| Amphibians
All
About Frogs for Kids- Lots of information and links to frog poems and
stories.
Frog Web
Quest - Learn everything about frogs with this web quest.
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| Animals
Animals
Animals! Enchanted Learning has lots of animal printouts
with easy to read facts and pictures to color.
Animal Baby Names Find out the names of male, female, baby, and
animal groups.
Animals of the Arctic easy
to read information about a variety of animals in this biome.
Baby Animal Name Quiz Test your knowledge- how many names do you
know ?
The Cub Den - Learn facts about bears and lots of other links to great
bear sites. Cub Den offers easier to read information about various
kinds of bears.
The Bear Den - This site has great facts about bears.
E Nature from
the National Wildlife
Federation - get online field guides, backyard habitat
information, even search by region.
Eco-Kids-
Games, information, and activities about wildlife, nature, environmental
issues, and more.
KBears
Farm learn about farming- animals, crops, and farm life at this
interactive site.
Mystery Rock - A virtual
"hands-on" activity. "Whoooo" could it be?
Kid
Wings- Learn about birds but best of all is the Virtual Owl
Pellet dissection from a number of owl species.
National
Geographic Kids is a great web site that includes a printable animal coloring book and
a bookmark maker.
Penguins-
webquest with easy to read information about various penguins around the
world.
Really Wild
Animals - Animals over the world are being reported in strange places, so
use the Spin-u-later, to find the correct habitats and return these
animals home. Great for learning about both world geography and animal
habitats. From National Geographic.
National Wildlife Federation Online
- Learn about wildlife and other environmental issues. or click on the
Ranger Rick part
for games and activities.
Animals- Pennsylvania
E Nature from
the National Wildlife
Federation - get online field guides, backyard habitat
information, even search by region.
Mammals of Pennsylvania Info on diet, habitat, maps from Carnegie
Museum.
Wildlife Notes from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Animals- Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Biology4kids- lots
of information on vertebrates and invertebrates.
Bones- Play Boney or Boneless and the Bone Detective
Elementary Biology Website Project AP Biology students at NASH
made these pages about various biology topics.
Vertebrate and Invertebrate PowerPoint
Vertebrate Puzzles- assemble the skeletons of prehistoric
vertebrates.
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| Biomes and Habitats
Biomes Tour from Earth Floor Learn about the climate, plants, and
animals of 6 biomes.
Biomes-Enchanted
Learning Find out about various biomes and the
animals and plant life found there, including great print outs.
Biomes and Ecosystems
- From a tropical rainforest, to coastal wetlands, rivers and streams,
deserts, or tundra, this site offers a wide exploration of the diverse
biomes on this planet we call Earth.
Biomes- World
Biome Project- Learn about different biomes and see a map of the world's
major biomes.
Biomes- The
World's Biomes Web site- from the University of Berkley.
Blue Planet Biomes- information about some of the major biomes.
Ecosystems- Learn about most of the major biomes.
Mammals of Pennsylvania Info on diet, habitat, maps from Carnegie
Museum.
E Nature from the National Wildlife
Federation - get online field guides, backyard habitat
information, even search by region.
Pennsylvania Game Commission- use the Wildlife notes to find
information.
Pond
Life Identification Kit - Grab the microscope and head to your nearest
pond to introduce your students to an exploration of some of the tiniest
life forms.
Prairie Builder-
Scroll down to "Build a Prairie" and learn all about this biome and see if
you can turn bare dirt into a thriving ecosystem.
Tundra- Animals
of the Arctic easy to read information about a variety of animals in
this biome.
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Butterflies
Enchanted Learning -
Monarch Butterflies
- has great information, diagrams, etc.
Insects-Monarch-learn
more about monarchs.
Monarch Butterflies USA - Great pictures of monarchs - see the
caterpillars jump.
Nature Works - lots of information about Monarchs as well as many other
animals
Do a monarch
jigsaw puzzle or make a mini-coloring book.
Butterflies of North America - this site has photos,
thumbnails, and distribution maps.
Visit
Journey North
for Kids, the web site for the Monarch migration and many other great
projects. Track their awesome migration and see videos.
Children's Butterfly
Site - a great website with lot's of information and activities related
to butterflies
Billy
Bear 4 Kids Butterflies- Butterfly coloring pages, crafts, jigsaw
puzzles, word searches and so much more!
