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Series Details

Subjects:
Science
Grade Levels:
Primary, Elementary
Program Length:
Fifteen 15-minute lessons
Record Rights:
Perpetuity, Available for loan or purchase
Producer/Distributor:
New Hampshire Public Television

Air Dates

Air One
Lessons 1-6
February 19, 2008
from 4:10-5:30 a.m.
Lessons 7-15
February 20, 2008
from 4-6 a.m.

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Web Resources

Animals A-Z from the Oakland Zoo
Animal fact sheets from the Oakland Zoo.

Animal Bytes
This site from Sea World features animal fact sheets and includes sections on adaptations.

Animal Diversity Web
This site from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology includes profiles of hundreds of animals.

NatureWorks
This companion site to the series NatureWorks has profiles of over 200 North American animals.

Enature
Online field guides with profiles of over 5,000 plant and animal species.

Invertebrates
Learn more about these animals without backbones at this site from the National Zoo.

Bug Bios
Get a close-up look at insects with amazing macrophotography!

Insects at Enchanted Learning
You'll find insect rhymes, crafts, coloring sheets, and quizzes at this site for kids.

Fish Base
Search this amazing site for information on over 28, 900 species of fish! You can search by name, ecosystem, family, country or island, or topic.

Fish FAQ
Find the answers to loads of fish questions at this site from NOAA Fisheries - Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

Frogs and Toads
This site from Enchanted Learning features frog and toad rhymes, crafts, quizzes, and printouts for grades K-3.

Frogs
This site from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Program is designed for kids and teachers and features frog field guides, games, frog sounds, and other frog information and activities.

Frogs
Learn about frogs, listen to frog calls, or print out a frog coloring sheet at this site from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors
This site from the American Museum of Natural History explores frogs found all around the world.

All About Turtles
Learn about turtle species, turtle parts, and turtle defense at this site from the Gulf of Maine Aquarium.

EMYSystem World Turtle Database
Learn more about turtles around the world at this site from Oregon State University.

Marine Turtles
This site from NOAA has information about the six species of sea turtles that are found in U.S. waters.

Snakes of North America
You will find images of snakes found in North America at this site from Martin Schmidt, Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh.

All About Birds
This site from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has profiles of bird species with in-depth information, sounds, video, and distribution maps .

ZOOM Birds
You'll find lots of bird facts, crafts, activities, and more at this site for kids from Enchanted Learning.

National Aviary
Learn more about bird species from around the world! Be sure to check out the education section for classroom resources!

101 Things You Can Do to Save Animal Habitats
From the Oregon Zoo, a list of actions students can take to help animals and their habitats.

Explore the Fantastic Forest
Take a virtual hike through the forest and discover the life that lives there at this site from National Geographic. Note : For the best viewing experience, you'll need ShockWave and Quicktime.

UP CLOSE & NATURAL

UP CLOSE AND NATURAL is designed to develop in young students an awareness and appreciation of the wonders of the natural world. The programs encourage students to sharpen their skills of observation, description, and classification, by taking them to the lakes, fields, and forests around Holderness, New Hampshire.

Episodes

1.INTRODUCTION
Meet a snowy owl and a green darner dragonfly and learn about seasonal changes, habitats, life cycle changes, and differences between living and nonliving things. (12:43 min.)
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2.ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES
The earthworm, tarantula, and crayfish introduce invertebrates. (13:01 min.)
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3.INSECTS
An insect can be identified by six legs and three body parts. A monarch butterfly's life cycle is contrasted with that of a grasshopper. (13:28 min.)
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4.FISH
Visits to Squam Lake and the New England Aquarium provide an "up close" look at scales, gills, and fins of a trout, sunfish, and catfish and their behavior. (12:00 min.)
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5.FROGS, TOADS, AND SALAMANDERS
Compare a bullfrog, a leopard frog, and a spotted salamander and learn about the double life of amphibians. The difference between a frog and a toad is explained. (13:08 min.)
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6.TURTLES
Specialized bodies and behavior adapt turtles to many different habitats. Learn the difference between box turtles and painted turtles and how they got their names. (14:24 min.)
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7.SNAKES
Both a garter snake and a seven-foot eastern indigo snake have scutes, scales, a hinged jaw, and a one-piece skin. Both benefit humans. (14:21 min.)
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8.WHAT IS A BIRD?
A pigeon, a great horned owl, loons, and a great blue heron illustrate what birds have in common and how they've adapted to their environments. (13:51 min.)
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9.MAMMALS
A baby raccoon and two newly born fawns introduce the distinctive characteristics of all mammals, even dolphins. (12:38 min.)
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10.WINTER A SQUAM LAKE
A snowy owl, white-tailed deer, and an American black bear have different ways of adapting to the winter cold. (12:43 min.)
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11.LIFE IN THE WINTER FOREST
Examine the white-footed mouse, gray squirrel, porcupine, opossum, and fisher and see various winter homes in the many-layered forest habitat. (14:49 min.)
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12.POND
Spring brings new life to the pond, including that are animals too small to see with the naked eye. (12:54 min.)
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13.MARSH AND SWAMP
Learn about the food chain and the importance of the wetlands as breeding places for ducks, herons, beavers, and others. (11:35 min.)
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14.IN THE FIELD
A fox kit, woodchuck, opossum, skunk, and kestrel survive by finding food, seeking shelter, and avoiding danger whenever possible. (12:23 min.)
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15.OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR
Backyard naturalists can study creatures close to home: millipedes, centipedes, spiders, bees, sowbugs, and spittle bugs. Nature centers and zoos simulate habitats of exotic animals. (12:29 min.)
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ITV Database

You can search the Instructional Television Database by subject and grade level. For each series you will find detailed episode descriptions, schedules, related series, and links to related web resources. For many series you will also find lesson plans and streaming video. You can also find programming information in the 2007-2008 Knowledge Network Program Guide. This guide is in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access it.

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