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http://www.lisd.org/technology/itswebs/elem/curr/science/2science.htm - lots of neat templates for SCIENCE and other subjects. (2nd grade) |
| 2 | THE LIFE CYCLE OF ANIMALS http//www.biopoint.com/gvsu/projectlifecycles.html Elementary students will be able to explore various age-appropriate sites for learning about amphibians, mammals, butterflies, birds, and reptiles. They will choose the two life cycles they feel are most similar, and complete a printable student worksheet. |
| 3 | ELECTRONIC
ZOO NET VET netvet.wustl.edu/pix.htm This site has an alphabetical listing of interesting animal image sites. The last site on the page, ZooNet Image Archives (http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/gallery.html) is a gem, and lists one of my favorites, The Birmingham Zoo. If you and your students have an interest in animals. These sites are for you. |
| 4 | THE
CYBER ZOOMOBILE ZOO LINKS www.primenet.com/~brendel/zoo.html This site lists at least 100 alphabetically listed zoo links around the world. When you go there, be prepared to stay for a while. It'll take you quite a while to follow the links and visit all of the zoos. |
| 5 | THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO ANIMAL FACTSHEETS http://www.indyzoo.com/content.aspx?cid=632 |
| 6 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC COLORING BOOK OF ANIMALS: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coloringbook/archive/ Lions, and tigers, and bears... They're all here, along with Monarch butterflies, from larva to pupa to adult but- terfly, or Nile Crocodiles, Bottlenose dolphins, and many more. They are each accompanied by stories, features, and interactive activities to help you really explore the world of wild animals. |
| 7 | SOUNDS OF THE WORLD'S ANIMALS http//www.georgetown.edu/cball/animals/animals.html How do you say "Meow" in Japanese? The bee sounds very much alike in several different languages, but Norwegians do not say "buzz" or anything like it; rather, their expression of a bee sound is, "sum-sum". Children can explore basic sounds of foreign languages through the expressions used for making animal sounds--entertaining and educational. |
| 8 | BETZ'S PET SHOP http//www.geocities.com/mrsevon/webquest.html A lesson in animal classification--students use charts and worksheets to group animals by their characteristics, create a mini research report, and design their very own pet store. Use Kid Pix to create a student log or make a book of their work, or a story with their chosen pet store animals, each including facts that they learned about those animals. |
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| 10 | THE LIFE CYCLE OF ANIMALS http//www.biopoint.com/gvsu/projectlifecycles.html Elementary students will be able to explore various age-appropriate sites for learning about amphibians, mammals, butterflies, birds, and reptiles. They will choose the two life cycles they feel are most similar, and complete a printable student worksheet. |
| 11 | THE HONOLULU ZOO ANIMAL FACTSHEETS http//www.honoluluzoo.org/site_map.htm |
| 12 | What do you Call my Baby? - http://www.sunshine.co.nz/nz/27/projects/junior2.html |
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| 14 | PANDAS (A) Animal Planet Meet the
Pandas http//www.surfnetkids.com/games/pandas-qm.htm (C)Send a Panda Postcard (D)Giant Pandas |
| 15 | THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF MAMMALS 2/28/02 http//www.earthlife.net/mammals/welcome.html |
| 16 | AMPHIBIAWEB 2/28/02 http//elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/ |
| 17 | ANIMAL FLASHCARDS: http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/animal-abc/a.html These animal flashcards are partnered with alphabet cards--for each letter, students will learn an animal whose name begins with the same letter. Once students recognize and read the animal names, print out that flashcard as a reward. They can then collect them and create their own alphabet animal book. |
| links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | APPLE COLORING PAGES http://www.bestapples.com/kids/color.html From Washington apples, find seventeen pages to create apple coloring books. |
| 2 | APPLE UNIT http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/5059/apple.html Books, poems, apple activities, letter charts--lots here to create an apple unit for primary grades. |
| 3 | APPLES http//www.geocities.com/teachermom22/apples.html Apple art, apple charts, apple math... find activities for across the curriculum learning with an apple theme. |
| 4 | THE STORY OF JOHNNY APPLESEED http//www.applejuice.org/johnnyappleseed.html Here is a short overview on the life and times of Johnny Appleseed. |
| 5 | JOHNNY
APPLESEED PRINTOUTS http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/USA/people/Appleseedq.shtml This collection of themed printouts includes the usual story, a painting page, a quiz, an activity, and a seasons page. |
| 6 | JOHNNY APPLESEED PICTURE HUNT http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/apples.htm Download and print a hidden pictures game with a Johnny Appleseed theme. |
