| a-e. Survival Techniques and Life Cycles |
| Adaptations |
| | Dirtmeister - Animal Adaptations
|
| | From the site: "Greetings, science snoopers! I challenge you to investigate animal adaptation, the ways that animals "adapt" — develop certain traits and behaviors over time — to suit their environment. Your mission is to select one animal — preferably one found in your local area — and report on the ways it is adapted to its environment." Scholastic's Dirtmeister challenges YOU! |
| |
| | The Environment and Adaptation
|
| | From the site: "Sometimes an environment changes over a few hundreds or even thousands of years. When these changes happen, the animals and plants need to change their ways of life. If the changes in the environment are very large, then animals and plants find themselves in danger of dying off." Learn much more about this topic at this site! |
| |
| | Animals on Defense
|
| | Learn about several animal defense adaptations and mechanisms - such as camoflage, mimicry, hibernation and migration. |
| |
| | Build-A-Fish!
|
| | From the Shedd Aquarium, a cool site that explores the adaptations of sea animals. Your job is to design a fish with the right adaptations to survive! |
| |
| | Squish the Fish
|
| | Help Squish the Fish travel out across the reef to find his lunch. He needs to find friends who will help him hide from his nemesis, BigTooth Blob. Learn about shape, color, and behavioral adaptations for survival. |
| |
| | Warm vs. Cold Blooded Animals
|
| | This page explains the differences between warm and cold-blooded animals. |
| |
| | Animal Adaptations for Winter Survival
|
| | Winter in the temperate zone is a time of short days and long cold nights. Temperatures can drop to freezing, wind and snow blow, and food is in short supply. learn what animals do to survive in the winter! |
| |
| | Penguin Adaptation
|
| | Learn about how penguins must adapt to their environment to survive! |
| |
| | Animal Adaptations Vocabulary List
|
| | |
| |
| | Elk Adaptations
|
| | Elk have special adaptations that help them to survive in the habitat in which they live. Learn all about them at this site! |
| |
| | Animal Adaptations Challenge
|
| | How fast can you match up animals adaptations? Find out what you know about the polar bear, Blandings turtle, the monarch butterfly and the beluga whale.
|
| |
| | EEK! Phenology
|
| | Phenology is the study of changes in plants and animals as they respond to weather, climate, and the seasons. Learn all about it here! |
| |
| | Animals and Adaptation
|
| | In order for animals to survive, they need to be able to adapt. At this site you will look at the types of adaptations animals can and do make.
|
| |
| | Journey North
|
| | An online project where schoolchildren help track the migratory progress of a dozen migratory species! |
| |
| | Arctic Adaptations Challenge
|
| | A great online quiz on the adaptations of Arctic animals! |
| |
| | Form and Function
|
| | Discover how a human, bat, and whale share the same evolutionary history by taking a close look at their forelimbs in "ultravision." |
| |
| | Sleep for Survival
|
| | Many other animals and birds migrate to warmer places during winter and return back when weather conditions become favorable. This is a cycle that is repeated year after year, for generations. Learn more at this great site! |
| |
| | How Animals Meet Their Needs
|
| | An online Flash-game from Harcourt that explores animal adaptations. This game is recommended for younger students. |
| |
| | Rainforest Plant Adaptations
|
| | A look at the many adaptations that rainforest plants have developed to enhance their chances of survival. |
| |
| Photosynthesis |
| | PBS - Photosynthesis
|
| | From NOVA, a great interactive guide to photosynthesis - including a fabulous Flash Animation! This feature takes a look at the oxygen/carbon dioxide cycle and at the process of photosynthesis. Also included are a few puzzlers with answers that may surprise you. |
| |
| | Photosynthesis - Natureworks
|
| | Learn about plants and photosynthesis here! |
| |
| | BBC Education - Photosynthesis
|
| | From the BBC, a great overview of the process of photosynthesis - with illustrations and step-by-step explanations. |
| |
| | Photosynthesis - Pittsford
|
| | Photosynthesis is the making of food by plants. The essential ingredients in making this food are sunlight, the chlorophyll that is present in green plants, water and carbon dioxide in the air. Photosynthesis is necessary not just for plants to make food for themselves, but for animals, including us eventually. |
| |
| | Exploring Photosynthesis
|
| | These pages are photosynthesis - made interesting! Photosynthesis is important to you. It keeps you, everybody, and everything else alive |
| |
| | How Does a Tree Eat?
|
| | Find out about how trees nourish themselves through photosynthesis! |
| |
