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Exploratotium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Penguins
Photograph of two Emperor penguins kissing.
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Exploratotium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Penguins
Image of an Emperor penguin.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Penquin
Fun and interesting illustrated information on penguins including appearance, diet, habitat, and conservation status.
PBS
Pbs: The Life of Birds
Online companion to the PBS program "The Life of Birds." In-depth look at certain behaviors of birds, the evolution of birds, birds as parents, and bird songs.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Crittercam Chronicles: Antarctica
Play a game where you explore three scenes in Antarctica and find different types of animals: south polar skua, crabeater seal, emperor penguin, ice fish, leopard seal, killer whale, krill, adelie penguin, and weddell seal. After you...
Read Works
Read Works: Grade 2: Four Lesson Unit: Vocabulary in Context
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of four lesson plans designed to develop students' vocabulary skills including understanding prefixes, using context clues, and using a glossary and a dictionary. Lessons are based on the books...
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Context Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson in which students learn to use context clues in surrounding sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by...
Curated OER
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This is a very informative and in-depth site about the Adelie and Emperor Antarctic Penguins. The site houses numerous pictures as well as basic information for each of the two types of penguin. The page also has tons of links to other...
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This is a very informative and in-depth site about the Adelie and Emperor Antarctic Penguins. The site houses numerous pictures as well as basic information for each of the two types of penguin. The page also has tons of links to other...