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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides links to selected online texts of many of Eliot's poems, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." Also offers a biography and selected bibliography of...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Discovery Reveals Modern Hippos Evolved in Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article reports on a recent fossil discovery in Kenya that reveals new information about the evolution of the modern-day hippo. Includes video.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource describes the most popular animals at the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Each profile gives background about a specific animal, and more information about the species.
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Cincinnati Zoo: Hippo Baby Fiona Updates

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Follow the unlikely journey of a preemie hippo, and see how a zoo care team helped her thrive.
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Other

Zoos Victoria: Animal Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about many of the different animals in the zoo including many little known facts. Profiled are the dingo, koala, meerkat, platypus, tree kangaroo, and many more.
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Read Works

Read Works: Smile! Show Off Those Pearly Whites

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text telling about the teeth of different animals including: hippopotamus, beavers, sharks, lions, and people. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Other

Bernard Most on the Web

For Students 1st - 5th
Use the Stegosaurus on this page to click through information about Bernard Most, his books and awards, play games, and print coloring pages.
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Read Works

Read Works: African Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about lions, elephants, giraffes, and warthogs. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Other

Nature in Egyptian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This short, illustrated paper describes depictions of nature in Egyptian art. Content discussed in the article includes animals used in art, the natural flora and fauna surrounding the Nile river and how they were used in art, and how...
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: River Hippo

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about river hippos with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features. Audio clip included.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Alligators and Crocodiles for Kids: Learn About These Giant Reptiles.

For Students 1st - 5th
How do you tell an alligator and crocodile apart? Kids learn about these dangerous and scaly animals.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Cote D'ivoire: Tai National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
This park is one of the last major remnants of the primary tropical forest of West Africa. Its rich natural flora, and threatened mammal species such as the pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkeys, are of great scientific interest.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statuette of the Goddess Taweret

For Students 9th - 10th
The statuette represents Taweret, the goddess of protection of women in childbirth. She is depicted as a female hippopotamus with the arms and the legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. The statuette is placed on a rectangular,...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of the Goddess Taweret

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue represents Taweret with the head of a hippopotamus, the legs and arms of a lion, the tail of a crocodile, and with sagging human breasts.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Hunting

For Students 9th - 10th
Egyptian hunting Hippopotamus. - Lardner, 1885
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Hippo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of a purple hippo.

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