Professional Development
Nature On the Web
General Sites
Animals A-Z from the Oakland Zoo
Animal fact sheets from the Oakland Zoo.
Animal Bytes
This site from Sea World features animal fact sheets and includes sections on adaptations.
Animal Diversity Web
This site from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology includes profiles of hundreds of animals.
NatureWorks
This companion site to the series NatureWorks has profiles of over 200 North American animals.
Wildlife Journal Junior
This site for students in grades 3-8 to has profiles of over 300 North American animals and a focus on New Hampshire wildlife.
Discover Nature
Find out about 246 different animal species, dig around and explore dinosaurs, or learn about the beauty and biodiversity of butterflies at this site from the Canadian Museum of Nature.
World Wildlife Fund Education Center
Lions, and tigers, and bears, and babirusa, tuatara, and climbing perch! This site features fact sheets, cartoons, quizzes, news, video clips, and photos of wildlife around the world.
Wild World
Scientists have mapped 867 terrestrial ecoregions in the world from New England-Acadian forests to Central Ranges xeric scrub. This site from National Geographic lets you explore those regions and the plant and animal life and geographic and ecological features that define them.You can search the site by zip code, ecoregion name, habitat type, place name or by clicking on a map. The site also features detailed looks at some of the world's most unique ecoregions and a map of the world's most endangered regions.
WildFinder
WildFinder is a map-driven, searchable database of more than 26,000 species worldwide, with a powerful search tool that allows users to discover where species live or explore wild places to find out what species live there. Containing information on birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
Biodiversity Counts
Biodiversity Counts, an online curriculum from the American Museum of Natural History, takes students into their backyards and schoolyards to inventory the plants and arthropods that live there. Students observe behavior, collect data, make identifications, and interpret and share their findings. Resources at the site include online dichotomous keys for plants and arthropods as well as a look at plant and arthropod morphology.
Enature
This incredible database contains profiles of thousands of species of animal and plant species. You can even localize the site and get species in your region.
BBC Animals
This site from the BBC features animal videos, facts, and more.
Animals of the World
See if you can discover what an animals is based on a series of clues.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
This site has live webcams, animal facts and lots more.
African Wildlife Foundation
Learn more about some of the animals found in Africa.
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
This site has profiles of Australian wildlife.
Antarctic Wildlife
Learn more about Antarctic wildlife.
North American Mammals
This site from the Smithsonian Institution features profiles of all the living mammals in North America.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
This site from Cornell has profiles of hundreds of North American birds. Parts of the site are accessible by subscription only.
Mr. Nussbaum - North American Birds
This site for kids from fourth grade teacher Mr. Nussbaum features profiles of birds, reading activities, and bird puzzles.
National Marine Mammal Laboratory's Education Website
Learn more about marine mammals!
Nature Songs
You can listen to audio files of hundreds of bird, insects, and mammal calls here.
Hall of Mammals
You can learn more about mammals at this site from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Bug Bios
This site has insect images, information and lots more.
PBS Nature
You'll find teacher's guides, videos, games, features, and more.
BBC Motion Gallery
This site has thousands of video clips of nature.
Animal Cams - National Zoo
Check out the cheetah cam, the Asian elephant cam, the kiwi cam, or the panda cam, the gorilla cam and more!
Minnesota Zoo
Learn more about animals from around the world.
San Diego Zoo
This site has animal profiles, cams, games, and videos.
ZOOM Dinosaurs
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs
ZOOM Butterflies
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/ |
