Curated OER
Rat Round Up
Learners build a device that captures and carries a pet rat safely back to its cage with out "harming" the rat or themselves. They build and experiment with wind-up or battery operated rat cat toys after predicting the outcome of their...
Curated OER
A Rat's Life
Here is a two-page instructional activity on rats and mice. Learners answer nine true/false questions about rats and mice, then compose answers to seven short-answer questions about these two rodents. Finally, they must compose a...
K5 Learning
John and Rick Do Not Like Rats
What would you do if you saw a rat? A short reading passage explains what John and Rick do when they see a rat, as well as what they do when it tries to escape.
Michigan State University
All About Rodents
Get to the know the common house mouse and the Norway rat with an activity that reinforces reading comprehension skills. Scholars read a three-page document detailing key information about mammals, specifically rodents, and use their...
Twisty Noodle
My Book of Rodents
Squeak squeak! A four-page mini book shows learners some examples of rodents. After a lesson about mice, rats, and squirrels, have your class color these pages and publish their own rodent books.
Curated OER
Respiratory, Circulatory, and Urogenital Systems in the Rat
Here is a activity which describes a lab activity in which a rat is dissected, and its heart is studied. The activity has ample background information about three of the rats internal systems, and excellent lab sheets that support the...
Curated OER
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Fifth graders enjoy learning more about animals and their habitats as they explore the Internet sites in these Student Activities based on the main characters in Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH.
Curated OER
Rat Skeleton
In this biology worksheet, students match the parts of the rat skeleton with the numbers showing the anatomical positions for the parts.
Curated OER
The Rat Experiment
Fifth graders observe two albino rats and write their observations in a science journal for two weeks. In rotation groups, they complete the necessary tasks to keep the rats fed and clean. They discuss the importance of eating healthy...
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Rats
This site gives an in-depth description of a rat, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Tracking a Mystery: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site offers a detailed account of the 1993 outbreak in the western US that lead to discovery of a new disease linked to "a previously unknown type of hantavirus." Many related pages with...
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Fact sheet giving information about the endangered Ord's kangaroo rat, which lives in the sand hills of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Rat (Rattus Rattus)
Provides photographs and a fact card about common rats. Discusses where they are found, why they are seen as pests, predators, how humans use them for food and as pets, their life cycle, physical appearance, and diet.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Rats
Learn about two species of rats, from the diseases they carry to the damage they cause by chewing on materials, urinating on food, and eating stored foods.
Other
Live Science: World's Most Elusive Rat Dead After 18 Week Chase
Rats are resilient creatures than can create havoc if left unmonitored. That's why scientists decided to let loose a foot long rat on a deserted island. Learn what scientist now know about controlling the ever elusive Norway rat.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Naked Mole Rat
This resource provides information about the naked mole rat.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Black Rat
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Black Rats (Rattus rattus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Brown Rat
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found...
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Brown Rat
Brown rats are the ones that can carry diseases to humans and are loathed and feared by many. Details about this animal can be found here.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Gambian Rat
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Gambian Rats (Cricetomys gambianus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Banner Tailed Kangaroo Rat
The Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat confines its activities to small areas near the large earthen mounds that contain its complex burrow systems. Usually gentle and timid, this Kangaroo Rat will fight furiously to defend its territory from...
Chicago Zoological Society
Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Naked Mole Rat
Get acquainted with the naked mole-rat by browsing this brief overview from the Brookfield Zoo. This animal guide includes quick facts and information on its habitat, appearance, social skills, and breeding habits.
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Rodents
This site provides all kinds of information regarding rodents, small animals with short legs and a tail that can be long or barely visible. The rodent family includes mice, rats and squirrels, as well as beavers, dormice, lemmings and...