Index:
Zoos
and Zoo Links, Zoo Lesson Plans, Zoology/Animal
Centers/Directories, Zoology/Animal Lesson
Plans (Marine Anumals/Fish,
Mammals, Farm Animals,
Reptiles/Amphibians,
Birds. Insects, Spiders),
Museums
and Museum Lesson Plans
Zoos and Zoo Links
Zoos of the World
Links to many zoo sites indexed by region. See also
Zoos Worldwide and Zoos in the USA.
Smithsonian National Zoological
Park
An excellent site with great photos and information.
Meet their animals A to
Z.
Minnesota Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago Zoological Society.
San Diego Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Sea World
The Shedd
Aquarium
Virtual fish, frogs,
and turtles!
The Electronic Zoo
If it has to do with zoos
or animals, it's probably here.
Switch Zoo
Play animal games, make animal friends or
see their teachers' resources.
Zoo Lesson Plans
Lets Go to
the Zoo
A lesson plan for a field trip to the zoo! See also
Visiting the Zoo.
All about the Zoo
Lesson plans from Teaching Heart.
Zoo Animals
An ESL lesson plan on zoo animal vocabulary.
International Zoo Educators
Lesson Plans
Lessons on animals, biodiversity, and conservation.
Curriculum: San Diego Zoo
Lesson plans and curricula.
Lincoln Park Zoo Resources
for Educators
Zoo links and curriculum guides.
Should Zoos
Exist?
A 6th-grade lesson plan. See also
Let's
Debate: Animals in Zoos.
Zoos
Helping Endangered Species
A 6th-grade lesson plans.
Zoology/Animal
Directories
Animal Diversity Web
A searchable encyclopedia
of the natural history of animals with information about thousands of animal
species.
Selected
Internet Resources - Zoology.
Z to A Zoology and Zoological Species
Information and pictures in reverse alphabetical order.
National Wildlife
Federation
Excellent site with information on endangered species,
habitats, and conservation.
The North American Bear Center
An excellent site with a great deal of information on North
American Bears. The Center is located in Ely, Minnesota. See also
Wildlife Research Institute.
Audubon Society
Birds, birds, and more birds!
Minnesota Raptor Center
Eagles, Hawks, Ospreys! Click on education for
lesson ideas...
International Wolf Center
Images and
information from the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota.
Zoology/Animals Lesson Plans
Zoology Activities and Lessons Plans
More than 20 lesson plans from the Illinois State Museum.
National Wildlife Federation
Lesson plans by topic.
Animals
Around Us
An elementary lesson plan exploring anuimals in the local environemnt.
Animal Lesson plans
Lesson plans on animal classification, animal behavior,
invertebrates, and vertebrates.
National Wildlife Federation
Many lesson plans organized by topic.
Humane Education
Lesson plans
Several lesson plans from the National Humane Education Society.
See also
Humane Education Online.
Marine Animals/Fish
In the Company of Whales
A lesson plan for grades 6-8. See also
Whales for another lesson plan for grades 6-8.
Whales
A Teacher's Guide with lesson plans for grades 4-8 from
Sea World.
See their similar
teacher's guides.
Tale of a Whale
A lesson plan adaptable to many grade levels from Smithsonian Education.
The Rise and Fall of the
American Whaling Empire
A lesson plan from the Mystic Seaport
Museum.
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
A Teacher's Guide for grades 4-8. See also the
K-3 Teacher's Guide.
Shark!
A teacher's guide for grades 4-8. See also the
K-3 Teacher's Guide.
Exploring Our Oceans
A unit from the Yale New Haven Teachers Institute.
Contrasts in Blue: Life
on the Caribbean Coral Reef and
the Rocky Coast of Maine
Three lesson plans for grades 3-8 from the
Smithsonian Institute.
Coral Cam Lesson Plans
Fifteen lesson plans on topics related to coral
reefs. Most are adaptable
to a variety of grade levels.
Sea
Shells
A K-2 lesson plan. See also
Shells.
Horseshoe Crab Fun
An activity from the NWF.
Biomes: Freshwater and Seawater
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 from Discovery Education.
All About Fish
Teaching materials from the Wisconsin DNR.
The Minnesota Fish Quiz
Not a lesson plan, but this interactive, online quiz is a fun way to learn
about Minnesota fish species and may be just what you need to motivate the boys
in your classroom this spring!
Fish and Ladders
A lesson plan for grades 5-8 about the spawning migration of Chinook Salmon. See
the
high school version of this lesson.
Creative Writing:
I
am a Fish
A lesson plan integrating science and creative
writing. For an incredible amount of information on fish,
go to Fishbase.
Fish Sense
A lesson plan from the Minnesota DNR. See their other
similar lesson plans.
Fish Dissection Lesson Plan
See also
Perch Dissection.
