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PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Flying Frog: Jungle Mission

For Students Pre-K - 1st
After watching the "Flying Frog" episode of PBS Kids' Plum Landing, students will draw pictures of flying tree frogs and publish them online.
eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Our Jungle Friends

For Students Pre-K - 1st
"Our Jungle Friends", published in 1905 by the Saalfield Publishing Co. , has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 16 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Jeopardy

For Students K - 1st
Try keeping a whole jungle ecosystem alive by making sure each animal has enough food to survive over a period of 12 days. This game allows players to see how the different species of plants and animals in a rainforest depend on one...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Rangers

For Students K - 1st
Players head out to Borneo to explore the rainforest in this photo safari. Earn points by following clues to take pictures of specific plants and animals.
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Other

Jungle Walk: Sponge Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you wanted to know about sponges. And see video clips as well as photos from The Sponge Reef Project, NOAA Ocean Explorer, National Geographic and more.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Mission: Mystery Sloth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
After viewing PBS Kids' episode "Jungle Mission" of Plum Landing, students will learn about sloths and camouflage. Then students will draw and describe their pictures of sloths in their habitats. Students will develop content vocabulary...
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website from the Nobel eMuseum, you can read a biography of Rudyard Kipling, which summarizes Kipling's life, education, and published works. In additon, the Presentation Speech given by C.D. af Wirsen provides a detailed...
Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: A Woman Remembers Hoboes of the 1930s

For Students 9th - 10th
Audio and text version of interview with a woman recalling her experience helping hoboes during the 1930s.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki Tikki Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Lion

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about the lion, including several photos and audio clips.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Great Kapok Tree

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site on the book "The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest" by Lynne Cherry includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to...
Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Associated with the PBS program, this site contains a biography, a career timeline, video interviews with some of Poitier's fellow actors and an interview with the director of the PBS special. This site provides an in-depth look at the...
Website
Texas A&M University

Texas A&m University: Meat Inspection

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive breakdown of the laws and processes of meat inspection. Very informative.
Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibit on what field biologists do. Hear from scientists who have worked in Belize about the reasons that they chose their career paths, the ideas that drive them in their research, the investigative tools they use, and about the...
Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Biography of Amer: Philip Armour and Packing House Conditions

For Students 9th - 10th
Philip Armour, an industry titan in the meat industry, made his money by exploiting the need of his workers for jobs. Read about the deplorable conditions the workers endured in the packinghouses and in the shanty towns in which they...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Break It Down

For Students 1st - 4th
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring decomposers in the jungle. Students will combine different decomposers with fallen jungle materials to help form rich soil.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Animal Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to science quizzes about animals and birds. Topics include animal classification, butterfly, beetle and frog life cycles, spiders, bats, birds of prey, owls, birds of the jungle, rainforest, cold climates and migration.
Handout
Other

Museum of Unnatural History: Virtual Exploration Society: Colonel Percy Fawcett

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the exciting adventures of Col. Percy Fawcett as he mapped the jungles of South America in the early 20th century.
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Other

Ecuador 365

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy a photographic journey through Ecuador in all seasons. You can travel from the jungle - full of exotic plants and animals - to the highlands with their immense snow-covered and still active volcanoes- all these you can see in...
Interactive
Sesame Street

Sesame Street Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
These interactive games allow young children to explore the jungle, the oceans and the arctic regions. Children can look for animals in that area of the world.
Website
Other

Lecturas in Ingles Traducidas / English Readings

For Students 9th - 10th
Great way to practice English with this beautiful selection of short excerpts from literature classics like the Jungle Book, Sherlock Holmes, or the Cask of the Amontillado. Each text includes comprehension exercises with answers and...
Article
CNN

Cnn: Ecological Race of Vietnam Jungle

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN provides a brief report on the ecological condition of the Vietnamese jungle.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Jungle Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Jungle Cats (Felis chaus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Second Jungle Book

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

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