[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan, learners will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Find a variety of activities for children to do as they learn to identify varying habitats and biomes. Included are links to an even more extensive list of resources under coral reef, desert, grassland,...

In this Plum Landing activity, students will write or draw descriptions of where animals live in their neighborhoods. Students can publish their descriptions online.

Find answers to your questions about habitats, producers, consumers, and food chains. Glossary, image bank, suggested activities, and quiz included.

A nice overview of the reasons why animals need homes as well as different types of homes. Some of the shelters featured include, borrows, hives, dens, nests, and tree hollows.

Explore how pollution can affect natural organisms and habitats.

Josephine lives on the Marshall Islands. Follow her to the beach and find out what kinds of plants and animals live there.

Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about animal habitats. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.

Find a large collection of internet resources organized around ecosystems. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the great blue heron.

Learn more about the polar bear when you visit this informative site that features a diagram of the polar bear and information on its diet, habitat, anatomy, reproduction and so on.

What do you know about the Black-crowned Night Heron? Come and discover more about this wading bird's' reproduction, diet, habitat and more through this educational resource.

This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Lemmings that also includes a picture and a quote from naturalist Edward Nelson.

Discover 10 interesting things about ecosystems, including features of coral reefs, rainforests, deserts, grasslands, freshwater ecosystems, the tundra, the ocean floor, wetlands, boreal forests and big cities.

Lights! Camera! Action! Our movie director needs your help! Help Walrus pick actors based on the traits that best fit the movie role. Which furry mammal will get the most wanted role in the blockbuster film "Paws"? Which water loving...

In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), food webs and their significance will be explored. This lesson is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *Lesson provided by Julie Danley and Pam Walston.

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Chordates (Chordata), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this division and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Bush Dogs (Speothos venaticus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be found...

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Bonobos (Pan paniscus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...

As suggested by the common name, rocks are a prominent feature in the habitat of this species. Rock Voles prefer forest habitats with moss-covered rocks and boulders, thick ground cover, and accessible water. Learn more about the...

Marsh Rabbits live only in marshy areas, and like Swamp Rabbits, are good swimmers. They are often found in habitats with pools of brackish water and plants such as cattails, water hyacinth, rush, centella, and marsh pennywort. Learn...

Beyond the fact that it eats beetles and spiders, very little is known about the biology of the Gaspe Shrew. Its appearance and preference for rocky habitats are similar to those of the larger, long-tailed shrew, to which it is very...

Eastern Harvest Mice eat seeds, some fresh green plant matter, and small insects. They prefer damp habitats, particularly meadows, marshlands, and weed-covered banks of irrigation ditches. Learn more about the Reithrodontomys humulis,...