Orphan Orca, Saving Springer Documentary

 

Cell Image Library

The Cell Image Library | CRBS

This also includes interactive cells so you can take a look at a cell closer up.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona

Online Field Guide to The Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona

Rainforest

World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22. It was started on June 22nd, 2017 by Rainforest Partnership. It was launched to raise awareness and encourage action to protect the world’s rainforests.

There are two types of rainforests (temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests). Tropical rainforest are located about 10 degrees north and south of the equator. An example is the Amazon rainforest. Temperate rainforest are located in only certain areas around the world. Two examples of a temperate rainforest are the Hoh Rainforest and the Valdivian rainforest. The Hoh Rainforest is located in Washington state in the United States. The Valdivian temperate rainforest is located in Chile and parts of Argentina. Learn more about rainforest from the below websites.

These are some of the photos I took at the Hoh Rainforest. We visited this rainforest on June 25, 2015. At the time I did not know that World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22nd.

It looks like the above photo is of an eagle soaring high in the skies. It might be a bald eagle or some other type of eagle. View other animals at Olympic National Park: Animals.

Watch a live stream video at World Rainforest Day or on World Rainforest Live Stream | YouTube.

Facts
Rainforest | mbgnet.net

Rainforest and Amazon Facts | National Geographic

Rainforest Animals and Plants
11 Amazing Rainforest Animals

Animal Facts Encyclopedia: Rainforest Animals

The Animal Spot Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Animals and Plants with Pictures and Names

Rainforest Books
Over In The Rain Forest This book uses the common song, "Over In The Meadow".  A great way to introduce different animals that live in the rain forest and to reinforce numbers (1-10).

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry

The Umbrella by Jan Brett

Coloring
The Umbrella Coloring Mural

Dramatic Play

Play different rainforest sounds or animal sounds (or music).

Pretend you are in a rainforest. Hear the rain falling from the sky (Play an audio). See the tall tree ... See the ... flying above you. Can you hear the sound it is making? (Play an audio of that animal.)  Hear the wings flapping. Pretend to flap your wings. Walk like a ... The ... monkey is going from tree to tree.  Pretend you are moving from tree to tree. Oh, it grabbed a ... What color is the ...? Pretend to eat a ...  Shh.  Here comes a ...  Be very quiet. Don't move. Oh, there he goes. You can walk now.

Basically, use your imagination.

Drama
A Rainforest Adventure: The Play

Virtual Resources
Amazon Interactive | eduweb

NATURE: Amazon Rainforest: An Interactive Experience

Virtual Rainforest by Gerald R. Urquhart

Videos
Explore the Rainforest! | Ecology for Kids

Rainforest Animals for Children – Jungle Animal Sounds and Rainforest Wildlife | Kiddopedia  - This video has animal sounds and information about 40 different animals.

Virtual Field Trip - Amazon Rainforest | YouTube

Story Videos
A Trip to the Rainforest

Resources
Characteristics of the Tropical Equatorial Rainforest -- There is a video on this page.

Rainforest Alliance

Amazon Rainforest: An Interactive Experience

NATURE: Amazon Rainforest: An Interactive Experience

World Sea Turtle Day - June 16

June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day!

Turtles, Sea Turtles, and Tortoises Located on this blog.

Sea Turtles

World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on June 16.

June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day!

Turtles and Tortoises Located on this blog.

This was posted on the Turtles, Sea Turtles, and Tortoise page (now Turtles and Tortoises) on May 25, 2020. I have created a separate page because there is so much information out there about sea turtles.

Sea Turtles Fact Videos
Happy World Sea Turtle Day | Nature | PBS
Sea Turtles 101 | National Geographic
Turtle Time! | What Sam Sees | National Geographic Kids
Videos | National Geographic

Sea Turtles
The Leatherback is the largest sea turtle.

Find a Species: Sea Turtles | NOAA.gov
What is the largest sea turtle? | NOAA.gov
800-pound endangered sea turtle nests on Melbourne Beach - Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Turtle

Information About Turtles
Sea Turtle Conservancy
Turtles of South Africa | Oceans Africa

Interactive
Sea Turtle Lifecyle | SWOT

Educational Resources
Educational Initiatives: Educator’s Guide & Lessons | Sea Turtle Conservancy

Online Games
Education: Kids Corner: Games | Sea Turtle Conservancy
WaterLife: Sea Turtles and the Quest to Nest | NOAA.gov

Books
I'll Follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara
The Life Cycles of a Sea Turtle by Bobbie Kalman
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Sea Turtle Journey by Lorraine A. Jay
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons

Read Aloud Books
One Tiny Turtle | Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons 

Cnidaria

Phylum: Cnidaria

The four major classes (groups) of cnidarians are:
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa

Introduction to Cnidaira
The Cnidarian Tree of Life project (CnidToL)

Anthozoa

These include: corals, anemones, and sea pens and sea fans

Anthozoa | Animal Diversity Web (ADW) University of Michigan
Corals and Sea Anemones (Anthozoa) | National Zoo

Corals and Coral Reefs

Alcyonacea, or soft corals do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons.

