Selinsgrove Area Intermediate School
Fifth Grade
Science
New Science Series: Textbook Resource Page (find summary and quizzes here)
Birds
Cornell University Bird Site - type your bird into the search box.
Most everything you need to know about our fine feathered friends is included in this site.
This site combines the homepages of eight professional ornithological societies in North America. Find information about current research projects, legislative alerts and updates, species information, and links to wildlife rehabilitation centers, as well as other bird-related topics.
For early readers this kid-sized introduction to bird watching can stand alone. But the rest of us will want to follow the inline hyperlinks for more depth. There you'll find treasures such as a chart of bird seed preferences, a complete list of field marks used to identify birds, and a multi-page guide to building bird houses. This two-tiered approach makes this site a great place to start your own birding adventures.
The Owl has fascinated man from time immemorial and has appeared frequently in mythology and superstition - to some cultures they are symbols of wisdom, while to others they represent malevolent spirits or harbingers of doom and death.Here, the Owl Pages attempts to shed some light on these mysterious creatures of the night...
Why do leaves change colors?