California Education Partners
Quest for Tree Kangaroo
A three-day assessment challenges scholars to read a passage from an informational text then complete two activities that lead to a writing assignment. Day one and two begin as readers independently read a passage and tag the most...
Biology Junction
Mammals
Mammals include more than 4,000 species and represent the most dominant land animals on Earth. Scholars learn about the large variety of mammals, including orders unfamiliar to most. The presentation highlights the characteristics and...
Curated OER
Technology Squares: Mammals
Review basic vocabulary related to mammals. This short quiz game allows students to test their skills and understanding of scientific vocabulary. This game is appropriate for grades 5-7 and covers very basic concepts.
Curated OER
Know Your Cousins - Monotremas, Marsupials, and Placentals
Students discover various mammals. In this biology lesson plan, students recognize characteristics of mammals and categorize mammal groupings. Students describe how mammals grow inside the mother's body and resemble their parents at birth.
Curated OER
Which Mammal Group?
In this mammals worksheet, students match 6 animal pictures to one of the six common mammal groups such as marsupials, rodents, and primates.
Curated OER
The Diversity of Mammals
In this mammals instructional activity, learners use idea maps about monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals to complete 3 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Magnificent Marsupials
Students have the opportunity to explore the life cycle of a kangaroo, and the differences and similarities between mother and baby as growth occurs from birth to adulthood. They draw pictures of the mother and the joey and compare them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Convergence: Marsupials and Placentals
This graphic illustrates some of the marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals in North America. Even though they are not closely related, these mammals look alike because they have adapted to similar ecological roles. From...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Mammals
This resource provides extensive information about mammals.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Koalas
This resource presents detailed information about the koala, including several photos and a video clip. [0:12]
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Tasmanian Devil
This resource provides detailed information about the warthog, as well as several pictures.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Tertiary
Delve into the Tertiary Period portion of the Evolving Planet exhibit, and trace the climate and continental shift during this time. Includes an overview of the period, a collection of images, and a look at the Tertiary Period's...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Wombat
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on wombats including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kangaroo and Wallaby
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on kangaroos and wallabies including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
University of Southern California
Structure of Matter: Animals
A slide show that demonstrates the development of physical structure in the animal world, moving from sponges through mammals.
University of California
Ucmp: Marsupial Mammals
This museum site from the University of California details the various characteristics of marsupials, or pouched mammals. Content also includes information about specific species.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Quolls
This site gives a brief description of a quoll, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Quokkas
This site gives a brief description of a quokka, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Can You Dig It?
Set in the Australian desert, players become bilbies to search at night for food while looking out for hungry predators like dingos, foxes, and swooping eagles.
Kidport
Kidport: Marsupials (Kangeroo, Koala and Wombat)
Here you will find information on marsupials like the kangaroo, the koala, and the wombat.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Koala
Guide to the koala that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Quokka
Comprehensive resource on the Quokka features facts about the physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation, and tips on what you can do to help.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Tasmanian Devil
A reference tool for learning about the Tasmanian devil that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on...
BBC
Bbc Nature: Dasyurid Marsupials
Dasyurid marsupials are native to Australia and New Guinea. The most famous dasyurid is the Tasmanian devil, but there are another 60 species in the family. Learn more about dasyurid marsupials in this well-constructed overview produced...