Highlights of the sensational playing and coaching career of NBA legend, Larry Bird, who was named number thirty on ESPN's list of greatest athletes of the 20th century.

To learn about the devastating effects of oil spills, students use magnifying lenses to examine feathers, and name and describe characteristics of the feathers.

Read about the personal life and public career of Claudia Taylor Johnson, more widely known as Lady Bird Johnson, the First Lady of the United States during Lyndon B. Johnson's term as President. Learn about how she met Lyndon Johnson,...

Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.

This lesson plan explores the scientific and common names of birds, how birds can be identified into a "type" by their size and shape, and how each type of bird has certain physical and behavioral characteristics.

Can you name the smallest North American falcon? The American Kestrel is the answer to this question. Learn more about this fascinating bird of prey through this resource. Students will find information on the diet, habitat,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This link will place at your fingertips all kinds of resources for your science unit pertaining to animals such as birds, bugs, dinosaurs, endangered species, fish, mammals and reptiles.

In 2002, paleontologists discovered a fossil in China that seemed to provide a missing link between dinosaurs and birds, and to support the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The fossil came from a four-winged dinosaur they named...

Learn all about Hawaii's state symbols including the state bird, flower, fish, dance, flag, and more. Click on the symbol name to see a picture and learn more information.

Highlights of the sensational playing and coaching career of NBA legend, Larry Bird, who was named number thirty on ESPN's list of greatest athletes of the 20th century.

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This resource from the University of Wisconsin explores the relationship between music and science by exploring bird songs, Mozart, alligator and penguin sounds to name but a few.

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Japanese content! Includes search and browse function to research animals, insects, plants, and birds by names and glossary. Video and audio available as well.

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This concise site presents facts related to appearance, range, conservation, and other names used to identify this bird species. Listen to the sounds of the Atlantic Puffin on this site as well.

Can you name the "two major cities" that dominate the state of Pennsylvania? At this site from the Library of Congress you can learn about how William Penn named this state and find answers to many other questions, as this site takes a...

Who-am-I riddles that have young learners using clues to figure out what kind of animal is being described. "I have wings but I'm not a bird." "I can breathe through a hole in the top of my head." Simple language and colorful...

Provides photographs and a fact card about the Roseate Spoonbill. Discusses where they are found, where the name comes from, physical characteristics, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators,...

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