An inquiry into: Sharing the planet

Pet Grants, small pets, aquarium equipment

Tue Sep 20 04:46:27 +0000 2011

Having a classroom pet opens up opportunities for creative lesson plans and enhanced curriculums. Kids love projects that incorporate their favorite new friend, and teachers have told us that their classroom pets have motivated and inspired students to improve their skills in many areas.

Tags: pets education animals care sharing biology

A touch of class - things that eat fish

Sun Aug 28 09:07:59 +0000 2011

interactive game for classifying animals

Tags: animals classification biology fish game IWB interactive

Who are we sharing the planet with? Millions less species than previously thought, new calculations suggest

Wed Jun 01 18:52:17 +0000 2011

New calculations reveal that the number of species on Earth is likely to be in the order of several million rather than tens of millions. The findings, from a University of Melbourne-led study, are based on a new method of estimating tropical insect species -- the largest and one of the most difficult groups on the planet to study -- having significant implications for conservation efforts.

Tags: planet science species

YouTube - ‪WildKingdomTV's Channel‬‏

Thu May 19 05:28:10 +0000 2011

"From 1963 through 1988, Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler hosted Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, a 30 minute program that aired Sunday nights on NBC. An early precursor to Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel, Wild Kingdom let American audiences travel (at least virtually) to exotic destinations and observe wild animals in their natural habitats. It all happened during prime time with millions watching. And the show, otherwise credited with raising ecological and environmental awareness, won 41 major awards, including four Emmys." (Open Culture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCulture/~3/f_eC8o3dDjM/the_wild_kingdom.html)

Tags: youtube ‪wildkingdomtv animals science biology zoology socialstudies geography

Tusk Tusk - Teaching Children Philosophy

Sun Apr 03 06:01:40 +0000 2011

Tusk Tusk is about black and white elephants that wage a war against one another. The peace-loving elephants disappear into the jungle and the other black and white elephants kill each other. For many years there are no elephants in the world, until the grandchildren of the peace-loving elephants emerge from the jungle.

Tags: teaching reading literacy storytelling education resources learning

Storyline Online

Sun Apr 03 06:02:12 +0000 2011

James Earl Jones reads "To be a drum"

Tags: reading audiobooks literacy storytelling kids education resources learning interactive

OpenIDEO - How can we raise kids' awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices? - Winning Concepts

Sun Mar 06 08:15:01 +0000 2011

We're pleased to announce the winning concepts! We have produced a book which outlines this challenge, the process and the 17 winning concepts as voted by the OpenIDEO community and Jamie. Download the book by clicking on the icon.

Tags: kids openideo health education food nutrition eating choice

WildlifeDirect - Saving Endangered Animals

Mon Nov 08 07:27:38 +0000 2010

WildlifeDirect is a Kenya and US registered charitable organization founded and chaired by African conservationist Dr Richard Leakey, who is credited with putting an end to the elephant slaughter in Kenya in the 1980s. Its main office is located in Nairobi, Kenya.Web links to conservation and wildlife organizations"WildlifeDirect was established in 2006 to provide support to conservationists in Africa directly on the ground via the use of blogs, which enables anybody, anywhere to play a direct and interactive role in the survival of some of the world’s most precious species."

Tags: animals endangered wildlifedirect saving links resources socialstudies ecology biology zoology

Swiss Ornithological Institute, Habitats

Wed Jun 09 20:26:15 +0000 2010

Tags: swiss ornithological birds habitats ecosystems ecology geography

ZooBorns

Mon Apr 26 06:14:10 +0000 2010

a photo blog about births in zoos around the world, with information about the animals in the wild, etc. A good resource for Primary age students investigating individual species, preservation, etc.

Tags: animals zoo zooborns science ecology ecosystems zoology

WWF - The Alps

Sun Apr 25 07:09:29 +0000 2010

Towering over Europe, the Alps represent one of the continent's last wild spaces.

Tags: alps wwf ecosystem ecology science geography mountains

Swiss Alps Wildlife Hurt by Increase in Winter Tourism

Sun Apr 25 07:03:53 +0000 2010

Swiss authorities say they are urging winter tourists to be aware of their impact on wildlife in the Alps. With the booming popularity of winter sports such as free-ride snowboarding and snowshoe walking, Alpine wildlife — especially its deer population — is being impacted as never before, and officials are becoming concerned that human activity is threatening their survival, Swissinfo reported Sunday.

Tags: alps swiss wildlife ecology ecosystem tourism conservation

YouTube - Gartenrotschwanz / rougequeue à front blanc

Sun Apr 25 06:48:25 +0000 2010

Gartenrotschwanz / rougequeue à front blanc Video and explanation of habitat, migration

Tags: gartenrotschwanz rougequeue bird ecology ecosystem birdwatching conservation

SVS/BirdLife Schweiz - ASPO/BirdLife Suisse - ASPU/BirdLife Svizzera

Sun Apr 25 06:43:00 +0000 2010

Home page of Birdlife. Site in German, French, Italian and English

Tags: schweiz birdlife suisse Swiss bird ecology ecosystem science

Bird Watching in Switzerland - Switzerland Tourism

Sun Apr 25 06:33:19 +0000 2010

link in the right side bar to a pdf list of names of birds in 5 languages

Tags: bird Swiss ecology ecosystem resource language German

Swiss birdlife: wild birds breeding in Switzerland

Sun Apr 25 06:29:42 +0000 2010

map, lists of birds breeding in Switzerland. Scroll down to the text at the bottom of the page about environmental threats to birds

Tags: swiss birds birdlife ecosystem ecology conservation

Mountain flora - Swiss Mountains

Sun Apr 25 06:27:39 +0000 2010

Edelweiss and gentian are two of the best known Alpine flowers, but many others are also perfectly adapted to this hostile environment.

Tags: swiss mountain flora alps ecology ecosystem

Mountain animals - Swiss Mountains

Sun Apr 25 06:26:52 +0000 2010

The mountains are a challenging environment, with steep cliffs and barren rocks, sparse vegetation and extremes of temperature. And yet they are home to many species of animal and bird, which are well adapted to survive there.

Tags: animals swiss mountain ecosystem ecology science alps

Mountain birds - Swiss Mountains

Sun Apr 25 06:25:42 +0000 2010

Swiss Mountain Birds - Golden Eagle, Vulture and Nutcracker

Tags: birds swiss mountain ecosystem ecology alps

Swiss Ornithological Institute, Birds of Switzerland

Sun Apr 25 06:19:28 +0000 2010

Identify birds with photos and silhouette with the Flash Animation 'The birds of Switzerland', or search by name, habitat, species, etc. Site in English, French and German

Tags: ornithological birds swiss science ecosystems ecology