Living Things

Thousand Eyes - A volunteer project that observes and records natural history events such as plants flowering, birds returning, frogs peeping, and weather events. Offers a field guide, graphs, maps, and reasons for the project.
https://www.thousandeyes.ca/splash_sp/index_winter.html

Just for Kids Wildlife Page - Read about moose, wild turkeys, mosquitos, hummingbirds, and bears. Learn about habitat and wildlife biology. Color a bat, falcon, warbler, or eagle.
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?q=326216

Kids' Corner - Learn about Louisiana wetlands, and the plants and animals that live there. Includes coloring pages, maps, and aerial photographs.
http://www.lacoast.gov/education/kids/index.htm

Wildlife-Our Wild Neighbors - Learn about wild animals through online fun and games.
http://www.nps.gov/aplic/forkids.htm

Science For Kids - Offers news about plants, animals, and other life science issues. Also includes pop quizzes, and pictures. Site is available in Spanish.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/

SeaWorld: Animal Information - Contains information books, quick fact sheets, and the small wonders that are born at SeaWorld.
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/

Biology Online - Online activities, labs and tutorials. Site available in Spanish.
http://www.biology-online.org/

The Guardians of the Millennium - Describes microbiology, the rain forest and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Also in French, German, and Spanish.
http://www.theguardians.com/

The Biology Project - Has tutorials and problem sets for learning biochemistry, cell, developmental, human, and molecular biology, Mendelian genetics, and immunology.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

Online Biology Book - Provides concise information on all aspects of biology, from biochemistry and body systems to plants and history.
http://www.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobooktoc.html

Living Things - A look at individual organisms, communities, populations, species, and ecological food webs.
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/

I Can Do That - Cartoon characters take you on a tour of cells, DNA, RNA and biological techniques.
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/index.htm

Fish Olympics - Introduces the natural history of the sea through a fun game.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/fish/

The Open Door Web Site - A Natural Science reference site for middle school students. Includes topic chapters, facts and figures, questions and quizzes. Quick search and index search available, as well as an Internet guide.
http://www.saburchill.com/

Rader's Biology4Kids.com - Cells, microbiology, the scientific method, invertebrates, plants, and vertebrates. There is also an extensive section with examples of different species. Offers downloads and online activities.
http://www.biology4kids.com/

Biology In Motion - Online activities for learning biology, including animated cartoons, an evolution simulation laboratory, and drag-and-drop quizzes.
http://biologyinmotion.com/

Tree of Life Web Project - Classification of organisms. Has diagrams showing where all organisms fit into the evolutionary tree.
http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html

Diversity of Life Web Index - Links to information about each of the kingdoms and a glossary of terms.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6243/diversity.html

Dr. Farabee's Online Biology Book - Well organized and illustrated general biology text from Estrella Mountain Community College, Phoenix, Arizona. Advanced, but very clearly explained and illustrated.
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids Pages - Games, music, brainteasers, and other activities that introduce children to the impact of the environment on health.
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games.htm

Cool Science For Curious Kids - Fun and interactive site to help kids appreciate science. Why are snakes like lizards, and monkeys like moose? Find out here.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Biotech Adventure - A site intended to teach users about biology and biotechnology. Includes some educational illustrations and animations that can be downloaded by teachers and other educators for use in their curriculum.
http://biotech-adventure.okstate.edu/

The Visible Embryo - Provides a visual journey through the stages of human development from conception to birth.
http://www.visembryo.com/baby/index.html

4-H Embryology - Includes guidelines for incubating and candling eggs, photos, movies, egg cam, and resources. Sponsored by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Embryology/

OceanLink - Facts, in-depth articles, ask-a-scientist forum, archive of answers and newsletter on oceans and ocean life.
http://oceanlink.island.net/

Whiteman Park: Kids Only!!! - A nature reserve in Western Australia lets you look for a wallaby and colour a picture of native plants and animals.
http://www.whitemanpark.com.au/kids/

Discover the History of Life - Provides an introduction to phylogeny, geologic time, and evolution.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/

Cool Activities for Kids - Features learning activities about plants, space geology, veterinary science, parasites, ecology, sea otters, pollen, and using a virtual telescope to view genetic material.
http://wonderwise.unl.edu/01kids/kids.htm

Activities in Biology - Provides interactive quizzes on topics such as cell biology, organ systems, ecology, and photosynthesis.
http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/biology/

eNature.com - The complete nature and wildlife resource featuring the Audubon Guides to plants and animals, outdoor planner and destination guide, habitat Guide, eCards, and newsletters.
http://www.enature.com/

The Temperate Rain Forest Canopy of the Pacific Northwest - Hidden picture of canopy critters, Ask Dr. Canopy, leaf and bark rubbings, poetry, and conservation tips.
http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/ican/education/TRFwebsite/TRFhome.htm

Common Teasers in Biology - Offers a few facts such as how an insect breaths to why a chameleon can change it's color.
http://www.geocities.com/mickey_prasad/bio.html

Electronic Naturalist - Information on North American animals and plants with illustrations, text, activities, and access to a naturalist.
http://www.enaturalist.org/

ScienceBob.com - Enter the world of Science Bob to try home experiments, visit his on-line lab and get answers to your science questions.
http://www.sciencebob.com/

Forest Speaks Exhibit - Educational web version of the Visitor's Center exhibit at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Includes information on rainforest mammals, frogs, birds and plants.
http://striweb.si.edu/forest_speaks/