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Subtopic: Inherited and Acquired Characteristics

Resource Grade Level Media Type
Animal Coverings  

Animal Coverings
It takes a thick skin to withstand the hardships that life has to offer. This collection of images shows a variety of animals, each with a slightly different type of protective covering.

K-5 JPEG Image
Bird Beak Gallery  

Bird Beak Gallery
This collection of images of 10 different birds illustrates the diversity of bird beaks.

K-8 Flash Image
Dolphin Reproductive Behavior  

Dolphin Reproductive Behavior
This video segment from the Science and Technology Chat series focuses on dolphin pregnancy, birth, and care of the young, and features Atlantic bottlenose dolphins living in captivity at the Mirage Resort Dolphin Habitat.

3-12 QuickTime Video
Gallery of Visual Illusions  

Gallery of Visual Illusions
Are your eyes playing tricks on you? Discover more about eyesight and the brain as you test your eyes with these visual illusions adapted from the University of Washington's Neuroscience for Kids Web site.

5-12 Flash Interactive
Migration of the Monarch  

Migration of the Monarch
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies.

3-8 QuickTime Video
Scent of an Alewife  

Scent of an Alewife
This video segment from NOVA: "Sea Behind the Dunes" tracks the return of spawning alewife fish from the open ocean back to the freshwater streams and ponds where they were born.

3-8 QuickTime Video
Seahorse Basics  

Seahorse Basics
This diagram from the NOVA: "Kingdom of the Seahorse" Web site reveals some of the more remarkable traits of this enigmatic creature.

3-8 HTML Document
Supermarket Botany  

Supermarket Botany
Can you eat the stem, root, or seed of a plant? In this interactive activity adapted from the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, test your knowledge of plant parts by identifying everyday foods as plant parts.

2-5 Flash Interactive