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Where
are the Animals? (Habitats)
Names
of Animals, Babies, and Groups of Animals - did you know that a baby shark
is a pup, a female ferret is a jill, and a group of lions is a pride? Check out
other animals too, including an info page for each one.
Habitat Animal
Printouts. The Earth has many different environments, varying in temperature,
moisture, light, and many other factors
Switcherzoo – make new animals!
The Wild Habitat...the area, the animals and games
Geography Action! Lesson plans, science, games, activities,
events, and photos featuring
A habitat
(which is Latin for "it inhabits") is an ecological or environmental
area that is inhabited by a particular species.
An animal’s habitat
is its home. Animals look to their habitats
to provide food, shelter, and protection from predators.
An interactive woodland and pond scene where children aged
8-9 can spot plants and animals, and then place them into food chains.
Grasslands
- Includes savanna and temperate grassland
Habitats - Click
on the habitat you wish to explore.
Habitats.
Within each ecosystem, there are habitats which may also vary in size. A habitat is the place where a population lives.
Animal Planet - the network that's
nothing but animals.
eNature.com - bring nature to your computer
by exploring info and photos of almost any North American plant or animal.
Check out diverse habitats, get tips from Audubon experts, and more!
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information -
search the database, check out the penguin cam, and get info on on Shamu TV,
zoological careers, adventure camps, and more!
Defenders of Wildlife: Kids' Planet -
check out fact sheets on all kinds of animals, play wild games, and learn about
world wide wolves!
EcoKids Clubhouse - cool site that
teaches you all about the planet and its animals. Includes games, news and
facts about animals, special guests, gallery of children's art, and a
discussion area.
Amazing Animals of the World -
choose a continent and obtain profiles of the animals living there. Try a quiz
after learning about the animals or guess what the mystery animal is.
Animal Diversity Web -
provides comprehensive data on all kinds of animals, from mammals to
echinoderms. Features a quick search tool for finding specific animals.
Animal Doc Com - ever think about
being a veterinarian? Find out what vet students are learning about dogs,
horses, sheep, cattle, llamas, and more from The
Animal Nation - visit this weekly
online newspaper that focuses on different cool mammals, insects, birds, and
fish!
Animals in Our Backyard
- map of animals from the nature trail at
Animals of the World
- check out the work that these 1st grade students have done on their favorite
animals.
Animals, Myths, and
Legends - read tales from Oban the Knowledge Keeper. Includes legends like
How the Kangaroo Got Its Tail, How Kangaroo Gets a Pouch, and Crow Brings
Daylight.
ASPCA's Animaland - visit the ASPCA's
special kids section for the lowdown on the animal kingdom. You can ask Azula
anything about animals, play some games, or read about wild careers too!
Borrico.com - check out this fun page that
has tons of animal pictures, sounds, and descriptions.
C.L.A.W.s to the Rescue -
read about how animals have saved people's lives or how they help them in their
daily routine.
Creature
Feature - find out which animal is currently featured here from National
Geographic. Includes archives along with audio and video clips!
Creatures of the Night and You
- this great ThinkQuest Junior site is an exploration into the sights and
sounds, truths and fictions of nocturnal and crepuscular creatures. Lots of
pictures, myths, activities, and more!
Critter
Clinic - find out about veterinarians and the animals they treat on this
site created by students.
Cyber Zoo - large
collection of animals from various biomes. Includes photos and animal movies,
mostly using Quicktime.
EEK! Environmental Education
for Kids - get all sorts of neat information about plants, animals, and the
great outdoors. This neat magazine is brought to you by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources.
Extreme Science - the biggest, the
baddest, and the best in the natural world are all gathered at this site.
Includes pictures, info, types of scientists who study these phenomena, and
where to go for more information.
Hints and Things:
Terms for Groups of Animals - ever wonder how you should refer to a group
of barracudas? Find the collective names for all sorts of animals at this site.
Investigate Biodiversity - go
on a virtual expedition and explore Earth's endangered ecosystems. Learn about
conservation scientists and their fields of specialty and find articles,
student science fair projects, and other resources.
KidsCom's Animals of the
World - guess the identity of the mystery animal by clicking on fun and
interesting clues, then learn about the animal you guessed!
Life Science Safari - check out
the facts about living things with Safari Sally including cell structure and
classification for animals, plants, bacteria, protists, and fungi!
National Geographic Animals
& Nature - find conservation maps, animal wallpaper, coloring book,
animal photo of the day, and more.
NATURE Online - official site of the
PBS program. Be sure to check out the video clips, interactive animal games,
and free e-greetings!
