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Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Adaptations
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal adaptations, that look at physical and behavioral adaptations.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Brain Break I See Animals Lesson Plan
In this interactive activity, students act out animal movements for a short brain break.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Robin (Erithacus Rubecula)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the robin, as distinct from the American robin, which is actually a thrush. Explains where robins are found, their physical characteristics, diet, migration behavior, mating, and predators.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Can You Do It? I Can Do It!
In this lesson students focus on physical movement while they make the same movements different animals would make.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Where Do Mammals Live?: Wildebeest
Brief illustrated overview of the wildebeest and an accompanying video demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to eat and digest tough African grasses.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Townsend's Big Eared Bat
This fact sheet on Townsend's Big-Eared Bat provides details on physical characteristics, migration, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Big Brown Bat
This fact sheet on the big brown bat provides details on physical characteristics, migration, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Mexican Free Tailed Bat
This fact sheet on the Mexican free-tailed bat provides details on physical characteristics, migration, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other interesting facts.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Pallid Bat
This fact sheet on pallid bats provides details on physical characteristics, range, migration, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Spotted Bat
This fact sheet on spotted bats provides details on physical characteristics, migration, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: California Leaf Nosed Bat
This fact sheet on California leaf-nosed bats provides details on physical characteristics, migration, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
Other
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Silver Haired Bat
This fact sheet on silver-haired bats provides details on physical characteristics, migration, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Adaptations: Fit for Survival
This lesson plan will help students explore adaptation, especially as it relates to migration. Students will come to realize that adaptations can be behavioral as well as physical. Students are assigned a particular animal to investigate...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Birds
This resource provides detailed information about birds, as well as several pictures.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: Caribou
Brief overview of the caribou and an accompanying photo illustrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to migrate to find its food supply.