Planet Ocean
Discover the “thousands of incredible and bizarre creatures” that have made the ocean their home, including the Blue Whale, Barracudas, and Tubeworms.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
ipl For Kids: Orca Search
Learn all about killer whales in this informative and educational resource for kids.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Our World–Oceans & Seas; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Dinosaur Dig
“Put on your pith helmet and venture through the Mesozoic Era. Find out how to find fossils and ponder the theory of meteors and mass extinction.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
NOAA Fun for Kids!
This is a one-stop spot for exploring weather and the oceans.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Our World–Oceans & Seas; Math And Science–Earth Science–Weather
PAWS Kids
Learn about pets, farm animals, and wild animals as well as about the PAWS organization.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Pets
The Search for Prehistoric Sharks
The Search for Prehistoric Sharks
When dinosaurs roamed the Earth, ancient sharks roamed the seas!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
4-H Horse Farm
Visit this horse farm and learn about breeds, grooming, anatomy, breeding, and more. Includes videos and interactive features. Flash and QuickTime are required.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Pets
Dino Directory
“This is a guide to 163 of the most well-described dinosaurs, including over 700 images.” You can find a specific dinosaur by its name, or look through groups of dinosaurs by when and where they lived.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Dinosauria On-Line
Here you can read articles about dinosaurs, look at pictures of dinosaurs and see maps of the places where they lived. You can also look up all those dinosaur words and names in a dictionary and find out how to pronouce them.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Fighting Dinosaurs: New Discoveries from Mongolia
Fighting Dinosaurs: New Discoveries from Mongolia
Watch a video reconstruction of two dinosaurs engaged in combat, plus explore the rest of this online museum exhibit.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Discovering the World’s First Full Dinosaur Skeleton
Discovering the World’s First Full Dinosaur Skeleton
“In the summer of 1858, Victorian gentleman and fossil hobbyist William Parker Foulke was vacationing in Haddonfield, New Jersey, when he heard that twenty years previous, workers had found gigantic bones in a local marl pit. Foulke spent the rest of the summer directing a crew of hired diggers shin deep in gray slime.” What do you think they found …
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Prehistoric Life – BBC
This site is DINO-MYTE! Read fact files on dinos, learn how new dinos are discovered, find out about why the dinos became extinct, or send a dino postcard to a friend.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Project Exploration: Dinosaurs
Project Exploration: Dinosaurs
Learn more about dinosaurs discovered during Project Exploration expeditions.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Dinorama
This cool site is built by National Geographic Society. This site contains many pictures of various dinosaurs, geologic periods of each dinosaur, and many more.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Welcome to Jobaria
Find out about Jobaria, a new dinosaur giant from Africa. You can learn step-by-step how paleontologists find, study and rebuild dinosaur skeletons. Also, don’t miss the interactive diagram showing the skeleton of the dinosaur Jobaria. Click on a bone for a larger picture of the bone and an explanation of how the shape of the bone contributed to t …
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Dinosauria
Find out why dinosaurs are not really extinct and learn about the different times that they lived. You can even view some skeletons of dinosaurs on exhibit. There’s lots of information about dinosaurs, fossils and more at this site.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
The Age of Dinosaurs
Learn all about dinosaurs here! Read about possible ways they became extinct and learn what dinosaurs lived when. There’s stuff in here for teachers, too!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Zoom Dinosaurs
There’s lots to learn about dinosaurs at this site, along with some cute pictures.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Discovering Dinosaurs
This site is an “online expedition into our paleontological past and an itinerary for its future.” If you love dinosaurs or if you need to do a report about dinosaurs, this site offers a ton of information, including a special dinosaur search engine.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Dinosaurium
From Ceratopsids to Velociraptor, learn the details about your favorite dinosaur at the Dinosaurium.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
NOVA Online–Curse of T. rex
“Dinosaurs may have ruled the earth, but they were never alone on it. A colorful cast of characters, including pump-headed insects, gigantic amphibian reptiles and tiny woodland mammals, coexisted with dinosaurs…” Read what scientists have to say about these animals, insects, and plants that lived with the dinosaurs. Based on a program original …
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
Dinosaur Eggs
“Catch the excitement of fossil researchers as they ‘hatch’ fossilized dinosaur eggs and reveal the embryos inside. Tour our museum of hatchlings.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Dinosaurs & Fossils
SOSKids
Learn all about the oceans and the creatures that live in them. Play games, listen to stories, and get party ideas all about the sea.
