Animals

If animals interest you, try these links:

Adaptations Classification Porifera (sponges) Cnidarians
Worms Mollusks Echinoderms Horseshoe Crabs
Insects General Information Zoos and Animal Cams Hydrothermal Vents


Adaptations

The Utah Education Network has assembled an interesting set of web pages on animal adaptations

The Utah Education Network has produced a second page dedicated to defense adaptations

Classification

This powerpoint will help you review your classification notes

Use this site for a quick, interactive check on the 7 levels of classification.

Sponges

Examine some colorful pictures of salt water sponges

Visit the Evergreen Project to learn about sponges.

Cnidarians

The Vancouver Aquarium presents Aquafacts - Jellyfish

Learn about cnidarians from the Evergreen Project.

Corals

The Evergreen Project has a nice site on coral reefs

SeaWorld has a tremendous amount of information on corals and coral reefs

Sea and Sky provides interesting information on animal life found around coral reefs

Texas A&M has a wonderful site on coral reefs. Be sure to take the interactive quiz

Worms

This short movie clip from Mount Holyoke showcases a regenerated two-headed planaria

Follow the Adventures of Herman, the earthworm

The Yuckiest site on the Internet features Worm World!

Click here to access FAQs About Worms

Here's an Earthworm Review from Cornell University - great pictures and text!

Here's an essay from Backyard Nature that provides a wealth of information on earthworms

Mississippi State University provides information on heartworm prevention

Mollusks

True or False: Sand is the most common irritant that results in pearl formation. Find the answer at The American Museum of Natural History's new exhibit on pearls.

Read about the history of pearls including a description of the world's most expensive dinner at this NOVA site. (Curious?)

Here's some information on the giant squid. Be sure to read the section on squid myths.

Visit the Evergreen Project to find basic information on mollusks.

Take this quiz on mollusks. It's great practice for the real thing!

Echinoderms

The Evergreen Project provides some basic information on Echinoderms

Arthropods - Horseshoe Crabs

Take a close look at the external anatomy of the horseshoe crab

Enchanted Learning contains a detailed diagram of horseshoe crab anatomy

Visit the horseshoe crab page at the Chesapeake Bay Program

Arthropods - Insects

How does a fly fly? Find out at this interactive site from the Sun-sentinel

Check out these 3-D insects!

Zoom in on the most wanted bugs at Dennis Kunkel's Microscopy site.

General Information Sites

Here's an animal site geared towards elementary/middle school students!! It's from the people at Enchanted Learning.

Find information on hundreds of species at Enature.com.

Investigate Animal Bytes at Sea World

Discover Rhode Island Coastal Environments -Take these virtual tours!!

Zoos and Animal Cams

Click here to visit the animals of the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago

Visit Roger Williams Park Zoo, Rhode Island's award winning zoo!

Check in on the Giant Pandas by using PandaCam 1 at the National Zoo

Check in on the Giant Pandas by using PandaCam 2 at the National Zoo

Hydrothermal Vents

The Office of Naval Research provides a good introduction to hydrothermal vents

Take the University of Delaware's Voyage to the Deep - 2000

Researchers at the University of Delaware return to the Mid-Ocean Ridge in the 2001 Voyage to the Deep

Follow scientists as they travel Into the Abyss to study geothermal vents



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