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Animal BabiesThis 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 |
Image |
Animal Classification Game Learn about classes of animals and test your ability to identify animals as mammals, birds, reptiles and more in this interactive activity adapted from Sheppard Software.
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4-8 |
Interactive |
Animal CoveringsIt 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 |
Image |
Animal DefensesIn 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 |
Video |
Animal HearingThis video segment discusses the physical adaptations that give several nocturnal animals a heightened sense of hearing. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Hearing." |
3-8 |
Video |
Becoming a MosquitoJoin students as they observe mosquitoes in different stages of development and learn about the insect's life cycle in this video from Curious George. |
K-2 |
Video |
DecomposersWithout the work of decomposers, living organisms would eventually use up all the raw materials in the environment, and dead organisms and wastes would pile up. This video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth" describes the role of decomposers as the Earth's great recyclers. |
K-5 |
Video |
Embryo to DucklingThis video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" follows the growth of a duck embryo, from a single fertilized egg cell to a complex, hatching duckling. |
K-5 |
Video |
Energy FlowThis feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," follows the path of energy as it is transferred via the food chain from one type of organism to another. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Evolution of CamouflageThis video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" illustrates the remarkable camouflage of a praying mantis against its leafy backdrop. |
3-12 |
Video |
From Seed to FlowerWatching plants grow is like watching paint dry: It happens so slowly that the changes are imperceptible from one moment to the next -- and yet the end results are dramatic. This video segment shows just how amazing plant development can be by depicting various phases of the process using time-lapse photography. Footage from NOVA: "The Shape of Things." |
K-5 |
Video |
GerminatorThis 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 |
Video |
Hatchlings and NewbornsIt's a universal event that no one can remember: being born. This video segment shows that there are different ways to come into the world and suggests that some newborns and hatchlings are ready for independence far sooner than others. |
K-5 |
Video |
Is It Alive?What is it that distinguishes a living organism from a nonliving object? This video presents examples that aren't as clear-cut as one might think, enticing students to question what it means to be alive. |
K-5 |
Video |
Life Stages CardsAll animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this document undergo one of the most dramatic developmental processes known: metamorphosis. See if you can place the developmental stages in their proper order. |
K-5 |
Document |
Masters of DisguiseIn the face of danger, what's a spineless animal to do? This video segment introduces the concept of camouflage -- how animals achieve it and how this form of disguise benefits both predators and prey.
Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." |
K-12 |
Video |
Metamorphosis: Change of PlansAll animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this video segment, however, undergo very dramatic changes on their way to adulthood -- a developmental process known as metamorphosis. |
K-5 |
Video |
Migration of the MonarchThis video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. |
3-8 |
Video |
More Than an ImageThis video segment explores how humans perceive the world through vision. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Vision." |
3-8 |
Video |
PhotosynthesisThis video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth" looks at photosynthesis, the chemical process plants use to make their own food. |
3-12 |
Video |
The Power of TouchThis video segment explores the role of touch in the development of young animals, including humans. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Touch." |
3-8 |
Video |
The Sense of TasteThis video segment explores the sense of taste in humans -- why we have it, and what happens when we lose it. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Taste." |
3-8 |
Video |
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.
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2-5 |
Interactive |
