Primary Science Resources

Websites by Topic (Re and Activity Based)

States of Matter - Solid, Liquid, or Gas

• What are the 3 States of Matter? - 1 minute video introduction from NASA
• States of Matter - see how molecules act for each different state of matter
• Pod's Mission - help Annie figure out the temperature for different states of water (in Celcius)
• Solids/Liquids/Gases Movies - choose your topic related to states of matter and watch a Flash movie
• States of Matter PowerPoint
• BrainPop Movie - States of Matter - you can view 2 movies a day for free, so plan accordingly

Objects in the Sky

• Solar System Quiz - 10 general questions about the solar system
• SmartBoard Activities - download activities to use with the SmartBoard
• Tails of Wonder - read about StarDust, which collects dust from comets, then take a quiz
• Astronomy - Our Place in Space - introduction to astronomy in a very kid-friendly format (3rd grade)

Habitats

• Matching Habitats Game - match the animal to its habitat
• Who Lives Here? - match animals to the continents they live on

Websites for Re, Webquests and Online Activities Across Topics

• Educational Web Adventures - online activities for science, history, and art
• KSNN K-2 Newsbreaks - short 1 minute cartoon videos to answer some basic math and science questions
• KSNN 3-5 Newsbreaks - short video and other activities to answer a variety of science questions - uses actual kids as "anchors"
• Science Cyberhunts - scroll down the page to find science cyberhunts (scavenger hunts)
• Science Labeling Game - choose from several different topics to study a diagram and then try to label it.  Example topics - structure of a flower, layers of the earth, anatomy of a fish
• Scholastic's Magic Schoolbus
• Science Games - from Scholastic - variety of topics, good for younger kids

Teacher Resources

• ScienceNet Links - Science resources that are part of the MarcoPolo Education website
• Science Resources from this website - find additional science resources divided by topic
• Science Resources from Jamie Burch's website