Subject: Our World–Oceans & Seas; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures; Math And Science–Earth Science–Oceans, Lakes & Rivers
Alaska Kids – Cool Critters
Learn more about the critters that live in our 49th state. “Featured Critters” includes land and marine mammals and birds. Alaska Ecology Cards have fun facts about mammals, fish, shellfish, birds, bugs, and amphibians and reptiles. Be sure to check out “Animals in the News”!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Our World–North America–USA–50 States–A-F–Alaska
Children of the Earth United
Want to take an “Adventure in Environmental Education”? This is the place to do it: learn about the environment and how to protect it, submit your writings and drawings about nature, and find out about kids’ nature programs in your area.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Rain Forests; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Habitat; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Environmental Protection; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Recycling
National Aviary Kids
Curious about the birds in your backyard and neighborhood? The National Aviary offers games and activities to learn about your feathered friends outside and inside your home.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Zoos; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species; Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats; Fun Stuff–Arts & Crafts–Coloring–Science
Florida Panther Net
Learn all about the history, habitat, threats to survival, and conservation efforts of the Florida panther.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Our World–North America–USA–50 States–A-F–Florida
Heart of Africa
“The Heart of Africa Interactive Experience is a state-of-the-art site developed utilizing leading-edge Internet technologies. It is designed to give you a real sense of a visit to the San Diego Wild Animal Park’s newest and most innovative exhibit. We hope that you’ll use it to preview a trip to the park and to send your friends and family postcar …
Subject: Our World–Africa; Math And Science–Animals
StateAnimals.com
Do you know the official animals for your state? Just click on your state to find out!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Our World–North America–USA–50 States
Rare Species Conservatory – Just for Kids
Rare Species Conservatory – Just for Kids
“A great place for kids of all ages to learn about the amazing diversity of nature and the importance of creating protected areas for wildlife.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species
Congo Gorilla Forest
Learn about the Congo rain forest in Africa and the amazing animals who make it their home.
Subject: Our World–Africa; Math And Science–Animals
The Nutty Birdwatcher
“The Nutty Birdwatcher offers information on birdwatching, Eastern US Birds, backyard bird feeding, bird migration, the do’s & dont’s of building bird nestboxes, guides to identifying birds, habitats of birds, galleries and profiles of birds and everything relating to birds.”
Subject: Fun Stuff–Hobbies; Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Make an Origami Jumping Frog
A step by step drawing of how to make an origami frog that jumps! This page is part of a much larger site on frogs, which we include in our Frogs & Fish section under Animals!
Subject: Fun Stuff–Arts & Crafts–Paper Crafts; Math And Science–Animals–Reptiles & Amphibians
Turtles
This is a colorful, fun website featuring all kinds of information on turtles!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Reptiles & Amphibians
MPCA – Frogs for Kids!
“Here’s lots of stuff about frogs! You can see pictures of frogs, find out what kinds of frogs live in Minnesota, hear what their calls sound like, print out pages to color and learn lots about frogs!” Also see how the environment can affect frogs, and what we’re trying to learn from those effects.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Reptiles & Amphibians
Emperor Penguins
Learn about Emperor penguins which can only be found in the Antarctic and who never set foot on dry land.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
San Diego Zoo – Giant Pandas
This is the homepage of the Giant Panda Research Station at the San Diego Zoo. It provides information about the four giant pandas, Bai Yun, Su Lin, Gao Gao, and Mei Sheng, who live in the Research Station, and about the habitat the zoo has created for them. The site also provides biographies, fact sheets, and Frequently Asked Questions about panda …
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Zoos
GORP- Great Outdoor Recreation Pages: Birding
GORP- Great Outdoor Recreation Pages: Birding
Everything about birding, including a guide for different species of birds, where to go birding in the USA and around the world, travel opportunities for bird-watchers, and more.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Kid’s Corner Fun Butterfly Activities
Kid’s Corner Fun Butterfly Activities
Do you like butterflies? Well if you do this site’s for you! It has butterfly quotations, butterfly-related books, riddles, jokes, word searches, and much, much more.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
North American Butterfly Association: Kids’ Corner
North American Butterfly Association: Kids’ Corner
Provides children’s materials about butterflies. Includes quotations, games, puzzles, projects, and recommended books.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
PestWorld for Kids
Do you have pests in your house? Find out about all sorts of pests: ants, mice, termites, ticks, cockroaches, mosquitoes, lice, and many more. Play games and send ???pestcards??? to your friends!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Zoo Matchmaker
Play a game to learn about matchmaking tigers at the zoo. Breed tigers over four generations to maximize the gene pool for either disease resistance or genetic diversity. Presented by the Minnesota Zoo.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Zoos
John Audubon: Birds of America
John Audubon: Birds of America
Did you know John Audubon painted birds before photographs existed? See his lovely work here. Click on “Catalog” for a list of 435 bird species you can click to see. Or, enjoy the multimedia presentations on the front page.
