 New
Site! The Lemelson Center for
the Study of Invention and Innovation is part of the Smithsonian's
National Museum of American History. Jumpstart your exploration by clicking
on CenterPieces, a collection of interactive study units, such as The Quartz
Watch, The Electric Guitar, and Whole Cloth ("Discovering Science and
Technology through American Textile History.") |
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New
Site!
Wonderville is an AWESOME site to find great science activities.
Activities are based on a mystery that students must solve. This site
is a MUST SEE! Click on the word "Wonderville"
to begin. |
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New
Site! At
Molecular Expressions, you can view the Milky Way at 10 million light
years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in
successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside
the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee,
Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a
microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin,
DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons. |
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New
Site! One World Journeys
is a National Geographic-esque group of Pulitzer prize winning
photographers, award-winning journalists and adventurous teachers with a
strong environmental awareness focus. |
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The
Thrill of Flight contains lessons, interactive activities, games,
worksheets, tests for understanding and links to topic-specific Glossaries
and Frequently Asked Questions. |
| Insectclopedia
contains numerous links dealing with insects. |
| Using Live
Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life, funded by
the National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award, is a
program dedicated to introducing health topics to children in kindergarten
through third grade. The result is a printable collection of twenty
integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects.
These lessons are aligned with National Science Education Standards(NSES). |
| KidWings is a
great site for information on all types of birds. In their words, "The
most exciting part of this web site is the Virtual Owl Pellet dissections." |
| Switcheroo Zoo is
an interactive site that allows you to switch the parts of animals to create
and name whole new animal. ex. the head of a cheetah on the body of a rhino
could be a "cheno". It also has science and creative writing lessons in the
Teacher Reference
section. |
| Earth & Sky's
Teacher's Lounge wants the Earth and sky to be a part of the classroom.
They produce daily radio and
Internet broadcasts,
transcripts, "More Info" on daily script topics,
question and answer
features, and special Web articles. Their subjects include astronomy,
skywatching, earth sciences, biology, ecology, anthropology, weather and
others. |
| Check out The Imagine Mars Project.
It is scheduled to blast off on Space Day - May 2. Site includes a
lesson plan, teacher's guide, and much more. |
| "Mirror
Molecules" is a web presentation presented by Smithsonian Institute that
will describe what molecules look like and why they are called "mirror
images." |
| Celebrate
Earth Day by
learning about 7 great environmentalists. |
| Volcano World
professes to be web's premier source of volcano info. Visit them and
decide for yourself. |
| Visit The
Exploratorium and find exhibits that include brainteasers featuring
Changing Illusions, Disappearing Act, Depth Spinner, and others. |
| Rainforest
Action Network provides a Kid's Corner that contains videos, activities,
slide shows, and tons of information about rainforests. |
| CELLS Alive! is
packed full of graphics showing different types of cells in motion.
Watch video clips and check out the beating heart. |
| Energy
Quest will help you learn about energy conservation and environmental
issues. Features include The Energy Story, Science Projects, WATT's
That?, Percy's Puzzles, and Poor Richard's Energy Almanac. |
| Experience an interactive and animated tour of the
brain, digestive system, heart, and skeleton at
The Virtual Body. |
| Hear the sounds of animals around the world at
Sounds of the
World's Animals. Also find pronunciations of animal names in other
languages at this site. |
| The Why Files is an
interesting site that contains the science behind the news. You'll
want to check this site often! |
| Join JASON XIV:
From Shore to Sea to explore the terrestrial and marine ecosystems that
extend from California's coast to the Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary to
learn how much systems affect life on our planet. |
| Ocean Explorer
chronicles the adventures of NOAA's at-sea science and education teams. |
| Maneuver the globe at
WORLDTIME. |
| Learn all about the science behind bubbles, their
history and the technology of bubble-making at
The Bubblesphere. |
|
S.K. Worm
will answer your questions about soil and stuff! |
| Find as much information as you desire
concerning dinosaurs at the
Jurassic Park Institute. |
| Look at the effect of the sun's position
over the earth at the following sites:
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Animal Adventures provides much information on Jack Hanna's friendly and
humorous animal adventures. |
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World Wildlife Fund hosts a
lovely website that will inform you about life on Earth that is in
danger of extinction and other dangers. |
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Animal Search is an animal-specific search engine that lists
information on several animals. |
| Find games, contests, music, and
links for teachers, parents, and students at
Office of Energy
Efficiency. |
| Get all the help your students need on making a unique
science project at IPL
Science Fair Project Resource Guide. Step-by-step instructions
are included on producing a well-developed science project. |
| A great resource for science links on many topics is
available at Kid
Info. |
| Go on a field trip with Mrs. Frizzle and the gang on
The
Magic School Bus. |
| MadSciNet will
answer questions you have about science. |
| Marco Polo
is a great site to find lesson plans and activities. There are
questions at the end of the lesson from which tests can be generated. |
| Time for Kids
provides up-to-date news of interest to students. Students will
really enjoy taking part in the polls. |
| Brain Pop is a great
site to find short films and quizzes pertaining to science and health. |
| The Mental
Edge provides test review and practice in most disciplines.
Students are provided with the correct answers as they take the quiz.
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