"There are many different types of animals in the world." This site provides classifications of animal in link format guiding the reader to descriptions and quality color photographs of animals in the selected classification. The classes of animals are grouped in columns labeled "Invertebrates" and "Vertebrates." Each page about specific a specific class of animal provides links to other web sites about that animal. Links are provided to other web sites about classifying animals. This is an excellent site for young students who are beginning to explore animal classification.
Learn about animal classification and variation with this fast-paced game at BBC Schools. Grab the birds, mammals, insects, and plants as they go by on the conveyor belt and put them in the right group. Put the ostrich, grasshopper, flower, and person in the correct category. Watch out! Some of the things on the conveyor belt are plants. Make sure they get in the right place. Understand that not all the animals in the same category look alike.
"At any one time in history, there are millions of different kinds of plants and animals in the world. In 1753, a scientist in Sweden named Carolus Linnaeus thought of an orderly system for classifying plants and animals." The author continues with a description of how the system functions. Plant classifications are explained in addition to animal classifications. As the author provides explanations of each class, links are provided to web sites that provide information concerning that class of animal. A thorough and easy-to-understand presentation about animal and plant classification!
This site provides interactive games through which the reader is asked to identify the animal based on a series of clues. The clues tend to focus on aspects of the animal classification system. The reader begins by selecting a category of animals. Categories presented are mammals, fish, birds, insects/arachnids, and reptiles/amphibians. Clear and precise directions to play the games are presented via a link. Correct responses in the game presents the reader with extended information about the subject animal. Great site for young students!
The Linnaean Society of London's biography of its namesake, Carl Linnaeus, features three illustrations and a chart and is divided into four sections: "The father of modern plant and animal classification," "Origins of the name Linnaeus," "Linnaeus' Floral clock," and "The Society Coat of Arms." In 1735, Carl Linnaeus published Systema Naturae ("The System of Nature) in which he described a system of classification in which every plant and animal could be identified by two Latin names representing the genus and species. Readily embraced by the scientific community, his system remains the starting point for modern botanical nomenclature (or, naming).
Topic: Animals--Classification, Linne, Carl von,--1707-1778, Plants--Classification
"There are billions of different kinds of living things (or organisms) on earth. To help study them, biologists have devised ways of naming and classifying them according to their similarities and differences." The author provides, in list form, the order of the classification system. From largest to smallest the groups are: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. The author describes how the classification system functions and provides an example using the lion and indicating the appropriate group at each level of classification.
Scientists have a system for classifying plants and animals. Every kind of animal belongs to its own species, like a dog or a wolf. A genus is made up of similar species, like the canine family. An even larger group is vertebrates, or all the animals with a backbone. Do you know what all birds have in common? What about all amphibians? Fish, mammals, and reptiles make up other categories of vertebrates. See if you can choose the animal that is from the same category.
The term "Kingdom" is used to divide living organisms into categories based on their physical and genetic characteristics. The top four kingdoms include: protista, fungi, plantae, and animalia. You can read a short description of each of these kingdoms on this biology Web site created especially for kids. Click onto the Kingdoms Slide Show to learn about the living organisms on Earth. Each slide contains a color photograph and a detailed description of the organism presented.
Information on animals from the major vertebrate groups including amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals are featured in the San Diego Zoo's online collection of "Animal Bytes." The descriptions of vertebrates in the "Animal Categories" section feature notes about the classification of the different species that make up the group; a listing of basic facts, and detailed information on specific animals and their habitats, which also include photographs and videos. More facts about animals are available at the site links to species found in different habitats and ecosystems on continents and their territories around the world.
The most highly developed animals on Earth are the vertebrates. Vertebrates are animals that have a nervous system and a spinal cord. This article about vertebrates is written especially for kids and is easy to understand. Be sure to click onto the Vertebrate Slide Show. There you will be able to view many colorful photographs and learn even more about vertebrate animals. Or, you can choose to read about specific animals in this category, such as fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Just select your topic from the Index located on the right side of this page.
The main characteristic of species from the vertebrate class in the animal kingdom is a bony skeleton. This online guide to "Vertebrates," features photographs and information on the mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, and bird groups, as well as species of primates, rodents, marsupials, whales, dolphins, and seals. There are also site links to an "Index of Animals" with a general overview of the scientific classification system for the animal kingdom, and information on the opposite class, animals without backbones known as invertebrates.
Scientists classify higher forms of animal life into two basic categories: Vertebrates and Invertebrates. The information on this page is about invertebrates, animals that do not have backbones. Invertebrates are multicellular and cannot make their own food. After you read this general overview of invertebrates, you can choose to read about different types of invertebrates. Some of the invertebrates listed in the Index at the right of this page include sponges, jellyfish, flat worms, insects, and spiders.