The below photos were taken at the

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - January 2010

Corals

Soft Coral and Anemone

I believe the bottom left is an Alcyonacea (soft coral).
It is possibly a sea whip. The bottom right is some type of anemone.

Corals & Anemones | Sea and Sky

Alcyonacea | wikipedia

Leptogorgia virgulata

Sea Whip | Messer Smith 

Whip Coral (Leptogorgia virgulata) | Chesapeake Bay Program

The below photos were taken at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
located at BYU (Brigham Young University). - July 2018

Corals | National Geographic
Corals of the World - Coral Taxonomy, Coral Geographic, and Species Factsheets

The Stylophora is also known as the Birds nest corals or Cat's paw corals. It is in the class of Anthozoa.

Stylophora pistillata | Corals of the World

The Agaricia agaricites is also known as the Lettuce coral or Tan Lettuce-leaf coral.

Agaricia agaricites Factsheet | Corals of the World
Tan lettuce-leaf coral (Agaricia agaricites) | Marine Species Identification Portal
Agaricia agaricites (Lettuce Coral) | UWI

Corals and Coral Reefs | Smithsonian Ocean Find Your Blue
The Scyphozoan

Classification: Order Alcyonacea | Corals of the World

Sea Anemone
The sea anemone was named after the terrestrial anemone flower.

Sea Anemone | National Geographic

Cubozoa

These include: box jellies

Box Jellyfish | National Geographic
What is the most venomous marine animal? | NOAA.gov

Hydrozoa

These include: siphonophores, hydroids, fire corals, and different medusae

The Portuguese man o' war is also known as the Man-of-war, or Blue bottle. It is in the class of hydrozoa. It is in the order of siphonophorae.

Siphonophores.org
What is a Portuguese Man o’ War? | NOAA.gov

Scyphozoa 

These includes: true jellyfish

Common Jellyfish (Moon Jellyfish)

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - January 2010

The Aurelia aurita is also known as the Common jellyfish, Moon jellyfish, Moon jelly, or Saucer jelly. It is in the class scyphozoa.

Aurelia aurita | wikipedia

OTHER
Coloring Pages
Ocean Animals Coloring Pages | First-School.ws

Digestive System

Digestion | Learn.Genetics
Digestion Tutorial | Sheppard Software - Tutorial and interactive games
Human Digestive System | National Geographic Kids - Information
Digestive System Game | Softschools.com 

Science Index

Astronomy
(A branch of physical science)

Atmospheric Sciences
(Including: Climatology, Meteorology, and other sciences)

Clouds Thematic Unit
Jetstream

Chemistry
(A branch of physical science)

Periodic Table of Elements

Earth Science
(A branch of physical science)

(Including: Geology:, Physical Geography, Ecology, Soil science, Oceanography, Atmospheric sciences, and other sciences)

Earth Science Interactive Games
Earth

Geology
Rocks, Minerals, and Soils

Life Sciences
Life science deals with living things and their relationship to one another and to their environment.

Biology is a branch of life science. These sciences are a branch of biology: anatomy, botany, cell biology, ecology, genetics, marine biology, microbiology, neuroscience, ornithology, Zoology, and other sciences

Digestive System
Genetics
Human Body Systems

Birds (Ornithology) 

Botany
Botany Labels on this Blog

Cell Biology

Neuroscience for Kids

Physics
(A branch of physical science)

Physics

This is my though process here. I will add more later.

Topics:
Electricity
Magnets

Miscellaneous
Science A to Z

Science Links

Find lots more resources are on this blog.

Cell Biology

Ask A Biologist
Biology Bits | Ask A Biologist ASU Cells, Cell Parts
Building Blocks of Life | Ask a Biologist ASU Lots of resources and interactive lessons
Teacher Tools | Ask a Biologit ASU

Cell Facts, Information, Videos, and More
Biology4Kids: Cells
Biology for Kids | Ducksters
Amazing Cells | Learn.Genetics 

Cells | Georgia Virtual Learning
NeoK12

Khan Academy
Biology | Khan Academy
High School Biology | Khan Academy
AP Biology | Khan Academy

Interactive and Virtual Resources

Penguin Theme

Interactive
Magellanic Penguins Story Map

Oceans

June is National Ocean Month.