Nature: Inside the Animal
Mind - this PBS site explores questions about animal intelligence,
emotions, and consciousness. Includes audio and video clips.
NATURE: Triumph of Life
- learn about the remarkable story of evolution and its survivors. This
companion site to the PBS series features essays, video clips, and interactive
features that explore the amazing story of life on Earth.
NatureServe - An Online Encyclopedia of Life
- search for any plant, animal, or ecological community with this natural
encyclopedia. Each detailed result gives you a summary, info on distribution
and status, and more.
Ocean Oasis Field Guide
- check out the fish, marine mammals and invertebrates, land animals, and
plants of the
Poisonous Plants and Animals
- discover how different species use their poison to prey and to protect. This
ThinkQuest site also explains toxicology and how some venoms can be used to
actually help people!
Prehistoric Life
- information from the Canadian Museum of Nature about a bunch of prehistoric
animals, as well as the origins of some animals currently alive today.
Pulse of
the Planet - check out today's two-minute sound portrait. Earth's nature,
culture, and science are presented in interviews with extraordinary natural
sound. From nationalgeographic.com.
Rickert's Nature Preserve - private
preserve located in
Robot Zoo
- explore nature's role as a master engineer through animal robots! Get facts
about real animals and find out where this interactive exhibit will appear
next.
Shape of Life, The - tells
the story of the great diversity of animal life on earth. Includes pictures,
activities, and career questions and answers with biologists and
paleontologists.
Skulls &
Skeletons - come see what the bones of your favorite animal look like.
Web of Species -
take a virtual nature walk at
Yellowstone Online Animal
Alphabet Book - click on a letter to see a picture of an animal in
Habitats:
Homes for Living Things (15:00)
Peek into the habitats of different kinds of animals
to see how they meet their needs. Visit a pond, a desert, a forest, a
rainforest, and other habitats
to discover how different animals and plants survive and thrive in these unique
environments.
Ocean
Habitats: Shoreline and Reef (16:00)
Discover the unique
environment where the water meets the land that includes rocky and sandy
shores, as well as tide pools, home to crabs, barnacles, and starfish.
Demonstrates how tides and waves affect the other species that live on, in, and
out of the water. Students discover the amazing living habitat of the reef.
Desert
Habitats (21:00)
Take a video field
trip to some of the driest regions on Earth to learn how different plants and
animals adapt to little rainfall and extremes in temperature. Discover how
different animals find food, water, and shelter. See the characteristics that
allow desert life to thrive. Discover how rainfall and differences in
temperature between day and night affect life in the desert.
Forest
Habitats (15:00)
Visit deciduous and
evergreen forests to see the plants and animals that make this ecosystem their
home. Discover how living things change over time and adapt to their
surroundings.
Plant
Habitats around the World (22:00)
Students discover a
wide variety of plants and the environments in which they live—desert, tundra,
forests, mountains, etc. They will investigate and understand that plants have
life needs--food, air, water, light, and a place to grow.
Tropical
Rainforest Habitat, The (15:00)
Peek inside the
wettest habitat on land to learn about the special adaptations plants and
animals make to ensure survival, including symbiosis. Take students through
three layers of the rainforest to understand the importance of the rainforest
to living things. See that much of the rainforest continues to be destroyed and
discover the efforts taken to protect the rainforest for future generations.
Animals
Around Us (21:04)
Take students on a
wildlife tour of the diverse animals and habitats found in the
Animal
Features and their Functions (13:00)
Head, tail, wings,
feathers, fur, and claws. Discover how these and other parts of animals help
them live in different habitats.
Learn how to tell what kind of food an animal eats based on the shape of its
teeth.
Animal
Adaptations (24:00)
Welcome to
How
Plants Grow (19:00)
Students will
investigate and understand that in order for seeds to germinate and grow they
must receive certain basic needs—food, air, water, light, and a place to grow.
Next, they are introduced to the parts of a plant and learn how plants produce
their own food. They also see how plants and animals depend upon each other for
growth.
The Magic School Bus Hops Home
Identifies the components of an organism's habitat
and looks at the relationships of the biological food chain. Focusing on a
friendly forest frog, the program discusses predators and prey while also
outlining the importance of food, shelter, and protection to an animal's
survival
The Magic School Bus Gets Swamped
The Magic School Bus discovers the environmental
benefits of the swamp habitat.
The Magic School Bus All Dried Up
Travels with Ms. Frizzle and the Students against
Desert Scarcity to the driest place on earth in order to study desert animal
diversity. Highlighting the crucial components of an organism's habitat--food,
water, shelter, and protection--the program ventures into the desert ecosystem…
Links Updated 4/1/08