National Wildlife Federation resources for Educators

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has some great resources for educators on their web site. There is a news section, wildlife animal information and resources, environment and global climate change resources, and much more.




They have wildlife cameras that you can view, such as the Eagle Cam, an incredible Wildlife Library with information about different animals and species, and Wild Places where you can virtually visit and explore some great wild parts of America.

There are outdoor activity guides and things to do outside, Wildlife news reports, and Global Climate Change resources.



The Kids Page is well done also, explaining topics with children in mind, animations, videos, explanations, and even mobile apps.


The NWF also offers free webinars on a variety of topics.


This is a great resource for teachers and students to use when studying wildlife, nature, and the environment.

Animal Facts from Nat Geo - great resource

National Geographic, an excellent resource for educators, has a wonderful site with Animal Facts that I learned about from Mary Beth Hertz (@mbteach) (who is a great educator and resource for other educators).

Animal Facts is a collection of facts and information on all kinds of animals. It is arranged by type of animal: amphibian, bird, fish, etc. On the right side of the page is a listing of animals alphabetically.

Each animal page has photos, resources, fast facts, and a map of where their habitat is.

Here's the page for Giant Squid:

You can also quickly share each page via Facebook, Twitter, Buzz, Stumble upon, and email making it easier to share with your students.

It's a great resource for teachers and students.

Encyclopedia of Life - great biology resource

Encyclopedia of Life is a website that has web pages for each species of organism. Each page contains photos, physical description, habitat, references, other links, taxonomy and much more. You can even create a free account and contribute to the pages.

It is easy to use, easy to read, well designed and informative. It is a definite for all biology teachers and students.