Science Stuff
Mysterious Journey: Rainforest-Desert-Grassland
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/
GRADE LEVEL: 4-12
REVIEW:
Mysterious Journey is a wonderful resource for teachers and students. The site provides information about three biomes -- rain forests, deserts, and grasslands. Hotlinks in the text take users to a glossary that defines unfamiliar. Each section provides comprehensive information about the biome, and pictures help explain each area. Treasure Hunt leads users on a full exploration of the entire site. At the Discussion Forum, students can post questions or comments about the site and its content. There are also links to other sites related to the subject matter.Rover Ranch
http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV/
GRADE LEVEL: K-12
REVIEW:
Anyone with even the slightest interest in robots and robotics should enjoy this page. Rover Ranch provides background information in Robots 101 to familiarize users with important aspects of robotics. The teacher's guide correlates the lessons with national science and math standards and links to other educational resources. A host of activities, such as Take a Robot Quiz! and Make a Balloon-powered Nanorover! will keep students coming back for more. Best of all, a set of programs allows visitors to build and test their own robots in a 3-D VRML environment! Users of robot simulations must register but it's free.Dino Dictionary
http://www.dinodictionary.com/
GRADE LEVEL: K-12
REVIEW:
The Dino Dictionary offers profiles of more than 300 dinosaurs. Users can hear the (American) pronunciations of the names by clicking on the phonetic spellings. Each profile includes description, order, suborder, infraorder, family, height, length, weight, period, and other notes. Included in each profile is a graph showing the relative size of the dinosaur to a person. This is a good place for students to find quick facts about dinosaurs.Rocks For Kids
http://www.rocksforkids.com
GRADE LEVEL: 3-12
REVIEW:
RocksForKids.com offers great links to rock and mineral sites around the world. Many kids will be interested in Collecting Rocks & Minerals. It includes information about collecting rocks safely and links to some great geology sites. Students and educators might use information they find here to study rocks, minerals, and Earth science. Some pages are under
construction, but there is still plenty of good information and links to other relevant sites. RocksForKids.com is appropriate for student research.Find Out Why
http://www.findoutwhy.org/
GRADE LEVEL: K-6
REVIEW:
Find Out Why answers such questions as "Why do we sneeze?" "How does a CD work?" and "Why does it rain?" with fun, informative animations. Students can search by typing a topic into the search box or by clicking on one of the section links and choosing a topic from the main page. For a more in depth look at a topic, users can click on Find Out More. This section
includes activities for kids, resources and information for families, and lesson plans tied to the American National Science Education Standards for teachers.
UndertheSea
http://www.geocities.com/seagraves/underthesea.htm
GRADE LEVEL: K-5
REVIEW:
This site, created by teacher Susan Seagraves, has everything you will need to teach a unit on marine biology. The Teacher's Guide includes background
information on marine animals and oceanography as well as activities for the classroom. In Fishy Fun, students will enjoy online games, puzzles, and
word searches. Appropriate books for teaching about marine life are listed in the Fishy Tales section, and links to other Web resources can be found in the Fishy Links section.The Reconstructors
http://reconstructors.rice.edu/
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
REVIEW:
With these interactive online games, students can learn about drugs and how to make informed decisions about avoiding drugs. Students take on the roles
of scientists, historians, geographers, and detectives to solve the medicinal mysteries of drugs in these learning adventures. Three episodes, each with its own learning objectives, are now available: A Plaguing Problem, Ancient Alarm, and Analgesic Anxiety. Pre- and post-tests are available for each of the episodes, and teacher notes are included in the games.I Can Do That!
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/
GRADE LEVEL: 6-12
REVIEW:
This site provides students with an entertaining and interesting way to learn some complicated material. Each page offers a fun fact, called neuron food, to spark curiosity. The simple drawings explain the content fairly well. In addition to the four main characters, students will meet others, such as Rudy (the root cell) and BeeGee (the blue-green algae). I Can Do That! takes students through the basics of DNA, cells, and synthesis. Educators could have students work through the site and then present
sections to classmates or complete a project based on the research done through this site. In addition, the site offers an extensive list of links to other sources of information on these subjects.Antimatter:Mirror of the Universe
http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/index.html
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8, 9-12, Advanced
REVIEW:
Students of all ages will find this introduction to matter and antimatter both informative and interesting. The text and illustrations make the topic easy to understand. Features include background information, the history of antimatter, reports on experiments using CERN's Antiproton Decelerator (AD), and antimatter in fact and fiction. In the Kid's Corner, young readers will find explanations of matter and antimatter and an art gallery of drawings by students depicting a "collision between matter and antimatter." An archive of Webcasts is available, and CERN experts answer questions about antimatter.ChemistryOrg
http://chemistry.org/portal/Chemistry?PID=teachersandstudents.html
GRADE LEVEL: R -12+ REVIEW:
The Chemical Society Of America
Students of all ages will find this site of use. It has an excellent site for young children called Wondernet. Here you will find Science topics of all kinds, not just "Chemistry". There are articles and Science for students and adults alike.
Highly recommended.
SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS
Weather
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/weather.htm
http://teachers.hypermart.net/links/pages/Free_Unit_Studies/Weather/
http://www.alex.betcher.org/weather
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/weather.htm
http://bom.gov.au/info/ftweather/contents.shtml
http://edu/valkeala.fi/utti/en_wthr.htm
http://penny.educ.monash.edu.au/magnet/weather/index.cfm
http://web1.wimmeranet.vic.edu.au.kidsc/kcweath.htm
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/paa
This site has lessons organized for age groups, by subjects, in alphabetical lists and there are great science activities included:
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/age.htmlCreate an artificial life form
http://www.technosphere.org.ukHere is an electronic 'Elementary Science Teacher's Resource Book' :
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/TRB001.htmlMinerals
http://www.agso.gocv.au/educationThere are 130 science lesson ideas here for K-6:
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/elem.htmlThis site links you to a great number of science ideas for example, for a Mini-Beasts Unit and Weather-related studies:
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/barb.html#cSurfing the Net with Kids (Barbara Feldman) has lots of good Science ideas:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/directory/Science/Lots of Lesson Plans here putting 'practical Science method' into practice:
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/index.htmlThere are great resources on the NSW site:
http://www.alstonvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/scienceTechnology and Australia 1788 - 1988
http://www.austrhc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/896.htmlCheck out John Pearce's page at and click on Physical Science - lots of annotated links there!
http://www.lcmdoe.vic.edu.au/science/Edna Search
http://www.edna.edu.au/EdNA/search.htmlScience Search Engine
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/Junior Primary Science
http://chemistry.org/portal/ChemistryMatter [Water- solid Liquid Gas]
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/3gradecover.htmlLots Of Links
http://www.nrg.com.au/~jennyr/physlinks.htmlhttp://www.nrg.com.au/~jennyr/archive.html
http://www.lesmurdie.wa.edu.au/info/links/education/s-links/S-links.html
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/physical_sciences/Physics/
Google - Primary JP Topic "Matter"
http://www.google.com/Technology
http://www.pa.ash.org.au/tefa/tefadisr/browse.aspAnimals
http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html
http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Living_Things/Animals/
http://allaboutnature.com/coloring
Discovery Animals
http://animals.discovery.comA-Z of Animals
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/animals.htmThe Electronic Zoo
http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htmhttp://www.wildlife-australia.com
http://home.mira.net/~areadman/aussie.htm
Toronga Park Zoo
http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.auThe Little Animals Activity Centre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/aac/menu.htmlA - Z of Oz Animals - Australian Site
http://www.aaa.com.au/A-Z
Great Sites for Science and Social Studies
http://plc.wa.edu.au/Links%20Folder/Primary.html#sciencehttp://school.discovery.com/students
Lots Of Science Topics
http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/wa/HWCDA/sections?flt=KE&sid=551&tg=A Wonderful Site. An Absolute Favourite of Mine
http://www.edupuppy.com/cat.cfm?subj=ScienceAnother Absolute Favourite - Making Science Fun
http://www.questacon.edu.au/index_flash.htmlNice Experiments for Primary Children
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents.htmUseless info? - Inventions - microwave oven
http://www.home.mycap.rr.com/useless/microwavesSpace
http://www.spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm
A Really Fun Site
http://www.spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/do.htmhttp://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/ThemesP-3.htm#Space
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/Themes4-7.htm#Space
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/day1.htm
Absolutely amazing pictures of earth from above.
Great for discussions!
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/satellite.html
http://www.antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpghttp://www.tsof.edu.au/LT.SA/spotlight/etools/intranet_example/resources/science_web_sites.htm
Zoom School
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy
More Of My Favourite Sites -Australian Science
http://www.library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/science/websites.htmhttp://www.virtualteacher.com.au/science
Other Beauties
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.htmlhttp://www.abc.net.au/science/links/index/Science273SubjectIndex.htm
Interactive Science Experiments
http://www.explorescience.com/activities/activity_list.cfm?categoryID=11Sprocket Works
http://www.sprocketworks.comSoda Play :Wonderful, Interactive, Making Robots
http://www.sodaplay.comKarel the Robot
More of Robots
http://www.alexhillshs.qld.edu.au/school/IPT/karel/karel_robot.htmLessons
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/lesson.htmlhttp://members.aol.com/Donnpages/4LessonPlans.html
http://wilmette.nttc.org/wilmette/resourcepages/gradek/kscience.html
Fantastic Resource K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-12
http://www.unesco-iicba.org/electronic_library/science/science/science_lessons_by_grade.htmComputer Sheets
http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/computer/worksheet/ws_c2_label.pdfExploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.comThe Human Body
Year 2/3+
http://www.brainpop.comhttp://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/k_2.html
Older
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/bodyhttp://www.qscc.qld.edu.au/kla/hpe/resourcebook.modules.html
http://www.k12.ut.us/themepark/html/systems/human.html
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/k_2.html
Youth Health
Grade Level 3-8
http://www.youthealth.com/data/default.aspBBC Online Kids Health
Grade Level 3-8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/kidsInfection Detection Protection
Grade Level K-5
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infectionindex.htmlHuman Heart
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/biosci.htmlWindpower
http://www.science.org.au/nova/037/037key.htmAstronomy, Biology, Chemistry
Grade Level: Elementary - Middle School
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperimrents/agesubject/chemistry.htmlhttp://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperimrents/agesubject/biology.html
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperimrents/agesubject/astronomy.html
Colour Theory For Kids
http://members.home.net/mrsparker2Simple Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsTOOLBOX.HTMLhttp://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~hixon/index/machines.html
http://viking.stark.k12.oh.us/~greentown/simpmach.htm
http://www.fi.edu/ga97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
by Wayne
March 2002
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