Learn about the octopus in this reference guide. The reference guide gives information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips...

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the blue-ringed octopus.

Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical, and other unique characteristics of the Giant Pacific Octopus.

Select the homonym that fits the given word to feed the octopus.

Provides an overview of the life of a giant octopus. Has a great picture.

Six versions of the octopus, a pervasive image in late-nineteenth-century America, that illustrate the extensive and corrosive power held by corporations over American political and economic life. Reading guide with discussion questions.

A reading guide and discussion questions for Frank Norris' novel, "The Octopus," which outlines the unbridled power of the American railroads.

Provides an overview of the life of an octopus briareus.

Provides an overview of the life of the octopus vulgaris. Also has a great picture of the octopus vulgaris.

Gives only basic information on the octopus salutii, but has a great picture.

A slideshow of captioned photographs of the giant octopus, with links to a video of feeding time in the giant octopus tank and to other animals from the deep reef--the sheep crab, wolf-eel, and lingcod.

A short story about a little Octopus named Ollie who was teased for having only seven legs. A link to vocabulary and reading comprehension questions is available.

A series of primary resources for students and teachers explores public response to the economic and political shifts during the Gilded Age. Includes questions for guided reading and links to supplemental material.

A very brief description of the red octopus. A great picture of the red octopus is posted on this site as well.

In this interesting site, you will delve into information about the world's largest octopus. Learn about the defense mechanisms that octopuses use and weapons they use on their prey.

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

The full text of the novel The Octopus by Frank Norris. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

This lesson plan explores how some animals have the ability to change their body color to blend in with their environments, and how this ability protects them from predators by making them practically invisible.

Read about the general characteristics some cephalopod cousoins: the squid and octous.

Excerpt from Ida Tarbell's magazine expose of Standard Oil's manipulation of the American oil industry contrasted with excerpts from John D. Rockefeller's autobiography in which he defends the practices of his company.

Political boss George Washington Plunkitt explains how big city politics work, and reformer Lincoln Steffens, in an excerpt from The Shame of the Cities, attacks the corruption Plunkitt represents.

Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.

Theodore Roosevelt's speech in 1910 arguing for the vigorous involvement of government in American life.

The 1892 platform of the Populist Party that argued for significant changes to improve the economic condition of farmers and industrial workers. Included are discussion questions and a link to the exact wording of the platform.