Science Research

Alberta's Woodland Caribou - http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/pages/caribou.html A one-page document with the facts about Alberta's caribou. Excellent for research.

Arctic Animals - Tundra - http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/animals/index.htm A very succinct 1 page summary of caribou with several photos.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - http://arctic.fws.gov/carcon.htm Detailed in point form, excellent for research.

Caribou - http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/resman/nrm/caribou.htm A team has prepared a summary of data on caribou, the current issues and easy to read maps. If you only have time to read one background information article, start here!

Caribou and Reindeer - http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/caribou_reindeer.html A brief comparison of the two.

Description of Scandinavian and Russian Reindeer - http://www.itv.se/boreale/bovts.htm Can be used for research material.

eNature - Caribou - http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesIMG.asp?imageID=34968
This gives a concise research article on caribou, but also has a link to "Reindeer, the Truth Behind the Legend" which outlines the benefits and suitability of having caribou/reindeer fly Santa's sleigh. You have to read it - it's great!

Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Reindeerprintout.shtml Labeled diagram and materials to use to create a learning book resource for your class.

Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems:
http://www.rangifer.net/rangifer/index.cfm  Maps showing caribou herds around
the world.

Old Crow - Caribou Herd - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/old_crow/caribou/caribou.html

Peary Island Caribou - http://www.yukonalaska.com/history/bl-muskox.html endangered - problem outlined here.

Porcupine Caribou Herd - http://www.taiga.net/caribou/pch/
Excellent slide show outlining living conditions and how they impact caribou.
Would be excellent for lesson on reading graphs.

Project Caribou - http://www.taiga.net/projectcaribou/ Over 150 pages of
downloadable material created in the Yukon for educators and students. On the top bar of the page, go to Activities downloads to get to the 150 pg. pdf learning document on Caribou. There are aboriginal stories, activities, BINGO. This is excellent for classes who read...

Reindeer/Caribou - http://www.nps.gov/bela/html/rangifer.htm Good for research material.

ThinkQuest - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3500/caribou.html?tqskip=1 A sample research report prepared by a teacher for students. Easy to read, great information and fun facts.

Woodland Caribou - http://www.allaboutnature.com/subjects/mammals/deer/Wcaribouprintout.shtml A print-out with labeled diagram of the woodland caribou.

Photos

Boreal Caribou Photos - http://www.deer.rr.ualberta.ca/caribou/photos.htm Several clean photos of caribou - they are thumbnailed, so click on them to get a larger image. If you want to use it for creating a research book for your students, right-click and Save Picture As...

Flying Reindeer Photo - http://www.life.com/Life/pictday/971212.html This is a priceless image that could be used with all kinds of writing - research, narratives... 

Carol's Favorite - 2004

Image Gallery Fairbanks - http://reindeer.salrm.uaf.edu/html/image.html Lots of great photos for you to use. If you save some of them in a file that your students can access, they can use them to insert images into PowerPoint or Word documents as part of their research.

Woodland Caribou Photos - http://www.iemr.org/photos_caribou.html If you'd like to compare boreal and woodland caribou, you can access a few photos from this page.

Crafts and Activities - Reindeer/Caribou

A to Z Kids Stuff - Reindeer - http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/reindeer.html This includes background, craft ideas and a pretzel antler snack idea.

Cervids - http://www.akidsheart.com/animals/cervids/reindeer.htm Crafts, activities

DLTK's Reindeer Crafts - http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/reindeer.html 7 different ideas

Eight Tiny Reindeer - http://www.umkc.edu/imc/reindeer.htm Background material, poems, songs, activities, and links to other classroom resources.

First School - Reindeer -
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/wild/reindeer2.htm Activities, crafts, cooking, R templates all on a reindeer theme.

Hands and Feet Reindeer - http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/handdeer.html Simple, yet, oh, so cute.

Kids Turn Central - http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/christmas/pmreindeer.htm Instructions on how to make a paper maché reindeer.

Mrs. Claus' Workshop - http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/claus/

Reindeer Games - http://www.logicmgmt.com/blogic/rdmaze.htm You can print off mazes for kids to try out.

Reindeer Quiz - http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/claus/quiz0.htm Mrs. Slaven's grade 2 class researched reindeer/caribou and created their own fact pages and a quiz.

Reindeer Shape Book - http://www.allaboutnature.com/subjects/mammals/deer/reindeershapebook/ Grades 1-3.

Reindeer Theme Ideas - http://www.teachingheart.net/reindeerunit.html Teaching Heart Net has collected great ideas, including a reindeer Hokey Pokey. Fun!

Rudolph, Rudolph - http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/Rudolph.%20Rudolph.pdf An emergent reader.

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer - http://www.clubplus.net/noel/rudolph.htm The words to the song and a midi file to play.

Santa's Reindeer - http://www.growley.com/reindeerstable.htm A page with visuals and text for children to read.

Wild Christmas Reindeer - http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/piggybacks_wild_christmas_reindeeer.htm Ideas on Jan Brett's web site to extend this picture book.