Habitats

March 16, 2004

Past Episodes

Kids & Habitats www.backyardwildlifehabitat.info/kidsnhabitats.htm Check out the fun activities for learning about habitats - Build a lady bug house, adopt a wooly bear or learn how to preserve a spider web.		Mealworm Habitat www.insectlore.com/xinsectucational_stuff /mealworm_activity.html Make a habitat for mealworms!
Butterfly Habitat www.americanhumane.org/kids/insects.htm The Humane Society has great info about creating a habitat that will attract butterflies!		Earthworm Habitat www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/ games /teacher/frogs/index.htm Build a habitat for earth worms!
Build Your Own Prairie Habitat http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/build/index.html If you choose the right plants and animals, you can watch the prairie come to life before your eyes!		Franklin Institute http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html Investigate the world around you with the Franklin Institute! This web site has lots of things for you explore on your own!

Backyard Jungle
http://pbskids.org/backyardjungle/
You've always known that your backyard was a cool place. Now, with Backyard Jungle, you can share it with others, and learn about the world around you!

Wisconsin Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/habitat/
Lots of great information on habitats from the great state of Wisconsin!

NASA Classroom of the Future
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
NASA not only looks to the stars, they also have great information about Planet Earth!

Habitats: Home Sweet Home
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/
National Geographic has a great website for students and teachers wanting to learn about habitat and environment!

The Wild Habitat
http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/animals.html
Check out this great site created by high school students for ThinkQuest. There is a ton of great information for learning about animals and their habitats!

Ocean Habitats
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/
The Office of Naval Research are the experts when looking for information on ocean habitats!

Rainforest Animal Habitats
http://www.arborday.org/programs/rainforest/index.html
Did you know the Rainforest supports almost half of all living species on Earth? Find out more about Rainforests at the Arbor Day Foundation Website.

Acadia National Park
http://www.nps.gov/acad/kids/habintro.htm
There are many different types of habitats in Acadia National Park, including mountains, ponds, forests, and tidepools. Your mission is to choose the best habitat for six animals. You will explore some of the animals' special features along the way. Have fun!

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
http://www.chias.org/online/hoh/habitats.html
This site is worth a visit, if only to meet the Website host - Beauregard Beaver. Beauregard will help you explore three different habitats!

World Wildlife Fund Global http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work /ecoregions/about/index.cfm Amazing amounts of information with great pictures of the different habitats around the globe!

Wildlife Fact Sheets http://species.fws.gov/#fact These factsheets from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service provide great information about specific animals and their habitats.

More Factsheets http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities

  Resources for Teachers  

Teacher's Guide to Habitats
http://www.theteachersguide.com/Habitats.html
In depth guide for teachers on all facets of Ecosystems.

Nature
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/teach_guides.html#download
This companion web site to the popular PBS series NATURE has teacher guides available with numerous lesson plans and activities for teaching about the world around us.

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