Science

General
Franklin Institute's Learning Resources
Kids Patent Cafe - A resource for science and inventions
Living Jewels - An album of insect photographs
MicroAngela - Insect Photographs from the University of Hawaii
Houghton Mifflin Discovery Works - Science field trips and unit projects for all grades
Houghton Mifflin Discovery Works' Education Place - Science vocabulary and games for 
     Discovery Works' units

Discovery Channel *NEW
Science and Nature Animals by the British Broadcasting Corporation *NEW
National Wildlife Federation for Kids *New
Passport to Knowledge's Rainforest Animals 
Rainforest Live
Revisewise Science by the British Broadcasting Corporation *NEW
Great Websites for Kids by the American Library Association *NEW

 

Kindergarten
Fabulous Frogs
 

Grade 1
All About Butterflies  
Children's Butterfly Site
Monarch Butterfly Watch
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Zoom Dinosaurs  Lots of facts
Chicks and the Poultry Farm  

Teach the Children Well
Journey North's Monarch Butterfly *NEW
 

Grade 2
States of Matter by NASA's Kid's Science News Network *NEW
The Great Plant Escape
- developed by the Univ. of Illinois Extension
*NEW
Rainforest Animals:
     Blue Planet's Rainforest Animals 
     Rainforest Animals  by Missouri Botanical Gardens  

     Passport to Knowledge's Rainforest Animals 

     Rainforest Live:  Animals 

     Zoom Rainforests  

Earth Dog Web Site

Earth Day Story
The Raptor Center    University of Minnesota's center for birds of prey
San Diego Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
National Wildlife Federation's Site for Kids
The Bug Club     For the little entomologist!
Amazon Interactive   Explore the Ecuadorian rain forest through games and activities
Volcano World   Learn about volcanoes around the world
Museum of Natural History 
NASA Kids 
Learn about space and travel
Bill Nye the Science Guy
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet    "The best place for science entertainment."
Zoom Dinosaurs  Lots of facts
Bats   Fun and interesting facts
Antarctica Expedition
The Discovery Channel
 

Grade 3
Rocks & Minerals
     Rock Hounds

     The Earth's Floor:  Rock Cycle
     Windows to the Universe Rock Cycle
*NEW
     Rock Formations by Geocities
*NEW
Food Chains and Webs
 

Food Chain BrainPop Movie 
States of Matter
- developed by Radar's Chem4Kids and Andrew Radar Studios
Foss Science Activities
- Inquiry based science activities based on the Foss Science
               program developed by Lawrence Hall of Science,
               University of California, Berkley

The Great Plant Escape
developed by the University of Illinois
Sci4Kids
by US Department of Agriculture
Nature Wildfacts
  Information on hundreds of animals
                            Developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation

Pond Life Animals, an Enchanted Learning site

Rivers and Coasts an online field trip developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation
The Earth's Floor:  Water Cycle
Water, Water Everywhere by West Tisbury's 3rd Grade
                            (an elementary school on Martha's Vineyard) 

S.K. Worm Answers Questions About Soil  by the Natural Resources Conservation Service

American Rivers Online
The Magic School Bus Page
National Wildlife Federation's Site for Kids
Museum of Natural History 
NASA Kids 
Learn about space and travel
Bill Nye the Science Guy
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet    "The best place for science entertainment."
Zoom Dinosaurs  Lots of facts
The Discovery Channel
 

Grade 4
Foss Science Activities - Inquiry based science activities based on the Foss Science
               program developed by Lawrence Hall of Science,
               University of California, Berkley

The Great Plant Escape
developed by the University of Illinois

Sci4Kids by US Department of Agriculture
The Exploratorium  San Francisco's Science Museum with on line exhibits
Franklin Institute Science Museum
National Wildlife Federation's Site for Kids
Museum of Natural History
NASA Kids 
Learn about space and travel
Bill Nye the Science Guy
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet    "The best place for science entertainment."
Zoom Dinosaurs  Lots of facts
The Discovery Channel
 

Grade 5

CMT Science Question Preparation
     The Nation's Report Card Sample Science Questions *NEW
    
Texas Education Agency's Science Assessment for 5th Grade *NEW
     Virginia State Standards of Learning Science, Math and Technology Practice Tests*NEW
    
Who Wants to be a Science Millionaire  *NEW
    
Woodlands Junior School Science Zone *NEW

Solar System
     Ask an Astronomer for Kids  

     NASA's Planetary Exploration Images  
     Windows to the Universe by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) 
     Enchanted Learning's Astronomy
     Kid's Astronomy - the Solar System
     Nine Planets
     Nine Planets for Kids  
     Science Monster's Planets
     Solar System by NASA's Starchild
     Solar System by the British Broadcasting System
     Views of the Solar System
     Virtual Solar System by National Geographic
     Moon Calendar - by Paul Carlisle - Shows phase of the moon for a selected date. 
 
    Moon Phaser - View the different phases of the moon - by the Space Day Foundation    

Foss Science Activities - Inquiry based science activities based on the Foss Science
               program developed by Lawrence Hall of Science,
               University of California, Berkley

Global Warming - Kids Site
by the US Environmental Protection Agency

Sci4Kids
by US Department of Agriculture

The Exploratorium  San Francisco's Science Museum with on line exhibits
Franklin Institute Science Museum
National Wildlife Federation's Site for Kids
NASA Kids   Learn about space and travel
Bill Nye the Science Guy
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet    "The best place for science entertainment."
Zoom Dinosaurs  Lots of facts
The Discovery Channel
Discover Engineering Lots of fun activities for budding engineers. 


Biomes
Our Planet's Biomes by KidsBiology.com  

The EPA Climate Change Kids Site Climate change information from the 
               US Environmental Protection Agency *NEW
Biome Links by Kids Konnect *NEW
World Biomes
*NEW
Food Chains and Webs *NEW
Food Webs *NEW
Biomes of the World *New
Blue Planet Biomes *New
Enchanted Learning Biomes *NEW
World Wide Biome Project *NEW

 

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