Subject: Art, Music & Museums–Art–Artists; Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Whale Net
Explore the world of whales: learn about satellite tracking programs, see right whale tracking data, learn about adoption programs, and ask a scientist about whales. This site is loaded with information!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species
Oceans Alive: Australia
Discover the creatures and plants that inhabit the oceans of Australia. Learn about the whales, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, sponge gardens, and seamounts. Meet the seals at Taronga Zoo and find out how they are trained.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Our World–Oceans & Seas; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Whale Times
Find facts about whales plus information about seals, walruses, penguins, sharks, manatees, and giant squid. Or, browse through the Colossal Dictionary of Whale Words, ask Jake the Seadog a question, or learn about scientific names.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Our World–Oceans & Seas
AntarctiC Seals
See photos and learn about seals and other species (including fish, algae, and lichen) that inhabit Antarctica.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Our World–Oceania & Antarctica–Antarctica
Whale Songs: A Resource for Students, Teachers, and Whale Lovers
Whale Songs: A Resource for Students, Teachers, and Whale Lovers
Looking for information on whales and dolphins? You???ll find recent news, trivia questions, and lesson plans plus information sheets on about twenty types of cetaceans.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species
SOS Rhino: Rhinowledge
Visit Rhinowledge for everything you want to know about rhinos including facts, photos, videos, and links.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species
Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
What are sea-monkeys and how long do they live? Learn the science behind sea-monkeys, find helpful health and feeding information, or play games at this website about the world???s only instant pet.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Pets; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Marine Wildlife
Take a closer look at some of the most interesting underwater creatures in the world.This website has colorful pictures and facts about marine wildlife like dolphins, whales, crocodiles, sharks.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
International Crane Foundation
International Crane Foundation
This site promotes conservation of the crane species of the world by providing biological information in field guide form. Also includes pictures, special sections for kids and educators and news and events.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Endangered Ecosystems
Go on an expedition to explore the endangered ecosystems of the Costa Rican Caterpillars, the Mexican Wildcats, and the Brazilian River Otters.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Environmental Protection; Math And Science–Math And Science Resources For Parents & Teachers
Animal Coloring/Info Pages
Print out pictures of animals to color! Choose from amphibians, reptiles, cats, dogs, dinosaurs, and much, much more! Pictures of some of the many animals that are in danger of extinction are also available.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Fun Stuff–Arts & Crafts–Coloring–Science
Snakes and Reptiles
Pictures, videos, audio, and interactive content about crocodiles, lizards, turtles, snakes, and other reptiles.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Reptiles & Amphibians
Tiki the Penguin’s Home Page
Tiki the Penguin has put together this site just for you to help you meet kids from all around the world, to learn about how they live and the problems that people and penguins (and other living things) face as we share this earth. Learn how to make the world a place of kindness and peace for all living things as you journey around the earth. Fin …
Subject: Our World–Geography & World Culture; Math And Science–Animals; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Environmental Protection
Shark Attack
“Get the facts on sharks — everything from how they give birth to when they first appeared on Earth. Explore our clickable shark to learn more about the six senses that help this masterful predator hunt.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Hinterland Who’s Who
This site has fact sheets about many Canadian birds and mammals with information about their appearance, life history, and habits. The site also has many ideas about how to help the environment, including how to attract birds and build houses for them.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species
Pete & Barb’s Penguin Pages
“Inside this site you will find everything you want to know about penguins.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Operation Ruby Throat: The Hummingbird Project
Operation Ruby Throat: The Hummingbird Project
“Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) are the most widely distributed of the world’s 338 species of hummingbirds, all of which occur ONLY in the Western Hemisphere.” This site includes information about these tiny birds such as habitat, migration, size, interesting facts and much more.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Zoom Butterfly: All About Butterflies
Zoom Butterfly: All About Butterflies
Learn all about butterflies, through their life cycles, anatomy, senses, and many other traits. Information sheets, classroom activities, ann an illustrated butterfly dictionary make learning easy and fun.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Learn2 Treat a Dog Bite
This site will “take you through the steps for cleaning and dressing a wound,” and also addresses “the special measures you can take if the situation is more serious.”
