International day of Biological diversity 2014

Date:

Thursday, 22 May 2014

The United Nations proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.

Bugwise [1]

Useful:

Australian museum Bugwise site where students learn about invertebrates provides links to the syllabus, do it yourself field study notes and great bug identification resources.

Web2Spider toolkit for schools [2]

Useful:

Australian museum Web2Spider toolkit for school helps you identify spiders by from there webs while providing monitoring kits so students can observe changes in spider populations over time.

Walking with beasts [3]

Useful:

Take a trek back in time with the ABC looking at fossils and exploring how these beasts are related to modern mammals. There is a great range of activities on this site.

Echidna love trains [4]

Useful:

Teacher resource-Fauna article, learn about the mating habits of echidnas "Echidna love trains".

Various fauna resources [5]

Useful :

» Koalas on the outer live life differently [4]

» Can ants take the heat? [6]

» Native bird too smart for predatory cockatoo [7]

» Mother finches control gender outcome [8]

» Dingoes, devils may be angels in disguise [9]

» Frogwatch schools education kit [10]

» Creating places for birds [11]