Science -
Fish Knowledge
Lesson plans from the Wisconsin DNR.
Getting to Know Some of Pennsylvania's Fishes
A lesson plan for grades 4-5.
Having Fish in the Classroom
A resource.
Fish Information
Service (FINS)
An elaborate site providing information for aquarists.
Animals:
Mammals Lesson Plans
(Lesson
plans for fish/marine animals
are listed above. Scroll
past mammals for lesson plans
on farm animals,
reptiles/amphibians,
birds, insects,
or spiders.
What's a Mammal
A K-5 lesson plan. S
Oh
Deer!
A simulation in which students learn about the interdependence
between animals and their habitat.
Wildlife Lesson Plans
Many lesson plans for all grade
levels from Penn State.
Bats Live
Many lesson plans for a variety of grade levels. See also
Bats in the Classroom: Activities Across the Curriculum.
North American Bear Center
Many educational rtesources. See also Bears/Hibernation for a Pre-K activity.
Polar Bears
A literature-based 1st-grade lesson plan. See
also Why Polar Bears Are White.
The North American Bison Lesson Plan
For grades 3-5.
Tracking the Buffalo
Background information and classroom materials.
Big Cats
A lesson plan for grades
6-8.
Dogs
A lesson plan for grades
6-8 in which students learn
about characteristics of dogs
and dog breeds. See also
Breeds of Dogs
and
Dogs at Work.
Endangered
Species 1: Why Are Species Endangered?
A lesson plan from Science Net Links.
ABC of Endangered Species
A lesson plan for grades
K-6 from Education World. See
also Illustrating Endangered Species.
Endangered Species of PA
A high school lesson plan from Penn State University.
Schoolyard Habitats
Activity guides from the
National Wildlife Federation.
Farm Animals
Fun at the Farm
Elementary-level activities.
Farm Animals Lesson Plan
For ESL.
Farm Animals
A "movement and music" lesson plan.
Sheep to Sweaters
An idea for an activity from Crayola.
All About
Chickens
Chicken activities.
The Perfect Cow?
A high school lesson plan
The
Story of Milk: From the Cow to the Cup
A K-2 lesson plan. See also
Discover Dairy.
Wow that Cow: Cattle Byproducts
A lesson plan for grades K-4. See also
Ultimate Harvesting Machine for a K-3 lesson.
Reptiles and Amphibians
Reviled and Revered
Reptiles and amphibians from the Smithsonian Institution.
Scroll down the
page for 5 lesson plans and resources. Take a look at
the Reptile
Data Base
for information about snakes
and other reptiles.
Reptile Adaptation
A K-5 lesson plan from Discovery Education.
All About Reptiles
An elementary lesson plan.
Herp Care Collection
Advice for keeping a reptile in your home or classroom.
Amphibian
Species of the World
A comprehensive resource from the American
Museum of Natural History.
Amphibians and Reptiles
A 2nd-grade unit.
Snakes
A middle school lesson plan from Discovery Education.
See also
Basic
facts about Snakes.
Ambush Warriors
A lesson plan on snakes for grades 7-8. See also
The Guide to Snake Sightings Around your Home and
Dealing with Snakes.
Come Out of Your Shell: All About Turtles
A preschool to grade 2 lesson plan.
Turtles and Tortoises
A lesson plan for grades 3-5.
Sea Turtles Classrooms
Interactive virtual learning.
Quick Color Wonder Turtle
An activity from Crayola.
Build a Frog
A lesson plan from The National Wildlife Refuge System.
Frogs: Fact and Folklore
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Life Cycle of a Frog
An elementary lesson plan. See also
The Frog Life Cycle.
The
Mysterious Tadpole
Activities for using the book by this title with your 4th-graders.
Frog Dissection
See also
Dissecting a Virtual Frog.
Birds
Raptor Center
Great site from
the Minnesota Raptor Center.
Birds
through the Seasons
A 2nd-grade unit from Core Knowled
Birds WebQuest
Hummingbird Projects and
Activities
Several Activities from Operation Ruby Throat.
Watch the Birdie
A 6-week unit for grades 5-6
in which students develop language arts
skills while studying North American birds.
Follow that Bird
Several middle school lesson plans from the Smithsonian. See also
On the Fly: Studying Bird Migration and Behavior.
Massive Migrations
A lesson plan from the National Wildlife Federation.
Lesson
Plans About Migration
Several lesson plans from
Migration
Science and Mystery.
Bridges to the Natural World
A curriculum guide
for grades K-6 from New Jersey Audubon.
Birding Basics
A primary-grade lesson plan. See also
Birding Basics
for grades 4-7 activity.
Make
Way for the Ducklings: A Bird'sEyeview of Geography.
