Animals
Frog and Human Life Cycle

Frog and Human Life Cycle Well, the best I can say is that it shows the life cycle of a frog and the life cycle of a human.  Really.  It does.  You put the pictures in the right order.

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Posted on 21st June 2010Comments Off
Build a Skeleton

Build a Skeleton Another skeleton building game.  I like this one, except unless you talk about the different types of animals, it may seem that lobsters have skeletons just like humans.  Still a good activity with a little guidance.

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Posted on 21st June 2010Comments Off
Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration

Journey North:  A Global Study of Wildlife Migration Talking about innate abilities in class?  Why not use migratory patterns to help your kids understand what you mean?  You can register for free and submit your reports as part of the project.  Great way to create a real world connection and help with research data.

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Posted on 20th June 2010Comments Off
Switch Zoo – Animal Games

Switch Zoo – Animal Games So you can mix up the animals, feed the animals, build habitats, identify where animals live, and complete the Switch Zoo quest.  Cute for younger kids, but I’ll tell you, the quest is a bit hard.  At least the Animal Music part was.

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Posted on 18th June 2010Comments Off
Classroom Activities – Climate, Oceans, Life

Classroom Activities – Climate, Oceans, Life I looked at these for quite a while before deciding to list them.  Once again, these are NASA materials based on a CD-Rom called A Visit to an Ocean Planet. You could use the activities without the cd-rom, but if you decide you want it, you can find it [...]

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Posted on 14th June 2010Comments Off
The Dance Language of the Honey Bee

The Dance Language of the Honey Bee So I’ve got another listing somewhere for the dance of the honey bee.  It’s such a cool thing to do when you’re teaching behavior and adaptation.  Do?  Yes, I’ve been known to make kids get up and try to do the honey bee dance.  They think I’m nuts, [...]

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Posted on 12th June 2010Comments Off
Glowing Life in an Underwater World

Glowing Life in an Underwater World Nice video talk about those glowing sea creatures that fascinate us all.  I’ve included the link so that you can download the video or embed it on your own site.

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Posted on 12th June 2010Comments Off
Amazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories

Amazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories I try not to list sites as a whole because I know how little time we have to dig through things.  However, this site has a wealth of information and to break it down would be ridiculous.  It covers several topics -  Sky, Water, Land, Life – with some very [...]

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Posted on 11th June 2010Comments Off
Home Page of Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare

Home Page of Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare I found this one by accident, looking for Arctic Food Webs, of all things. Very interesting site with information about Arctic Hares. Some great games!

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Posted on 16th November 2008Comments Off
Alaska Animals – Our Wild Neighbors

Alaska Animals – Our Wild Neighbors Okay, not the greatest site, but it does provide some nice little links for elementary and maybe 6th grade. Especially if you’re talking about Ecosystems and who lives where.

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Posted on 15th November 2008Comments Off