Science
| General | Science NetLinks - Internet-based learning activities for your classroom. lesson plans, and websites to support standards-based teaching and learning Science News for Kids - devoted to science news for children, ages 9 to 13. Includes timely articles, hands-on activities, internet links, and a section for teachers |
| Physical Science | Atoms Family - Lessons and activities relating to different forms of energy. The Mummy's Tomb: energy conservation, kinetic, and potential energy. Phantom's Portrait Parlor: principles of atoms and matter. Dracula's Library: properties of light, waves, and particles. Wolf Man's Ghostly Graveyard: fuel conservation and energy transfer. Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory: different forms of electricity Chem4Kids - discusses matter and the states of solid, liquid, and gas Edheads - Simple Machines Activities - Learn about simple and compound machines Electricity and Magnetism - learn about static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance and current Energy Story - all about energy, electricity, fossil fuels and other energy sources How Stuff Works - learn how everything works Lesson Index - science lessons, by grade and benchmark, from Science NetLinks Light and Sound - links to light and sound, from the Science Spot Simple Machines - explains inclined plane, lever, wedge, screw, pulley, wheel and axle What is Matter - about the properties of matter What is Matter? - about the states of matter |
| Earth Science | How Rocks Are Formed - learn about 3 different kinds of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic Minerals - more than 4,000 individual mineral species descriptions with links to other sources of mineral data and information The Dirt on Soil - from Discovery School, explore the many layers of soil and find out what lives under your feet The Water Cycle - learn about precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration, all part of the water cycle Weather Information Links - links to lots of weather sites from Kathy Schrock Weather Wiz Kids - New Orleans meteorologist Crystal Wicker has created this educational weather website for kids and their teachers Zoom Astronomy - comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. Scroll down and click on "Moon" for information about moon phases |
| Life Science | Animal Kingdom - classifying animals, from Kidport Biomes of the World - great site from Missouri Botanical Garden Circle of Life - each family of living things has its own life cycle Food Chain - two examples: one in the water and the other on land. Habitats and Biomes - great site on world habitats and the animals that live in each Habitats of the World - lesson plan library from Discovery School Insectclopedia - Find information categorized by species. Monarch Watch - dedicated to education, conservation, and research National Zoo - wild animals and their habitats |
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