Virtual Field Trips
Oceans of Fun Virtual Field Trips - Find various videos about different animals. There are some that includes crafts.

Ocean Books
Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae

Ocean Craft
Under the Sea Craft
Make lots of fish, and other sea animals (octopus, whales, sharks, etc). Tape or hang them in a box. You can glue blue paper in the box or paint it blue.

Information
Birch Aquarium - Including facts, teacher resources, coloring pages, and more.

Celebrate the Ocean | NOAA.gov

Gateway to online Natural History Notebooks by the Canadian Museum of Nature

National Aquarium

National Aquarium Virtual Tours

Oceans of Fun

SeaWorld - Including Teacher Resources (Classroom Activities, Teacher Guides, and Saving a Species (which includes videos)

Shedd Aquarium

Interactive Links
Deep Sea | Neal.fun

Story Maps and other GIS-related projects Marine, Ocean, and other resources

Whales in the Sea: Aquarium of the Pacific

Games
Interactive Games | SEA (Sea.Earth.Atmosphere) | NOAA.gov

Lessons
Lessons | NOAA.gov

Coloring Pages and Teacher Resources
Birch Aquarium - Including facts, teacher resources, coloring pages, and more.

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration: Education Links - Wetland Curriculum, Activity Books, Extra Resources (Teacher Resources), and more

Endangered Species: Save Our Species Coloring Book | EPA.gov

Kidzone: Ocean Themed Math Pages

Ocean Animals Coloring Pages

Oceans of Fun

The Keiki Page Presents The Color Box - This is the official site of Tammy Yee. She is an author and illustrator of children's books.

South Florida Water Management District: Education Center

Crafts and Activities
DLTK's Ocean Crafts and Activities for Children

Preschool Themes
Some of the activities can be used with older children.
 
Ocean | Perpetual Preschool

Ocean Life | Preschool Education - Arts & crafts, games & outdoors, music & songs, and snacks.

Sea Animals Theme | Everything Preschool

Ladybug Theme

Ladybug, ladybug, ladybugs everywhere! We all know this cute insect as a ladybug. It is called a ladybug, a lady beetle, or ladybird (in Britain). If you have plants or weeds, the you have one happy bug. They are hunting for bugs to eat. Having these fun ladybugs around is excellent for the environment, your health, and the health of the ones around you. If you let nature take over then there will not be all the bad pesticides that harms everything. Save your environment (and yourself and others) by having ladybugs in your garden.

Here are some photos I took.

March 22, 2020
Ladybug on a Little John Bottlebrush

March 31, 2020

March 15, 2011 

Ladybugs on a Brittlebush

BOOKS

Ladybug Non-Fiction Books
A Ladybug's Life (Nature Upclose) by John Himmelman
Are You A Ladybug? (Backyard Books) by Judy Allen
Creepy Beetles! (Hello Science Reader! Level 2) by Fay Robinson
The Ladybug and Other Insects (A First Discovery Book) Scholastic by Pascale de Bourgoing and Gallimard Jeunesse
A Ladybug Larva Grows Up (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers) by Katie Marsico
Lady Bug (Life Cycles) by David M. Schwartz
Ladybugs (Minibeasts) by
Ladybugs: Red, Fiery, and Bright by Mia Posada
Spotted Beetles: Ladybugs in Your Backyard (Backyard Bugs) by Nancy Loewen

Ladybug Fiction Board Books 
Five Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
The Little Ladybug by Jourdan Devant
Ladybug, Ladybug by Ruth Brown
Ladybug on the Move by Richard Fowler
Little Ladybug Finger Puppet Book by Chronicle Books
Mr. and Mrs. Ladybug's Morning Walk by Mahogony Lee
The Curious Little Ladybug by JoAda Marie Niklas
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn
Ten Little Ladybugs Board Book by Melanie Gerth

Facts
Ladybugs | National Geographic
Ladybugs | National Geographic Kids

PATTERNS
Pattern Station: Ladybugs | Preschool Express

CRAFTS

Ladybug Rock Craft
Wash a smooth rock.
Let dry.
Paint the rock red.
Let dry.
Paint a face on it.
Paint black spots on its back.
Let dry.

