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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Moths

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of a moth, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Mussels

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a mussel, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Handout
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Oysters

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of an oyster, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Praying Mantis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of a praying mantis, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Handout
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Roundworms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a roundworm, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Scallops

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a scallop, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Animal Profiles: Spiders

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth description of a spider, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Sponges

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a sponge, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Wasps

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a wasp, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Walking Sticks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a walking stick, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Tapeworms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a tapeworm, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Squid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a squid, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Animal Classification

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to test your knowledge of which animals belong to which groups.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Meet Our Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the National Zoological Park provides extensive information about many types of animals. Just click on the category you need. Includes pictures and live web cams.
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Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: The Squid

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about the squid when you explore this resource. This site includes a diagram of this soft-bodied cephalopod and information on its diet, anatomy, predators and more.
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Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Cuttlefish

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of the cuttlefish, a unique cephalopod. Students will gain a greater understanding of this mollusk through fun facts, information on the anatomy, diet, predators and more at this site.
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Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Butterflies

For Students 9th - 10th
An all-in-one-page description of butterflies that includes information about its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification.
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Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Shrimp

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief description of a shrimp, including its appearance and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Website
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Animal Information Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea World's site featuring a variety of information about their animals, as well as general animal information. Includes "Animal Bytes," a list of animals with some of their characteristics. Also includes some games and teacher resources.
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Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm

For Students 2nd - 5th
WORMS- What are they? Where did they come from? If you are interested in Herman the Worm's family tree (biologically speaking), his body structures, or all the facts about him that you'll ever need, go to "The Adventures of Herman the...
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888 1969)

For Students 9th - 10th
Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888-1969) graduated from the University of Chicago in 1910 and earned a Ph.D. degree from Chicago in 1915. She stayed at the university with an appointment as a research assistant until 1931 because, despite her...