The following websites have been reviewed by teachers like you, to add to your resources for teaching this unit. You will find sites for both teachers and students. Please let us know if you have any issues with any of the sites or if the links are corrupted. Contact us. Thank you.
Biosphere:
http://www.biospherics.org/ (Pictures, definitions, info about Biosphere II and scientists who took part in research-teachers)
http://ess.geology.ufl.edu/ess/Introduction/Biosphere.html (Short definitions of biosphere terms- teachers)
Biodiversity:
http://www.biodiversityproject.org/ (Some nice pictures)
http://www.biodiversity911.org/ (Biodiversity basics-excellent for students)
Environment:
http://www.epa.gov/kids/plants.htm (Excellent for students-many, many links)
http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/living.html (Appropriate for middle school)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml (Excellent for students, terrific-virtual activities on Life Cycles, Health, Gases around us, Changing States, Changing Sounds, & Earth, Moon, and Sun.)
Habitat:
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3792 (Match 16 habitats with over 50 animals. Links provided that give much background info on each of the listed animals. Excellent for students)
http://www2.lhric.org/course/irvingtn/rothchan/habitat1.htm (Habitat Adventure-excellent for students, especially if doing animal report-3rd grade level.)
http://www.coe.unt.edu/teachertools/webquests/animal_habitats/Animal%20Habitats%20WebQuest.htm (Excellent for Kindergarteners)
African Dwarf Frogs
Chromatophores:
http://www.frogworld.net/why-frogs-change-color.html - good for students
http://kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs - for students & teachers – all about frogs
http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/amphibians - all about amphibians
Hibernate:
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312800/hibernate.htm (Background info & specific animals.)
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/winter/win2.html
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/animals.html
Estivate:
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312800/estivation.html -good for students
Fiddler crabs
Crustaceans:
http://www.ncdmf.net/kids/crustaceans.html (Excellent for students)
Exoskeletons:
http://www.backyardnature.net/exoskelt.htm (Cool picture, simple explanation of exo.)
http://www.k8science.org/news/news.cfm?art=3469
Arthropods:
http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=15 (Excellent for students)
http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/animals/arthropods.htm (Short)
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/arthropod1.htm (Excellent for students)
Millipedes:
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/diplopoda.html (Excellent background for teachers unfamiliar with these critters.)
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/arthropods.html (Background info)
http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/insects/millipedes/millipedes.html (Background info)
http://www.backyardnature.net/1000legs.htm (Very good diagrams & explanations)
http://www.zoo.org/factsheets/millipede/giantMillipede.html (Solid background info)
Responding to Environment:
http://www.a2zpsychology.com/psychology_guide/instinct.htm (Background info for teacher on instinct.)
Animal Behavior
Ethnology (Background info for teachers):
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/ethology-the-study-of-animal-behavior/page1.aspx
http://training..petsmart.com/learn_ethology.shtml
http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Ethology/introduction_to_ethology.htm
Ethnogram:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/dbs/research/headshaking/ethogram.htm (Interesting, short definition and example using horses.)http://biology.kenyon.edu/courses/biol261/Ethogram/EthoBody.htm (Teacher Background)
