Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Kingdoms of Life

For Students 2nd - 7th
A playful interactive introducing biology's five animal kingdoms. Watch the video, take a quiz, and review vocabulary.
Handout
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Kingdom Animalia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the characteristics that make Kingdom Animalia a distinct classification group. Explore photos and watch video clips about many species of animals.
Activity
Other

The Animals Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides an easy to understand overview of animals from protozoa and echinoderms to insects, mammals, birds, and fish.
Handout
Morning Earth

Biosphere Community: Kingdom Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine the biology topic of kingdom animals. The tutorial includes definitions, examples, and pictures.
Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Kingdom Animalia

For Students 9th - 10th
What characterizes animals from plants? General characteristics of the animal kingdom are noted here. Click on Classification for the Kingdom Animalia; clicking on the camera provides pictures of each animal.
Handout
University College London

Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs From Late Middle Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the types of burial goods found in burial chambers from the Middle Kingdom. Click on the pictures to take you to more pictures and some explanation. Hyperlinks to other articles on this complex website.
Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
The animal kingdom and its classification are explained and broken down into vertebrates and invertebrates in this resource. "Best-of" the animal kingdom list given - fastest, smallest, largest, strongest and more.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Kingdom Classification of Living Organisms

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about who created the classification of living things, how they are classified, and the six different kingdoms.
Unit Plan
University of Oxford (UK)

Oxford University of Modern History: Animals

For Students 3rd - 5th
Plants, animals, fungi, and other creatures can be sorted into different kingoms or groups. Have a go identifying how organisms are grouped in Kingdom ID or Animal ID, or have a bit of fun recognising shapes in Shadow ID. Click on the...
Website
Other

University of Aberdeen: The Phyla of Kingdom Animalia

For Students 9th - 10th
Very systematic breakdown of the animal kingdom starting with the simplest type the sponge, all the way to the chordate or vertebrate. Each phylum has a link with information.
Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
See all the of the different animal phyla that represent invertebrates and how diverse they are with the help of short video clips.
Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Animals Cloze 10

For Students 6th - 8th
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about animal kingdoms. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: The Fungi Kingdom

For Students 6th - 8th
What are some of the common characteristics of fungi? How do they differ from plants and animals? You will find the answers to these questions and more on this brief but informative site.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide the characteristics of the kingdom Animalia.
Handout
Other

Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms

For Students 4th - 9th
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Protist

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on the biological kingdom protista, including a list of different divisions of the kingdom.
Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Chordates: Amphibians: Class Amphibia

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the biodiversity of the Class Amphibia through videos, photos and examples. [2:34]
Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Chordates: Birds: Class Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Through video clips and pictures, explore the orders and a variety of species found in the Class Aves.
Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Animal Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will be able to identify and classify organisms that are animals based on recognition of traits presented.
Website
Other

Colchester Zoo, England

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is the homepage of the Colchester Zoo in Colchester, England. There is information about the zoo and the animals. There is a virtual tour and there are real player and QuickTime videos under the "Display and Feeding Times" category.
Website
Colorado State University

Colorado State University Libraries: Garst [Wildlife] Photographic Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitized collection, searchable by name, endangered species status, habitat, or continent, of over thirteen hundred wildlife photographs taken throughout the world during the filming of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom television series....
Graphic
Curated OER

Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. A good explanation of how organisms are placed in their particular kingdom.
Graphic
Curated OER

Secondary Science Program: The Six Kingdoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. A good explanation of how organisms are placed in their particular kingdom.