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| Chemistry
Interactive
Periodic Table
Periodic
Table on Video
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| Computers and Keyboarding
Cyber Smart
Kids Guide - Take the online Internet safety quiz.
Dance Mat Typing
-Colorful and tuneful introduction to touch typing - do all 12 levels and
become a top typist.
Free Typing Games- Play
Meteor Typing Blast, Spacebar Invaders, and other games.
Glencoe's Online Keyboarding- 16 lessons with video clips, even
printable score sheets.
Super Hyper Spider Typer Save Berry the spider from hungry
lizards with words on their backs by typing words quickly
Join Doug to
learn about
safe surfing, includes an interactive story, safety pledge, and
games.
Play the
Interactive Internet
Safety game at this site.
Surf
Swell Island Mickey and his friends need your help in this game-playing
adventure where you learn about Internet safety, viruses, privacy, and
manners.
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| Dinosaurs
Enchanted
Learning - Zoom Dinosaurs - Learn all about dinosaurs,
print our facts and pictures, and play dino games at this great site.
The
Dinosauria site at the
University of California offers some interesting facts.
Discovery.com -
Dinosaurs - Assemble a dinosaur skeleton, send dinosaur greeting
cards, use a glossary, and study dinosaur motion!
Kinetosaurs- find a simple database of 24 dinosaurs plus outline pictures
you can print out and color.
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Earthquakes
Understanding Earthquakes - Watch a Java animation on how earthquakes
occur. Learn about seismology, read famous earthquake accounts,
and find an animation on earthquake locations.
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| Ecology
Ecology for
Kids- great activities in categories from wildlife to energy. Test
animal adaptations knowledge, build a food chain, solve the great garbage
caper, and more !
Ecology and Environment- Fourth Grade Webquest
Food Chain Activities- a variety of
interactive sites. Water Sense
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| Electricity
Ben
Franklin's Energy Almanac - learn about electricity and other forms of
energy including energy conservation and games.
Silicon Spies- Stop Dr. Volt from plunging Silicon City into
darkness.
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| Forces and
Motion
Parkworld Plot investigate the science of forces while you save
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| Geology
Fossweb Click on a rock photograph to get specific information about
each rock. You can also play a game that tests your knowledge about
the hardness of rocks.
Gem Gallery-
Some great pictures of gems with some interesting facts.
Geo
Mysteries- Solve 3 cool mysteries- the floating rock, the golden
cube, and the broken necklace.
Mineral and
Gemstone Kingdom- More than 150 minerals are already listed in this
guide. Sort by color, hardness, streak, etc.
Mineralogy 4 Kids- Learn about the rock cycle and the 3 main types of
rocks.
Rock Around the World- Students from
around the world can send it rocks to be analyzed and compared with rocks on
Mars.
Rocks For Kids How
are rocks formed? How can they be identified by name and type? This web
site, published by the Brampton Rock and Mineral Club, introduces these and
other elementary geology topics for children.
Rockhound Home
Page- Learn about rocks with Rocky the Hound. See animations of the rock
cycle, examples, even a rock collecting safety quiz and a rock expert quiz.
Windows to the Universe-Geology section learn about rocks, earth's
layers, and more.
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| Insects
Insect Inspector
- lots of info about all types of insects.
Insect's
Perspective Web Quest - a science and literacy activity for 2nd
and 3rd grade.
Worm World
- Learn about earthworms and other amazing but yucky facts.
Meet Herman the Worm -
This website has interesting facts and links to other wormy sites.
Pestworld for Kids- great
interactive sight to learn about insect and animal pests.
Snails- Learn
everything from life history to how they eat.
Spiders-
Seven lesson plans on habitats, prey, etc. with
printable student activity pages.
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| Light and Sound
Alien Attack- Learn about light as you stop evil aliens from blowing up
the world.
Ocean Odyssey- Investigate the science of sound as you solve who
stole Mel Mermaid's voice.
Science of Light-Learn about light as it relates to color, shadows,
mirrors, in various simulations.
Light - Optical Illusions
Amazing Optical Illusions
- An interesting collection of optical illusions.
NIEHS Kids Page --
Optical Illusions - A HUGE site of optical illusions
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Math-
click here to see our list of great math web sites.
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| Natural Disasters
Nature's Fury the
Galveston Storm
photo archives.