3D Paper Ladybug Craft With Template | Easy Peasy and Fun
Bugs and Insect Crafts | DLTK

SNACKS

Healthy Snacks

Healthy Ladybug Bread
Take a biscuit or flat roll and spread strawberry cream cheese on it. (Daiya Cheese has a dairy-free version). Place raisins on the cream cheese to make a head and spots on its back. Enjoy!

Cracker Ladybugs
Spread dairy or non dairy strawberry cream cheese on a cracker. If dairy-free or gluten-free, use safe crackers. If desired, you can use a toothpick and make a line down the middle of the ladybug. Put some raisins or chocolate chips on the frosting.

FOOD ALLERGY TIPS: If you are doing this is a school, church, daycare, or other setting, please follow the below instructions.
WASH YOUR HANDS AND DRY ON A CLEAN TOWEL OR PAPER TOWEL.
USE A CLEAN KNIFE.
DO NOT CROSS-CONTAMINATE THE UTENSILS.

Non Healthy Snacks

Ladybug Graham Crackers
Use graham crackers. (This won't look the shape of a round ladybug but using frosting and raisins or chocolate chips will make it look more like a ladybug.) Frost 1/2 a graham cracker with white/red/pink/orange/yellow frosting (or other colors; especially if there are food restrictions and/or if you want to talk about a certain type of ladybug).  You can use colored sugar instead of colored frosting. If desired, you can use a toothpick and make a line down the middle of the ladybug. Put some raisins or chocolate chips on the frosting.

Note: Natural food dye is always the best option.

Math: Count the spots on your ladybug.

Ladybug Sugar Cookies
Make round sugar cookies. Frost the cookie with red/pink/white frosting (or other colors; especially if there are food restrictions and/or if you want to talk about a certain type of ladybug). Note: Some ladybugs are pink or white. If desired, you can use a toothpick and make a line down the middle of the ladybug. Put some raisins or chocolate chips on the frosting.

Note: Natural food dye is always the best option.

Math: Count the spots on your ladybug.


MATH

Printables Games
Ladybug Addition Math Games | 123Homeschoo4me

VIDEOS
Wing folding/unfolding in Ladybugs | YouTube

ONLINE GAMES

Easy Games
Lady Bug Maze | A Kid's Heart
Ladybugs Maze | Primary Games

Challenging Games
Ladybug (Match the Colors) | safekidgames - "Catch these little critters as fast as you can! Connect all the ladybugs of the same color as quickly as possible."

Turtles and Tortoises

World Turtle Day is celebrated on May 23rd.

Learn more at:
World Turtle Day
Happy World Turtle Day! | SeaLife Melbourne

Let us remember to be kind to turtle by helping preserve these precious animals.

Sea Turtles Located on this blog.

Turtles and Tortoise Fact Videos
Turtle vs Tortoise | BBC Documentary | National Geographic - This documentary is just under an hour long.
Videos | National Geographic

Box Turtles

All about box turtles | Welcome Wildlife

Crafts and Activities
Animal Crafts - Turtle Craft | Danielle's Place
Tic-Tac-Toe Turtle
Turtle Crafts and Activities for Kids | DLTK

Fun and Games
Education: Kids Corner | Sea Turtle Conservancy - Games, Activities, Artwork, and Heroes
Find the Pictures Hidden in the Sea! | NIEHS.gov

Counting
How Many? | A Child's Place
Turtle Dot-to-Dot 1-21 | afunk

Botany

Great Plant Escape | University of Illinois Extension
The Virtual Cell Web Page

Bee Thematic Unit

Happy Bee Day! Bee Day is on May 20th.
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This beehive is located at the Pacific Science Center in the State of Washington.

Here are some ideas you can use for a bee unit (or just to have fun).
I will add more to this page.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
from England

A Swarm of Bee in May
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon.;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.

A Swarm of Bees in May | Mama Lisa's World
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Bees | Enchanted Learning
Bees – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being said by a boy.

Fiddle Dee Dee | Enchanted Learning
Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, The Fly Has Married the Bumble Bee
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Fiddle-De-Dee – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being song by children.

Bee Music & Physical Education
Play The Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Have the children walk around and pretend they are flying like bumblebees.
You can have then hold a picture of a bumblebee they have colored or they can put their arms out as if they are wings.

Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee by The US Army Band | Internet Archieve
The Flight of the Bumblebee | Virtual Sheet Music

Bee Arts and Crafts
50 Bug Crafts for Kids - A viewer sent me this link in October 2016.
Bumblebee Toilet Paper Roll Craft | DLTK

Bee Snacks
Make Rice Krispie Treats

Rice Krispie Treats
You can find a recipe with or without using marshmallows. There are some links listed below. Just add honey to the treats if it does not include it in the recipe. If you are vegan you can use the golden syrup, agave nectar, or some other syrup substitute. The brown sugar can be replaced by coconut sugar.

