Interactives
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Animals
African
Animals Cam - On this site, you can view live footage of lions, zebras,
giraffes, and more.
Animal
Adaptations - All animals live in habitats. Habitats provide food,
water, and shelter which animals need to survive, but there is more to
survival than just the habitat. Animals also depend on their physical
features to help them obtain food, keep safe, build homes, withstand weather,
and attract mates. On this site, learn about how an animal's physical
features, called physical adaptations, develop over many generations to
help the animal survive in its habitat.
Animal
Defense - Many animals have developed remarkable defenses to keep
from being eaten.For example, some animals use chemicals which they spray
from various parts of their bodies to deter predators. A few animals rely
on trickery and copy the defenses of other animals to protect themselves.
In this activity, you can sample various Internet sites and complete the
activities for each one to learn more about the adaptations that animals
have made to protect themselves.
Animal
Groups - Collective nouns for groups of animals are fun. Everyone
knows that a group of fish is a school and a bunch of geese is a gaggle.
But did you know that a group of squirrels is a dray and a bunch of badgers
is a cete? Discover the collective noun for animals and then make up your
own!
Animal
Habitats - Animals live everywhere on earth--in every kind of terrain
and every kind of climate. An animal's living place is called its habitat.
Most animals are only adapted to live in one or two habitats. In this
activity, you'll match a list of animals with their normal habitats.
Animal
Homes - Beaver lodges. Prairie dog burrows. Rabbit warrens. Bee hives.
These are all homes that animals build to protect themselves and their
young from predators and the weather. In order for animals to survive,
they need food, water, and a safe place to live and raise their young.
Using the animal Internet sites in this activity, match each animal to
the kind of home in which it lives.
Animals
Tour - On this tour, hosted by Scholastic's Magic School Bus, you'll
play a game, watch a video clip, and take a quiz—all about the animals
and their habitats!
Baby
Animal Names - Do you know the specialized names for specific baby
animals? For instance, a baby seal is a cub, a baby eel is an elver, and
a baby goat is a kid. But what is a baby skunk called? A baby swan? A
baby monkey? A baby giraffe? Sample these Internet sites and complete
the activities for each one to discover what baby animals are called.
Betz's
Pet Shop WebQuest - You and your friends have been given the job of
opening a new pet shop. Each team member will investigate and research
a specific animal. Your task will be to classify and investigate each
animal according to their specific group. Each team will create their
own pet shop. Teamwork and working together will be very important to
the success of the pet shop.
Bird
Feeder Cam - On this site from Animal Planet, you can see live images
of birds in Indianapolis, Indiana. Many resident songbirds come to the
feeder daily, including cardinals, wrens, woodpeckers, and chickadees.
Bug Bios
- This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels
they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become
with these alien creatures.
Chain
Reaction - This interactive site teaches you about the food chain
and allows you to try your hand and creating your own food chain.
Dickerson
Park Zoo WebQuest - Your teacher has just received a call from the
Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, MO. The Zoo is in urgent need of new
Junior Zoo Keepers, and the new helpers will be chosen very soon. Do you
know enough about animals to apply for this incredible adventure? Test
your knowledge on this exciting WebQuest.
Discovery
Cams - On this site you can view live footage of tigers, polar bears,
penguins, rhinos, and more.
eBird - Found a bird
of a different feather? Keep track of your flighty sightings at this site
for birders everywhere. You can also access data submitted by others across
the country. Be a part of a nationwide effort to learn more about the
habitats and habits of North American birds!
FINS: The Fish Information
Service - There's something fishy about this web site! Actually, the
whole site is pretty fishy: it's packed to the gills with information
about aquaria, the types of fish best suited to life in an aquarium, and
ways to keep your cold-blooded pets happy, healthy, and hale. A comprehensive
index of fish species covers salt and freshwater fish and is searchable
by type of fish, their Latin name, and their common name.
Food
Webs - In this activity you'll put together food webs for the Australian
Grasslands, Africa, and Antarctica. You can also solve a food web mystery!
Froguts
- Ah, the smell of the formaldehyde... the wrinkled noses and brows...
the nervous squeals.... Classroom dissections are often an
exciting time in biology class, and now you can use the Internet as part
of that learning. Detailed animations walk you through a complete dissection
and explanation of frog anatomy, down to the three chambers of the heart
and the undigested insect within the intestines .
Horse
Cam
- This site from Animal Planet features live images of Appaloosa horses,
a breed known for its colorful coat patterns and striped hooves.
Insects
Tour - On this tour, hosted by Scholastic's Magic School Bus, you'll
play a game, watch a video clip, and take a quiz about insects.
Insect
Zoo - If you like bugs, you'll love this site! You can zoom in on
live images of insects.
Live
Deformed Frog Cam
- Here's one of the strangest sites you'll ever see—one completely
dedicated to deformed frogs. You can view live footage of frogs with missing
legs and malformed eyes. These frogs are cared for by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency.
