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Internet Field Trip: Animals in Their Niches

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NOVA Online: Night Creatures of Kalahari/Zoology After Dark

Discover the hidden world of night creatures living in the grasslands of the Kalahari in Africa.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kalahari/

The Evergreen Project: The Grasslands Biome
Learn about the many different kinds of animals that inhabit the grasslands.
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/grasslnd/animals/valley.htm

National Park Service: Animal Profiles— Everglades National Park
Find out about the roles of the many animal species living in the Everglades.
http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/profiles.htm

National Aquarium in Baltimore: Species— Who They Are
Explore the niches of several aquatic creatures.
http://www.aqua.org/animals.html

Internet Field Trip: Different Food Chains

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University of Miami, Ohio Draonfly: Webs of Life
Discover the intricate network of plants and animals that depend on one another for survival.
http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/webs/index.HTML

Introduction to Food Chains and Food Webs
Try this activity on constructing food chains of the chaparral.
http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/uclasp/urban_science/food_chains/intro_chains.html

Internet Field Trip: Plants and Animals in Ocean Ecosystems

Internet Links

San Diego Natural History Museum: From the Shore to the Deep Blue Sea
Take a virtual tour from the shore to the deep blue sea and learn about the watery world of sharks.
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/sharks/shore-to-sea/index.html

The Evergreen Project What's It Like Where You Life? Marine Ecosystems
Discover marine creatures—from tiny ocean plants to giant mammals.
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/index.htm

National Aquarium of Baltimore: Animals
See cool pictures and read all about beautiful ocean creatures.
http://www.aqua.org/animals.html

Smithsonian Institution: The Ocean Planet—How Deep Can They Go?
Go to the Smithsonian Institution and take an underwater tour.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet_scripts/tour.pl


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