A lesson plan for grades 1-5
Demonstrating Comprehension through Journal
Writing
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A lesson plan using this book, Mr. Popper's Penguins.
Tacky the Penguin
A synopsis, discussion, group activity and home activity
for Helen Lester's Tacky the
Penguin.
Winter Animals
A primary-grade lesson plan about penguins from Scholastic.
Insects
(general/lesson
collections/lifecycle/characteristics, bees, butterflies,
insect information
and pictures)
Iowa
State Entomology Index of Internet Resources
A
directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the Internet.
Insectlopedia
Lesson
Plans
A huge collection of insect
lesson plans.
What's Bugging You?
Ideas for lesson plans and
activities from Education World.
Using Live Insects
in
the Classroom
Information and activities from the
Kentucky Bug Connection.
Insect
Mania
An elaborate 2nd-grade unit from Core Knowledge. See also
Insects for another 2nd-grade unit.
The Ants Go Marching . . . into Your Lesson Plans!
Lesson ideas from Education World.
The
Insect World
A lesson plan for grades 6-8.
Insects of the World
A WebQuest complete with an
evaluation rubric. See also
Creepy Crawly
Insect Collection.
Plants and Animals: Partners
in Pollination
Three lesson plans for grades 3-8 from the
Smithsonian Institute.
Africanized Honey
Bees
Sets of lesson plans about bees for all grade levels.
Honey
Bees and
Pollination
A lesson plan for grades 4-6.
Solitary and Social Bees
Another lesson
plan for grades 4-6.
Bee Unit
Study
Information and activities for a primary-grade
unit.
Butterfly Website:
Butterfly Teaching Tools
Scroll down the
page to find many lesson plans. Click on
gallery to see butterfly images.
Life
Cycles of Butterflies
A lesson plan for grades K-1.
See other
Butterfly Teaching Tools.
Monarch Butterflies
Eight days of primary-grade activities.
Butterfly WebQuest
Appears to be elementary level.
Butterfly Symmetry
An activity from Scholastic.
Insectlopedia
Good source for insect information from Orkin.
Iowa State University Entomology
Image Gallery
More great insect
pictures!
Spiders
Spiders
An elementary unit with seven lesson plans.
Now We Know Spiders
One lesson plan
from the above unit using the book
Anansi the Spider
by G. McDermott.
Under the Spell of Spiders
Activities for ages 5-8 from the Smithsonian.
Spider Web Engineering STEM Challenge
A 2-period lesson plan.
A Spider
WebQuest
See also
Spider WebQuest.
Museums and Museum Lesson
Plans
The links below take you to museums and lesson
plans about museum collections.
How to Plan a Field Trip Like a Pro
Good source of information
Going
to the Art Museum.
20 Wonderful Online Museums
Plan a virtual field trip! See also
Take a Virtual
Field Trip - Without Leaving Your Classroom.
Art Museums Worldwide
National Park Service -
Teaching with Museum Collections
Many lesson plans from museums at U.S. National Psrks!
Guggenheim Museum
Pick New York,
Bilbao, Venice, Berlin, or Las Vegas!
Digital Museums of
Canada
Online
cultural content.
The Smithsonian
Institute
As good as
you'd expect it to be! Find educational resources in their
Learning Lab.
Colonial
Williamsburg
Take a
virtual field trip.
National Canal Museum
See
their educational resources.
University of
Pennsylvania Museum (archaeology and anthropology)
Institute of Nautical Archeology
Visit their virtual museum and see over 1000
images.
UC Museum
6f Paleontology (Dinosaurs!!)
See their
K-16 resources,
Oakland Museum of
California
Explore the art, history, and natural science of California.
Franklin Institute
Science Museum
The Field Museum
(Chicago)
See their many
Learning
Resources. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
See their
Free Online Learning
resources.Chicago Museum
of Contemporary Art
Nice online exhibits.
Whitney Museum of American Art
See their excellent
Teaching Materials
Metropolitan Art Museum - New York
See their
many lesson plans.
San Diego Art Museum
See their
collection of lesson
plans.
Chicago Art
Institute
See their resources for
teachers.
Museum of Modern
Art
See their
resources for teachers.
Milwaukee Museum
See their
Educator Guide.
Mystic Seaport Museum
See their lesson plans.
Minnesota History Center
From the Minnesota Historical Society.
Minnesota Children's
Museum
The Science Museum of Minnesota
Minnesota Transportation Museum
Adler
Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
US Holocaust Museum
They have many excellent
online tools for teaching
about the holocaust.
International Spy Museum - Washington, D.C.
They offer a variety of
lesson plans and activities "from the Civil War to 9/11."
USS Hornet
Museum
Bring an
aircraft carrier to your classroom!
The National World War II Museum
See their
Educator Resources.
Atomic Bomb Museum
See also
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
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