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My Mini Book About...
Elementary learners complete a mini book on polar bears. The resource contains four pages, each a quarter of a page, including one title page with a picture of a polar bear and a space for kids to write their names.
Teacher Printables
My Mini Book About …
This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....
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In the Eye of the Tiger
Young scholars read about tigers in both fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose. They study tiger markings in photographs of living tigers to create a sculptural mask reflecting their knowledge of tiger markings. Afterward, they write...
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Trace and Color: Tiger
In this animal-themed coloring worksheet, students color the picture of a tiger and then practice printing the word tiger by tracing the dotted lines.
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Tiger Black Line Drawing
In this coloring page activity, students examine a drawing of a fierce looking tiger who is standing on this hind legs. Students color the picture any way they desire.
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India's Endangered Tigers
Students explore India through maps, as well India's tigers. In this investigating India instructional activity students use the Internet to research the tiger and its environment.
Other
Big cats.com: Learn to Identify the Big Cats
A pictorial gallery of the big cats found around the world! Brief text accompanies amazing photographs of these beautiful creatures.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Tiger
Exhaustive resource explores the tiger with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, history, behavior, habitat, conservation, and external links.
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Other
Smith College: Tiger Panthera Tigris [Pdf]
This 8-page PDF document provides extensive detail on the tiger. Content explores this animal's characteristics and bone structure, range and distribution, fossil record, importance of specialized features, ontogeny and reproduction,...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Tiger
This resource provides detailed information about the warthog, as well as several pictures and a video clip.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Tigers
"The scientific name for the tiger is 'Panthera Tigris.'" This site includes video and audio clips, fun facts and a map. Other web links are available, which makes this a good site for research projects.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tiger
This open-source encyclopedia offers a detailed overview of the tiger. Content includes a look at this animal's physical description, method of killing, various subspecies, and the use of tigers in literature.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Line
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on types of lines and the artwork studied is Franz Marc's Tiger. The animation shows the arrangement of the lines.
PBS
Pbs: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Something Special for Dad
This e-book is based on the PBS Kids' series, Daniel's Neighborhood. Students will read aloud a story about Daniel's special gift, a letter for his dad.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Saving the Tiger
This article focuses on tiger conservation efforts and contains topics including A Brief History, Reports from the Field, Controlling the Tiger Trade, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Tiger Conservation in the Wild in Asia
This article covers a series of topics related to tiger conservation including history, Save the Tiger Fund, a new vision, the human dimension, symbols of recovery, the challenge, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Tiger Facts
Susan Lumpkin's article in Zoogoer Magazine presents a series of facts and related information on tigers. The topics covered include size, habitat, diet, hunting, territoriality, social behavior, conservation, reproduction, and more.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Panthera Tigris, more commonly known as the Tiger.
Other
Tigers in Crisis
Tigers in Crisis offers information on three species of tigers: Bengal Tiger, Siberian Tiger, and Sumatran Tiger. Each section of the site includes information about each tiger, video, and tiger images (available for free download). The...
Read Works
Read Works: A Liger's Tale
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a liger, a cross breed between a lion and a tiger. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Seattlepi: Hadiah Baby Sumatran Tiger
This resource offers a short video of the baby Sumatran tiger at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Good listening practice because you hear the spontaneous comments of young and old, as they watch the tiger cub.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
A fact sheet from the BBC providing statistics and other brief details about tigers. This page also includes several vivid photos and a short video clip on tigers.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Daniel's Neighborhood: Daniel's Babysitter
This e-book is based on the PBS Kids' series, Daniel's Neighborhood. Students will read aloud as Daniel narrates the adventures he has with his babysitter.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Tiger
Learn about how and where tigers live when you explore this resource. You can also investigate how tigers communicate with each other, enemies, friends, and humans through this site.