Curated OER
Animals of the Cold
Students access the Internet to research information about animals found in the coldest parts of the world. They gather data for collaborative exchange and research answers to teacher designed questions. They create original works of art...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Wildlife Portfolio
The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center offers a portfolio of arctic animals. A page dedicated to each animal provides a physical description, personal observations of the animal in the wild, and several pictures.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Atlantic Puffin
Find out more about the characteristics of the Atlantic Puffin when you visit this educational resource. This site includes information on reproduction, range, habitat and more.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Puffin
Puffins are colorful and full of character. Playfully known as 'clowns of the sea' and 'sea parrots', these shy and inquisitive seabirds arrive in Britain at the start of the breeding season. Learn more about the puffin in this...
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Puffin (Fratercula Arctica)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the puffin. Discusses their classification and evolution, physical appearance, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators, interesting facts, threats from...
Read Works
Read Works: The Comeback
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a conservation project designed to bring Atlantic puffins back to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Horned Puffin
This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Horned Puffin. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, behavior and life cycle.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Atlantic Puffin
Some facts about the Atlantic puffin, Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial bird, are given. Drawings and photos are included.
National Audubon Society
Audubon Adventures: It's a Puffin's Life
Using this chart, see what happens at each stage of the life of a puffin in Maine.
Curated OER
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.