Websites

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= Animals of the Arctic =

1998
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=== On the home page, click on the Animals link. There are 12 links on the side about different arctic animals. The link provides information about each animal and then answers questions about the animals. I like the layout of this website because the reader can quickly find the question he/she wants answered and can quickly view the answer. ===

This website also has an Activities link. It has lesson plan ideas for teachers.
= Kids' Planet =

ESPECIES Animal Fact Sheets
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This website lists animals by region in which they live. Choose the animal you wish to learn more about. Click on the animal. The link will take you to
[] = Defenders of Wildlife =

The website begins with basic facts and then has clearly labeled information about each animal.


= Kid Cyber =

2011
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=== This website includes a nice table about different kinds of animals who live in the arctic. The table is broken down into crustaceans, other marine invertebrates, insects and arachnids, fish, mammals, and birds. ===

= Scott Polar Research Institute =

2006
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This website has links with information about penguins, polar bears, and antarctic wildlife. Once the reader chooses a topic, the information is nicely labeled with bullets.


= Kids Zone =

1998-2011
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This website is one page of information and pictures of polar bears. It also displays a detailed map of the areas where polar bears like to live.
= The Weather Channel for Kids =

2012
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This website has great pictures and short descriptions of different animals who live the Arctic region.
= Make Mine Magic Inc. =

1999-2009
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This website has wonderful pictures of different animals living in the Arctic region and short descriptions of each animal. There are two links to click on to listen to penguins talk.
= San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes =

2012
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This website has a short video about polar bears and then lists facts about the polar bear's body. Then the website has a question and answer section about polar bears.
= Louisville Zoo =

2012
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On the home page, scroll down until the title Our Polar Bear Cubs appears. Click on that link. It will take you to
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This website gives information about the polar bears living at the zoo. From this website, click on Polar Bear Fact Sheet on the left side of the page. It will take you to
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This website gives facts about polar bears.


= Alex and Gregory.com =

2007
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This website contains lots of pictures and facts about the Arctic Fox.


= Sea World =

2012
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On the home page, click on the link Animal Info. It will take you to
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From there click on Animal Bytes
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The Animal Bytes link is divided into sections. Walruses, seals, and polar bears are listed under Mammals. Penguins are listed under Birds.


= BioKids Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species =

2000-2012
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This website describes what caribou look like and then has a question and answer section. I like that the website then lists keywords found in the answers to the questions.
= Lexington School District One =

2003
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This website gives facts about Reindeer listed in bullet form and is easy to read.
= Globio =

2007
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This website is all about seals. The links on the left side of the page are listed by topics like where seals live, seal life cycle, what seals eat etc.
= = = Science Kids =

2012
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On the home page, scroll down and click on Wolves. It will take you to
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