Science - Habitats!

Happy Labor Day weekend everyone! I hope you enjoy the extra day off and have some time to relax, or as close as you can come to relaxation. :)

After Labor Day we are starting a science unit on habitats. We just finished learning about the difference between living and non-living things, so we're moving on to studying where and how these living things live. Although we are going to study habitats in general, we are focusing on four: oceans, forests, wetlands, and deserts.

Here are some really neat websites to go along with our new unit. These are live web-cams of habitats around the world. All of these worked on my home computer, but I know for some of them you have to have updated versions of flash, or java, or some of those other programs. I hope you, and your student, enjoy them!

Beaches:
http://www.livebeachcams.com/

Around the world:
http://www.earthcam.com/network/

Rainforest:
http://www.wildlifefocus.org/webcam/index.shtml

Oceans:
http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/blogs_webcams_videos_and_more/webcams/giant_ocean_tank_webcam/index.php

I'll be adding more as I find them. Feel free to post any you have found as well! :)

-Miss Shelton