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Kindergarten Science Links |
Discovery Video Streaming |
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 Houghton Science Program |
Looking at Plants and Animals |
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| Enchanted Learning Label Me Printout |
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| Mammals Match from Apples 4 the Teacher |
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| Human and Animal Body Parts Comparison Page |
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| British Council Animal Maker |
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| Animal Body Parts 8 page Handout |
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| Animal Coloring Pages |
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| Body Part Pictures from Kids Front |
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| Photographs of Animal Parts |
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Measure the Teddy Bear game using an online ruler from apples 4 the teacher |
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| Measure it- funbrain measurement games |
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| Online conversion tool- how do you read a ruler? |
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| The Ruler Game |
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| Time and the History of its Measurement explains a shadow stick, a egyptian t stick, and sundial |
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| The World of Measurement has tools and description on measurement tools for temperature, length, mass, time and volume |
Where Plants and Animals Live |
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| Animal Senses straight forward facts about various animal senses and link to insect senses. |
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| Creature Feature from National Geographic for kids has videos, photos and facts on animals |
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| The Great Plant Excape be a plant detective and learn about plants |
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| Science4kids from the Department of Agriculture |
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| The Seedy Side of Plants from Nature video previews, facts, and games |
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Super Senses from National Geographic kids learn about animals super senses |
Looking at the Earth |
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| Five Senses Match up Game |
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| How is Sound Made? from the Museum of Music Inventions- listen to sound from different musical instruments |
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| Noses and other things that smell by Andrew Lost |
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| Preschool Activity Theme- The Five Sense- has suggested activitues for using your five senses to investigate the world around them. |
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| San Francisco Symphony Kids Site- Fun with Music- learn the instruments in the orchestra, compose your own song, learn music basics |
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| Sense of Smell Institute fun facts about our sense of smell |
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Smell from Hawaii- activities sheets, scented riddles, earn about the sense of smell |
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| Touch from Hawaii activity sheets, learn about the sense of touch |
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| Your Amazing Body from Semsame Street- learn about your five senses and inside your body |
Looking at the Sky |
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| Looking into the Sky |
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| Kids Astronomy |
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| Poems about the Sky |
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| The Old Farmers's Almanac for Kids Sky Watch |
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| Autumn Leaf Color- Why do leaves change color in the fall? from Science made simple |
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| Billy Bears Winter Activities write a tiny title winter snowman storybook, artic animal flash cards, coloring pages, learn to draw a snowman, play a snowman game |
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| Ecogames from the Bell Museum of Natural History Build-A-Prairie. Can you turn a barren plain into a healthy prairie?The Watershed Game is an interactive watershed-planning |
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| Gravity Launch is an interactive activity that allows students to virtually launch a rocket into space to see how the force of gravity can pull an object toward the earth and moon. Students also can experiment |
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| Learning about Seasons-links to websites on seasons |
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Rainbow Magic Summer Fun online activities, summer reading, music, and recipes |
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| Spring- from Kidsdomain - online games, clipart, activities, crafts, online stories |
Observing Objects |
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| The Art and Science of Bubbles from the Soap and Detergent Association contains buble recipes, buble magic, the square bubbles, the predictable pop, riddles, printable activities and poems |
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| Bubble Town has recipe for bubble juice, bubble trouble game, make a high tech buble blowing tube, bubble invasion |
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| World Buble Records most people in a buble, longest bubble wall |
Observing Objects |
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| Brainpop -Senses- see animated videos and quizes on the Senses- topic include- balance, eyes, hearing, smell, taste, touch and vision |
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| Five Senses - lesson plans from the Southwest Educational Development Lab |
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| Five Senses Webquest |
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| en Activities for Teaching the Five Senses from Education World- includes links |
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| Sandlot Optical Illusions- a great way to learn about your sense of sight and sound |
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| The Senses from Neuroscience for Kids- illustrated explanation of the five senses and how they work together, has word search puzzles online |
Things That Move |
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| Things the Move Poem |
 
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| Kids' Crossing Stuff in the Sky |
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| Why is the Sky Blue? |
First Grade Science |
Plants, Animals and People |
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| How People Affect the Earth by NASA |
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| 5 Senses by Kid Konnect |
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| Five Senses Match up Game |
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| Sid the Science Kid Five Senses Game,I See |
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| All About Snails includes facts, stories and poems about snails, clipart, crafts, coloring pages from kiddyhouse |
| Artic Animals from Enchanted learning - has brief description and picture of each animal |
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| Atlanta- has live cams of many of their exhibit, including the Panda cam |
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| Classifying Critters from Cool Science for Curious kids- interactive activitty to help students classify animal types |
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| Fizzy, Funny, Fuzzy poems about snails |
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| Kidsport Science Activities Activities include Life in the Sea, Animal Homes, Who eats What?, How Plants Grow, Pollution |
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| ZooKratt's Creatures- Includes creature of week, creature world and creature crazy |
Living Things and Where They Live |
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| Animal Homes- pictures and easy to read brief description about animal homes from kidport |
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| Arctic Wildlife - information about a few arctic animals |
Earth, Our Home |
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| Kidss' Astronomy Earth |
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| Earth hour from the World Wildlife Fund |
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| Earth Science for Kids by NASA |
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| Planet Earth Facts for Kids from Science Kids |
Weather and the Sky |
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| Newton's Apple Tv |
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| Sky Diary Kidstorm |
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| Earth Sky |
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Earth Fact for Kids
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Describing Matter |
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| Growing Crystals Experiments in Growing Crystals how to guide to Grow Alum Crystals, Growing Stalactites and Stalagmites Growing a crystal garden and Rock Candy |
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Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab- experiments |
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| Brainpop- Sink or Swim join Tim and Moby on an aminated video on bouyancy |
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| Discover!Simulations! Will a Pumpkin float in water? animated simulation from Houghton Mifflin |
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| Sink or Float includes activity and assessment sheet from Science Netlinks |
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Sink or Swim- flash animation explains how fish and humans can change their buoyancy from the Commonwealth of Australia
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Energy Sources |
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| How is Sound Made? from the Museum of Music Inventions- listen to sound from different musical instruments |
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| Us Energy Administration |
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| Energy Quest by California Energy Commission |
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NEO K12  |
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| NEO K12 Renewable Energy Video |
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| Neo K12 Electricity from Coal video |
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| Sources of Energy from Bulgaria |
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| Tiki the Penguins Guide to Energy |
Second Grade Science |
Plants and Animals |
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| Animal Planet Wild Animals A to Z |
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| National Wildlife Federation Animal and Plant Stories |
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| Soft School Plants worksheets and Games |
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| Foss Watch it Grow |
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| Plant and Animal Changes 2nd grade lesson plan from Utah Education Network |
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| The Great Plant Escape |
Environments and Energy |
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Attraction and Repulsion By Magnet Polescomputer tutorial that illustrations attraction
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| Energy Arcade -From San Diego Gas and Electric there are online games that also teach you about energy. You can also take a virtual tour of the power plant. |
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| Energy Calculator converts energy measurements |
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Earth's Energy
solar radiation, temperature, balance, movement, waves, em spectrum, |
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| Energy for kids links |
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| Measuring Energy an activitity from creative kids at home |
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| Learn about Energy |
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| Windmill World links to sites about windmills |
Treasures From the Earth |
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| Ask the Answer Worm Questions About Soil from the NRCS |
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| Photo Gallery of Rocks |
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| Mineral Matters |
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| Geo Mysteries with Rex the Dino Detective |
Patterns in the Sky |
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| Patterns in theSky |
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| Map of the Earth |
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| Observing Information About Visible Planets |
Matter and Energy |
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| Us Energy Administration |
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| Energy Quest by California Energy Commission |
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| Matter and Energy Power Points |
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| Matter and Energy by Kids Konnect |
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| Links to Activities and Games on Energy, Matter and Conservation from Glendale College |
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| Kid's Korner Energy Quiz by Blue Bonnet |
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| Matter Power Points |
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| Chem 4 kids Introduction to Matter |
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| U.S. Energy Information Administration Energy Kids- What is Energy? |
Motion and Forces |
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| Rader's Physic 4 kids Introduction to Motion |
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| Force, Motion and Energy Power Points |
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| Roller Coaster Builder |
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| Sundials:Building a Simple Sundial step by step how tomake a sundial |
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| Weather Watch- Winter Storms from Scholastic- observe, gather info, investigate, and analyze |
Continuity of Life |
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| Animal Families by Franklin Institute |
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| Classifying Insects by Scholastic |
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| Classifying Animals by KidCyber |
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| Life on Earth -the Tree of Life Project |
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| Classifying Animals by the Brandywine Zoo |
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| Animal Kingdom by All About the World of Animals |
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| Animal Diversity Web by the University of Michigan |
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| Classifying Animals Interactive Game |
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| Animal Cell |
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| Virtual Microscope by Molecular Expressions |
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| Cells Alive interactive cell animations |
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| The Gene School Think Quest |
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| Heredity and Reproduction from Jefferson County School Science Online |
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| Building Faces using Fossils by Nova |
The Changing Environment |
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| Autumn Leaf Color- Why do leaves change color in the fall? from Science made simple |
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| Billy Bears Winter Activities write a tiny title winter snowman storybook, artic animal flash cards, coloring pages, learn to draw a snowman, play a snowman game |
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| Ecogames from the Bell Museum of Natural History Build-A-Prairie. Can you turn a barren plain into a healthy prairie?The Watershed Game is an interactive watershed-planning |
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| Gravity Launch is an interactive activity that allows students to virtually launch a rocket into space to see how the force of gravity can pull an object toward the earth and moon. Students also can experiment |
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| Learning about Seasons-links to websites on seasons |
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Rainbow Magic Summer Fun online activities, summer reading, music, and recipes |
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| Spring- from Kidsdomain - online games, clipart, activities, crafts, online stories |
The Dynamic Earth |
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| The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom at Mineral.net |
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| Minerals by Name from Amethyst Galleries |
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| Minerals by Kids Health |
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| Rocks and Minerals Links |
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| Rocks and Minerals by Mr. SciGuy |
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| Identifying Minerals by Rock for Kids |
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| Minerology Database by Mineral web |
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| Rocks and Minerals by KidsKonnect |
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| Rock Cycle by the ETE Team |
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| Rocks and Minerals -encyclopaedic dictionary of rocks and minerals |
Earth in the Universe |
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Matter and its Properties |
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Energy, Forces and Motion |
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| Jefferson Lab BEAMS hands-on lab program |
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| Neon Atom |
Biomes/Ecosystem |
| Earth Observatory- Mission Biomes |
| What's it like where you live? |
| World Biomes |
Cells |
| Animal Cells |
Chemistry |
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Science links for Parents
National Geographic Xpedotions use geography skills to complete xpeditions
Ology from the American Museum of Natural History students can leanr about to an ologist of their choice about what interests them, including asking any questions they still have. From this exercise, students will learn about these fields as well as learn how scientists apply information and investigative methods in everyday living through their work.
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Science 21 Kindergarten- Exploring Our World |
Unit 1: Using my Sense to Learn About and Appreciate Science |
Brainpop -Senses- see animated videos and quizes on the Senses- topic include- balance, eyes, hearing, smell, taste, touch and vision
Come to your senses- webquest about senses where parents and children can work together to complete
The Five Senses- easy to read descriptions about the five senses
The Senses from Neuroscience for Kids- illustrated explanation of the five senses and how they work together, has word search puzzles online
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World- a report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute help scientist make sense of our senses |
Unit 2: Using my Sense to learn about me in my World |
Coming to our Senses from the Franklin Online Institute- suggested activity for exploring their five senses includes senses scavenger hunt
How is Sound Made? from the Museum of Music Inventions- listen to sound from different musical instruments
Invention at Play from the Smithsonia Institute challenges students to explore, question, invent, and collaborate to make their own discoveries. . Cloud Dreamer facilitates make believe and visual thinking; Puzzle Blocks supports puzzle play and problem solving; Tinker Ball encourages exploration and tinkering; and Word Play focuses on social play and collaboration
Noses and other things that smell Investigate with Andrew Lost
Preschool Activity Theme- The Five Sense- has suggested activitues which are printable for using your five senses to investigate the world around them.
San Francisco Symphony Kids Site- Fun with Music site map- learn the instruments in the orchestra, compose your own song, learn music basics
Sense of Smell Institute fun facts about our sense of smell
Smell from Hawaii- activities sheets, scented riddles, earn about the sense of smell
Touch from Hawaii activity sheets, learn about the sense of touch
Vision -What do you see with? Investigate with Andrew Lost
Your Amazing Body from Sesame Street- learn about your five senses and inside your body
Sesame Street site map
Sesame Street Solutions is designed to help parents and kids work through tough situations
You must be hearing things CBC Radio Quirk Quark for kids- exams sound illustions
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Unit 3: Using my senses to learn about other living things in my world
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Animal Senses straight forward facts about various animal senses and link to insect senses.
Creature Feature from National Geographic for kids has videos, photos and facts on animals
National Geographic online - science e-newsletter for the famiies
The Great Plant Escape be a plant detective and learn about plants
Science4kids from the Department of Agriculture includes classroom projects, printouts, coloring pages, word scramble and answer keys
The Seedy Side of Plants from Nature video previews, facts, and games
Super Senses from National Geographic kids learn about animals super senses
National Geographic for kids homework help
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Unit 4: Using my senses to learn about non-living things in my world |
The Art and Science of Bubbles from the Soap and Detergent Association contains buble recipes, buble magic, the square bubbles, the predictable pop, riddles, printable activities and poems
Bubble Town has recipe for bubble juice, bubble trouble game, make a high tech buble blowing tube, bubble invasion
World Bubble Records most people in a bubble, longest bubble wall |
Science 21 First Grade- Order in our World |
Unit 1: Organizing Ourselves To Do Science Investigations |
Newton's Apple - try this at home Science Try it experiments you can do at home with household objects
Science Investigations- includes worksheets and prompt
An investigative approach to science |
Unit 2: Investigating Attributes And Properties Of Objects |
Growing Crystals Experiments in Growing Crystals how to guide to Grow Alum Crystals, Growing Stalactites and Stalagmites Growing a crystal garden and Rock Candy
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab- experiments |
Unit 3: Identify The States Of Matter |
Brainpop- Sink or Swim join Tim and Moby on an aminated video on bouyancy
Discover!Simulations! Will a Pumpkin float in water? animated simulation from Houghton Mifflin
The Magic School Bus has simple science lab and experiments, some videos, games, book central and homework hub
Sink or Float includes activity and assessment sheet from Science Netlinks
Sink or Swim- flash animation explains how fish and humans can change their buoyancy from the Commonwealth of Australia
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Unit 4: Investigating Living Things (Snails/Pillbugs) |
All About Snails lesson plans and other resources about snails- click on Teachers corner
Animal Homes- pictures and easy to read brief description about animal homes from kidport
Kidport Teacher section - overview on how to use kidport
Artic Animals from Enchanted learning - has brief description and picture of each animal
Arctic Wildlife - information about a few arctic animals
Atlanta- teacher resources has live cams of many of their exhibit, including the Panda cam
Classifying Critters from Cool Science for Curious kids- interactive activitty to help students classify animal types
Fizzy, Funny, Fuzzy poems about snails
Kidsport Science Activities
Activities include Life in the Sea, Animal Homes, Who eats What?, How Plants Grow, Pollution
ZooKratt's Creatures- Includes creature of week, creature world |
Second Grade - Measuring Changes in Our World |
Unit 1: Tools To Measure Our World |
Measure the Teddy Bear game using an online ruler from apples 4 the teacher
Teachers guide to the site
Measure it- funbrain measurement games
Teacher's resources on Funbrain- curriculum guide, fungame finder, standartds finder anf flash cards
Online conversion tool- how do you read a ruler?
The Ruler Game
Time and the History of its Measurement explains a shadow stick, a egyptian t stick, and sundial
The World of Measurement has tools and description on measurement tools for temperature, length, mass, time and volume |
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Observing And Measuring Changes In Energy |
Attraction and Repulsion By Magnet Poles computer tutorial that illustrations attraction
- Energy Arcade -From San Diego Gas and Electric there are online games that also teach you about energy. You can also take a virtual tour of the power plant.
Energy Calculator converts energy measurements
Earth's Energy solar radiation, temperature, balance, movement, waves, em spectrum,
Energy for kids links
Measuring Energy an activitity from creative kids at home
Watered down Electricity animated video narrated by Louie the Lightening Bug
Windmill World links to sites about windmills |
Unit 3:
Observing & Measuring Changes In Living Things (Crayfish) |
Crayfish World.com has facts and photos about many varieties of crayfish
My Triops- faq, gallery, mailing list, articles, reviews, links, from Scotland
Spiny Freshwater Crayfish facts and photos about crayfish from Native fish Australia
Triops- learn about the oldest living species on earth- faq |
Unit 4:
Observing And Measuring Changes In The Environment |
Autumn Leaf Color- Why do leaves change color in the fall? from Science made simple http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html
Billy Bears Winter Activities write a tiny title winter snowman storybook, artic animal flash cards, coloring pages, learn to draw a snowman, play a snowman game
Ecogames from the Bell Museum of Natural History Build-A-Prairie. Can you turn a barren plain into a healthy prairie?The Watershed Game is an interactive watershed-planning
Learning about Seasons-links to websites on seasons
Rainbow Magic Summer Fun online activities, summer reading, music, and recipes
Spring- from Kidsdomain - online games, clipart, activities, crafts, online stories
Sundials:Building a Simple Sundial step by step how tomake a sundial
Weather Watch- Winter Storms from Scholastic- observe, gather info, investigate, and analyze
Up, Up and Away with Bottles- Science Exprement to try at home from Questacon- If there is a force pushing in one direction, there is an equal force pushing in the opposite direction.
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Science 21 Third Grade- Cycles in the Natural World |
Unit One: How a Scientist Investigates a Plant |
CalPhotos This form accesses 33,766 images of plants part of Berkeley Digital Library
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ARS Science4kids from the United States Agricultural Research Services
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4HGarden interactive build a plant and water me under explorations section, can in connections section plant e-cards and ask a plant expert questions from Michigan State University
Parents - Experiencing the Garden
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The Great Plant Escape become a plant detective and solve one of six cases about plant from The University of Illinois extension
Plant Growth video at Brainpop |
Unit 2: How a Scientist Investigates Electricity |
Current Electricity video at Brainpop
Electric Avenue from the AECL- Atomic Energy Commission of Canada explains electricity and energy sources
Glossary to help you explain science terms
Electricity Online Thinkquest made by students from three different countries-many resources has applications, lessons, history, great intro video
Lightening Kills, Play it Safe Discusses science of why some clouds produce lightening, indoor anmd outdoor safety, myths, survivor stories and great teacher links
The Electric Avenue from FirstEnergy includes experiments, electric journey, fun facts, meter reading, safety, quiz show, glossary and energy efficiency
Glossary of electrical terms
Video of Franklin's Kite getting hit by electricity
Understanding Electricity from the Nasa SciFile -one page explaining electricity
Parent's area- parent resources, why parents should get involved, and how parents can get involved
Theater of Electricity from MIT- includes videos, photo gallery, of Van de Graaff Generator and Franklin's kite, and teacher resources
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Unit 3: How a Scientist Investigates Water Cycles |
Drinking Water and Ground Water kids' stuff from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency has water cycle activity, how to build your own water cycle activity, interactive water cycle and downloadable activity book
Hydrologic Cycle from NASA Observatorium - Through animation examines the five processes of the hydrologic cycle. Includes quiz and word search game.
Interactive Water Cycle - A flash animated activity that lets you control the water cycle as you learn from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency
Oceans Alive from an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science- the water planet covers-water cycle, changing oceans, ocean profiles, oceans in motion- current events, winds and waves, the ebbs of and flows of the sea, life in the sea covers-life near the surface and predators and prey
Additional Resources
The Water Cycle from kidzone- brief explanation about the water cycle includes print out poster and suggested activities.
The Water Cycle from Enchanted Learning- has brief explanation of the water cycle with an illustation and explains why oceans are salty, also has label me printout diagram and water cycle find it quiz.
Water Cycle Follow a drop through the water cycle from US Department of Interior
Water goes Round- online activity where you have to place the picture in the order they appear in the water cycle
Parents homepage homework help, communicate, topics and online activities
Water Aid- impact of water in the world-learning activities and booklets for children has country fact sheet where water aid is helping
Water Cycle video at Brainpop
Water Cycle advanced video at Brainpop
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Unit 4: How a Scientist Investigates Animal Cycles |
All About Butterflies from Enchanted Learning
Animal Bytes from San Diego Zoo facts about hundreds of animals, sound clips, photos and videos, also includes habitats and where in the world sections
Butterfly Cam created by Spackenkill Union Free School District has live cam on butterflies, lifecycle section, puzzles and poetry about butterflies
Butterflies and Moths of North America many photos and fact about butterflies
Butterfly Life Cycle simple page with straight forward information
Label the Butterfly
Go Diego Go- Blue Morpho Butterfly animated video from Nick Jr.
Life Cycle websites- Butterflies links to life cycle webpages on butterflies, frogs, chicks, spiders
Monarch Watch- join a nation wide project to collect data on Monarch butterflies migration
Butterflies and Bugs - The Life of a Monarch Butterfly
Butterfly and Moth Internet Savenger Hunt
Where do Butterflies come from? Cool Science for Curious kids -project to create puppet
Note to Parents from Cool Science for Curious Kids- Howard Hughes Medical Center
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Science 21 Fourth Grade- Organization in the Natural World |
How Stuff Works
Marshall Brain's "How Stuff Works" is an excellent site to wander through and learn about "stuff" and how it works! |
Ology Grades
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Unit 1:
Organizing Ourselves For Doing Science |
Health and Science Careers- Interesting, Fun and Rewarding- read interviews from different sciencetists
Reasoning in Science explanation of how scientific method works from Rader's
The Scientific Method simple one page description about Scientific method
BrainPOP: Scientific Method Video
Conversion from US to Metric from Science made simple
Want to be a Scientist? learn about different scientists areas and read stories about their research from Sci4kids
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Unit 2: Digestion, Nutrients, Food Chains And Food Webs |
| Food Webs |
Chain Reaction build a food chain interactive game teachs about food chains
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Food Web
written in easy to understand language with an activity to do
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Cool Food Kidz Health & Safe
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Food web in the Tundra Biome
Shows limited food supply in frozen tundra biome
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From the Top of the World to the Bottom of the Food Chain
Created by NASA intensive information about the bottom of the food chain
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Oceanlink Food Web
divided the food web according the sea life, students are encouraged to draw their own food web after exploring the information, has ask a scientist section
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5 a Day Fruits and Vegetables
5 a day tips for energizing tips for a healthier family
Food Guide Pyramid from kidshealth for kids
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Food web worksheet - Indentify the producers, consumers
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Food Webs on the Web
webquest on food web, has several links to food web
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Unit 3: Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Aspire Simple Machines -brief description with illustration of simplemachines, interactivity lab activites for wedge and pulley, ramp and pulley and wheel and axle from university of Utah.
Inventors Toolbox-The Elements of Machines from the Museum of Science- illustrations and brief description of simple machines- view Gadget Anatomy to guess what simple machine make up common gadgets.
Marvelous Machines experiments and activities to be printed out
Simple Machine Activites- interactivity activity to locate simple machines and their uses on everyday household items from EdHeads
Simple Machine from Franklin Institute simple one page explaination with illustrations
SimpleMachines from MIkids.com has illustration, explanations, example, activity, an printable activity sheets
Simple Machines Learning Website from University of Houston- illustration and indentification of simple machines, quiz and resources available
Simple Machines website links from Educational Technology from Georgia
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Unit 4: Organization Of The Earth (Constructive & Destructive Forces, Rocks & Minerals) |
Savage Earth PBS presents the factors and forces behind volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Based on the TV series of the same name. |
Earthquakes
ABAG- Earthquake Maps and Information (ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.) Sections include: Kid Zone, On Shaky Ground, Liquefaction, Housing, Fix It!, Transportation, Preparing for Traffic, Hazmat Releases, Dam Failure, Tsunami, Other Natural Hazards, Links and Earthquake Publications
Earthquakes for Kids- from FEMA sections include:Shake With The Quake Story, Rumble Tumble Story, The Northridge Earthquake, Fact or Fiction?, Home Hazards Hunt, Historic Earthquakes, Tasty Quake, Map of Earthquake Risk States, Earthquake Disaster Math, Disaster Intensity Scales, Water, Wind and Earth Game, Earthquake Legends, Jess & Sam's Earthquake
Protect your home from disaster- tips to prepare your home
Earthquake Information From frequently asked questions about earthquakes to the most recent seismological data, the Earthquake Information Web site offers information and links to related sites.
Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards Find images, recent information, probability, preparedness tips, FAQ and details on resources from the United States Geological Survey.
Earthquake Information - UC Davis Dept. of GeologyOffers links to earthquake research centers, data organizations and general resources. Includes a list of newsgroups.
Global Earthquake Response Center Presents a section of earthquake-related news stories, supplies links to related resources, and includes a site search function.
National Earthquake Information Center Earthquake Lists The U.S. Geological Survey offers information about earthquakes around the world, including statistical details on the location and magnitude of each quake. The site is updated regularly.
Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data Directory links to Web pages with original seismic data or seismic research information. Take a global approach, or browse by region.
USGS: Earthquake FAQ Find answers to frequently asked questions, dictionary of earthquake terms and much more from the USGS.
USGS Geology Division Offers earthquake bulletins, research and educational information, software and publications. An "Ask a geologist" feature is also provided. geology.usgs.gov
Web Earthquakes: Global This site's clickable global map leads users to information about recent earthquake activity around the world. |
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Geo Mysteries Fast FAQ about Rocks and Fossils by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis- have illustrated animations for answers
If Rocks Could Talk from the American Museum of Natural History |
Journey to the Center of the Earth This web activity was created by John F. Pattie Elementary Students. See how this school has created a site about geology!
Making Rocks from the American Museum of Natural History learn how an earth scientist studies volcanoes and forms rocks
Rock Hounds from the Frankline Institute@Wired School has rock creation section that has animations that show how rocks are formed and has illustrated examples of rocks, has section to ask a geologist
"Rock"ology 101 Developed by Roger's Group and crushed stone producer, offers activities that you can do with your classroom. Develop a treasure hunt by pointing your class to a particular page(s) and have them report back information that they found. Check out their fun facts and activities for classroom ideas.
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Volcanoes
Volcano World-Surf this molten source of mountains on the verge of blowing. Learn all about the types of lava and take a virtual field trip to the top.
Video Clips on Volcano World Watch videos of volcanic activity and volcanic eruptions across the globe.
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Weather
Weather Watch- exchange weather information across climate zones. Predict track and research global weather |
Science 21 Fifth Grade-Interactions in the Natural World |
Unit 1: Interactions Of Chemical Matter (Focus On Controlled Studies) |
Chemical Elements.com an interactive online periodic table of elements
Chem4kids by Raders covers reactions,elements, atoms, matter and biochemistry
Webelements periodic table can click on each element to find out their name and properties
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Unit 2: Interactions In The Microworld |
Cells
Animal Cells part of a Biology online textbook by John Kimball from Harvard
Cells Alive has pictorals on Animal and Plant cells, how big is??, mitosis, the cell cycle, cytoskelton,etc.. The have video clips for sale at reasonable prices. 
Homework help
How Cells Work from How Stuff Works website written in fairly easy to read covers cell parts, enzymes, DNA,and viruses.
Molecular Expressions see the Milky Way at ten million light years from Earth. Then move towards Earth increasing magnification into subatomic levels
Virtual Microscope interactive Java-powered virtual microscopes that allow you to explore several specimesn, focus, change intensity, magnification and postion depending on microscope. has translation, electron, magnifying, laser scanning, optical staining and FluorescenceThese virtual microscopes explore specimen focus, illumination intensity, magnification, and translation---operating essentially in a manner that is identical to real-life microscopes.
The Virtual Cell Tour - Cell Biology Page has interactive flash movies on cells parts, a virtual textbook and accompanying worksheets from Brown University.
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Unit 3: Interactions In The Human Body (Respiratory/Circulatory & Muscular/Skeletal Systems & Genetics) |
Guided Tour of the Visible Human
The Visible Human Project has generated over 18000 digitized sections of the human body. This introduction and tour uses images and animals from the project to teach key concepts in human anatomy.
Annotated Images these images have been interactively annoted
The Heart: An Online Exploration- explore the heart, follow the blood through the vessels from the Franklin Institute.
Virtual Knee Surgery animated tutorial from Cosi- photos from an actual surgery are available online
Virtual Open Heart Surgery animated tutorial of Open Heart surgery from COSI
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Unit 4: Interactions In The Environment - Energy Transfer |
Dr. E. Energy lab- Department of Energy provides links to Wind, Solar, GeoThermal, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy,
Energy changes make things happen Science and Technology from FT Exploring many enrgy sections suchs as energy pyramid, energy in wind, power and energy, how many forms of energy, etc. -definitions with illustrations
Energy kids page from the Energy Information Administration- has energy facts,fun and games, energy history, classroo, activities, and glossary
Energy Around Us from Geology4kids by Raders topics include covers EM spectrum, Quanta, Waves, Solar Radiation, Emittance, Balane, Global Geometry.Movement, interaction, Transmission and Temperature- very informative-includes a quiz
Energy quest from energy department of California, contains sections on energy story, bios on energy scientists, how it works, homework help, ask professor quester, enrgy weekly news, art gallery, games, energy library, time machine, science projects, and saving energy.
Resources for parents and teachers - related materials- books, dvds, lesson plans, teacher listservs and websites
Facts about Niagara Falls
Hoover Dam background on movie made by PBS
Teachers guide- suggested activities before and after viewing the film
Savage Earth PBS presents the factors and forces behind volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Based on the TV series of the same name.
Water Cycle Follow a drop through the water cycle from US Department of Interior
Teachers: A version of the diagram without text
a diagram where you have to place the terms is available.
Wind with Miller animated crash course on wind power from the Danish Wind Association
WonderNet- Energy- gives an activity for battery, heat and mechanical
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National Geographic Education -Maps, Facts, and Photos, geography lesson plans, animals and nature, history and culture, lesson plans, Adventure and Exploration, News and photography - join Ednet for free
Science Test Generator New York State State State Standard Correlated Test Banks
ScienceNetlinks includes lesson plans, actiuvities, benchmarks, tools-interactive activities, and resources
Health and Science Careers- Interesting, Fun and Rewarding- read interviews from different sciencetists
Leonardo da Vinci includes inventors workshop where you see sketches of his inventions and have to guess what they were used for, Leonardo perspective, leanardos right to left, what where and when, addtioanl resources from Boston Museum of Science exhibit
Introductory letter for teachers
Reasoning in Science explanation of how scientific method works from Rader'sBiology4kids.com
The Scientific Method simple one page description about Scientific method
BrainPOP: Scientific Method Video
Conversion from US to Metric from Science made simple
Want to be a Scientist? learn about different scientists areas and read stories about their research from Sci4kids
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Science 21 Kindergarten- Exploring Our World |
Unit 1: Using my Sense to Learn About and Appreciate Science |
Brainpop -Senses- see animated videos and quizes on the Senses- topic include- balance, eyes, hearing, smell, taste, touch and vision
The Five Senses- easy to read descriptions about the five senses
Five Senses - lesson plans from the Southwest Educational Development Lab
Five Senses Webquest Teachers page- provides national curriculum standards, printable five senses book, and teachers notes
Investigating Local Ecosystems lesson plan from Science Netlinks
Ten Activities for Teaching the Five Senses from Education World- includes links.
Scientific Inquiry lesson plan from Science Netlinks
The Senses from Neuroscience for Kids- illustrated explanation of the five senses and how they work together, has word search puzzles online
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World- a report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute help scientist make sense of our senses |
Unit 2: Using my Sense to learn about me in my World |
Coming to our Senses from the Franklin Online Institute- suggested activity for exploring their five senses includes senses scavenger hunt
How is Sound Made? from the Museum of Music Inventions- listen to sound from different musical instruments
Invention at Play from the Smithsonia Institute challenges students to explore, question, invent, and collaborate to make their own discoveries. . Cloud Dreamer facilitates make believe and visual thinking; Puzzle Blocks supports puzzle play and problem solving; Tinker Ball encourages exploration and tinkering; and Word Play focuses on social play and collaboration
Noses and other things that smell Investigate with Andrew Lost
Preschool Activity Theme- The Five Sense- has suggested activitues which are printable for using your five senses to investigate the world around them.
San Francisco Symphony Kids Site- Fun with Music site map- learn the instruments in the orchestra, compose your own song, learn music basics -
Sense of Smell Institute fun facts about our sense of smell
Smell from Hawaii- activities sheets, scented riddles, earn about the sense of smell
Touch from Hawaii activity sheets, learn about the sense of touch
Vision -What do you see with? Investigate with Andrew Lost
Your Amazing Body from Sesame Street- learn about your five senses and inside your body
Sesame Street site map
You must be hearing things CBC Radio Quirk Quark for kids- exams sound illustions
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Unit 3: Using my senses to learn about other living things in my world (properties of plants and properties of animals |
Animal Senses straight forward facts about various animal senses and link to insect senses.
Creature Feature from National Geographic for kids has videos, photos and facts on animals
National Geographic Explorer Teachers section - science e-newsletter for the classroom contains bonus handouts
The Great Plant Escape Teachers Guide be a plant detective and learn about plants
Science4kids Teachers Desk from the Department of Agriculture includes classroom projects, printouts, coloring pages, word scramble and answer keys
The Seedy Side of Plants from Nature video previews, facts, and games
Super Senses from National Geographic kids learn about animals super senses
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Unit 4: Using my senses to learn about non-living things in my world |
The Art and Science of Bubbles from the Soap and Detergent Association contains buble recipes, buble magic, the square bubbles, the predictable pop, riddles, printable activities and poems
Bubble Town has recipe for bubble juice, bubble trouble game, make a high tech buble blowing tube, bubble invasion
World Bubble Records most people in a bubble, longest bubble wall, |
Science 21 First Grade- Order in our World |
Unit 1: Organizing Ourselves To Do Science Investigations |
Newton's Apple Teachers guide Fact-packed lessons and activities are neatly organized by topic. From acid rain
to zoo veterinarians, this is the place to answer your science questions.
Science Investigations- includes worksheets and prompt
An investigative approach to science |
Unit 2: Investigating Attributes And Properties Of Objects |
Growing Crystals Experiments in Growing Crystals how to guide to Grow Alum Crystals, Growing Stalactites and Stalagmites Growing a crystal garden and Rock Candy
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab- experiments |
Unit 3: Identify The States Of Matter |
Brainpop- Sink or Swim join Tim and Moby on an aminated video on bouyancy http://www.brainpop.com/science/motionsandforces/buoyancy/
Discover!Simulations! Will a Pumpkin float in water? animated simulation from Houghton Mifflin
Sink or Float includes activity and assessment sheet from Science Netlinks
Sink or Swim- flash animation explains how fish and humans can change their buoyancy from the Commonwealth of Australia
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Unit 4: Investigating Living Things (Snails/Pillbugs) |
All About Snails lesson plans and other resources about snails- click on Teachers corner
Animal Homes- pictures and easy to read brief description about animal homes from kidport
Kidport Teacher section - overview on how to use kidport
Artic Animals from Enchanted learning - has brief description and picture of each animal
Arctic Wildlife - information about a few arctic animals
Atlanta- teacher resources has live cams of many of their exhibit, including the Panda cam
Classifying Critters from Cool Science for Curious kids- interactive activitty to help students classify animal types
Fizzy, Funny, Fuzzy poems about snails
Kidsport Science Activities
Activities include Life in the Sea, Animal Homes, Who eats What?, How Plants Grow, Pollution
ZooKratt's Creatures- Includes creature of week, creature world and creature crazy |
Science 21 Second Grade - Measuring Changes in Our World |
Unit 1: Tools To Measure Our World |
Measure the Teddy Bear game using an online ruler from apples 4 the teacher
Teachers guide to the site
Measure it- funbrain measurement games
Teacher's resources on Funbrain- curriculum guide, fungame finder
Online conversion tool- how do you read a ruler?
The Ruler Game
Time and the History of its Measurement explains a shadow stick, a egyptian t stick, and sundial
The World of Measurement has tools and description on measurement tools for temperature, length, mass, time and volume |
Unit 2:
Observing And Measuring Changes In Energy |
Attraction and Repulsion By Magnet Poles computer tutorial that illustrations attraction
Cooler in ths Shadows lesson plan from Science Netlinks 6
- Energy Arcade -From San Diego Gas and Electric there are online games that also teach you about energy. You can also take a virtual tour of the power plant.
Energy Calculator converts energy measurements
Earth's Energy solar radiation, temperature, balance, movement, waves, em spectrum,
Energy for kids links
Measuring Energy an activitity from creative kids at home
Watered down Electricity animated video narrated by Louie the Lightening Bug
Windmill World links to sites about windmills |
Unit 3:
Observing & Measuring Changes In Living Things (Crayfish) |
Crayfish World.com has facts and photos about many varieties of crayfish
My Triops- faq, gallery, mailing list, articles, reviews, links, from Scotland
Spiny Freshwater Crayfish facts and photos about crayfish from Native fish Australia
Triops- learn about the oldest living species on earth- faq |
Unit 4:
Observing And Measuring Changes In The Environment |
Autumn Leaf Color- Why do leaves change color in the fall? from Science made simple
Billy Bears Winter Activities write a tiny title winter snowman storybook, artic animal flash cards, coloring pages, learn to draw a snowman, play a snowman game
Ecogames from the Bell Museum of Natural History Build-A-Prairie. Can you turn a barren plain into a healthy prairie?The Watershed Game is an interactive watershed-planning
Falling lesson plan on falling
Learning about Seasons-links to websites on seasons http://www.kathimitchell.com/seasons.htm
Rainbow Magic Summer Fun online activities, summer reading, music, and recipes
Spring- from Kidsdomain - online games, clipart, activities, crafts, online stories
Sundials:Building a Simple Sundial step by step how tomake a sundial
Weather Watch- Winter Storms from Scholastic- observe, gather info, investigate, and analyze
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Science 21 Third Grade- Cycles in the Natural World |
Unit One: How a Scientist Investigates a Plant |
CalPhotos This form accesses 33,766 images of plants part of Berkeley Digital Library
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ARS Science4kids from the United States Agricultural Research Services
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4HGarden interactive build a plant and water me under explorations section, can in connections section plant e-cards and ask a plant expert questions from Michigan State University
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The Great Plant Escape become a plant detective and solve one of six cases about plant from The University of Illinois extension
Plant Parts Salad Interactive activity to help students indentify plant parts
Plant Growth video at Brainpop
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Unit 2: How a Scientist Investigates Electricity |
Current Electricity video at Brainpop
Electric Avenue from the AECL- Atomic Energy Commission of Canada explains electricity and energy sources
Electricity Online Thinkquest made by students from three different countries-many resources has applications, lessons, history, great intro video
Lightening Kills, Play it Safe Discusses science of why some clouds produce lightening, indoor anmd outdoor safety, myths, survivor stories and great teacher links
Teachers tools contains powerpoint presentation that can be downloaded, graphs, games, quizes, and additional websites
The Electric Avenue from FirstEnergy includes experiments, electric journey, fun facts, meter reading, safety, quiz show, glossary and energy efficiency
Video of Franklin's Kite getting hit my electricity
Understanding Electricity from the Nasa SciFile -one page explaining electricity
Educators Area - online investigations,activities/worksheets, teacher guide, resources and integration suggestions
Theater of Electricity from MIT- includes videos, photo gallery, of Van de Graaff Generator and Franklin's kite, and teacher resources
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Unit 3: How a Scientist Investigates Water Cycles |
Drinking Water and Ground Water kids' stuff from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency has water cycle activity, how to build your own water cycle activity, interactive water cycle and downloadable activity book
For Teachers- includes lesson plans, games and activities
Hydrologic Cycle from NASA Observatorium - Through animation examines the five processes of the hydrologic cycle. Includes quiz and word search game.
Interactive Water Cycle - A flash animated activity that lets you control the water cycle as you learn from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency
Oceans Alive from an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science- the water planet covers-water cycle, changing oceans, ocean profiles, oceans in motion- current events, winds and waves, the ebbs of and flows of the sea, life in the sea covers-life near the surface and predators and prey
Additional Resources
The Water Cycle from kidzone- brief explanation about the water cycle includes print out poster and suggested activities.
The Water Cycle from Enchanted Learning- has brief explanation of the water cycle with an illustation and explains why oceans are salty, also has label me printout diagram and water cycle find it quiz.
Water Cycle Follow a drop through the water cycle from US Department of Interior
Water goes Round- online activity where you have to place the picture in the order they appear in the water cycle
Teachers section printable worksheets, online experiments, teachers notes, quizes and additinal resources
Water Aid- impact of water in the world-learning activities and booklets for children has country fact sheet where water aid is helping Teaching packages downloads
Water Cycle video at Brainpop
Water Cycle advanced video at Brainpop
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Unit 4: How a Scientist Investigates Animal Cycles |
All About Butterflies from Enchanted Learning
Animal Bytes from San Diego Zoo facts about hundreds of animals, sound clips, photos and videos, also includes habitats and where in the world sections
Education home- includes links to curriculum, classroom kits, activities, how to use the website, and science project for kids
Butterfly Cam created by Spackenkill Union Free School District has live cam on butterflies, lifecycle section, puzzles and poetry about butterflies
Butterflies and Moths of North America many photos and fact about butterflies
Butterfly Life Cycle simple page with straight forward information
Label the Butterfly
Go Diego Go- Blue Morpho Butterfly animated video from Nick Jr.
Life Cycle websites- Butterflies links to life cycle webpages on butterflies, frogs, chicks, spiders
Monarch Watch- join a nation wide project to collect data on Monarch butterflies migration
Butterflies and Bugs - The Life of a Monarch Butterfly
Butterfly and Moth Internet Savenger Hunt
Where do Butterflies come from? Cool Science for Curious kids -project to create puppet
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Science 21 Fourth Grade- Organization in the Natural World |
How Stuff Works
Marshall Brain's "How Stuff Works" is an excellent site to wander through and learn about "stuff" and how it works! |
Ology Grades
Brainpop view short animated videos on science topics, many include a quiz
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Unit 1: Organizing Ourselves For Doing Science |
BrainPOP: Scientific Method Video
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/scientificmethod/index.weml
Conversion from US to Metric from Science made simple http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html
Health and Science Careers- Interesting, Fun and Rewarding- read interviews from different sciencetists
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/labcoat.htm
Leonardo da Vinci includes inventors workshop where you see sketches of his inventions and have to guess what they were used for, Leonardo perspective, leanardos right to left, what where and when, addtioanl resources from Boston Museum of Science exhibit http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/
Introductory letter for teachers http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LettertoTeachers.html
Reasoning in Science explanation of how scientific method works from Rader'sBiology4kids.com
Site map
The Scientific Method simple one page description about Scientific method
Want to be a Scientist? learn about different scientists areas and read stories about their research from Sci4kids
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Unit 2: Digestion, Nutrients, Food Chains And Food Webs |
Food Webs
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Chain Reaction build a food chain interactive game teachs about food chains
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Food Web
written in easy to understand language with an activity to do
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From the Top of the World to the Bottom of the Food Chain
Created by NASA intensive information about the bottom of the food chain |
Food web in the Tundra Biome
Shows limited food supply in frozen tundra biome |
Oceanlink Food Web
divided the food web according the sea life, students are encouraged to draw their own food web after exploring the information, has ask a scientist section |
5 a Day Fruits and Vegetables
Food Guide Pyramid from kidshealth for kids |
Food web worksheet - Indentify the producers, consumers
Rader's Geography 4 kids - food chains illustrated and explained
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Food Webs on the Web
webquest on food web, has several links to food web
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Unit 3: Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Aspire Simple Machines -brief description with illustration of simplemachines, interactivity lab activites for wedge and pulley, ramp and pulley and wheel and axle from university of Utah.
Teachers overview- lesson plans, standards and contacts
Inventors Toolbox-The Elements of Machines from the Museum of Science- illustrations and brief description of simple machines- view Gadget Anatomy to guess what simple machine make up common gadgets.
Marvelous Machines experiments and activities to be printed out
Teachers section includes notes and purpose
Move it! With Simple Machines lesson plan
Moving along with Simple Machines Instructional activities covers objectives, materials and activities
Simple Machine Activites- interactivity activity to locate simple machines and their uses on everyday household items from EdHeads
Teachers guide includes tips for using webstie with students, downloadable activities, national science standards, and pre and post test study results
Simple Machine from Franklin Institute simple one page explaination with illustrations
SimpleMachines from MIkids.com has illustration, explanations, example, activity, an printable activity sheets
Siimple Machines webquest explore the different kinds of simple machines, locate examples of each simple machine in the real world, demonstrate basic relationships between force and motion, use vocabulary words related to this topic to answer and ask questions
Simple Machines Learning Website from University of Houston- illustration and indentification of simple machines, quiz and resources available
Simple Machines website links from Educational Technology from Georgia
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Unit 4: Organization Of The Earth (Constructive & Destructive Forces, Rocks & Minerals) |
Savage Earth PBS presents the factors and forces behind volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Based on the TV series of the same name. |
Earthquakes
ABAG- Earthquake Maps and Information (ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.)
Earthquakes for Kids- from FEMA sections include
Earthquake Information From frequently asked questions about earthquakes to the most recent seismological data, the Earthquake Information Web
Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards Find images, recent information, probability, preparedness tips, FAQ and details on resources from the United States Geological
Earthquake Information - UC Davis Dept. of GeologyOffers links to earthquake research centers, data organizations and general resources. Includes a list of newsgroups.
Ecolinks- has information about biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere from the Miami Museum of Science
Teachers guide includes additional resources organized alphabetically, add a link, suggest an idea, and sample student projects
National Earthquake Information Center Earthquake Lists The U.S. Geological Survey offers information about earthquakes around the world, including statistical details on the location and magnitude of each quake. The site is updated regularly.
Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data Directory links to Web pages with original seismic data or seismic research information. Take a global approach, or browse by region.
USGS: Earthquake FAQ Find answers to frequently asked questions, dictionary of earthquake terms and much more from the USGS.
Teachers section includes earthquake photos, powerpoint about earthquakes, maps and website links
USGS Geology Division Offers earthquake bulletins, research and educational information, software and publications. An "Ask a geologist" feature is also provided.
Web Earthquakes: Global This site's clickable global map leads users to information about recent earthquake activity around the world. cires. |
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Geo Mysteries Fast FAQ about Rocks and Fossils by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis- have illustrated animations for answers
If Rocks Could Talk from the American Museum of Natural History |
Journey to the Center of the Earth This web activity was created by John F. Pattie Elementary Students. See how this school has created a site about geology
Making Rocks from the American Museum of Natural History learn how an earth scientist studies volcanoes and forms rocksl
Rock Hounds from the Frankline Institute@Wired School has rock creation section that has animations that show how rocks are formed and has illustrated examples of rocks, has section to ask a geologist
includes teacher section that contains lesson plans, literature collections, collaborative ideas, and activities
"Rock"ology 101 Developed by Roger's Group and crushed stone producer, offers activities that you can do with your classroom. Develop a treasure hunt by pointing your class to a particular page(s) and have them report back information that they found. Check out their fun facts and activities for classroom ideas. |
Volcanoes
Volcano World-Surf this molten source of mountains on the verge of blowing. Learn all about the types of lava and take a virtual field trip to the top.
Teaching and Learning volcano lesson plans, teacher to teacher- what others have done, building volcano models, and volcano facts
Video Clips on Volcano World Watch videos of volcanic activity and volcanic eruptions across the globe.
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Weather
Weather Watch- exchange weather information across climate zones. Predict track and research global weather |
Science 21 Fifth Grade-Interactions in the Natural World |
Unit 1: Interactions Of Chemical Matter (Focus On Controlled Studies) |
Chemical Elements.com an interactive online periodic table of elements
Chem4kids by Raders covers reactions,elements, atoms, matter and biochemistry
Webelements periodic table can click on each element to find out their name and properties
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Unit 2: Interactions In The Microworld |
Cells
Animal Cells part of a Biology online textbook by John Kimball from Harvard
Cells Alive has pictorals on Animal and Plant cells, how big is??, mitosis, the cell cycle, cytoskelton,etc.. The have video clips for sale at reasonable prices. /
How Cells Work from How Stuff Works website written in fairly easy to read covers cell parts, enzymes, DNA,and viruses.
Molecular Expressions see the Milky Way at ten million light years from Earth. Then move towards Earth increasing magnification into subatomic levels
Teachers guide- online activity guide book
Scanning the Electron Microscrope- many black and white images of animals and plants, how it works, links from the Museum of Science in Boston
Teacher Resources
Virtual Microscope interactive Java-powered virtual microscopes that allow you to explore several specimesn, focus, change intensity, magnification and postion depending on microscope. has translation, electron, magnifying, laser scanning, optical staining and FluorescenceThese virtual microscopes explore specimen focus, illumination intensity, magnification, and translation---operating essentially in a manner that is identical to real-life microscopes.
The Virtual Cell Tour - Cell Biology Page has interactive flash movies on cells parts, a virtual textbook and accompanying worksheets from Brown University.
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Unit 3: Interactions In The Human Body (Respiratory/Circulatory & Muscular/Skeletal Systems & Genetics) |
Guided Tour of the Visible Human
The Visible Human Project has generated over 18000 digitized sections of the human body. This introduction and tour uses images and animals from the project to teach key concepts in human anatomy.
Annotated Images these images have been interactively annoted
The Heart: An Online Exploration- explore the heart, follow the blood through the vessels from the Franklin Institute.
Virtual Knee Surgery animated tutorial from Cosi- photos from an actual surgery are available online
Teacher's guide- tip for using the website, answers to the online quizzes and national science standards
Virtual Open Heart Surgery animated tutorial of Open Heart surgery from COSI
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Unit 4: Interactions In The Environment - Energy Transfer |
Dr. E. Energy lab- Department of Energy provides links to Wind, Solar, GeoThermal, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy,
Energy changes make things happen Science and Technology from FT Exploring many enrgy sections suchs as energy pyramid, energy in wind, power and energy, how many forms of energy, etc. -definitions with illustrations
Classroom activities explorations, energy news and related materials
Energy kids page from the Energy Information Administration- has energy facts,fun and games, energy history, classroo, activities, and glossary
Energy Around Us from Geology4kids by Raders topics include covers EM spectrum, Quanta, Waves, Solar Radiation, Emittance, Balane, Global Geometry.Movement, interaction, Transmission and Temperature- very informative-includes a quiz .
Energy quest from energy department of California, contains sections on energy story, bios on energy scientists, how it works, homework help, ask professor quester, enrgy weekly news, art gallery, games, energy library, time machine, science projects, and saving energy.
Resources for parents and teachers - related materials- books, dvds, lesson plans, teacher listservs and websites
Facts about Niagara Falls
Hoover Dam background on movie made by PBSl
Savage Earth PBS presents the factors and forces behind volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Based on the TV series of the same name. http://www.wnet.org/savageearth
Theater of Electricity- Thomson Theatre of Electricity was completed featuring the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator- learn about static electriciity and lightning
Teacher Resources includes background information, your admirer is a balloon, what will a charged balloon attract, dancing paper, static tubes, simple electroscope, bunnies,
Water Cycle Follow a drop through the water cycle from US Department of Interior
Wind with Miller animated crash course on wind power from the Danish Wind Association
Teacher's guide and useful links and literature
WonderNet- Energy- gives an activity for battery, heat and mechanical
For Grown-Ups section educational resources
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