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Facilisimo: Mascotas: Aves
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a variety of birds. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different species. Care and training advice is also offered.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Birds: Self Check Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz on birds allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
Quia
Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Chordates: Birds: Class Birds
Through video clips and pictures, explore the orders and a variety of species found in the Class Aves.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Birds
This resource provides detailed information about birds, as well as several pictures.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Birds of Prey: Looking at Raptors Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of prey, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Birds of the Jungle and Rainforest Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of the rainforest, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Birds of Colder Continents
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds in cold climates, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
DLTK
Kidzone: All About Birds
This is comprehensive site covers the characteristics of birds and looks at various birds through pictures and words. Several puzzles are included and the degree of difficultly can be changed.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Birds
Comprehensive resource investigates birds with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, evolution, and external links.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Caribbean Flamingo
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the Caribbean flamingo.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Echinoderm Webpage
Resource provides a brief overview of echinoderms. Includes pictures and links for more information.
University of California
Ucmp: Birds Decendents of Dinosaurs
This site from the University of California, Berkeley contains general information and links to information about the fossil record of birds, the life history of birds, the systematics of birds, and the morphology of birds.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Usfws: Schoolyard Habitat
This informative site from the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service instructs teachers and students on how to create a wildlife habitat on school grounds.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Brown Pelican
As part of the bird exhibit at the National Zoo, this resource highlights various facts and interesting information on the Brown Pelican. In addition to several pictures, the site provides brief information on topics related to the pelican.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Penguin Theme Unit
This lesson is designed to help young learners learn about penguins over a five-day unit.