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Subtopic: Plants and Animals

Resource Grade Level Media Type
Animal Babies  

Animal Babies
This interactive slide show illustrates the variety of animal babies that exist on earth -- some completely independent and others deeply reliant on parental care.

K-5 Flash Image
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
Animal Defenses  

Animal Defenses
In nature, survival is the name of the game. This video segment explores the world of animal defense and shows that predators don't always have the upper hand.

K-8 QuickTime Video
Animal Mouths  

Animal Mouths
This collection of images of six different creatures, including insects and carnivorous vertebrates, illustrates the wide range of mouth types that exist within the animal kingdom.

K-8 JPEG Image
Animals Making a Living  

Animals Making a Living
For most animals, finding food is a full-time job. This video segment explores the food-finding strategies of a variety of creatures, illustrating the idea that different animals have very different ways of getting enough to eat.

K-5 QuickTime Video
Animals on the Go  

Animals on the Go
This video segment shows a wide variety of creatures in their respective habitats, with a focus on how the animals move.

K-5 QuickTime Video
Bird Beak Gallery  

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

K-8 Flash Image
Bird Food  

Bird Food
There are almost as many types of bird beaks as there are types of food that birds like to eat. This collection of images shows a wide range of beaks and the types of foods handled by each.

K-8 Flash Image
Center for Sustainability at Penn State University Tour  

Center for Sustainability at Penn State University Tour
In this Flash interactive a guide to the Hybrid Homestead introduces the concept of ecological footprint or how big an impact humans make on the ecosystem. We visit a yurt, kitchen, bathroom, and greenhouse designed to reduce human energy needs.

6-12 Flash Interactive
Colorful Creatures  

Colorful Creatures
For animals, bright, flashy coloration can serve as a warning or as an invitation. Either way, colorful skin, feathers, and scales yell, "Notice me!" This collection of images shows examples of some of the world's most colorful creatures.

K-5 JPEG Image
Fruit Wrappers  

Fruit Wrappers
In this video from Curious George, join students as they investigate banana peels and fruit seeds to discover their different functions.

K-2 QuickTime Video
Germinator  

Germinator
This ZOOMSci video segment teaches you how to germinate seeds in a plastic bag and helps you understand some of the factors that influence the germination process.

K-8 QuickTime Video
Guess How Whales Hear!  

Guess How Whales Hear!
This video segment explores how one marine biologist used the scientific process to discover how whales hear.

K-5 QuickTime Video
Map of the Human Heart  

Map of the Human Heart
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.

K-8 HTML Document
Plants-in-Motion  

Plants-in-Motion
While we tend to think of plants as stationary, they are in constant, though very slow motion, as they respond to environmental factors. Watch plants move in time-lapse videos in this interactive activity adapted from Indiana University.

K-12 Flash Interactive
Seahorses  

Seahorses
This video from Thinkport introduces the seahorse, an unusual, endangered fish that has puzzled scientists who are attempting to save it.

K-5 QuickTime Video
Sock Seeds  

Sock Seeds
In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows.

K-8 QuickTime Video
Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?  

Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?
This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research.

9-12 QuickTime Video
What Do Animals Eat?  

What Do Animals Eat?
Some animals -- like some children -- are notoriously picky eaters. Others will eat whatever they can find. This video segment explores the diversity of feeding habits among some of the world's creatures.

K-5 QuickTime Video
What Sounds Do Animals Make?  

What Sounds Do Animals Make?
Although they can't speak, most animals have their own way of communicating. This video segment presents examples of animal communication.

K-5 QuickTime Video