Revised in 2008 as Student Research Resources About Animals.
Revised in 2008 as Student Research Resources About Animals.
Title: Explore
the Animal World
Grade Level(s): 3
Subject Area(s): Language
Arts, Science, Social Studies
Pathfinders will help you find information on Internet and in the media center about your topic. Search as many places as necessary in order to gather information for your research.
animal name
biome
habitat
desert
forest
grassland
rainforest
tundra
mammal
reptile
bird
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World Book Encyclopedia (MCPS password needed)
MCPS students, please use password. This online encyclopedia has Internet links
to other sources of information on your animal as well as related World Book
articles.
Encyclopedia Britannica (MCPS password needed)
Online encyclopedia
SIRS
Discoverer (MCPS password needed)
Use this to find magazine articles about your animal.
Newsbank's SchoolMate Kids Page (MCPS password needed)
These links have information that will help you complete this project successfully.
Zoo and other organizations have websites that provide information on many animals:
San Diego Zoo Animal Bytes
SeaWorld Animal Bytes
National Zoo Animal Photo Galleries
National Geographic Kids Creature Features Search by both animal category and habitat
Oakland Zoo Meet the Animals
Lincoln Park Zoo Fact Sheets
Sedgwick County Zoo Animals
Natural History Notebooks (Canadian Museum of Nature)
Pittsburgh Zoo Wildlife Look Up an Animal
Phoenix Zoo Animal Fact Sheets
Just the Facts - Field Trip Earth - Materials for Emerging Readers
If you know the continent where your animal lives, try looking here:
Kratt's Creatures Creature World
Canadian Museum of Nature Point and Click Map
Websites about animals in particular regions of the world. These links are duplicated in the alphabetical list of individual animals that follows.
Desert Biome: Armadillo, Gila Monster, Sidewinder
Grasslands Biome: Elephant (African), Black Rhinoceros, Giraffe, Hyena, Lion, Ostrich
Taiga Biome: Bald Eagle, Ermine, Moose, Owl, Red Fox, Weasel, Wolverine
Temperate Biome: Cardinal, Gray Squirrel, Raccoon,
Tropical Rainforest Animals: Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Indian Cobra, Orangutan
Tundra Biome: Caribou, Norway Lemming, Polar Bear, Snowy Owl
Map of World Biomes Animal Planet Mammal Guide
Endangered Animals:
Especies Fact Sheets
Factsheets
... Endangered Species (EE-Link: Environmental Education on the Internet)
Planet ARKive
A-F |
G-O |
P-Z |
| Armadillo Bear Species: Andean, American Black Bear, Asiatic, Brown Bear, Panda Bear, Polar Bear, Sloth Bear, Sun Bear Boa Constrictor Bottlenose Dolphins Sea World Bald Eagle Cardinal Caribou Chimpanzee Indian or Spectacled Cobra Elephant (African) Ermine |
Giant Panda Gila Monster Giraffe Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Gorilla Hippopotamus Hyena Killer Whales Sea World Norway Lemming Lion Meerkat Moose Ostrich Owl Orangutan |
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Links to many other websites about animals:
Animal Omnibus
The Electronic Zoo Animal Resources
Planet ARKive Includes Fact Files which feature video clips
National Wildlife Federation Field Guides
Animal Wlidfacts A-Z BBC
Creature Close Up BBC interactive guides: Asian Elephant, Bald Eagle, Chimpanzee, Crocodile, Dolphin, Great White Shark, Leopard, Macaw, Polar Bear, Red Fox, Southern Elephant Seal, and Tiger.
Ask Jeeves for
Kids
Ask Jeeves a question about your animal. Use keywords to narrow
search.
KidsClick
Find Science & Math and click on Animals. On the Animals page,
click on type of animal, zoos, or enter name of your animal in the
search box.
Yahooligans!
Find Science and click on Animals. On the Animals page, enter name of
your animal in the search box. Make sure you narrow your search: name
of animal +animal. You may also use one of the recommended
links.
This is an electronic catalog of media center print and nonprint resources. Find out if the media center has a book about your animal.
World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Discovery Student Encyclopedia, and/or The New Book of Knowledge.
- Kingfisher Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals,
- Aquatic Life of the World Marchall Cavendish 2001
- Wildlife and Plants of the World Marshall Cavendish 1999
- National Geographic Book of Mammals 1998
- First Field Guides National Audubon Society
- Kenneth Lilly's Animals,
- Birds (Zim),
- Mammals (Zim),
- Animals of the ... (Lerner Wildlife Library, written by Sylvia Johnson),
- Animals of the ... (Animals by Habitat series, written by Stephen Savage),
- Macmillan Animal Encyclopedia for Children,
- Macmillan Children's Guide to Endangered Animals,
- Birds (Science Nature Guides),
- The Bird Atlas,
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom,
- International Wildlife Encyclopedia,
- My First Book of Animals.
Zoobooks Each issue of this magazine is about a different kind of animal.
Citing your sources is an important part of research. Use Works Cited to keep a record of the resources you use for this activity.
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Last Updated on October 17, 2007
Maintained by MaryBeth_Castonguay@mcpsmd.org, School Library
Media Specialist