Ask an Expert

• Ask a Naturalist
• Ask Dr. Universe
• The Wild Ones Scientist Network  - Animals and habitat conservationand conservation
• Ask a Biologist (Scientific American)
• Ask Shamu
• Ask Jake the Sea Dog
• Ask a Biologist and Mystery Images (Arizona State University)

Web Cams and Near Real Time Data

• James Reserve Wildlife Observatory (Birds)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• National Zoo Web Cams
  • National Zoo: Just for Kids
• WhaleNet
• The Elephants of Cameroon
• San Diego Zoo Panda Cam

Owls and Owl Pellets

• The Owl Pages- Links to resources
• KidWings
• Owling.com - Owl identification sites
• Tips from Carolina Biological
• Gander Academy's Owl Pellet Page

Birds

• Urban Bird Studies- Cornell University
  • Graph (Excel)
  • Create A Graph
  • Christy Vespa's Website: Pigeons in Hoboken
• Bird Matching Game
• Birds of Prey (with general bird anatomy tutorial)

Dichotomous & other keys:

• Urban Watch
• What Bird?
• Visual Key for Bird Identification
• Birds in the City

Insects and Spiders

• Entomology for Kids
• The Wonderful World of Insects
• The Science Spot World of Insects
• Butterflies: On the Wings of Freedom- Comprehensive site
• Life Cycles- Butterflies, dragonflies and more
• Under the Spell of Spiders- (Smithsonian Center for Education) - lesson plans for grades 3-8
• Spider Webquest - Reports and pictures by third graders

Plants

• Leaf Key
• Backyard Plants- Identification and classification
• Plant Life Cycles- Interactive site for students
• The Life Cycle of Plants- Interactive tutorials and printable worksheets
• The Great Plant EscapeFlower Facts- Short tutorial on pollination
  
  Trees
• Wisconsin K-12 Forestry Education Program- Dichotomous tree
• Wisconsin Environmental Education for Kids!- Dichotomous tree
• National Arbor Day Foundation- Dichotomous tree & Animation/Tutorial

 Collaborative Projects

• Human Genetics Project-CIESE Project
  • The Gene Scene- (American Museum of Natural History)
• Journey North
• Bucket Buddies CIESE Project
• Square of Life

General Life Science Resources for Students

• Biodiversity, Everything Counts (AMNH)
• Vertebrates  (Franklin Institute) - good for research
• Cool Science for Kids
• Living Things - Classification  of plants and animals  (Franklin Institute)
• Mr. Bones - Interactive skeleton
• The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
• Name That Reptile
• Creature Feature Archives- National Geographic
• Kidport Reference Library (Science Index)- Animal classification, food chain, etc.

 Podcasts

• "Frog Swan Song: Climate Change and Frogs"- Membranes and Ecosystem
• "Souped-up Supper: Genetically Modified Crops"- Plants
• "Ode to a Pigeon" - Pigeon Walk
• "Bees" - Pollination
• CIESE Recommended Podcasting Resources

Resources for Teachers

• CELLS Alive!
• BugBios - For the promotion of "insect appreciation"Human Anatomy Online
• Microbe Zoo
• PLANTS Database