Curated OER
White-tailed Deer Issues
Ninth graders examine the white tail deer population in Pennsylvania and explore the impacts that the deer have on the flora and fauna. For this white-tail deer lesson students complete an activity and graph their results.
Curated OER
White-tailed Deer: Beauty or Beast?
High schoolers use study guides and videos to discuss the positive and negative impacts of white-tailed deer populations. In this wildlife management lesson, students view slides and discuss the natural history and value of deer as a...
Curated OER
Spot the Differences
In this spot the difference worksheet, young scholars analyze pictures of two
different white-tailed deer to see if they can find six differences between the
two.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: White Tailed Deer
Find out about Wisconsin's State Animal, the white-tailed deer.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: What Do We Do With Too Many White Tailed Deer?
The rise in deer population is putting the animals in the way of harm from increased car accidents, damage to agricultural businesses as well as wildlife plant species, and ticks that cause things like Lyme disease. Take a look at...
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Swamps
What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: White Tailed Deer
Brief overview of the white-tailed deer and accompanying photos demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to mate and feed their babies.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: White Tailed Deer
This photo shows a white tailed deer with large antlers walking through a field. It is native to the United States and is sometimes called the Virginia deer. Learn more about deer with our range of fun deer facts for kids.