Science Links
Find links to websites that will help reinforce science skills taught in class. They are broken up by science strand.
Earth Science |
Life Science |
Physical Science |
Space and Technology |
Earth Science
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/ learn about rocks
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html learn about the rock cycle
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/earth_puzzle/puzzle_together.html earth like a puzzle
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/ learn about soil and its layers
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/index.html earth science images
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/Pangaea_game.html Pangea Continent labeling site
http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/faults/ faults and fault information
http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/understanding/quiz/ take the earthquake quiz
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/inside.html inside the earth
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/interior.html earth's interior
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/activty1/tempmain.html kinds of volcanoes
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ Hawaii Volcanoe Observatory
Life Science
http://www.planetpals.com/foodchain.html#chart food chain
http://www.mbgnet.net/ life cycle of plants
http://www2.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/jason/wetlands.htm disapearing wetlands
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/habitats.html learn about habitats
http://www.biology4kids.com/ biology for kids
http://www.centreofthecell.org/ center of the cell
http://www.innerbody.com/index.html take a tour of the human body online
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/ infared
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html fun with food webs
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/foodweb_play.htm build a food web
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm four food webs
Physical Science
http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/character.html solids, liquids, gases
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_chemphys.html chemistry for kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/plastics/index.html Polymers
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/ an interactive guide to chemistry
http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01730/ forces and motion
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005579/home.htm forces
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01959/EN/ sound factory
http://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/01193/ pitch and tone
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006294/ waves on the web
http://www.hbofamily.com/games/drag_mag/ drag a magnet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/5_7entry/8.shtml float and sink
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials_fs.shtml characteristics of materials
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/s_statesMatter_v.html what are the three states of matter (movie)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/games/leveltwo/KC_Rocket_Builder.html rocket builder
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html real life pictures of simple machines
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/ ed-heads simple machine on-line activity
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/Glossary.html#archimedes glossary of simple machine terms
Space and Technology
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm solar system
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html Earth and Moon viewer
http://www.nineplanets.org/ a multimedia tour
http://www.sciencemonster.com/ solar system information
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html what's your wieght in other worlds
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.html astroventure
http://pbskids.org/wayback/tech1900/index.html way back technology
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html dress me for space
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/space.html learn about space stuff
http://www.mhschool.com/science/2002/student/1/sims/sim2.html constellations
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/galaxies.html galaxies
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/milky_way.html milky way
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/games/sequence_game.html how a book is made
http://www.cas.muohio.edu/mbi-ws/microscopes/microscopeparts.html microscope
http://www.scholastic.com/play/phone.htm build a telephone
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html how old are you on other planets
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html make your own telescope
http://www.skyimagelab.com/ sky image lab