The Salamander Room
A boy finds a salamander in the woods and imagines the many things he can do to turn his room into a perfect salamander home. Together, Anne Mazer and Steve Johnson have created a woodland paradise that any salamander would love to share with a child.
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Do Crickets Get Thirsty - A controlled experiment using crickets (includes tips on keeping crickets as pets in the classroom) (Y,M)
Explor-a-pond - a pond ecology site (Y M O)
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Insect Crafts - "These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc." (Y)
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EndangeredSpecie.com The Rarest Info Around - EndangeredSpecie.com is dedicated to providing all the best endangered species information, links, books, and publications regarding rare and endangered species. This site also includes information about conservation efforts and endangered species organizations that are dedicated to saving and preserving the world's most endangered wildlife and plant life. (Y, M, O, T)
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Birmingham Zoo Home School Classes Fall 2007 - The Birmingham Zoo Education Department has home school science classes for children in 1st-12th grade. We also offer home school art classes and day classes for 2nd-12th grades. (Y, M, O, T)
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Defenders of Wildlife - Defenders of Wildlife is one of the country’s leaders in science-based, results-oriented wildlife conservation. We stand out in our commitment to saving imperiled wildlife and championing the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that protects them. (Y, M, O, T)
Dinner, It's for the Birds! - From the National Bird-Feeding Society, activities on making bird feeders. (Y,M)
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Discovery Cove - Discovery Cove is committed to protecting and preserving wildlife and the environment the world over. (Y, M, O, T)
Dissection Alternatives - With today's modern alternatives, students can learn science without sacrificing compassion for animals. Many organizations now offer free loan programs through which teachers and students can borrow non-animal alternatives at no charge. (Y, M, O, T)
Dolphin Quest - Learning Quest includes: Fun Quest - games and activities.; Teaching Quest - lesson plans and more; Knowledge Quest - animal and conservation info and Research Quest - scientific studies of dolphins and more. (Y, M, O, T)
Dolphins - From Web Directory.com (Y, M, O, T)
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Earthtrust - Earthtrust - one of the world's most effective wildlife conservation organizations. Here on Earthtrust's extensive web site, you'll find a wealth of information about our innovative and cost-effective programs for protecting some of the world's threatened and endangered species, including whales, dolphins, tigers, rhinos, and many others. (Y, M, O, T)
Endangered Species - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) safeguards hundreds of species around the world, but focuses special attention on the flagship species: giant pandas, tigers, endangered whales and dolphins, rhinos, elephants, marine turtles and great apes. These species not only need special measures and extra protection in order to survive, they also serve as umbrella species: helping them helps numerous other species that live in the same habitats. (Y, M, O, T)
Endangered Species - Research/Informational Sites from the Educational Technology Center - KSU (Y, M, O, T)
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Especies Fact Sheet - From Kids Planet (Y, M, O, T)
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Explor-a-pond - a pond ecology site (Y M O)
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Fish of the Great Lakes - University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institutes website. (Y, M, O, T)
Florida Black Bear: A Threatened Species - The Florida Black Bear Curriculum is a joint project of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Defenders of Wildlife. The Curriculum Guide is a comprehensive series of lessons on the natural history and conservation needs of Florida's black bear. Designed to educate and stimulate teachers and students in grades 3-8. The lessons were designed to address many subject areas such as reading, language arts, history, geography, social studies, math, art and science. Each lesson is correlated to the Sunshine State Standards for each subject addressed. (Y M)
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Early Socialization
The Early Socialization Program (ES) is the perfect program for volunteers able to spend a few hours a week at our Canine Development Center. Volunteers are scheduled on a weekly basis to come in and work directly with pups ranging in age from one to eight weeks old. Socializers provide daily pup massage and socialization to a litter of pups to helping to prepare them for their Journey as Guide Dogs. More...
Home Litter Care
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Hippos at the Zoo - (Y)
Homework Helper - From National Geographic. Search One-Stop Research for pictures, articles, maps, and more on our top subjects: Animals, History/Culture, Maps/Geography, Places, Science/Nature, and Art/Photo's —perfect for reports, presentations, and more!
