City Wildlife
http://eett.ceres.k12.ca.us/OpenCourt_3.htm    
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?id=234

Koko Videos:

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The Bird Watching Project! Directions

Bird Observation Forms

Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge Info
See Planet Earth Forever

 

Unit 2 City Wildlife Research/Fun Links Time lapse video clips
http://www.bmumford.com/photo/naturetl/index.html
http://www.star.le.ac.uk/~dbl/timelapse/index.html


raccooncam!
 

Coyote Kits Rescued! http://www.harrythecat.com/laura/

 

Guinea Pig webcam http://cavycam.com/

 

Unit 2 Study Guides
Lesson 1 Study Guide  
Lesson 2 Study Guide Wildlife in Los Angeles     http://www.lamountains.com/parks_plants.asp

Iguana Problems in Miami! http://www.anapsid.org/miamiigs.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/3/reptilefeature.cfm

Pictures http://www.pbase.com/kleb7842/iguana

Bear Problems in California towns... http://network.bestfriends.org/losangeles/news/1858.html

Coyote Problems in Los Angles http://acwm.co.la.ca.us/scripts/coyo.htm#first

http://www.lacity.org/ani/wildlife_coyotes.htm

http://www.laalmanac.com/environment/ev15c.htm

http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/coyote.html

 

The Urban Coyote http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2006/march/phenomena.php

 

 

Lesson 3 Study Guide
Try the on-line quiz:
http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,22-15368-1,00.html

 

Robert McCloskey, author of Make Way for Ducklings
http://www.hbook.com/history/radio/default.asp (hear the radio interview with McCloskey)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McCloskey

 

Artist tribute to story... http://www.schon.com/public/ducklings-boston.php

Map for story: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade1/Ducklings1.JPG

order your own duckling http://www.metzerfarms.com/duck.htm

Mallards
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Mallard.html#sound
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anas_platyrhynchos.html
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/NDG/Ducks/BRKMallards.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1320id.html
http://www.nysite.com/nature/fauna/mallard.htm

Good nesting info + rescue info
http://wildliferehabber.com/modules/wildlifesection/item.php?itemid=7
http://www.nysite.com/nature/fauna/mallard.htm
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/duckdist/mallard.htm
National Geographic Link
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/mallard-duck.html


 

 

Lesson 4 Study Guide
 

Try this animated puzzle of a Red Tail Hawk! http://www.akidsheart.com/animals/birds/rdtailhawkpz2.htm

 

Try this animated puzzle of a Red Tail Hawk! http://www.akidsheart.com/animals/birds/rdtailhawkpz2.htm

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/urbanbirds/ubs_CRCMainEN.html
getting rid of roosting crows http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/076-99.htm
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AUDIO http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=39
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove
http://ehrweb.aaas.org/ehr/parents/Pigeons!.html
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/urbanbirds/ubs_PIWMainEN.html
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/urbanbirds/video/ubs_whatssospecial.html
Info on Pigeon and their pest problems http://hgic.clemson.edu/PDF/PCWDPIGEONS.pdf
Pigeon diagram http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Pigeonprintout.shtml
find out what happened to the Passenger Pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon
http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/passpigeon.htm
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/passpig.htm

Wild Parrots in Southern California

http://natureali.org/parrot_project/suburban_jungles.htm

http://www.natureali.org/parrot_project/ID.htm
http://www.yourskinandsun.com/parrot.html
http://www1.chapman.edu/~wpiper/parrot.html

http://www.natureali.org/parrot_photos.htm

http://www.natureali.org/roserings.htm

http://www.natureali.org/roseringed_news.htm

Wild Parrots are in San Francisco, too. Rent the movie, "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill." http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/wildparrotsoftelegraphhill
Listen to barn owl
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/bird_id/barn_owl.aspx
great barn owl photos
http://www.digitalwildlife.co.uk/birds/barnowl.htm

Try this animated puzzle of a Red Tail Hawk! http://www.akidsheart.com/animals/birds/rdtailhawkpz2.htm

peregrine falcon
falcon cam plus images http://www.nisource.com/enviro/falcon.asp
http://www.raptorsinthecity.org/
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/news/falcon.html
http://www.epl.org/falconcam/
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/peregrinefalcon.html
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/falcon.htm
eagles
http://library.thinkquest.org/5736/birds.htmThese birds are in New England,  not LA: http://www.yankeegardener.com/birds/index.htm

These birds are in UK, not LA: http://www.citywildlife.org.uk/fbx_index.cfm?fuseaction=main.home

Owls
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0502/feature4/index.html?fs=animals-panther.nationalgeographic.com

 



 

Lesson 5 Study Guide

This site has a vocabulary game and more! http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr05/gr3/gr3_th4_sel3.html

Parent-Student Reading Note for Two Days in May

Information about Deer

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/deer.htm   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer

 http://www.bnl.gov/esd/wildlife/deer.htm  http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/whitetaileddeer.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Whitetailprintout.shtml

http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/deer/deer_hearing.asp

http://www.pabucks.com/whitetaildeerinformation.html

http://homepage.eircom.net/~knp/deer/   http://sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/critters/deer.html

 

 

 

 

OCR2 L-6 Study Guide

Secret Places

 

Animal Report Directions 2008

Animal Report Rubric

Animal Report "Empty Boxes" for Research
Animal Report Web

Unit Review Links:

Punctuation of Titles
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/mlastyle/a/titles.htm
Capitalization and commas and apostrophes
http://www.dailygrammar.com/376to380.shtml
Commas in a series
BEST http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=ABC301
practice sheet http://edhelper.com/language/commas539.html
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/proofread.html
http://edit-proofread-hints-tips.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-punctuate-titles-books-songs-cds.html
quotation marks
http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_33_85.html
http://www.stlcc.edu/Student_Resources/Academic_Resources/Writing_Resources/Grammar_Handouts/Quotation_Marks_in_Dialogue.pdf

 

Instructional http://www.mpcsd.org/RSP/City_Wildlife/city.html 

http://eett.ceres.k12.ca.us/OpenCourt_3.htm

 

Writing Focus
 

 

 



Overall Great Science Corner--a bit advanced, still useable
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets.php
Burrowing Owl Live Cam
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/owlcam/b_owl.html

Barn Owl Cam
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/owlcam/barn_owl.html

Falcom Cam
http://birdcam.xcelenergy.com/falconcams.asp

Rat Cam
rat cam http://www.omsi.info/visit/life/lab/ratcam/

crows npr
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14962813
Squirrel cam
http://newyorkwild.org/squirrels/squirrels2006.htm
Sedona rattlesnake arrest
http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/368/page/1
batcam
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/batcam/index.html
butterfly webcam http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/cams.php#
gator cam
http://gatorland.com/gatorcam.php
Polar Bear "Invasion"
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/polarbear/trouble.html
IGUANAS IN FLORIDA
http://mgonline.com/iguana.html
Monkey Problems in India

Coyote attacks
http://mainecoyote.com/coyoteattacks.pdf