Most of the live cams from Explore.org can be used to explore and investigate animals' habitats. I would have the students explore the live cams of a brown bear, polar bear, and panda bear. Students would view these live cams to compare and contrast these different bears and their different habitats.

Students should be on look out for the bears' appearances, shelter, and food. Students will then discuss how these bears can survive in their habitat, but not in the other habitats explored. Example: Explain why the panda bear can survive in their habitat, but not in the polar bear's habitat.

Click on this link above, which will bring you to a live cam of a brown bear, panda bear, and polar bear.

Students can view the African Wildlife life cams in order to collect data about symbiosis. Students can identify the symbiotic relationships they are observing: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Make sure to click through the live cam so you can view several different organisms. Go to the Ecology Concepts in my website to learn more about symbiosis.

Click here or the link above to view the African Wildlife live cam.

Students can view live cams of the 3 different types of consumers: herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Students will compare the characteristics of these animals. Viewers should be on the lookout for evidence that supports what type of consumer that particular animal is.

For younger students, you could provide students with a live cam for each. For older students, they could be responsible for finding a live cam for each.

Here are an example of a live cam for each type of consumer:

Carnivore: Cheetah Live Cam

Omnivore: Fox Live Cam

Herbivore: Cow Live Cam