Marine
Life Tour - On this tour, hosted by Scholastic's Magic School Bus,
you'll play a game, watch a video clip, and take a quiz—all about
the undersea world!
Missouri
Vertebrates - Missouri is home to many animals that have a backbone.
In this activity, you'll look at some of them and learn about their habitats
and characteristics.
Panda
Central - On this site you can watch live video of giant pandas from
the SBC Giant Panda Research Station. The camera movements and selection
of pandas for viewing are maintained by the panda keeper staff as part
of their daily observations of the animals.
Sounds
of the World's Animals - Have you ever wondered what kinds of sounds
a jackal makes? On this site, you can see how different languages interpret
the grunts, snorts, chirps, and howls of the world's animals.
Tarantula
Cam - Scare all your friends with live video of the world's largest
tarantula. This spider's leg span is more than 11 inches!
Waikiki
Aquarium Cams - Here you can view live footage of sharks, seals, and
corals.
The Human Body
BioInteractive
- This site, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, provides virtual
labs, animations, virtual museums, and web videos to help you learn about
subjects such as cardiology, the nervous system, and antibodies.
Blood
Types - In this activity, you'll visit a variety of web sites to learn
why there are different types of blood and how to determine what type
of blood you have.
Eye
Site – Visit the Games section of the Eye Site to have some
fun while learning about eyes. Visit the rest of this think quest site
to learn more about the eye, it’s anatomy, and its ailments
How
The Body Works – Watch a movie about how the digestive system
works, and then check out the activities page for a labeling worksheet,
a wordfind, and a quiz – all about the digestive system.
Human
Body Tour - On this tour, hosted by Scholastic's Magic School Bus,
you'll play a game, watch a video clip, and take a quiz—all about
the human body!
Open
Heart - This site offers hands-on activities to teach you how the
heart works, what kinds of tools doctors use to diagnose and treat problems,
and what goes on during open-heart surgery.
Seeing
– Explore these online exhibits from the Exploratorium and see if
you can figure out what they tell us about how we see.
The
Virtual Body – Online Interactive that takes you on a tour of
the digestive system. Also, zoom in on the different body parts involved
in the digestive system to learn more, and play Organize Your Organs,
a simple puzzle game.
Vision
101 – Check out chapter 1 of this interactive website to learn
how the eye works and what causes some common visual problems. Click on
the different parts of the eye in chapter 1.2 to learn about the anatomy
of the eye.
Yahooligans!
Science - Digestion – This activity features a BrainPop movie
about digestion and an interactive quiz.
Your
Gross and Cool Body - Want to learn more about those parts of the
body and bodily functions that are rarely talked about? Follow Wendell
the Worm and his friend Dora as they answer questions about gross body
sounds and yucky body parts, including belches, ear wax, hiccups, and
your gurgling stomach.
General Biology
The
Biology Project - This site provides activities, problem sets, and
tutorials on a wide variety of living systems subjects, including biochemistry,
cell biology, chemicals and human health, developmental biology, human
biology, immunology, Mendelian genetics, and molecular biology.
Cells Alive!
- On this site you can learn about cell biology, microbiology, immunology,
and microscopy. Many of the links include video images of cells as they
multiply and move. You can also find quizzes to test your knowledge.
Cells
Are Us - This site describes what cells are and how the life of all
creatures begins with one tiny cell. With animated graphics to illustrate
each idea, the Cells Are Us web site provides clear and detailed descriptions
of cells that are appropriate for children of all ages.
Dr. Saul's Biology
in Motion - Forget the milk; got gas? Sure, we all do. Find out what
all the fizz is about with an animation and explanation of the human digestive
system. And while you're there, check out the other biology simulations,
animations, and interactive tools available at this site.
I
Can Do That! - This site provides detailed information about DNA,
cells, synthesis, and scientific methods such as cloning and genetic engineering.
The animated graphics you'll find here will help you understand how the
smallest building blocks of our bodies function.
The
Virtual Cell - This site includes a cell model that students can manipulate,
a virtual textbook, and worksheets. These files are also all available
to download so that educators can use the material in class without being
connected to the internet.
Plants
The
Great Plant Escape - Bud, Sprout, and Detective LePlant are on a mission
to decipher the mysteries of the plant world. This fun site tackles the
fundamentals of plant growth and composition, soil, seeds, and plant reproduction,
among other things. Divided into six 'cases,' the site provides activities
and a glossary of terms.
Games
Scramble-Saurus
- In this game, you use clues provided by the Scramble-Saurus to help
you unscramble the secret word. If you correctly guess the secret word,
the game provides some interesting information about it. You can choose
from a variety of science-related categories in this game, including endangered
animals and the rainforest.
Stay
Afloat - Similar to hangman, Stay Afloat is a game in which you must
guess the correct letters in a secret word before all of the items on
the dock are loaded onto a boat and the boat sinks! If you guess all of
the correct letters in the secret word, the game provides you with some
interesting information about the word. You can choose from a variety
of secret-word categories in this game, including cells and endangered
animals.