Subject: Health–Safety; Math And Science–Animals–Pets
Minax Tarantulas
“Get facts on the biology and care of these huge spiders, as well as lots of photos and info on different species.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
The Aviary
This site offers profiles of a variety of bird species, from the American Robin to the White Pelican. Photos plus information on appearance, eggs, and habitat are provided.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Worms
Learn about worms with a first grade class in Minnesota. These kids tell us all about worms and share with us all that they learned by showing us pictures they drew and giving us a recipe to make chocolate covered worms. Yuck!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Tarantulas (DesertUSA)
Curious about tarantulas? This site tells where tarantulas live, what they like to eat, and how male and female tarantulas mate.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Dive and Discover
“Join scientists as they dive to the mid-ocean ridge thousands of meters deep. Explore towering underwater volcanoes, black smokers, and bizarre creatrues that live there.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures; Math And Science–Earth Science–Oceans, Lakes & Rivers
MicroAngela’s Electron Microscope Image Gallery
MicroAngela’s Electron Microscope Image Gallery
This site has pictures of insects taken through a powerful microscope. There are also funny pictures, like a picture of an insect playing the guitar!
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Insect Information Sheets
Facts and data about many different bugs and insects, including spiders, flies, ants, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, ladybugs, and more.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Charlotte, the Vermont Whale
Hear the story and see the exhibit of whale bones that were discovered in Vermont in 1849. Learn about the bones “unlike any animal previously discovered in Vermont.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Cool Kids Fishing
You can learn about fish, crustaceans, and shellfish. Read some fun stories, too.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Sparky the Fire Dog
Let Sparky the Fire Dog teach you about fire safety. You can also get some good information about dalmatians and firetrucks at this site, too.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Transportation; Health–Safety
Endangered!: Exploring a World at Risk
Endangered!: Exploring a World at Risk
Learn about the many endangered species and habitats of the world. Find out what has caused these species and habitats to be endangered. Read the Legend of the Meeps Island Flying Frog and learn something about endangered animals.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Environmental Protection
Bagheera: A Website for our Endangered Species
Bagheera: A Website for our Endangered Species
Learn how to save endangered species and discover some classroom activities that are ways to help animals in the wild. Special topics include counting tigers and zoos and aquariums.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Endangered Species
Gakken’s Photo Encyclopedia of Ants
Gakken’s Photo Encyclopedia of Ants
This site has lots of photographs and funny illustrations. You can learn many facts about ants . You can even find out about catching and keeping ants. Check this site for ideas for science experiments, too.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Bats4Kids: Bats Bats Everywhere
Bats4Kids: Bats Bats Everywhere
Everything you ever wanted to know about bats and more! You can play bat games, take a bat quiz, and learn all sorts of important facts about bats.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Birds & Bats
Zoom Whales
“A comprehensive on-line hypertext book about whales. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Mammals; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Insecta
“A website devoted to insects” with photographs and information. Includes a “bug of the month” section and insect lore.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Zoom Sharks
“Online book about sharks that has facts, pictures, print-outs, extreme sharks, and much more.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
NOVA Online–Shark Attack!
Lots of cool facts about sharks! Learn about the shark’s six senses. Want to learn even more about sharks?– Contains shark-related links. Based on a program originally aired on PBS’ NOVA television series.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Secrets of the Ocean Realm
Learn about the creatures of the sea and underwater photography at this site based on the PBS television series.
Subject: Our World–Oceans & Seas; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Jellyfish are Everywhere!
Learn about the different kinds of jellyfish and how to avoid getting stung by one.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Sanctuary: U.S. National Wildlife Refuges
Sanctuary: U.S. National Wildlife Refuges
“Take a serious look at America’s ecological oases. Find out what threats menace wildlife and, perhaps, the refuges themselves.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals; Math And Science–Earth Science–Environment–Environmental Protection
Shark Surfari
“Get a kid’s-eye view of these ancient fish. Fins surround you, but the only teeth on our cyber sharks are quiz questions that challenge your knowledge–and prejudices.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
Tarantulas
“Explore the tarantula’s secret realm, from underground burrows to tree branches. Get a close look at???and inside???these fascinating, diverse spiders.”
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms
Kaikoura
“Join an international team of scientists as they probe New Zealand’s Kaikoura Canyon in an effort at spotting the elusive giant squid.”
Subject: Our World–Oceans & Seas; Our World–Oceania & Antarctica–New Zealand; Math And Science–Animals–Fish & Other Water Creatures
King Cobra
Journey through the segments of the King Cobra and discover its powers and life cycle as well as the myths and legends that surround it.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Reptiles & Amphibians
Rattlesnake! Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch
Rattlesnake! Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch
“Discussions about snake species identification, behavioral traits, critical bite first aid,” and other topics are presented very clearly. Specifically discusses the rattlesnake, copperhead, anaconda, coral snake, moccasin, and cottonmouth.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Reptiles & Amphibians
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
This fun site has everything you need or want to know about worms and cockroaches. That’s right — yucky stuff! Did you know that worms are recyclers? Find out about worm bins. Learn how to catch and keep cockroaches as pets. This is all really fun and yucky stuff.
Subject: Math And Science–Animals–Insects, Arachnids & Worms