Earth Day
This page contains online educational games and activities in celebration of Earth Day.
Habitat Maker - Online Game
Description: This totally fun simulation allows students to create up to five different habitats with a selection of customizable, cartoonish animals and plants that belong in the habitats. In additions, students can enter the "lost dimension" where they can craft their own animals from the parts of different animals! Classified under: Science game, science games, animal game, animal games, habitat game, habitat games
Save The World's Birds - Online E-book
Description: Did you know that there are three billion LESS birds in the world now than in 1970? This beautiful e-book carefully describes seven urgent threats to the world's birds and describes a solution for each that people can practice daily. There is an eight-question quiz at the end of the book and students can earn certificates featuring any of 20 declining North American birds as rewards for their knowledge.
Bird Brain - Online Game - North American Birds Challenge
Description: This incredible game allows students to explore North American birds. There are two modes. Free coloring allows students to choose from any of 27 North American birds such as the Mallard, Canada Goose, Cardinal, Eastern Bluebird, Bald Eagle, Red-headed Woodpecker, and many others , to color online. Pictures can be printed out as well. The challenge mode is requires students to actually know the correct colors of the birds. In each picture, arrows will point to different parts of the bird. Students must select the correct color to fill in for each part. For example, for the Bald Eagle, students would use white to fill in the head and tail, brown to fill in the wings and back, and yellow to fill in the bill. There are three rounds. For each round a student completes, he or she earns a special certificate with all of the birds correctly colored. Individual pictures can be printed as well.
Virtual Birdwatcher
Description: This amazing game helps kids (and adults) learn all about backyard feeder birds (eastern and central United States and Canada) in a fun, game-like format! The game keeps many statistics, checklists, and awards certificate. State-of-the-art graphics and animations add to the fun. You can even save your game! Identify all 48 possible birds to win at eight different feeders. You can read about each bird, watch videos, and even take pictures of the birds that come to your feeders and print them out. CHECK OUT THE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO for this activity in the related items section at the bottom of this page. Classified under: Science game, science games, animal game, animal games, bird game, birds games
Recycle - Online Game
Description: Recycle! is an online game that shows students how easy it is to recycle. Students have three minutes to recycle as many items as possible into the plastic, aluminum, and paper containers. See if you can recycle 60 items!
Animalia - Online Game
Description: How well do you know where in the world animals live? Drag and drop the animals to their continents. There are 31 total animals. If you correctly place 28 or more, you can print out a gold medal certificate with one of the animals. There are 31 total certificates you can earn, so play often and trade with your friends to collect them all.
Animal Idol - Online Game
Description: Welcome to Animal Idol. In this game, your knowledge of the animal and plant kingdoms will be tested like its never been tested before. Unlike American Idol, you won’t have to sing, but you will have to answer questions about animals, plants, and biomes. Each round has a different theme and the questions are tough. To make it to the next round, simply score five correct answers and score at least 50 percent. For example, if you get five correct, but get eight incorrect, you will be eliminated, but if you get five correct and four incorrect, you will survive. After every round, you’ll endure criticism by the three judges, Randy Jackal, Paula Impala, and Simon Cow. Can you be the next Animal Idol?
Virtual Butterfly Garden - Online Game
Description: Design and name your butterflies and release them into the wild? How fast can you catch them? The twisting and turning butterflies are difficult to catch. Loads of fun!
Firefly Nights - Online Game
Description: Firefly Nights in a mesmerizing game that requires students to build and identify the flash pattern of their personal fireflies, among an ever-increasing number of flashing fireflies.
Insect Generator - Online Game
Description: This game allows students to mix and match the parts of six different insects to create their own superbug. Students can enter text to name their bug and to describe it. It prints out beautiful and works on all devices.
Earth History Interactive
Description: This awesome feature allows students to learn about each period, era, epoch, or eon in Earth history with a simple click. This feature contains full-length articles, images, videos and more for each part of Earth's history including the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic eras, the Quaternary, Tertiary, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, and Permian Periods, and many others.
Earth History Interactive Scavenger Hunt
Description: This activity requires students to use the History of Earth Interactive Profile Exhibit to hunt for the answers to the scavenger hunt questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Earth History Printable Scavenger Hunt
Description: This activity requires students to use the History of Earth Interactive Profile Exhibit to hunt for the answers to the scavenger hunt questions.
Earth History Printable Scavenger Hunt Version 2
Description: This activity requires students to use the History of Earth Interactive Profile Exhibit to hunt for the answers to the scavenger hunt questions.
Earth History Word Search - Online
Description: This is an online Earth History word search. Choose with or without a timer.
Ordering the Periods in Earth History
Description: This activity requires students to drag and drop the periods in Earth history from earliest to latest, starting with the Precambrian period and ending with the Quaternary Period.
Birds of Prey Animated E-Book
Description: This beautiful e-book comes with incredible animations of 20 different North American birds of prey including the Bald and Golden Eagles, Peregrine and Prairie Falcons, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks, Great Horned and Great Gray Owls, and many more. Descriptions and narratives included. This resource may take a few minutes to load.
Hummingbirds E-book
Description: Brought to you by My Green World, this hummingbird e-book is perfect for kids ages 7-10. It teaches all about hummingbird flight, behavior, diet, and habits. Perfect to print.
Amazon Interactive
Description: This interactive Amazon exhibit allows students to click and learn about the layers of the forest, the water cycle, the wildlife, and the products harvested from the Amazon Rainforest.
Amazon Rainforest Digital Scavenger Hunt - Interactive
Description: This digital scavenger hunt requires students to use the interactive Amazon module to answer the scavenger hunt questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Amazon Wildlife Scavenger Hunt
Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Amazon Wildlife section.
Amazon Rainforest Wildlife
Description: This section contains articles of 22 iconic species of Amazon wildlife including the Blue Morpho, Scarlet Ibis, Jaguar, Harpy Eagle, Capybara, Green Anaconda, Piranha, Three-toed Sloth, and many more.
Amazon Rainforest Scavenger Hunt
Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Amazon interactive exhibit.
Amazon Plants
Description: This page provides descriptions and images or several iconic Amazon trees and plants.
Amazon Rainforest Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
What is the Boreal Forest? (Taiga Belt)?
Description: This short articles tells all about the boreal forest. It includes a map and an embedded video.
Wildlife of the Boreal Forest - Interactive Scavenger Hunt
Description: This interactive scavenger hunt requires students to browse the wildlife of the boreal forest interactive exhibit to find the answers to the multiple choice, multi-select, and fill in the blanks questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Wildlife of the Boreal Forest - Interactive
Description: This interactive page allows students to click and learn about eight different forms of wildlife within the boreal forest.
Trees of the Boreal Forest
Description: This section provides short summaries and interesting facts about eight of the most common tree species found in the boreal forest.
Owls of the Boreal Forest
Description: This section provides short summaries and interesting facts about eight of the most common owl species found in the boreal forest.
Wetlands of the Boreal Forest
Description: This section provides short summaries and interesting facts about five of the most common wetland types found in the boreal forest.
World Deserts Interactive
Description: This awesome interactive map allows students to click on any of eleven major deserts of the world to learn all about them. It includes the Sahara, Kalahari, Gobi, Namib, Atacama, Patagonian, and others.
World Deserts Label-me Map
Description: This printable activity requires students to label the major deserts of the world including the Sahara, Kalahari, Mojave, Gobi, Arabian, and six others.
World Deserts Label-me Quiz - Online
Description: This online quiz requires students to label the major deserts of the world including the Sahara, Kalahari, Mojave, Gobi, Arabian, and six others. It gives immediate feedback.
