Worksheet
Curated OER

Primate Weight

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animal weight learning exercise, students fill out the weights of an orangutan, gorilla, and monkey. They answer 7 word problems related to their weights.
Organizer
Curated OER

Animals A to Z: Orangutan

For Students 3rd
For this orangutan worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of an orangutan and its particular attributes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Graphs and Interpreting Data

For Teachers 4th
In this math worksheet, 4th graders interpret a graph and answer five questions to determine the weights of three different types of rain forest monkeys.
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Relative Scarcity: Apes on the Edge

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the past fifty years the population of the great apes around the world has diminished rapidly. Statistics and reasons of their decline is the focus of this article and its resources.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Conservation Biology: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the orangutan: its scientific classification, physical features, reproduction, behavior, diet, habitat, threats to its survival, and efforts being taken to protect it. (Published: August 7, 2010)
Interactive
eSkeletons

E Skeletons: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital laboratory provides an interactive environment in which to examine and learn about skeletal anatomy, in particular the skeleton of the orangutan.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about the orangutan, including photos, an audio clip and a video. [0:32]
Website
Other

Zoos Victoria: Animal Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about many of the different animals in the zoo including many little known facts. Profiled are the dingo, koala, meerkat, platypus, tree kangaroo, and many more.
Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Borneo

For Students 3rd - 8th
Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Borneo's vast biodiversity, natural resources, and geology are discussed. The history of indigenous peoples as well as the effects of colonization and overuse of natural resources are...
Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Rain Forest Animals

For Students 2nd - 8th
Check out this site to learn more about the different types of animals that reside in the rain forest. This resource provides a link to each animal with a full description of the different animals.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Living Edens: Borneo: From Caves to Kinabalu

For Teachers 9th - 10th
View pictures, read text, and listen to information about the topography, flora, and fauna of Borneo, the world's third largest island.
Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Pongo Pygmaeus (Orangutan)

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on the Pongo Pygmaeus (Orangutan). Includes geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, behavior, food habits, and conservation status as well as other information and pictures.
Website
Other

Orangutan Foundation International

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides many resources relating to orangutan's and the foundation
Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the orangutan. Discusses where they are found, the two species types, physical characteristics and anatomy, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators,...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Humans and Primates

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The great apes are the members of the biological family Hominidae, which includes four living genera: chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, and orangutans. Learn more about...
Handout
Bagheera

Bagheera: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a look at the unique characteristics and history of the orangutan. Special focus is given to the causes of endangerment, as well as conservation efforts currently underway. Relevant learning activities can also be found...
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Bornean Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a detailed fact sheet on the Bornean orangutan.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Sumatran Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Sumatran orangutan.
Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Apes

For Students 1st - 5th
Provides a basic overview of the different ape families, along with an in-depth study of each kind of ape. Pictures, charts, and stories are provided.
Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Nhm: Restriction Maps to Cladograms Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan requires young scholars to analyze DNA restriction maps to determine the differences in the sequence for several primates and humans. They then use the information to create a cladogram.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Orangutans

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this awesome resource on orangutans. Students who need help narrowing their informational search will benefit from this clear and concise resource.
Handout
Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource features the orangutan. Provides a brief description as well as information on its classification, range, life cycle and more.
Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Walking Upright Started in Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article on orangutans covers topics related to the evolutionary process of "bipedal walking," or walking on two legs instead of four.
Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the Orangutan.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this animal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.