This National Park Service (NPS) website discusses features of this barrier island in New York, including the seashore features of a sunken forest, abundant marine and wildlife, as well as interesting history. It offers links to park maps, visitor information, and additional resources. Full description.

This National Park Service (NPS) website discusses the geology of Redwood National Park in California. It covers the history of the park and the development of the sequoia or redwood trees through time. There are links to maps, visitor information, and additional resources. Full description.

This junior biologist site has an endangered species fact sheet and image library as well as student and teacher resources. Computer games include activities for many species and a distance learning adventure focusing on monarch butterflies. Full description.

This activity introduces the structure and function of a dichotomous key, in preparation for student identification of plant and animal specimens. It also reinforces the idea that there are many possible answers in science. Students will be able to classify specimens (in this case, potato chips) according to observable characteristics, prepare a key showing their classification system, use their key ... Full description.

The Childrens Butterfly Site includes a photo gallery, coloring pages of the butterfly life cycle, a list of books and videos, an FAQ sheet, an opportunity to ask a scientist questions, and butterfly links. The reference lists include field guides, reference books, books on butterfly gardening and attracting butterflies, activities, and teacher resources. There is also a section on raising a caterpillar. ... Full description.

This site links to other University of Wisconsin sites, which contain photographic collections of general botany, plant systematics (with vascular plants organized taxonomically), dendrology (with woody genera images), fungi, and vegetation of Wisconsin. There are also links to University of Wisconsin course pages on these subjects. Full description.

This site, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, consists of five activities developed by different museums. The activities are: Where Do Butterflies Come From?, with instructions for making a paper butterfly and information on the four life stages of the butterfly; Plant-Parts Salad, in which kids identify the plant part (fruit, root, stem, flower, or leaf) of salad ingredients; Classifying Critters, ... Full description.

This tutorial on frog dissection contains an introduction and sections on preparation, skin incisions, muscle incisions, and internal organs. The purpose of this lab activity is to help students learn the anatomy of a frog and provide them with a better understanding of the anatomy of vertebrate animals in general, including humans. This site provides still and motion visuals of preserved and pithed ... Full description.

The Microbe Library is a searchable microbiology portal provided by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The portal contains visual images and animations; curriculum activities for both classroom and laboratory; an articles section containing the tri-annual educational newsletter and annual educational journal, as well as feature articles from ASM News; and educational reviews and resources. ... Full description.

This educational outreach program aims to further science education, to promote the conservation of monarch butterflies, and to involve students and adults in a cooperative study of the fall migration of monarchs. Monarch Watch is a collaborative network of students, teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the tagging, rearing, and study of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. Other ... Full description.