Curated OER
The Sharp Adaptations of Porcupines
In this porcupine worksheet, students learn about how porcupines adapt to their lives in the woods and how they use their quills. After reading a short text and analyzing the labeled pictures, students answer 3 short answer questions.
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Porcupine Quill Jewelry
This site describes different types of jewelry made from porcupine quills and various techniques for making necklaces and bracelets. It has specific directions on how to make a bracelet with a diagram illustrating. It also has pictures...
PBS
Pbs Nature Critter Guide: Porcupine
This PBS Critter Guide site tells you how many quills the average porcupine has as well as other facts about this creature's natural history in text and pictures.