Science Resources
-
Adventures of Herman the Worm - learn all about
the worm - good for all grades
- Animals -
Switchzoo - a virtual zoo that allows you to
create your own animals
- Animal Resources -
information on specific animals
-
Animals of the World - choose a category of animal
(mammals, fish....) and try to figure out which animal
is being described from questions and answers
-
Biology in Motion
-
find illustrations, diagrams, and interactive
activities to supplement biology lectures for your students

- Biomes and Ecosystems
(page of links)
- Bing &
Bong's Tiny Planets - games, downloads, video,
e-books and more on a variety of science topis
- Dental Health
(page of links)
-
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
-
Earth Science Inquiry Activities
-
Eco-Kids - great resource for plants, animals, and
environment
- Electricity and
Electromagnets (page of links)
- Energy (page of links)
- Environment (page of
links)
- Exploratorium - This site from
the Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception in San Francisco has a
wealth of science resources and links.

- Fall/Pumpkins (page of
links)
- Farm Animals (page
of links)
- Five Senses (page of
links)
- Food Chain (page of
links)
-
Forensics in
the Classroom - free units provided by CourtTV in conjunction
with NSTA and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

- Fossils & Dinosaurs
(page of links)
- Froguts -
online frog dissection (now subscription based)
- Great Plant Escape - great resource for studying
plants and plant parts; Label
plant parts
- Health Hotlist
- How
Things Are Made - a site with descriptions and videos of over 40
manufacturing processes, from jelly beans to
airplanes; these can be a great series of virtual
field trips for students!
- Human Body Adventure
-
Interactive Tour of a Cell - This NSF website includes lots of
biology resources, but the Tour of a Cell is a highlight.

- I Was
Wondering.org - An interactive site with information, labs and game
dedicated to how women are being successful in science and doing "cool"
things.
- KidWings -
kid's site with information on birds and a virtual owl
pellet dissection
- Kites (page of links)
- Landforms (page of
links)
- Life Cycles (page of
links)
- Magnetic Field
Activities
- a
variety of lesson plans with accompanying online student resource pages
- McGraw-Hill Science Resources - click on book for
grade level for websites and simulations
- NASA
for Kids - teacher's page
- Nasa's Kids
Science News Network - created for K-5, a
standards-based program that uses the Web, animation,
and video to introduce science, technology,
engineering, math, and NASA concepts.
- National Geographic Education Page - this site is
created for teachers and students
- Natural Disasters
(page of links)
- Nutrition (page of
links)
- Oceans and Ocean Animals
(page of links)
- Ology - from
American Museum of Natural History - focuses on the
studies of several science areas
- PestWorld for Kids - learn about the animals that
are out of place that invade our homes
- Pets and Pet Care (page of
links)
- Physical Science
(page of links)
- Plants (pages of links)
- Planets, Stars and
Constellations (list of sites)
- Primary Science
Resources (links divided by topic, appropriate for
primary classes)
- Rainforest Re
(page of links)
- Re-Living the
Wright Way - history of flight from NASA
- Rocks (page of links)
-
Science
Explorations -
part of an ongoing partnership between
Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History to promote science
literacy among students in grades 3-10, this site includes live chats
with scientists, interactive explorations and more.
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- Science Fair (page
of links)
- Science News for Kids - created for kids 9-13,
includes science news, activities and resources
- Science
Resources - a variety of links divided by grade level (mostly
elementary) - great resource
-
Science Scavenger Hunt - variety of topics in 1
hunt
-
Simple Machines - great interactive site for kids
;
Handout for site in pdf format
- Simple Machines Webquest - great for 3rd grade
- Soil (page of links)

- Solar System -
Astronomy for Kids (planets -detailed);
Astronomy for Kids (simple);
Astro Kids
- States of Matter (page of
links)
- Teachers'
Domain - multimedia resources and lesson plans for
science
- Today in
Science - click on a date to find out what
happened in science on that day
- Virtual Field
Trips - a multitude of links, including many science related sites
- Water Cycle (page of
links)

- Weather (page of links);
Winter Weather (page
of links)
- Women in Science
-
Zoo Matchmaker - an online simulation on the topic of how zoos help
save endangered species (small population genetics in zoos).

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