America's Story - Information,
including early video, of disasters and destruction, including San
Francisco earthquake and the Galveston hurricane.
School Discovery -
Tidal waves, hurricanes, and other disasters .
Stormy Stories
- Through various written exercises, students will role-play
the part of a child caught in a major storm. Also links to other disaster
information and how to create a disaster response booklet.
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| Ocean Life
Secrets of the ocean
realm - Explore different ocean habitats and uncover their secrets.
Enchanted Learning - Oceans And Seas
- Why is
the ocean blue, and what causes tides? Why is it salty? Lots of great
resources here.
Monterry Bay Aquarium link.
New England Aquarium
link. Try the interactive Be a Penguin game and take web cam tours.
Shedd Aquarium
Educational Adventures A treasure trove of
aquatic science resources for K-12 teachers and students. Help
Squish the
Fish find lunch or
Build a
Fish and try to survive on a coral reef.
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| Plants (including
wildflowers)
American Meadows
-
details on seventy wildflowers and meadows in your area.
Herb Information- click
here for links to sites about herbs and spices.
My First
Garden- information about gardening basics and tips on planning
and planting a garden.
From the National Wildlife
Federation - get online field guides, backyard habitat
information, even search by region.
Information on
wildflowers and other natural wonders of the southeast.
Western PA Wild
Flowers - Click on "alpha lists" and find info
about over 450 wildflowers of this region in alphabetical order.
The Great Plant Escape - a fantastic site to learn about plants.
Plant Parts
- an interactive web quest for primary students on plants with
good graphics and clear instructions.
Tops and Bottoms- A gardening webquest for 2nd and 3rd grade .
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| Science - General Bill Nye the Science Guy -
Find experiments, science games, and episode
outlines.
Dirtmeister Science Reports
features hands on science activities and investigations into topics
such as erosion and animal adaptations.
Dr.
Universe - Science questions and answers for kids of all ages.
Iwaswondering.org-
Focusing on interesting girls in science, features reports on women in
science and 3 fun games.
Find science
information and games at the
Magic School Bus web site.
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Simple Machines
Simple
Machine Activities- Learn
about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool
Shed!
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| Space
Mr. Morton's Webpage - Here is information from our own Mr. Morton about
using a telescope along with pictures from our star parties and other
events.
Astro Adventures- learn about the solar system as you save
yourself from disaster on the Redstone Space shuttle- super interactive
introduction.
Astronomy for Kids
-Click on a planet to learn more facts about it.
Constellations -
find links to sites with constellation information, images, even some games.
Field Guide to the Universe - planets, spacecraft, and astronomers.
NASA Kids- Star
Child learn all about the solar system and more.
NASA
Kids-GAMES- Try Connect the Stars to make constellations, Space
Bounce, and others.
Our
Spaceship and the Solar System- information about the planets,
spaceships, satellites, even a game.
Planet Ten-
Take an awesome virtual tour through the solar system and even design and
launch your own planet.
Space Travel Mission patches - interesting site-lets you look at the full color
patches for all the space missions.
Space Station - Interactive
web site - students can answer questions to build a space station and earn
mission specialist certificates.
Virtual Space Postcards - over 170 different images of planets,
stars, etc. that you can email.
Windows to the
Universe- great site- choose the reading level- sections on the earth,
our solar system, and astronomy and the universe. There is even a
solar
system coloring book that you can print.
Zathura - the movie web site based on the Chris Van Allsburg book
has some neat space games .
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| Weather
Busy Kid's Weather Page- a class project- click on the map of the
US to see current weather conditions or use the weather recipes as the basis
for a class project.
Droplet and the Water
Cycle- Learn about the water cycle as you navigate
Droplet through the back to the clouds.
Edhead's Weather
Activities- Great site-Learn report and predict the weather at the
W.H.E.D. weather caves.
Storm Stories
- Through various written exercises, students will role-play
the part of a child caught in a major storm. Also links to other disaster
information and how to create a disaster response booklet.
Water Cycle- Primary students can see an interactive demo of the water
cycle-also print out an activity book.
Weather Channel for Kids-
weather forecasts, games, even a weather encyclopedia Wild
Weather Page - a nice site put together by a meteorologist with
descriptions of weather phenomena for kids, parents, and teachers.
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| Zoos
Cleveland Zoo Acitvity |
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