Interactive, multimedia Science
lab online. Leveled by grade with easy to understand visuals for many science
concepts. This site also has multimedia lessons for other subject areas. Worth
exploring for a while.
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Science
CA
Science Explorer Transparencies
These are electronic PDF files of transparencies
that can be downloaded for printing or viewing on-screen. These PDF files contain
the full-color art of each transparency in the California Science Explorer program.
The transparencies have been grouped by units.
http://www.phschool.com/science/ca_sci_exp_transparencies/
Chain
Reaction
At this site, Arizona students and teachers join Arizona State University researchers
on the front lines of scientific discovery. Whether traveling around the world,
digging up mysteries in our own backyard, or sending tools all the way to Mars,
ASU scientists are answering questions about the world (and worlds) around us.
http://chainreaction.asu.edu/
Smart-Mouth
Wonderfully engaging site to teach children
and adults alike all about nutrition.
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/index1.html
Simple
Machines Activities
A fun, interactive exploration
of simple and compound machines. Students "explore" the house and
tool shed online looking for objects that use the physics of simple machines
to operate.
Glossary and teacher's guide help make this a winner.
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm
Elementary
Science Units
This website is from New York State and links
their learning standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology with correlating
resource material. Each topic has a page of links - a treasure trove of enrichment
ideas!
http://www.monroe2boces.org/shared/esp/Unitres.htm
Explore
Your Knowledge
Use this site for practice Math and Science
questions similar to those found on the MCAS. The Third International Mathematics
and Science Study (TIMSS), collected 4th grade & 8th-grade level data in
42 & 38 countries respectively to provide mathematics and science achievement
information on U.S. students and those in other nations. It's interesting for
the students to try the questions, check the answers and then compare how their
contemporaries scored in other countries.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/
Growth
Charts
Measure your students on the first day of school,
then hand out copies of the latest growth charts for their age group from the
U.S. National Center for Health Statistic's Web site. The revised charts even
include new data to highlight a variety of US ethnic origins and natural body
sizes. At the end of the school year, measure your kids again, then have them
chart the data so they know how many millimeters they grew each month.
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts
Survivor
Body Challenge Webquest
This webquest, based on the Survivor TV show
is so much fun! Students are put in teams or tribes to study the different body
systems. After research and planning, they have to create a persuasive presentation
to prove their system is the most vital for the body to survive. The winner
is voted on by the class (tribal council). Aside from being very engaging, this
webquest is beautifully organized and has some excellent links.
http://www.schoolweb.missouri.edu/smithville.k12.mo.us/uptegrove/introduction.html
Human Skeleton Sites
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml
This site is in English and Spanish
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Great fun! This site was created "to be a friendly,
non-technical place for you to come and "play" with the laws of physics
for a while. Hopefully you'll find that Physics explains a lot about the world
around us, and that it's really not that bad!"
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
Digestive
System
Here are a number of links to Internet sites which contain information
and/or other links related to the specific theme of the body's Digestive System.
Human
Body Research Page
This is a webpage from a 5th grade classroom in Canada. Links are
provided to access information on the human body. They are written at
a level that elementary students can understand.
"The Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
features 1,247 vibrant engravings, many in color, from the classic
1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries
ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn." In this
site you can search the entire tome - complete with illustrations. A
fabulous reference.
TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of
contemporary science and technology through on and offline
interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. This is
a great site for cyber fieldtrips to some of the best science
museums.
This cool site has many science and technology movies (short
animated clips with loads of info in them), very suitable for Grades
5 to 9. Looks like a treasure trove, especially if you want to
integrate technology and science. Tons of info on general science
topics and lots on the human body. Each movie has a quiz along with
it.
This is a new site that is being updated constantly. It has a Biology section
with information about Cell Structure, Biochemistry and how things are studied
in Biology. The Chemistry section covers information about Matter, Atoms, Elements,
Reactions and how Math is used in chemistry. There is also a Key Topics section
which has information that really didn't fit anywhere else, like profiles of
famous chemists and a site tour. The Physics section offers activities on Electricity,
Light, Modern Physics, Motion and Heat. You can also see a preview of the in-construction
Physical Geography site. They plan to cover ideas like Energy, Sky, Land, the
Earth, Water and Climate.
Explore the site to learn about the science adventures of four cartoon kids.
Help them find the hidden links about Einstein, bats, rainforests, and other
cool science topics.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute picked some of the best museum activities
and adapted them for the Web. The result is this simple site for kinds K through
grade 3.
Zoom Dinosaurs is an on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed
for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use
structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic. There's
an especially nice section of classroom activities for primary grades.
Type in your zip code and this site from Discovery
Channel will tell you what prehistoric creatures lived in your neighborhood.
Fun.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinos/lookup.html
The
World of Dinosaurs
This is a ThinkQuest Junior site, appropriate for the primary grades, with information,
quizzes and links to dinosaurs.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001504/
National
Geographic for Kids
Go to the "Kids Features" archives for some wonderful interactive
activities at
Great nutrition site for primary grades. Fun activities and cute
stuff, like talking fruits and vegetables. Lesson plans for teachers
and ordering info for free material for the elementary
classroom.
This home page has been created for all students and teachers who
would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the
activities and experiments on your way to learning more about the
brain and spinal cord.
Well done site with classroom lessons, projects, and worksheets
on a great variety of science topics. Lots of good links.
This is "a great place to come to learn about how things work in
the world around you". A searchable site that explains mechanisms
from an auto engine to the human immune system.
This site explores the significant moments in the history of
aviation. Well designed for navigation and highly interesting, each
of the significant events explored contains original quotes and
photographs. Students are encouraged to learn more about the forces
of flight by designing, testing and improving their own model
aircraft. Resources are provided on the web site to aid in this
design project. Activities are aimed at students aged 10 to 14 but
you will find that it can be readily adapted to the needs of younger
or older students.
At Amusement Park Physics, students can see basic physics in
action on an assortment of rides including carousels, bumper cars,
roller coasters, pendulums, and free falls. This site deals with the
basics of physics terminology and theory. As users meander through
the amusement park, they can choose to see a demonstration of
Galileo's theory of free fall or explore Newton's third law of
motion. Nice pre or post activities for grade 6 field trip to Canobie
Lake Park.
A simple table that lists what was invented, the name of inventor
and date of the invention. It includes inventions from pre-history to
the present day and provides an alphabetically organized list by the
invention or the inventor.
A more comprehensive site organized alphabetically by inventions.
The link will take you to an article about the inventor and the
invention. Lots of good information.
From the Boston Museum of Science Online, this site explores the archaeological
treasures unearthed by this huge road building project.