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Website
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Welcome to the Oakland Zoo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site allows users to tour the Oakland Zoo and view all types of animals from A-Z. Offers links to cool stuff and a world safari.
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PPT
University of Southern California

Structure of Matter: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
A slide show that demonstrates the development of physical structure in the animal world, moving from sponges through mammals.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Unit Plan
Other

An Aquatic Adventure

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this WebQuest, you must pick a type of water habitat to create a new aquarium, choose three animals that can coexist in this habitat and design your own aquarium.
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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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Vertebrate Flipchart

For Teachers 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to vertebrates and provides pictures and information on the different types of vertebrates including their characteristics, their physical and environmental needs, and...
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Swamps

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Vertebrates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is about vertebrate animals. It contains information about the 5 types of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The flipchart contains links to websites and...