Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: How Do Animals Spend the Winter?
Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.
Online Learning Haven
Online Learning Haven: Animals and Adaptation
This general site defines adaptation and sites examples of some of the best examples of adaptation found in the animal world. Related articles are found at the bottom of this site.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Giraffe Adaptations
Giraffe's have many physical adaptations. This site provides a worksheet and asks students to connect the physical adaptation description to the correct place on the worksheet.
Online Learning Haven
Adaptations: Penguins
An interesting look at the structural and behavioral adaptations of the penguin. Neat penguin facts are included at the end of the site.
Online Learning Haven
Adaptations: Sea Turtles
An interesting that examines the structural and behavioral adaptations of the sea turtle. The problems of survival faced by the hatchlings is also delved into in this site.
PBS
Nova: Deep Sea Beastiary
Get descriptions and pictures of numerous deep sea fish. Discover the adaptations that enable them to survive at tremendous depths.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Why Do Elephants Have Big Feet?
Explain how an organism's adaptations give it advantages in particular environments. Calculate and compare the amount of pressure exerted by the foot of an elephant and a human, and apply that knowledge to an understanding of automobile...
Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Bird Beaks and Bills
Labeled illustrations demonstrating the diversity of bird mouth parts, each adapted for particular purposes.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:mediterranean on the Rocks: Turtle Hospital
Research how people affect animal populations by introducing alien species, which endanger endemic species. Map how the imported red fire ant expanded its range in the U.S. since the 1920s, and investigate the impact this alien has on...
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: Ways of the Wild
Explore the problem of wildlife management in many African countries. Apply critical thinking skills to a decision-making scenario and strategically communicate information.
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Wild Places: Identifying Species
Sort and classify insects and spiders by characteristics, using stamps from the United States postal stamp Classic Collection. Create a taxonomic key to distinguish between any four animals.
Other
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers: Science Ideas
A great resource to discover fun new activities to use in your classroom. Activities are age-appropriate, and span several science topics.
Center for Educational Technologies
Center for Educational Technologies: Earth Floor Adaptation
Learn about the adaptations that are necessary to survive as the environment changes.
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