This lesson engages students in an activity to monitor animal foraging behavior on a spatial scale. The students will break into groups and track each other's movements as they move through a pre-determined course. The results will be...

Students explore the diversity of lizards in terms of characteristics, behavior, and habitat. Activities feature five species of lizards and their special body structures needed for survival.

In this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site, animations explain different aspects of the properties of metal.

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores honeybee communication and navigation. [4:45]

Learn interesting facts about the Mountain Gorilla including information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you...

Learn interesting facts about the meerkat including information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to...

A reference tool for learning about the Tasmanian devil that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on...

Learn about the bottlenose dolphin in this reference guide. Reference guide includes information on the dolphin's physical characteristics, habitat, diet, breeding pattern, behavior, and conservation status.

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...

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the beaver.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the bighorn sheep.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the common garter snake.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the fisher.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the monarch butterfly.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the pronghorn.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the ruffed grouse.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the tundra swan.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the walrus.

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

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the cougar.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the Northern and Southern Flying Squirrel.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the prairie rattlesnake.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the raccoon.

Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the white-tailed deer.