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Biology of Plants
Biology of Plants
A great general resource about why plants are classified together, this site offers good information about the basics of plants.
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NOAA
NOAA
This page is a great resource for animal classification background. For those students who chose marine mammals, such as dolphins, this is a good resource as there are links to sites on the topic.
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The Shape of Life - pbs.org
The Shape of Life - pbs.org
This website provides many resources and links to animal webpages. It is also sponsored by PBS.
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North Amercian Mammals - Smithsonian Institute
North American Mammals - Smithsonian Institute
For those students who chose mammals native to our continent, this website is excellent. Special thanks to Dave Rosenthal of the Smithsonian Institute for the referral to this website.
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Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning has printable images and general information about specific animals and plants for the Creature Feature project. Be sure to give credit in your project when you use any of the images in you project.
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Wildlife Africa
Wildlife Africa
Linking you and the wilds of Africa, this website has infomation helpful to those who have African animals, especially mammals.
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MLA Format for Works Cited (Bibliography)
MLA Format for Works Cited (Bibliography)
This page should assist you when you put together your work cited / bibliography for your "Creature Feature" project. Simply plug in your reference information to the template provided. Be sure to alphabetize by author's name!
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Journey Into Amazonia
Journey Into Amazonia
Some of the animals and plants of the Amazonian rainforest are featured here. Check out the links to other sites. This is a good place to research background information re: the ecology of the rainforest.
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Live Wildcam: Africa
Live Wildcam: Africa
Hyenas, zebras, and giraffes: watch them live 24/7 at an African watering hole. Then, join a blog with park rangers about the daily action. Explore an interactive wild-card gallery, and decorate your desktop with beasts of the bush at this exciting interactive real-time website.
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Rainforests
Rainforests
Check out this website when researching your rainforest critters AND plants. Just be sure that the information you use is about the Amazonian rainforest and not some other.
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Wild Madagascar
Wild Madagascar
The name says it all. This site offers some general information on animals, and it has good pictures.
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National Geographic Madagascar
National Geographic Madagascar
The island of Madagascar is a living laboratory of evolution—isolated from the rest of the world for over 60 million years. The tropical dry forests in the western part of the island support hundreds of endemic plant and animal species, including numerous chameleon species, the world’s most endangered tortoise, the Angonoka tortoise, and the rare aye-aye.
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Embassy of Madagascar
Embassy of Madagascar
Running into trouble? Feel free to contact the Madagascar embassy directly. They may be able to point you in to right direction as to resources that may be helpful.
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Amazonia
Amazonia
View the National Zoo's Amazonia exhibit live through their Amazon River webcam. This site has some general information re: animals of the Amazon.
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SI National Zoo
SI National Zoo
What website for the Creature Feature wouldn't be complete without the National Zoo's homepage. This site has good general resources on the various groupd of animals such as reptiles and primates.
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Rainforest Plants
Rainforest Plants
The name says it all. This site focuses on the adaptations and ecology of the rainforest. Did you know there are two types of Rainforest -- the temperate and the tropical? Tropical rainforests are found close to the equator. Temperate rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone, such as the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Both are endangered!
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Plants for Kids
Plants for Kids
Links galore to all types of plants, this site provides something for just about everyone.
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Oakland Zoo - African Savannah
Oakland Zoo - African Savannah
From the Camels of the desert...
...to the Zebras of the plain...
Get up close and personal with these animals from the Africa.
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Cells Alive!
Cells Alive!
I love this site! It's interactive with great graphics, so be sure to check it out as you review for your test. Comparing plant and animal cells? Construct your own. Mitosis got you down? Check out the animations of mitosis and the cell cycle.
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