Umaine Museum of Art
Bony Fish Anatomy Worksheet
Take time to appreciate the beauty in the anatomy of animals with this cross-curricular art and science activity. After viewing examples of fish-themed artwork, children complete the included worksheet by labeling the different parts of...
Curated OER
Animal Body Parts Vocabulary
In this science worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures of animal body parts such as: tusk, claw, snout. Students read 3 word choices and circle the word that matches the picture.
Crash Course
Comparative Anatomy: What Makes Us Animals
What makes animals, well, animals? Viewers of a via comparative anatomy video see how similarities and differences in animal anatomy help support the theory of evolution. The video also includes examples of shared characteristics in...
Ask a Biologist
Human Skeleton Anatomy Activity
Young biologists piece together the puzzle of the human body with this simple anatomy learning exercise. Presented with a picture of the human skeleton, students are challenged with the task of correctly identifying the 27 bones...
Crash Course
The New Anatomy: Crash Course History of Science #15
How did scientists move beyond the medical ideas of Galen? Dissect the past with the 15th installment in a History of Science video series. Topics include Vesalius' dissections, the microscope, and mapping the human body.
Curated OER
Animal Parts
In this animal body parts instructional activity, students play a matching game where they match 16 different animal part cards with the corresponding animals provided on a list. Picture and word cards are provided. Directions for...
Crash Course
Animal Behavior
While a herd of cows are eating, they tend to all face the same direction. Viewers explore the world of animal behavior, looking at both morphology and physiology, with a video that focuses on the evolutionary history of learned...
The Brain Scoop
A Bear Skull
What can you learn about a bear by examining its skull? Take an impromptu look at bear anatomy with a video from an extensive mammals playlist. Scientists examine the skull's teeth and compare them with those of a younger bear to...
The Brain Scoop
Dimetrodon Is Not A Dinosaur
Dimetrodon—the dinosaur that wasn't really a dinosaur! Explore the facts about an animal that lived before the Jurassic era with a fact-filled video from Brain Scoop. The narrator shows dimetrodon's characteristics, its common ancestry...
The Brain Scoop
Fisher Dissection: Harvard Adventures, Part 2
What can we learn about the evolution of mammals from a fisher? An engaging video from Brain Scoop's fossils and geology series illustrates the anatomical features of mammals through the dissection of a fisher. Content includes the...
Be Smart
The Superb Owl!
What if we described an animal like we describe a football team competing in the big game? A cool video attempts to do just that as part of a larger biology playlist. It discusses an owl with superb adaptations and anatomy to survive in...
The Brain Scoop
Where'd You Get All Those Dead Animals?
Why do zoologists collect animal specimens for research? And, how many animals is enough? Explore both sides of a current debate in the scientific community using a video that is part of a larger playlist on mammals. Topics include where...
Be Smart
Tuatara All the Way Down: Face to Face with a Living Fossil!
Change is good ... unless you're a tuatara! Meet Earth's oldest surviving reptile species in a fun video from an extensive science playlist. Content includes why the tuatara did not evolve and its unique anatomy.
TED-Ed
How Whales Breathe, Communicate... and Fart with Their Faces
Dr. Joy Reidenberg is an expert in comparative anatomy, but also quite relatable to preteens! Here, she lectures on echolocation by likening it to "farting with the face!" She explains with film, actual whale voice recordings, diagrams,...
The Brain Scoop
Tully Monster Mystery Solved!
What is the Tully Monster? Introduce your science classes to one of the great mysteries in animal classification with an engaging video from Brain Scoop's playlist on fossils and geology. The narrator examines Tully Monster fossils,...
Project Oceanography
Fish Shape
A fish's size, fins, and shape can tell us a lot about them! Learners explore fish anatomy to see how species use camouflage, scales, shape, and coloration to survive. The lesson includes advanced vocabulary such as fusiform shape,...
Curated OER
Tell Me About Teeth
In this science instructional activity, learners investigate the purpose of teeth, types of teeth, their anatomy, dental care, animal skulls and teeth, parts of a tooth and related topics by reading and completing the activities on the 8...
Curated OER
What Are the Feet Used For?
In this animal anatomy activity, students analyze 5 detailed pictures of frog and amphibian feet. Students match the pictures with the function from the word bank: climbing, gripping, burrowing, swimming or gliding.
PBS
The Anatomy of the Sun
Welcome to Sun 101! What better way to gain an understanding of our star than to learn about its anatomy? Physical science scholars peer inside to discover the inner workings of the sun through a video and discussion questions. The...
TED-Ed
How Do Geckos Defy Gravity?
Geckos are reptilian superheroes, defying gravity to climb walls and hang from ceilings, but where did they get these amazing superpowers? Watch this fun video as it examines the amazingly designed feet of these unique animals and how...
Curated OER
Quizzes: Animal Tracks
In this science worksheet, students fill in the circles next to pictures of 11 animals with the number of toes on each animal's foot. Answers are provided on the page.
The Brain Scoop
Chicago Adventure, Part Four: Rodents of Unusual Size (And Other Mammals, Too)
The Chicago Field Museum is home to some amazingly large creatures! The installment from a larger mammals playlist takes young biologists on a tour of the mammal curation labs. Experts explain the specimen collection in terms of their...
The Brain Scoop
The Origin of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I
It may be difficult for some humans to walk and chew gum at the same time ... but reptiles can't breathe while running at all! Compare the skeletal systems of reptiles and mammals in the first installment of Brain Scoop's fossils and...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Cochlea
With all its folds and inner workings, the ear is an extraordinary thing. Take a tour through the anatomy of the ear to get a glimpse of how all the parts works Learners watch as an animation demonstrates how humans hear. The...