Keywords: Animals
Item 29303
Title page of Jonathan Fisher's 'Scripture Animals,' 1834
Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: 1834 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper, book
Item 20293
Graves of Baxter animals, Mackworth Island, 1953
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953-04-19 Location: Falmouth Media: Photographic print
Item 99039
Assessor's Record, 1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Shed
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: A Friend in Need!
Sometime in the 1920s a 700 hundred pound moose fell through the ice, likely between Norridgewock and Skowhegan. She was rescued by a game warden and another man. Here is the story.
Exhibit
Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.
Site Page
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Site Page
Jonathan Fisher's book of Scripture Animals included an illustration of each animal named in the Bible.
Story
A case of mistaken animal identity
by Judy Loeven
The time my neighbor's dog Tyson got away, or so I thought.
Story
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
by Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Portland Society of Natural History Collections
Lesson Plan
Why is Maine the Pine Tree State?
Grade Level: K-2
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students in early elementary grades a foundation for identifying the recognizable animals and natural resources of Maine. In this lesson, students will learn about and identify animals and plants significant to the state, and will identify what types of environments are best suited to different types of plant and animal life. Students will have the opportunity to put their own community wildlife into a large-scale perspective.
Lesson Plan
Maine's Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/ Recycle S.T.E.A.M Challenge
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts
In honor of Earth Day (or any day), Students use recycled, reused, and upcycled materials to create a sculpture of a beneficial insect that lives in the state of Maine. Students use the Engineer Design Process to develop their ideas. Students use the elements and principles to analyze their prototypes and utilize interpersonal skills during peer feedback protocol to accept and give constructive feedback.
