BIRDS:

Birds--An Integrated Unit for Grades 5 and 6:
Student research, creative writing, math, surveys, problem solving, art--all curricular areas are covered in this unit on birds, migration, and survival techniques.
URL: http://www.stf.sk.ca/src/teach_mat_centre/tmc/P11234/birds.htm

Kids Wings:
...learn about bird anatomy, nesting habits, eggs, feathers, and more.
URL: http://www.kidwings.com

Zoom Birds: All About Birds
...basic information, birds place in the ecosystem, diets, eggs, migration, etc.
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds

BUTTERFLIES:

All About Butterflies:
Find resources galore on butterflies to use in the primary classroom. Activities include butterfly puzzles and printable books, life cycle information, and butterfly and moth printouts.
URL: http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

Weather Patterns During Monmarch Migration:
How does a butterfly know when to start its spring journey? What weather patterns are evident in your own area? Have your students collect weather data and send their analysis in to the University of Minnesota with this classroom activity.
URL: http://www.monarchlab.umn.edu/teachers/teachers.html

Where Do Butterflies Come From?:
Students will complete an art project to learn (and remember!) the stages of a butterfly's life.
URL: http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/index.html

ENDANGERED SPECIES:

Bagheera's Lair:
...remember Bagheera from Kipling's The Jungle Book? On this site, Bagheera advocates for all the endangered species of the world.
URL: http://www.bagheera.com/lair.htm

Endangered/Extinct:
...a list of 75 species with a brief description of each.
URL: http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/enexpg.htm

Endangered Species:
...information on animals with printouts.
URL: http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtml

Especies Fact Sheets:
...fact sheets with detailed information about endangered species. Species are listed by region. Information about the Endangered Species Act is easy to understand.
URL: http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

Wildlife Trust:
...Endangered species information for young readers.
URL: http://www.thewildones.org

ANIMALS and HABITATS

All About Mammals:
...what is a mammal, types of mammals, and specific species.
URL: http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/mammals

Animal Planet:
..Discovery Channel's animal news, etc.
URL: http://animal.discovery.com

Australian Animals:
...this webquest utilizes book as well as web resources to research three Australian animals. The project culminates in a Kid Pix presentation to the class.
URL: http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm

Bugscope:
...project of the World Wide Laboratory which provides access to a scanning electron microscope for K-12 classrooms via the internet.
URL: http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu

eNature:
...National Audobon Society's site for field guides to more than 4800 species of plants and animals, habitats, and ask an expert link.
URL: http://www.enature.com

Enchanted Learning: All About Nature-Biomes and Environmental Regions:
...pages on Artic, Antarctic, Desert, Tundra, Forests, Grasslands, Tropical Rainforest, etc. Includes animals in each biome.
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes

ExplorA-Pond:
...the pond ecology web site. An outdoor classroom with lots of links and a virtual pond.
URL: http://www.uen.org/utahlink/pond

Food Webs:

...Interactive site to build food webs.

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

International Wolf Center:
...News, events, data and images all related to wolves.
URL: http://www.wolf.org/wolves/index.asp

Kratts' Creatures:
...facts about animals around the world. Go to different countries and the oceans of the world to check out the wildlife.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/kratts

Lincoln Park Zoo:
...animals information: habitat, adaptations, description, diet, etc.
URL: http://www.lpzoo.com/tour/tour.html

Monterey Bay Aquarium:
...Live cams of penguins, kelp, otters, the Outer Bay, and Montery Bay. Virtual tours through the exhibits.
URL: http://www.mbayaq.org

Sea World / Busch Gardens: Animal Information Database:
...Facts, quizzes, resources, photos, and lots of information about animals.
URL: http://www.seaworld.com

Wild Habitat:
...a WebQuest to learn about animals and their habitats.
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/

ZoomDinosaurs:
...great site for information about specific dinosaurs and dinosaur times.
URL: http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/dinosaurs