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How to help: Endangered Species - Everyone has there own way of taking action to save the world. You may like to write letters, plant wild flower gardens, or start a recycling club at your school. What is your favorite way to help animals? These pages offer six ways to learn about animals, help them and share your ideas with others. (Y)
Insect Crafts - "These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc." (Y)
Kids Planet Defenders of Wildlife - Interactive games and "cool stuff" that relates to wildlife conservation. (Y)
Kids' Corner Animals - "Kid's Corner" features a number of unique flash games that teach animal diet, animal classification, endangered animals, etc. (Y)
Louisiana Coast Kid's Corner - Coloring Books, See the Wetlands, Animal Quiz, Animal Identification, Bird Identification, Hurricane Preparation Games, Wetland Education Through Maps and Aerial Photography. (Y M)
Mammals - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Y)
Mammals of Wisconsin Database - (Y)
Marine Turtles - Office of Protected Resources (OPR) is a headquarters program office of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service, or NMFS), under the U.S. Department of Commerce, with responsibility for protecting marine mammals and endangered marine life. (Y, M, O, T)
Mastery of Flight, Birds - (Y)
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Mini Unit - Pigs
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Mini-Unit Topic: Vertebrates
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Monarchs & Migration. - Teachers, students, and families across the country are exploring Monarchs, butterflies, and the mystery of migration. You're invited to join us. (Y, M, O, T)
Muscrat - The muskrat is found in swamps, marshes, and wetlands from northern North America to the Gulf coast and the Mexican border. Early in the 20th century, muskrats were introduced to northern Eurasia (Baker, 1983). (Y)
Muscrats - (Y)
Myrm's Ant Nest - Life cycles, origins, anatomy, ant jelly, how do ants communicate… if you need ant answers, this is the place! (Y, M, O, T)
National Marine Mammal Laboratory - (NMML) conducts research on marine mammals important to the mission of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with particular attention to issues related to marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. (Y, M, O, T)
Nocturnal animals quiz - From Enchanted Learning (Y)
Ocean Friends - Teachers Guides and Lesson Plans - The SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Education Departments offer more than 75 print educational resources for teachers. Information booklets and Teacher's Guides provide animal information and classroom activities. Current listings are for Animal Behavior & Training, Arctic Animals, Endangered Species, Marine Animal Husbandry & Training, Ocean Discovery, Penguins, Saving the Wild, Seals, Sea Lions, Walruses, Sharks, Splash of Math, and Whales. Ages Pre-K through 12th grade. (Y, M, O, T)
Ocean Life: Green Sea Turtle - From the Office of Naval Research (Y, M, O, T)
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Pacific Island Green Sea Turtle - From U.S Fish & Wildlife (Y, M, O, T)
Partnerships for Endangered Species Recovery (Poster) - The Endangered Species Program's poster, "Working Together -- Partnerships for Endangered Species Recovery," celebrates the many successes achieved by working in partnership with others to conserve our Nation’s threatened and endangered fish, wildlife, and plants. Private landowners, community organizations, businesses, academia, conservation groups, and federal, state, and local government agencies have all made important contributions to the recovery of many threatened and endangered species. (Y, M, O, T)
Phoenix Zoo - Explore…
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Photo of Muscrat - (Y)
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Sea Turtle Program - From NOAA Fisheries Service - Protected Resources Division (Y, M, O, T)
Sea Turtles - From NPCA - National Parks Conservation Association (Y, M, O, T)
Sharks! - (Y,M)
Species Fact Sheet : Green Sea Turtle - From the Caribbean Conservation Corporation & Sea Turtle Survival League (Y, M, O, T)
State facts - State birds, Animals and Flowers (Y)
Stellaluna - This unit is about fruit bats. (Y)
Steller Sea Lion - (Y, M, O, T)
Steller sea lions research - Laboratory for Applied Biotelemetry & Biotechnology at the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University Galveston (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
The Endangered Species Program - From the Fish and Wildlife Service (Y, M, O, T)
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The Jane Goodall Institute - Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, JGI is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. We are creating healthy ecosystems, promoting sustainable livelihoods and nurturing new generations of committed, active citizens around the world. (Y,M)
The Web of Life - The Web of Life is a story told by a common garden spider. (Y)
Treehouses on the Tree of Life - Treehouses are Tree of Life pages designed for kids, teachers, and the young at heart. The information found on treehouses complements the scientific core content presented on Tree of Life branch and leaf pages. (Y, M, O, T)
Turtle Happenings - Includes a Tracking map of Sea Turtles around Hawaii from NOAA. (Y, M, O, T)
Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms - "Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life, funded by the National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award, is a program dedicated to introducing health topics to children in kindergarten through third grade. T (T,Y)
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - WDCS is the global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment (Y, M, O, T)
Whales: A Thematic Web Unit - (Y)
What Bird? - This is a great website for summer fun. I have two birdfeeders just outside my living room window and I love to watch the birds use them. This site lets you identify birds of North America with a few clicks of your mouse. You can even build you own bird feeder. (Y)
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When Dinosaurs Roamed America - More types of dinosaurs have been found in North America than any other continent. Plug in the zip code dino finder to discover which dinosaurs lived in your neighborhood. (Y,M)
Wild Games - Defenders of Wildlife - Requires a sound enabled PC [ JavaScript ] (Y M)
Winter Activities and Lesson Plans - Iditarod - From The Teacher's Corner.net (Y)
Wisconsin Mammal Web resources - (Y)
Wisconsin's Reptiles & Amphibians - (Y)
Wolf Country U.S.A. - A world renown tourist attraction featuring personalized tours of wild, Alaskan wolves. (Y, M, O, T)
Woolies and Whinnies: The Sheep and Cattle Industry in Montana - Grade 4 (Y)
World Society for the Protection of Animals - WSPA works with more than 800 member organizations in over 147 countries to raise the standards of animal welfare throughout the world.
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World Wide Wolves - World Wide Wolves Web Quest from Defenders of Wildlife (Y, M, O, T)
Zoom Dinosaurs - from Enchanted Learning; extensive site that includes the usual secular perspective (Y)
“It’s Not Easy Being Green”,an amphibian curriculum - "It's Not Easy Being Green" - a very cool curriculum created by ADFG staff will help you and your students learn the answers to these questions and much more about amphibians including their unique and amazing biology, behavior, and habitat needs. In addition, you'll find information about their colorful role in myths, folklore, literature, and Alaska Native culture.
This upper elementary and middle school curriculum integrates language arts, lab and field science, and social studies in an introductory study about frogs, toads & salamanders (otherwise known as amphibians). We invite you to try the activities in "It's Not Easy Being Green" and when you do, please let us know how it goes. (Y, M)