Science Matters
Formative Assessment #2
Learners work collaboratively to predict what life would be like as an Arctic Hare. Teams go on a hunt where scholars role play an owl, white hares, and gray hares. Independently, pupils record their findings and reflect on their...
Channel Islands Film
Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: Lesson Plan 4
Imagine being stranded all alone on an island for 18 years. How would you survive? Class members are challenged to makes necessities out of natural materials that would likely be found on an island.
Phys Ed Games
Field Hunters
Warm up a physical education class with a game of Field Hunters. Participants scour a field to collect as many objects as they can in a limited amount of time.
K12 Reader
Endangered Species
Your learners have likely heard about animals going extinct. By reading this passage, they can find out some reasons why this happens and how to protect endangered species. After reading, individuals respond to five related questions.
Curated OER
Tudor Sports
Life for the Tudors must have been so boring. Not so! They played all kinds of sports back in the 1500s. Your class will learn all about Cockfighting, bear-bating, jousting, indoor games, and hunting. Tip: Have pupils compare and...
Curated OER
Brain Teaser - Hunting
In this logic worksheet, students solve a word problem using logic about fathers and sons shooting ducks. Students complete 1 problem.
Curated OER
Hunting Puzzle
In this hunting puzzle, students identify terms related to hunting. Examples include such words as ammo, blind, rifle, and shoot. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.
Curated OER
TIGERS AT TWILIGHT
In this crossword worksheet about tigers, students are given 10 clues. They must find a word which matches each clue and insert it correctly into the crossword puzzle.
Curated OER
Escape From the Antlion's Pit
Students draw conclusions about the effectiveness of antlion's pits in catching prey. A brief review of the antlion and its hunting habits is conducted. After watching a video about the use of pits to catch prey, students complete a...
Curated OER
Decoys: Fair or Foul?
Students discover and articulate reasons for cultural change and public policy through study of historic artifacts and testimony using the waterfowl decoys collections in Harvesting the River Online exhibit.
Other
Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources
Homepage of the State of Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources. This site offers printable fact sheets about the different animals that inhabit the Utah area. It also has a 74 page comprehensive guide on the endangered and threatened...
Other
Nevada Department of Wildlife
This is the homepage for the State of Nevada's Department of Wildlife. This site has many links to other related topics, such as birdwatching and wildlife.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo: Grevy's Zebra
Learn the difference found in this species of zebra, where it is found in the wild, how it has adapted to its niche environment, what it eats, and its reproduction habits.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Lions
Students doing research about lions will find this site very helpful. Video and audio clips, photographs, a map, and fun facts will enhance research projects.
Other
Alabama Division of Wildlife
Alabama Divion of Wildlife offers a comprehensive web site that includes, but is not limited to, game conservation.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Bird and Animal Series: Game Animals by Mc Loughlin Bros.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bird and Animal Series: Game Animals by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about wild game animals.
Other
Night Hawk: John's Journal
Interview with a hunting guide tells how to get started as a guide. Site links to other facets of a guiding career.
TES Global
Tes: Schemes of Work: Speaking and Listening
[Free Registration/Login Required] This series of lessons will engage students in analyzing the pros and cons of hunting. Students will also develop their own persuasive speeches about corporal punishment.
Other
Indiana.gov: Indiana State Division of Fish and Wildlife
Home of the State of Indiana's Division of Wildlife. This resource is small, but does offer a photo gallery and some information about the animals that can be found in Indiana. It also gives information about three current restoration...
Other
Florida Fish and Wildlife: Headlines
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission offers a comprehensive web site that includes general and protected species managment information.
Read Works
Read Works: Living on the Edge
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about some of the endangered animals a conservation group called EDGE of Existence is working to save. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Bagheera
Bagheera: Mediterran Monk Seal
This site takes a look at the physical characteristics and natural history of the Mediterran Monk Seal. Special attention is given the causes of endangerment and current conservation efforts. Additional learning exercises are also...
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla
Use this site for information on the Western Lowland Gorilla. The information consists of special adaptations the gorilla has had to make, what it looks like, where it is found in the wild, what it likes to eats, and what its...
Other
Planet Ark: World Environmental News
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...