Did you know that around 99 percent of all living things are invertebrates? An invertebrate is a species without a backbone. Travel to this informative web site and learn all about invertebrates. There is a special section on the giant Pacific octopus. This is the largest type of octopus in the world, with arms that can reach more than 25 feet. There is also a special edition on the Chesapeake Crab. Visit this web site and read more about invertebrates.
Botany is the study of plants including parts, care, and classification. Find out more about the structure and function of roots, stems, leaves, buds, flowers, and fruits. What do roots do for the plant? What types of roots are there and what are some examples of each? How do roots develop? What are stems and what do they do for the plant? What are nodes and internodes? Learn about the parts and modifications of stems, and the answers to these questions.
The United States Colored Troops that served in the Civil War are honored at the first-and only-national monument and museum of its kind in the country. The memorial's sculpture depicting African American soldiers, plus women, children, and elders is called "Spirit of Freedom" and is the first piece of artwork by an African American to be displayed on federal land in Washington, D.C. Surrounding the sculpture is The Wall of Honor containing the names of the 209,145 United States...
The American Civil War Homepage contains a wealth of information about the Civil War. Many links are organized into the following main topics: general resources, biographical information, the secession crisis and before, battles and campaigns, images of wartime, histories and bibliographies, rosters and regimental histories, state/local studies by state and much more.
Topic: United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War, United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865
The period of the Civil War took place in American history from 1860 - 1865. Several issues comprised the conflict between the Northern States and the Southern States. How much control should the federal government have over the state governments? Should slavery be abolished? These issues, along with trade and industrialization, eventually led to the Civil War. Visit this web site and read the related stories appearing at this site. All of this material is sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Topic: United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War, United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865
In the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, there was much debate over whether African American and Confederates would be allowed to vote. Study the Reconstruction Acts and Civil Rights Acts that followed the war. Take a look at the limits places on former Confederates as far as political involvement. Read about the Constitutional amendments that guaranteed African Americans the right to vote and citizenship. Related documents discuss how the South was treated by the federal...
Topic: Reconstruction (1865-1876), United States--Politics and government--1865-1900, United States--Politics and government--1865-1933
At this page section for young people on the Gettysburg National Military Park Web site, the information, including photographs and drawings, helps visitors to understand the major causes of the Civil War and its impact on life during this period of American history. There are also links to a variety of sources for additional information such as letters written by soldiers, a "Twenty Question Challenge," the "Fix Our Museum" puzzle game, and a graded reading list of books...
Topic: Confederate States of America.--Army, Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863, Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.), United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War, United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865
How much do you know about the American Civil War? There were two sides to the battle, the North and the South, and each side had a general. The general for the south, which was called the Confederacy, was a man named Robert E. Lee. On this web site you can learn about his life, where he went to school, and what kind of battles he fought in before he was in the American Civil War. There are other Civil War links here for you as well.
Topic: Lee, Robert E.--(Robert Edward),--1807-1870
Four decades of intense sectional conflict led up to the Civil War. Significant social, economic, and political differences existed between the North and South. Economically, the South focused on the export of cash crops while the North handled manufacturing and banking. The biggest difference was the existence in the South of four million slaves and political control by a few slaveholders. Political leaders tried to maintain harmony through compromise but the balance of power kept shifting.
Topic: Secession, United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War, United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War--Causes, United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865
Begin your exploration of the American Civil War Center web site with the flash movie that shows the three sides of the Civil War story. The history is told from the viewpoints of the Unionists, Confederates and African Americans. You can read what caused the war, details about the war itself and about legacies after the war's end. As you read, click on the words in white for an illustration and definition. You will also find information about the center which opened in 2006.
Topic: Secession, United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War, United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War--Causes, United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865
You can listen to songs of the Civil War and read the their lyrics. This site presents midi files of several songs along with text files containing the words. Song categories include patriotic songs, the soldiering life, battlefield deaths, domestic scenes, and emancipation songs. In addition, the year as well as the composer of each song is listed when known. Songs include The Battle Cry of Freedom, The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, and The Grant Pill.
The American Civil War between the northern and southern states was fought over slavery, and the ways in which the different sides wanted to live their lives. On this web site you can take an in depth look at the war from each of the sides that fought in it. There are three sections here, so you can start with the time just before the war, the time of the war itself, or the years following the war. There are timelines and diaries here, and some terrific maps of the battle sights.
Topic: United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War, United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865
Wars of the world are grouped into four areas on this web site: the Napoleonic War series, American Civil War series, The Great War series, and the World War two series. Each group is then filled with articles and archives, such as memoirs by generals, official records, dispatches and correspondence, and interviews. Visitors with Flash software capabilities may view a map of the Normandy landings.
