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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

National Zoo

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Provider: Smithsonian Institution


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Take a virtual visit to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo!The many online resources for students and educators include:

  • Conservation Central. An award-winning online habitat education program that helps kids learn about the importance of conservation and the challenges faced in preserving temperate-forest habitats through curricula and activities that incorporate actual research conducted by Zoo scientists.
  • Animal Fact Sheets. Learn about exhibits, the wonderful species in the collection, and the zoo’s science and conservation efforts in the wild and at the zoo, through animal fact sheets.
  • Animal Web Cams. Observe Zoo animals from your home or classroom! Web cams bring you closer to naked mole-rats, tigers, giant pandas, Amazon fish, and more.
  • Homework Helper. An online resource that helps students with their homework needs by providing links to reliable wildlife-related websites and tips for conducting research on the Internet.
  • Photo Gallery. Compelling images of the National Zoo’s animals and their wild relatives are displayed in the Zoo’s online photo galleries.
  • ZooGoer Articles. Lively, informative articles on wildlife research and conservation from FONZ’s ZooGoer magazine.

Just a few of the creatures users will meet, watch, and learn about on this site include giant pandas, octopus, elephants, tigers, flamingoes, and black-footed ferrets!