Maine Animal Links Page

http://www.djtswebs.com/animalresource.htm
Beaver:
1. Montana Trappers Association

Harbor Seal:
1. Sea World
2. Animal Bytes
3. Coastal Research and Education
4. Enchanted Learning

Herring Gull:
1. USGS
2. Project Puffin
3. RSPB

Lobster:
1. Enchanted Learning
2. The Lobsterman's Page
3. All About Lobsters
4. eNature.com

Lynx:
1. Fact Guru
2. Montana Trappers Association

Porcupine:
1. BC Adventure
2. Enchanted Learning
3. Bear Tracker
4. Nature.ca

Puffins:
1. Project Puffins
2. Enchanted Learning
3. MaineBirding.net
4. Nature.ca

Raccoons:
1. BC Adventure
2. Enchanted Learning
3. Bear Tracker
4. The Big Zoo
5. Montana Trappers Association

Red Fox:
1. Fact Guru
2. Enchanted Learning
3. BC Adventure
4. Nature.ca
5. Animal Diversity Web
6. Montana Trappers Association

Red Squirrel:
1. Nature.ca
2. Nature Works
3. Nature of New England
4. Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

Skunk:
1. Enchanted Learning
2. Nature of New England
3. Eduscapes
4. Project Wildlife
5. Montana Trappers

Spring Peeper:
1. Northern Spring Peeper
2. eNature.com
3. Watersheds.org

White Tailed Deer:
1. Nature Works
2. Animal Diversity Web
3. Life Tracks

Wild Turkey:
1. Kidzone
2. Enchanted Learning
3. Critter Corner
4. USGS
5. Nature of New England

Wolf:
1. Maine Wolf Coalition
2. National Wildlife Federation

Wood Duck:
1. USGS
2. NSC University
Maine Wolf Coalition

Volcano Animations

Here are a few more of the volcanoes done this winter by third graders.
Students drew volcanoes in sequence using Windows Paint, saving them as bitmaps. Then they brought the images into Windows Movie Maker and added sounds of volcanoes and music clips found online at:

http://www.freesfx.co.uk/
http://www.mediacollege.com/downloads/sound-effects/
http://music-for-video.com/free-sound-effects-for-video-makers.html
http://www.pdsounds.org/
Other free sound effects may be found at:
Absolute Sound Effects Archive
SoundBoard

Create Your Own Comic Strip

Have some fun writing your own stories in comic strip format.
Here are some links to some versatile comic strip creators.
Charlotte's Web Comic Strip Charlotte's Web Characters and props are used
Make Beliefs Comix A variety of characters, 2, 3 or 4 panel comics
Read Write Think Comic Creator
Garfield Comic Creator
Kabam Comic Creator Help the Bam Bunch through stressful situations and create your own comic.
Boys' Life Comic Creator Characters, backgrounds and objects to use in your comic.
Comic Creator at Surfwell Island A Disney character comic creator

Fun Elementary Links

Webrangers: Visit National Parks around the country and earn Certificates. Sign up or just visit.
Three difficulty levels from ages 6 to 13+.
Study Jams States of Matter: Animation video from Scholastic that talks about the three states of matter and what matter is.

Free Clip Art

Feebleminds
Classroom ClipArt

Biomes

Here are some links to various biomes of the world.
MBGNet
Blue Planet Biomes
Earth Floor Biomes
Biomes of Earth
Enchanted Learning - Biomes
The Wild Classroom - Biomes

Peru

Some fifth grades are communicating with Colegio America in Callao, Peru, so I've included some links to more information about Peru.

Lima Easy - Welcome to Lima weather and climate, animals, history, festivals, etc.
Machu Pichu pictures and information
Enjoy Peru - El Callao near Lima, where the school is located
Colegio America the school's website
Two older websites where we learned about their school through a stuffed animal exchange
Moose on the Loose 2003-04 and Moose on the Loose 2004-05

Earth Day - April 22, 2008

Here are some interesting links to Earth Day activities and information:

Tox Town

FunSchool Earth Day
Earth Day Clean Up Your World
Food Chain

Famous People

Women in American History
Famous People Links
History Link
First Ladies of the USA
Famous Figures in Black History
Biographies of Famous African-Americans
Famous Firsts by African Americans

Water Cycle

The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
Water Cycle Diagram
Drippy the Raindrop - to the mountains and back
Drippy the Raindrop - the land of snow and ice
Tom Snyder - Is there water in the air?
Tom Snyder - Water Cycle Song
Giving Water a Second Chance
Earth Cycles - Water Cycle
Water Cycle
Zoom Astronomy- Water Cycle
EPA Water Cycle
Ecolinks - Water Cycle
The Water Cycle Explorer
The Water Cycle
Kidzone Water Cycle
Water Facts of Life
Water, Water Everywhere
Water Goes Around
Readers' Theater Script: Water Cycle Adventure - a play
Fact Matching
Word Scramble
Make a Water Cycle Wheel
Water:A Never-Ending Story - teacher module
ProTeacher Directory - teacher plans

Biomes and Ecosystems