that were...