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Speaking of Research: Animal Welfare and the 3 Rs
An explanation of the 3 Rs of animal research - standards against which any animal research project is measured. They are Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement.
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Understanding Animal Research: Teacher Zone
Use these eight lessons as a basis for studying how animal research is used for medical and other scientific studies. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation and teacher notes. Most also include worksheets or other student...
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Understanding Animal Research: School Zone
The three segments of this site - "Making Medicines," "Rights and Wrongs," and "The Animals" - help users understand the role that animal research plays in scientific, and especially medical, research.
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The Hastings Center: Ethics of Medical Research With Animals
A collection of articles from a variety of experts with differing points of view on the subject of using animals for scientific research. Beyond these nine articles, the site provides links to many additional studies on the subject,...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
Ohio State University
Osu: Introduction to Computer Animation
An introduction to computer animation, written at an advanced level. Includes an overview of computer animation and discusses its heritage, history, software tools, and more. Lots of embedded links to information on related topics.
The Tech Interactive
The Tech Museum of Innovation: Animal Rescue [Pdf]
Scientists often need to gather information in order to form a deeper understanding of the problem. Can your team gather scientific evidence to help inform the design of a device that will help move endangered animals from one protected...
EL Education
El Education: Local Habitat Survey and Animal Research
Students observe animals in several habitats and then choose one animal to research. Students learn about physical adaptations that help each animal live successfully in its habitat and then draw a picture of their animal which is later...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Animal Study From Fiction to Facts
Contains plans for five 50-minute lessons that ask students to compare and research information about animals from fiction and nonfiction texts. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to...
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Striped Skunk
Learn all about this Canadian mammal...habitat, young, enemies, food. Excellent research source for younger students.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust History Animated Maps
To fully understand the breadth and scope of the Holocaust, view the following maps of key locations. These maps are in video form with explanations provided. There are also links provided for further research.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Reporters: Animal Adaptations
Provides guidelines for doing research on animal adaptations. Provides some examples of adaptations and then provides questions to help students develop a report on a particular animal's adaptations.
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Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net.: Animal Farm
This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Bring Your Character in a Bag Animal Farm
The main objective is for students to be able to interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm. Students will then have an opportunity to represent that character in original symbolic form and present it orally to the class.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Animal and Plant Cell Models and Cell Tour Given to Life Science Students
A biology class is divided into two groups: one an animal cell, and the other one, a plant cell. They are given a list of cell organelles to research and construct in their 9 M X 9 M model. Students must organize and assign duties,...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Pet Tech: Animal Training
Research color awareness in animals. Design a set of experiments to determine if animals see colors by using a computer-based paint program to create specific color characteristics, based on their "gray values".
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Animal Rights and Welfare
The relationship of animals and humans has been the subject of differing philosophical views for thousands of years. The controversy continues today in many aspects of contemporary life. Some people believe that a vegan lifestyle is the...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Pets: Stuffed Animal Day
This lesson requires students to bring a stuffed animal to school. During the lesson, students will create a class graph and individually author their own nonfiction pet books after conducting research.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, young scholars will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research...
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Field Trip Earth: Outer Banks Dolphin Research
Learn fascinating facts about the bottlenose dolphin and see what actual scientists do in the field when they study this animal in North Carolina.
University of Southern California
University of Southern California:tsunami Research Group
This site provides a world map of locations of past tsunamis, some video/animations of tsunamis, and a list of additional links to related topics.
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National Bureau of Economic Research: Economic Indicators and Releases
Updated daily, the NBER follows trends of the economy and tracks them. The reports are archived and an RSS feed is available.
University of Southern California
Usc Tsunami Research Center: The Indian Ocean Tsunami December 26, 2004
Captivating coverage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Find a firsthand account, many photos, and a map. (The videos and animations were no longer working at the time of writing this.)
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