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Science
Astro Kids
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Kids/
Learn about the planets and their moons, or go on a virtual tour of the moon
with Flat Stanley!
The Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
Lots of cool animal info, pictures, and movies.
Dinosaurs
http://www.ZoomDinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs
Browse through the Dino dictionary or test your wits with the Dino quiz.
Dr. E's Energy Lab
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/
Learn about solar, wind, and geothermal energy, and how to
be more energy efficient.
Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.net/
For ideas related to Earth Day.
Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Study environmental topics, play games, look at pictures, read stories, create
art about the environment.
The Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
A museum of science, art, and human perception. Includes science activities, ten cool
sites of the month, online exhibits and more.
Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
In this series of online cases, 4th and 5th grade students are asked to "help
Detective Le Plant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of
plant life."
The Heart: an online exploration
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science.
Insecta Inspecta World
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/
The world is covered in bugs, so shouldn't you know a little bit about them?
Mars Exploration: Fun Zone
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/funzone_flash.html
Mars is the next great adventure for the national space program. Play
games, do activities, and learn more about Mars.
Museum of Ancient Inventions
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm
Try this site to learn about some ancient inventions, brought to you by Smith College.
My Body
http://www.kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_LP.html
This site is available with or without the Shockwave plug-in. If you're at school, just use the non-Shockwave version. Learn all about your body. For grades 4 and up.
NASA Kids News
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Learn about space, rockets, satellites, space pioneers, astronauts, and more! Do
projects and play games, too. A great site for kids.
The National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
Visit the Smithsonian National Zoo. Lots of animal photos.
Neuroscience for kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
This home page has been created for all students and teachers who would like to
learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your
way to learning more about the brain and spinal cord.
The Nine (Eight) Planets
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets
Award-winning website about our solar system
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
See how the people of Dumptown turned their town around. Find out how Recycle City reduces waste and saves money. Find out more about recycling than you ever dared!
Science Fair Central-Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
Project ideas, experiments to try, and lots more.
Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org
Search for monsters of the deep on Seasub Cousteau or explore the wonders of the universe
on the Starship Sagan.
Sea World
http://www.seaworld.org
Has a searchable animal information database
Skeleton Shakedown
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/skel/skel.html
Another accident in the lab! Help out by putting the
skeleton back together.
The Solar System in Pictures
http://www.the-solar-system.net
This website has pictures and quizzes about all the planets in the solar system.
Something Froggy
The Franklin Institute brings you this unit on frogs. Includes a primary (K-3) and junior (gr. 4-8) version. StarChild: a Learning Center for young Astronomers
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Learn about the solar system, the universe, and "space stuff." Includes audio for younger students. An excellent site from NASA.
Treasures @ Sea
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/
Writing, art, and interactive activities for learning about the ocean through literature.
Volcano World
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Photos of recent and ancient volcanoes; lots of volcano info.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000008.html
Learn about topics such as belches and gas, ear wax, snot and boogers, vomit
and other yucky body stuff.
