Domestic Animals

February 5

Dogs - Links + Activities

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog

http://www.squidoo.com/tags/Dogs

http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=121246

http://www.dogster.com/breeds/

http://www.akc.org/breeds/

Classification, Fun Facts -
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/Animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/carnivora/domestic-dog.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/dogs/ - around the world

Caring for Dogs - http://www.purina.com/dogs/index.aspx?

Activities - Unit Plans

http://www.gettingapuppy.com/heducation.html
http://www.gettingapuppy.com/puppysample.pdf 

http://www.squidoo.com/arctic-wolves

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g35/dogsshow.html

http://lapazfarm.homeschooljournal.net/unit-studies-weve-done/dogs-mini-unit-study

Dog Heroes - http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/units/dogs.htm

Make dog biscuits: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1384.html

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http://members.fortunecity.com/equines1/dogsbw.htmhttp://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/animals/canid.html

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/dog/

http://www.kidskonnect.com/Dogs/DogsHome.html

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/qt/jan9d.htm

http://www.effingham.k12.il.us/edgewood/1stgrade/beck/BUSYBEE/DOGS/LESSONPL/Lesdogs.htm

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/qt/jan14a.htm

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blfeb8a.htm

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/winter/iditarod.htm

http://laika.ed.csuohio.edu/fall99/Berman/DogUnit.htm

February 3

Pets - Cats + Dogs

Pets

http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/animaldoc/index.php

http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/pethealth/pethealthfl.asp
- animated, click on the pet

http://bakerinstitute.vet.cornell.edu/cahrc/

http://www.csiro.au/scope/activities/e33c02activity.htm

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/fungal/pet_infections.html

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/pet_death.html

Your health - http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/fungal/pet_infections.html

Cats

http://www.rspca.org.au/animal/petcare_cat.asp 

Dogs

http://www.rspca.org.au/animal/petcare_dog.asp

http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/pethealth/canine.asp

http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/animaldoc/dog_behavior/index.php - dog behaviour

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Can Animals Predict Weather?

- step off for more research

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Pets - Domestic Animals

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/harry_the_dirty_dog.php
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/documents/HarryDirtyDog.pdf

http://www.kizclub.com/Clipart/pets.pdf

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/documents/harry_wild&domestic.pdf

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/documents/harry_pets&people.pdf

mini unit - plants and animals - http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1108.html

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Cats - Links + Activities

Breeds + Care

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats

http://www.catsinfo.com/

http://www.whiskas.co.nz/breeds/default.asp?x=1
http://www.whiskas.co.nz/photos/upload.asp - photos

http://rnzspca.org.nz/cats/the-family-life-of-the-domestic-cat

http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/big.html - big cat? or small?

History

http://www.hdw-inc.com/historyofcat.htm 

http://www.cisforcats.co.nz/a-z/textoriginhist/origins.htm

Effect of cats on wildlife - http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/aboutus/policy/cat.asp

A Bigger Cat - http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Tiger_Lapbook.php

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“ Raining cats and dogs.”

“Let sleeping dogs lie.”

“Like a cat on a hot tin roof.