Curated OER
Wildlife in Arkansas
First graders identify three species of wildlife in Arkansas. They discuss the environment in which the whitetail deer, raccoon, and beaver live in. They identify the footprints of each animal and discuss how the animals are harvested...
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Sampling Variation in a Natural Population
Students examine the phenotypic variation within a natural population of a single species. They collect data on the species and analyze the data using statistical/spreadsheet software. Students interpret their results and present their...
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Learning To Identify Insects
Learners utilize the Internet to locate a variety of insects. The pictures located are compared and contrasted and placed into a book which is published by the class.
Curated OER
Paleoecology of "Fossilized" Owl Pellets
Learners examine fossilized owl pellets to determine how a species environmental preferences allow us to reconstruct probable past environments. Differences in anatomy are used to identify species in this lesson.
Curated OER
Show Some Backbone and Teach Invertebrates
Fifth graders identify two similarities and two differences between two phyla, assign fictitious invertebrate to its phylum and explain why it belongs in that grouping, and construct member of given phylum and explain why it should be...
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In a Family Way
Students research a rare species of animals that are a step away from the well known animals of our zoos. They create a mobile which displays the geography, habits, population and habitat of the animals. They draw a picture.
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Got the Whole World in My Hands
Students review factors that threaten survival of different species. this lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on animal survival.
Curated OER
Diversity of Life
Students explore the diversity of life forms and the role that interdependency plays in our world through a mult-segmented unit. This segment introduces the unit.
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Natural Selection
Students model natural selection by using various utensils to "capture food" using a simulated species called "Woolybooger's."
Curated OER
The Physiological Tolerance of Two Species of Protozoans
Students examine the differences in pH tolerance between the two species and relate these differences to their respective niches.
City University of New York
Classification: Bringing Order Out of Chaos
A self-directed module on all aspects of biological classifications that covers the species problem, diversity and chaos, cladistics, putting things in groups, and so on.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Making Species Maps
Conservation biologists know which places are important to protect. How nature guides know which animals can be found in which places, are made possible partly by conservation biology. This experiment allows you to discover how maps can...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain College: Classification
Discusses many aspects of information pertainingto organism classification. Provides links to other areas in biology as well.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Biodiversity: Species
Defines the term species and the origin of the concept. Provides estimates of numbers of species in different biological categories, explains what endangered species are, and what ring species are. (Published: May 26, 2010)
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Invaders
This game is based on the PBS Kids' series, Plum Landing. Students will read various informational texts about invasive species. Then students will attempt to rid various regions of their invasive species.
Other
Tom Moore, Mulrennan Research Center/ Mosquito
The first section describes the general characteristics of the mosquito
Other
Iucn: Red List of Threatened Species
Find out about endangered animals featured here from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Search through thumbnails to view previous months' species of the day to learn more.
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project contains information on living organisms including their history and characteristics. Over 3,000 web pages are linked together uniting all living things.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Symbiotic Relationships in Marine Ecosystems
In this lesson students analyze videos to make observations about species, populations, and communities of organisms and discuss their symbiotic relationships. Then they create a hypothetical marine ecosystem and describe the adaptive,...
Globio
Glossopedia: Species
A species is defined as a single kind of animal, plant or creature. Examples of different species are given and how the many species that exist relate to biodiversity. Scientific naming conventions are introduced.
Globio
Glossopedia: Animals
The animal kingdom and its classification are explained and broken down into vertebrates and invertebrates in this resource. "Best-of" the animal kingdom list given - fastest, smallest, largest, strongest and more.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Biodiversity
Find information about diversity among genes, species, and ecosystems that helps answer questions about the importance of biodiversity and how we can save species from extinction.
University of California
Ucmp: Web Lift to Taxa
Alphabetical listing from the University of California of info on each of the animal phyla. Includes scientific and common names and photos. Characteristics of each group are explained in detail.