February 28, 2013

Hierarchies (Nature, Society)

This is aimed more for the upper grades, but it could also have some fantastic utility for the lower grades as well. I've always found hierarchies fascinating and difficult to piece together in my mind. The following website below is great, because it puts hierarchies you didn't even know existed into a visual form, along with extensive explanations. This can be great to help your students understand the way hierarchies are built in society and nature. Here are a few samples from the website:
African Animal Hierarchy
The website is: