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The Academy of Natural
Sciences – Dinosaur Hall-In the Academy's dino hall, you can be transported back
to the age of dinosaurs, watch paleontologists piece
fossils together, go dig for fossils in the largest
indoor dig site in the country, or step into our Time
Machine that puts you among the towering T. Rex and
chicken-sized Compsognathus. The Academy also features a
fully constructed Gigantosaurus, the largest meat-eater
ever to walk the earth (3-12).
Animaland–This site, sponsored by the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, contains an animal
encyclopedia; real issues facing animals today (keeping
exotic animals as a pet, finding a lost pet, etc.);
humane education; a career center; and a pet care
guide. This site is very animated and has an appealing
look (K-8).
Animal Bytes–This site, from the San Diego Zoo, offers fun facts
about animals, photos, sound clips, and video from the
San Diego Zoo. Animals are categorized by habitats,
location in the world, and class (K-12).
Arty
Astro-Travel the nine planets, sun, and
asteroid belt with Arty Astro the Part-Time astronaut.
This site includes mythology, changing seasons, and
constellations. Loaded with visual aids, and educational
activities (K-8).
BBC Science–This site contains hands on interactive
movies on Life Process; Food Chain/Classification; Teeth
and Nutrition; Bones and Organs; Plants; Solids; Liquids, Gas; Gravity; Magnetism; and much, much more.
Each topic has an activity, quiz, worksheet, and fact
sheet (K-5).
BBC Science Clips-This
site offers numerous interactive science clips for
grades K-5.
BioChemHub-The Online Biology and Chemistry
Education Center. The BioChemHub includes lessons,
on-line science tools, chat, and much more.
Borrico.com–This site has a gathering of information on over 150
animals. Pick an animal, see pictures, get a coloring
page, complete a dot-to-dot and color it in online, hear
the sounds it makes and find links to more info about
the animal (K-5).
Bug Bios-This site aims to help you really see insects for the
miniature marvels they represent and to understand how
intertwined our cultures have become with these alien
creatures (3-12).
Cells Alive-This
site has a variety of resources related to cells. There
are animated videos, study tools, interactive cells, and
much more (Grades 6-12).
Cell City WebQuest
Cell Structure-Resource
that provides detailed information and images on the
structure of a cell (Grades 6-12).
Chemical Elements-This is an online, interactive periodic table of
the elements (6-12).
The Chemistry Collective-The Chemistry Collective is a collection of virtual
labs, scenario-based learning activities, and concepts
tests which can be incorporated into a variety of
teaching approaches as pre-labs, alternatives to
textbook homework, and in-class activities for
individuals or teams. It is organized by a group of
faculty and staff at Carnegie Mellon University for
college and high school teachers who are interested in
using, assessing, and/or creating engaging online
activities for chemistry education (6-12).
Climatic Extremes and Weather Events-"National
Climatic Data Center has developed both national and
global data sets that have been used by both
government and the private sector to maximize the
resource provided by our climate and minimize the
risks of climate variability and weather extremes.
The Center has a statutory mission to describe the
climate of the United States and NCDC acts as the
Nation's Scorekeeper regarding the trends and
anomalies of weather and climate." For grades 4-12.
Climbers and Creepers–This site has information on plants and insects using
stories, games, coloring pages, and a fact section
called “Buzzie and her friends” (K-2).
CosmicQuest-NASA and the Russian space agency have
spent over forty years solving the problems of living
in space. Can you match wits with their engineers and
design a human habitat as good as the new
International Space Station (Grades 3-8).
Design a Satellite-A simulation game that
challenges children to design a satellite that will send
TV signals to places far across the country. "Central to
the design process is exploring the ways that high
technologies are the products of human ingenuity." For
grades 3-6.
Dinosaurs-National Museum of
Natural History-Helps
students answer questions about dinosaurs: What makes
a dinosaur "a dinosaur"? Where did they live? What
caused their mass extinction? Students can participate
in a virtual dinosaur discovery, follow milestones in
dinosaur evolution, and see behind-the-scenes
slideshows of the lab environment where vertebrate
specimens are prepared for exhibits and research.
Grades 2-12
Earth & Sky-Teach your students how to gaze at the stars, and learn
the basics of sky watching when using the Tonight’s Sky
charts available at this site. This site also has
valuable science resources. The site has a “Kids” and
“Teachers” section (3-12).
Earth Day Groceries
Project-The Earth Day Groceries Project is one of the oldest and
largest educational projects on the Internet. There are
four simple steps involved in participating in the
project: borrow, decorate, deliver, and report. This is
a fun activity that celebrates environmental awareness
(K-6).
Earth Science Enterprise–NASA-Designed for kids, this NASA website shows how Earth and
the changes affecting it are examined using space
technology. Topics include: people, land, air, water,
and natural disasters (3-12).
Edheads-Edheads helps students learn through educational games
and activities designed to meet state and national
standards. This site contains interactive activities on
Simple Machines, Weather and Virtual Knee Surgery.
There are free lesson plans, and a teacher’s guide to go
along with the each activity (3-12).
Environmental Protection
Agency–Environmental Kids Club-This site has lots of useful information about
recycling, plants and animals, air pollution, and the
environment (K-6).
Explorations Through
Time-A series of interactive modules that explore the history
of life on Earth, while focusing on the processes of
science. Each module contains suggested lesson plans and
an extensive teacher’s guide (K-12).
Exploratorium-Age–This site allows you to type in your age and find out
how old you would be on any planet in our solar system
(K-12).
Exploratorium-Weight-This site allows you to type in your weight and find
out how much you would weigh on any planet in our solar
system (K-12).
Fact Monster-Online
Periodic Table-This link brings you to a click able periodic table
(6-12).
FEMA for Kids-Floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and
wildfires...got your attention? FEMA for Kids teaches
you how to be prepared for disasters and prevent
disaster damage. You can also learn what causes
disasters, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid
(K-6).
Getsmarter.org-Getsmarter.org
is an animated, interactive, testing and learning site
like no other. Compare your math and science skills
against kids from all over the world and access
learning tools and links to help you get smarter! (Grades 2-12)
The Great Plant Escape-The Great Plant Escape uses detective work to learn
about plants. It is also available in Spanish
(K-5).
Harcourt–This site is from Harcourt School Publishers. This is ECSDM’s science and social studies textbook for grades
K-6. This site has activities for every Unit and
chapter in the textbook (K-6).
How Can My Community
Reduce Waste?-This
site demonstrates what actually happens to the solid
waste and sewage produced by individuals and industries
around the world. It is based on the PBS series Race to
Save the Planet, funded by the Annenberg/CPB Projects
(4-12).
How Stuff Works–This site explains how anything scientific works
(3-12).
Invention at Play-Invention at Play is a highly engaging and
interactive website that focuses on the similarities
between the way children and adults play and the
creative processes used by innovators in science and
technology. It departs from traditional representations
of inventors as extraordinary geniuses who are “not like
us,” to celebrate the creative skills and processes that
are familiar and accessible to all people. “Inside the
Invention Playhouse” has interactive activities on
topics that include exploration, problem solving, visual
thinking, and much more (6-12).
Jet Stream Weather
School-Weather and weather safety are explored in this site
that takes the mystery out of natural phenomena (like
hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms), reducing them
to clearly presented "life-cycles" and lists of
ingredients. Air masses, wind patterns, and cloud
formations are also discussed along with more global
information about large-scale weather patterns. Each
well-illustrated topic is followed by frequently asked
questions and interactive quizzes. A helpful index
provides a glossary, common weather acronyms, and
answers to review quizzes (5-12).
Journey to Planet Earth-This site is oriented towards middle school students and
teachers, this excellent website takes a thoughtful look
at the environmental issues facing the world today.
This site is maintained by Johns Hopkins University’s
Bloomberg School of Public Health (6-12).
Jungle walk–This website has facts about animals and is organized
alphabetically. Each animal page has video, audio,
site resources, and photos (K-12).
Kid's Gardening–This site has information on gardening. There are
activities, information about plants, starting a school
garden, and a teacher section (K-12).
Kidpower–This astronomy for kids site has very basic
information on all nine planets with a picture (K-5).
Length of Planet Earth’s
Days and Nights-This is a flash site with an interactive model of planet Earth
showing the length of day and night for a specific day
(4-12).
Mobot-What’s it like where you live? Information about the
following biomes (plants, animals, description of area,
threats, and locations): Rainforest, Tundra, Taiga,
Desert, Temperate, Grassland, River& Streams, Ponds &
Lakes, Wetlands, Shorelines, Temperate Oceans, and
Tropical Oceans (3-12).
Mobot
Biology of Plants-very basic information includes,
growth, plant parts, making food, pollination, seed
dispersal, adaptation, and plants & life on Earth (3-8).
NASA Explores-NASA explores is a free weekly educational site that
provides articles and lesson plans that have been
adapted to three reading levels and covering numerous
topics. Each topic/article has online resources and a
lesson plan to accompany it. The site helps to integrate
science and social studies into ELA lessons.
NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center
-Each week there is a high-level questions designed for
high school students (6-12).
National Geographic
Forces of Nature-What makes a volcano spew fire and stone? Why are
earthquakes so deadly? For answers to these questions
and more check out the online simulations on hurricanes,
tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Each of the
online simulations also has a lesson plan to accompany
the activity (4-12).
NASA Kids Science News Network–This site contains science and math newsbreaks—great
videos for grades K-2, and fun facts for grades 3-5.
National Geographic’s
Maps-Tools for Adventure-Students
can explore an ancient Egyptian pyramid using a robot;
find out what’s buried on the ocean floor by using a
water jet to blast sunken treasure out of hiding; find
out if there’s life on Mars by using a map to guide the
Mar’s rover and collect rock samples to send back to
Earth; go on an adventure using a map to find places and
solve clues like an explorer; learn why some animals are
in danger of extinction; see a geographic information
system (GIS) in action; and use their map skills to show
visitors around an
adventure island.
-The
National Ocean Service (NOS) Education Discovery Kits
describe the basic scientific principles underlying the
applied science and activities of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s NOS. Designed for
educators and students at the high school level, the
Discovery Kits are written in non-technical language and
focus on the themes of oceans, coasts, and charting and
navigation. Each Discovery Kit, which contains a
tutorial, a roadmap to resources and a series of lesson
plans, incorporates many multimedia features (audio,
video, and animations).
Nutrition Explorations-This site teaches about nutrition. There is an
interactive Food Pyramid guide, reproducible masters,
lesson plans, and online games (K-5).
Oakland Zoo–This site has animals listed from A-Z with biographies
about each animal. There is a picture and facts about
each animal including their scientific class information
(3-12).
Office of Science
Education Jefferson Lab-This site contains interactive educational activities
that reinforce math and science concepts. Topics
include: periodic table of elements; addition;
subtraction; multiplication; and division (6-12).
One World Journeys –
Mercury Rising-This
richly visual website takes you to a rain forest in
Costa Rica to investigate the impact of climate changes
on the environment. There are teacher and student
activities to accompany the website. If you click on
expeditions you can see a list of virtual field trips
available at this site. Topics include: chimpanzees,
cougars, the Sonoran Desert, and more (6-12).
Pest
World for Kids-Pest World for Kids explores pest
ecology as the intersection between human-created
habitats and animal needs for food and shelter. The site
is designed for elementary teachers and students and
offers information resources, interactive learning
games, and lesson plans that support National Science
Standards (Grades 3-6).
Project Learning Tree-Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is an award
winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education
program for educators and students in Pre K-grade 12.
PLT, a program of the American Forest Foundation, is one
of the most widely used environmental education programs
in the United States and abroad. PLT continues to set
the standard for environmental education excellence
(Pre-K-12).
Rader’s Chem4Kids!-This is an online, chemistry basics for kids site.
Topics covered on this website include: reactions;
elements; atoms; matter; and biochemistry (6-12).
Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History
present: Science Explorations
Scrub Club-Show
students how to kill disease-causing organisms and
thus stay healthy all year long by washing their hands
(including under their fingernails) with warm soapy
water. They can play the "6 Steps Game" to learn how
to properly clean their hands, meet the "villains"
that cause illness (and learn how they can combat
them), and learn where harmful germs are hiding! This
interactive Web site provides colorful games,
downloadable music, coloring pages, posters, and
resources for parents and teachers wanting to teach
children proper washing techniques (Grades Pre-K-6).
Shedd Aquarium-This is considered the World’s Aquarium. It has
information about plants, animals, people, land, & sea.
This site includes interactive modules according to
grade level, and lesson plans. The entire site can also
be viewed in Spanish (Pre-K-12).
Smithsonian National
Zoological Park-This is the National Zoological Park right at your fingertips.
Students will find many interesting things to explore at
this colorful and engaging site. This is a great
starting point for research on animals. You might even
get a chance to catch your favorite animal on a webcam.
By choosing a habitat under "Animals, etc." students can
learn about the major animals found there. There are
animal fact sheets and articles related to a variety of
topics related to wildlife conservation. Each section
includes beautiful pictures. Most sections include a
live cam—as long as it is daylight there and as long
as the animals walk into the camera view. This is a
great site to use when studying the diversity of animals
of the world (3-12).
Solar System–This NASA sponsored Solar System page includes,
planets, a kids section with experiments, videos, and a
multimedia section (3-12).
The Solar System-
This is an online guide through the solar system.
Highlights include: solar system jigsaw; interactive
space map; constellation quiz; history of planets; and
video clips (3-12).
Solar System Exploration-Explore the solar system at your own pace with this
series of interactive features. Find out what's unique
about the planets, comets and asteroids in our solar
system, wander through a history of robotic exploration
and then flip over to the interactive calendar to see
what's coming up in space. Check the links at the bottom
of the page for cooler interactive web features (3-12).
Stain Detective-Sponsored by Tide, the Stain
Detective is a creative interactive site that offers
easy ways to find the right solution to removing stains.
Great to use in the classroom for basic chemical
reaction tests. Grades 5-12.
Star
Child–This site contains information about
the solar system, sun, moon, asteroid belt, universe,
and more. Level 1 will read the text to you. Level 2
is suited for older students. Contains movies (2-12).
Tsunami Activity-This is a WebQuest created by Amy
Creeden and Monica Hasbrouck. Teachers may incorporate
this technology infused activity into their curriculum.
This activity is geared towards grades 4-12. Included in
this activity is a Tsunami WebQuest Activity Packet that
can be reproduced to use with this lesson.
U.S. Department of
Agriculture for Kids-Smokey the Bear, Woodsy Owl, and Rus the Surfin'
Squirrel share their knowledge about various agriculture
and environmental issues (K-12).
Virtual Insects-If you like real insects, you would love virtual
insects because you can see them big without a
microscope. Virtual insects are clean and have no smell;
they will not bite or sting you. And sometimes they
look even better than real insects (5-12).
Visualizing Topography-The
Arizona Geographic Alliance’s Visualizing Topography
module helps students learn about topographic maps.
For each landform—hill, valley and cliff—students
first see its topographic map and then interact with
movies showing each landform’s three-dimensional
features. The movies help students to improve their
map-reading, interpretation and visualization skills.
Way Out!-Can you help a
cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This cute space
game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users
may pick their level of expertise and can choose from
novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac
(Grades 2-8).
Web Elements-Periodic
Table–Web Elements is a high-quality source of chemistry
information on the Internet relating to the periodic
table (6-12).
The Why Files-This site covers science topics in the news. Make sure
you check out the interactive or Virtual science
section. Here students can create a lightening storm, a
tornado, a snowstorm, and hit a home run using
science (3-12).
What tree is it?-This site identifies trees by their leaf and fruit
(K-5).
Windows to the Universe-An interactive learning system that covers the earth, solar system, the
sun, space weather, and space sciences.
This site has great photos (3-12).
World Climate–This site lists historical weather data for most
cities around the world. It is a great site to use for
comparing weather or even obtaining data for a graph
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