Healthy No Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Healthy Rice Krispie Treats

Bug Snacks: Honey Cookies | PreschoolEducation

Bee & Honey Facts and Recipes
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans
Honey.com - Including "About Honey", "Recipes", and more.

Resources
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans - Grades K-12 Lesson Plans, Information Sheets, and Activity Sheets (including coloring pages and other sheets

Bee eBooks
Here are some eBooks I created. They are available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Owls

There are many type of owls. Some owls are nocturnal (which means they are active during the night). Some owls are diurnal (which means they are active during the day). Three diurnal owls include the Northern hawk-owl, Burrowing Owl, and the Snowy Owl. There might be other owls that are active during the day but you will need to research to find those owls.

Owls
AllAboutBirds (CornellLab)
Owls | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Owls | Oregon
Living With Wildlife: Owls | Washington

Barn Owl
AllAboutBirds: Barn Owl

Barred Owl
AllAboutBirds: Barred Owl
Wikipedia: Barred Owl

Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owls - Athene cunicularia Facts, photos, and owl calls (sounds).
All About Birds: Burrowing Owl
Wikipedia: Burrowing Owl

Great Horned Owl
AllAboutBirds: Great Horned Owl

Horned Owl/Eagle Owl
Owl hooting - YouTube

Snowy Owl
Coloring.ws: Snowy Owl
All About Birds: Snowy Owl
Wikipedia: Snowy Owl

Spotted Owl
AllAboutBirds: Spotted Owl

Owl Cams
Great Horned Owl Cam - AZGFD
Watch Live Barred Owls! Wild Birds Unlimited Barred Owl Cam | Cornell Lab - YouTube

Owl Documentaries
Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC - YouTube
Great Horned Owl on the Hunt | Nat Geo Wild - YouTube

Reading or Story Time
Children enjoy reading books or have books read to them.

Here are some books you can find online or at your local library.

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (A popular children's book.)
[Read Aloud] Owl Babies by Martin Waddell - YouTube
Owl Babies Picture Book Animation - YouTube

Little Owl's Night Board Book by Divya Srinivasan
Little Owl's Night - Animated - YouTube

Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book Series by Kathryn Lasky

DVDs
You can even watch the movie, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole.

Owl Crafts
Felt Owl Pattern
Flying Owl and A Home for Mr. Owl: Summer Reading 2012 Storytime Brainstorming
Harry Potter Party Owl Balloons
Paper Plate Owl Craft: Mommy Savers
Snowy Owl Winter Craft - This uses a shower sponge (loofah) for the owl's body using white craft paint. You use construction paper for the owls eyes (yellow, white, and black), black for the beak and feet, and brown for the branch the owl is sitting on..  

Coloring Pages
abcteach: Owl Coloring Pages
AFUNK: Owl Coloring Book
Coloring.ws
CyberSleuth Kids: Owl Coloring Page
Owl Coloring Page @ Preschool Coloring Book

Masks
Zoomboomafoo: Moonface the Barn Owl Mask 

Puppets
Colorful Shape Owl Craft for Kids
Paper Bag Animal Puppet - A Fun Owl Craft for Kids 
Snowy Owl Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Animals

Animal Sounds
Animal Sounds All Over the World

Crafts
Animal Finger Puppets

Language Arts
Add-a-Letter Animals
Animal Letters
Hidden Animals
Mystery Animal

Science
Animal Appetites

Snacks
Marshmallow Animals

The below links have church related information in them. They can be adapted to your needs.

Lesson
I Can Be Kind to Animals: Lesson 35, Primary 1
Includes a bunny coloring page, finger plays ("My Little Kitten", "Noah"), and other ideas. This lesson can be adapted to a school or other settings by using parts of the suggested activities.

Lesson 35: I Can Be Kind to Animals

Activities
Animal Matchup
Mixed Up Animals: Noah

Science
Creatures Revealed (Matthew 13)

Be Kind to Animals Week

I was searching for "May animals of the month". I learned that this week is Be Kind to Animals Week. For 2020 it is from May 3-9. Be Kind to Animals Week was initiated in 1915 by the American Humane Association. It has been celebrated for 105 years. Read more about it at.
Commemorating a Century of "Be Kind to Animals Week" 1915-2015: American Humane Assoication Kindness 100

Links
Be Kind to Animals Week®