Cheetah Outreach
Population Change
Your youngsters become cheetahs in search of food, water, shelter, and space in a fun physical game that does a fantastic job of representing fluctuating species population based on resources available over years.
Curated OER
Cheetah Challenges
Students research the problems that cheetahs are facing in the wild. In this biology lesson plan, students discuss how animal rehabilitation works. They write blogs about it and comment on everyone's post.
Curated OER
Cheetahs and Bears: copy the sentences
In this sentence copying worksheet, students copy 2 sentences onto the lines below them. Students copy a sentence about a cheetah and a bear. Students could also just answer the questions as well.
Curated OER
Saving Big Cats from Extinction
Students explore extinction. In this biology and environmental science lesson, students define extinction, identify what living things need to survive, and create a persuasive poster about "saving the big cats" using a desktop...
Curated OER
The Cheetah Information and Coloring Page
In this animal information and coloring page, students read a short paragraph about the cheetah. They color a picture of the animal in its habitat.
Curated OER
Prey or Pray? Could YOU Escape a Cheetah?
Tenth graders estimate the size of an adult cheetah by research and measurement of a picture. They determine the approximate distance and speed of the cheetah from a filmed chase and compare that to their own running speed.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Cheetah
Here you can find a beautifully detailed sketch of a cheetah drinking by a water hole, as well as some basic facts about cheetahs.
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife: Cheetah
Learn all about cheetahs in this in-depth fact sheet.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)
In addition to providing detailed information about the cheetah, Animal Diversity Web also offers a wealth of pictures, specimens, and classification information for detailed study.
African Wildlife Foundation
African Wildlife Foundation: Cheetah
The African Wildlife Foundation provides a detailed overview of the cheetah. Here you can learn about a cheetah's physical characteristics, behavior, diet, caring for young, predators, and more.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Cheetahs
National Geographic provides great fun facts about this African cat. Find out where they live. Watch a cheetah in action. Listen to a cheetah purr.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Conceiving a Future for Cheetahs
Phyllis McIntosh's article in Zoogoer Magazine presents information on the conservation of Cheetahs. She discusses the difficulties of breeding amongst Cheetahs, as well as the predicted future of Cheetah cubs.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Cheetah [Pdf]
Print out this great coloring page of the cheetah! What beautiful eyes! What big feet! And watch him run! Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Read Works
Read Works: Amazing Animals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses distinguishing features of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Read Works
Read Works: Extreme Animals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares extreme animal facts. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Read Works
Read Works: Cool Cats
[Free Registration/Login Required] Free membership required. This informational text passage shares facts about cheetahs. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife: Cheetah
Get the facts about cheetahs! What do they eat? Where do they live?
BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)
Here are some awe inspiring photos of cheetahs. Included you can also find a fact sheet detailing such things as: physical description, distribution, habitat, statistics, and more.
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Cheetahs
The cheetah is the fastest land animal on the planet. It typically hunts during the day, chasing prey at speeds up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs live in eastern and southwestern Africa and parts of the Middle East. They reside in vast...
PBS
Nature: Cheetah
What are some of the cheetah's distinctive characteristics? Come and check out this resource featuring fun facts and information about the cheetah.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Interactive Game: Toki's Survival Challenge
As part of the larger Nature site that follows orphaned cheetahs, this interactive game lets you see what it is like to hunt like a cheetah. You'll find that it is not easy to catch an impala.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Cheetah
Wikipedia, a free and open-source encyclopedia, provides a lengthy overview of the cheetah. Here you can explore a cheetah's reproduction behavior and social life, diet, and habitat, as well as the cheetah's economic importance and...
Other
The Cheetahspot
The title says it all. The ultimate site to find out everything you need to know about cheetahs. Content includes information on Cheetah social behavior, diet, appearance, locomotion, vocals, habitat, history, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Photo Gallery
The Smithsonian National Zoo offers collection of photos of the animals there.