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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis Larvatus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the proboscis monkey. Discusses their classification and evolution, physical appearance, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators, interesting facts, threats...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus Pygerythrus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Chlorocebus pygerthyrus, otherwise known as the velvet monkey.
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Read Works

Read Works: Mohawk Monkey Discovered

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a new monkey species found in Tanzania. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Mohawk Monkey Discovered

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the highland mangabey, a new species of monkey found in Tanzania. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Allen's Swamp Monkey

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about Allen's swamp monkeys with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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eSkeletons

E Skeletons: Boneviewer: Squirrel Monkey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Take a close up look at the skull and cranium views of a squirrel monkey detailed in the images.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Patas Monkeys

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a patas monkey, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Monkey Pox Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains several links to articles on the CDC's Web site about monkey pox. Great place to go to get all of the information you'll ever need about the disease.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Five Little Monkeys: Comparing and Contrasting

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Five little monkeys sitting on a bed or sitting in a tree? In this close reading lesson, students will compare and contrast the actions of the characters in two of Eileen Christelow's beloved books,...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Oh Noah!: Games in Videos: Monkey Biz

For Students K - 1st
See what happens when Noah thinks the Spanish word for banana means monkey, and learn the Spanish words for some furniture and zoo animals.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Scopes Monkey Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
Find previously unpublished photographs of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial that were found in the Smithsonian Archives. The photos include captions that explain the context.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Squirrel Monkeys

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a squirrel monkey, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Other

Bristol Zoo: Black Howler Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the black howler monkey is possibly the laziest monkey in the world? This informative site provides a number of interesting facts related to distribution, diet habitat, conservation status and more.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus Patas)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the patas monkey. Discusses other names for it, where they are found, anatomy and physical characteristics, distribution and habitat, behavior, lifestyle, reproduction and life cycle, diet,...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, students pretend to launch bananas from a canon to the monkeys at the zoo. The monkeys sometimes let go of the branch at the exact moment the banana is launched. So the students must determine the correct aim angle...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: To Help the Monkey Cross the River

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem explains how the monkey crosses a river without getting hurt.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Howler Monkey (Alouatta)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Alouatta, otherwise known as the howler monkey.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the saimiri, otherwise known as the squirrel monkey.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix Lagotricha)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the lagothrix lagotricha, otherwise known as the woolly monkey.
eBook
Other

Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs. With links to other short stories by American writers.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Tricky Monkey

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little monkey who tells stories to get attention and then learns the importance of being honest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding theme.
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Read Works

Read Works: Mosquitoes Don't Bug These Monkeys

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monkeys in South America that use millipedes as mosquito repellant. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Oregon Zoo

Oregon Zoo: Colobus Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
The Oregon Zoo features interesting facts on the Colobus monkey's conservation and life history.
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Other

Young People's Trust: Red Howler Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site presents a number of quick facts about the red howler monkey relating to distribution, habitat, appearance, habits, and more.

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