| 7 | JOHNNY APPLESEED AND WESTWARD EXPANSION http//fga.freac.fsu.edu/misc/johnny.htm This grades 1-3 lesson plan follows Johnny Appleseed across the country, and has students packing their own bags to take on such a trip while choosing the best route on a map. |
| 8 | JOHNNY
APPLESEED MATH WORKSHEET http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/USA/people/Appleseedq2.shtml Print out this student worksheet to accompany your unit on Johnny Appleseed and reinforce primary math skills at the same time. |
links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | NORTH
AMERICAN BIOMES http//www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.12.x.html Unique physical environments are examined to seek out the constituents of any particular biome desert, grasslands, coniferous forest, tundra, deciduous forest, and temperate rainforests are all studied. With an eye to keen observation of special adaptive measures, students will go onfield trips to collect their data and create a biome book. Special activities are included for each biome. Contempor-ary problems facing each biome will also be addressed. |
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| 3 | WETLAND SITES WETLANDS AND MIGRATION http//ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/cecsci/cecsci045.html This lesson plan focuses on coastal wetlands--ponds, marshes, lakes, etc.--as essential habitats for bird migrations. Grades 2-6. WETLANDS
CHARACTERISTICS WETLANDS CURRICULUM MODULE |
| 4 | BIOMES 2/20/02 http//fga.freac.fsu.edu/1997/biomes.htm While this web site provides a full-fledged unit on biomes, look through it to use activities relevant to your needs for grasslands biomes. |
| 5 | GRASSLANDS
2/20/02 http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tempgrass/tempgras.html A good place to start for a general description of grassland characteristics. |
| 6 | WORLD BIOMES
2/20/02 http//www.ups.edu/biology/museum/worldbiomes.html Scroll down to Grasslands to find characteristics, climate, vegetation, diversity, etc. |
| 7 | NORTH AMERICAN
BIOMES 2/20/02 http//www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.12.x.html Find a full curriculum unit, including grasslands, with seven excellent student activities. The focus is on habitat reduction and modern problems faced by each separate ecosystem. |
| 8 | STUDENT
PROJECT ON BIOMES 2/20/02 http//www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/studinst.html#atlas Students will create a mini-atlas on the world's biomes; if you prefer limiting your scope, have them cover all types of grasslands instead. |
| 9 | BIOMES IN A BOX
2/20/02 http://www.geekteacher.net/biomebox.html Use this activity to have your students construct a grassland biome diorama in a box, focusing on features unique to that biome. |
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| 11 | EO Laboratory Mission Biomes
2/20/02 http//earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/ Reference material, maps, a glossary of biome vocabulary, and two interactive, self-correcting missions all add up to my pick of the day! The Great Graph Match mission (match the climagraph to the correct biome) can be completed as a beginner (select an answer from two choices) or an advanced student (pick your answer from a list of six biomes). To Plant or Not to Plant asks where in the world each of eight plant specimens must go. Teachers of grades three to eight will find additional resources, such as books and classroom tips, at the bottom of each page. |
| 12 | EnchantedLearning.com
2/20/02 http//www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ printable, color-me animals that are linked from each biome page. Another fun activity is the printable Biome calendar, which features a different biome to color each month. Enchanted Learning will be a sure hit with elementary students, although at times the site is very slow. |
| 13 | Earth Floor Biomes
2/20/02 http//www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html Developed at the Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future in West Virginia, Earth Floor Biomes is a small part of the larger Exploring the Environment site. Earth Floor divides the world into six biomes, each briefly explained in a single page. The best click is How to Read a Climagraph (a chart showing monthly precipitation and temperatures) and the climagraphs for each biome. Teachers for grades K through 4 will find classroom activities in the K4 Earth Science Biomes Module. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/teacher/biomes/biomes.html |
| 14 | Biomes of the world http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets Six terrestrial biomes (rainforests, desert, tundra, grasslands, taiga, and temperate) are covered in depth in these attractive pages from the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Each biome topic includes pages on plants and animals, a photo gallery and a links section. Freshwater and marine ecosystems have their own sections (look for the text links at the top of each page.) Straight-forward text and beautiful photos make this great site for elementary and middle-school report writers. |
| 15 | Biome Word Search
2/20/02 http//www.surfnetkids.com/games/biomes-ws.htm Biomes Mix & Match
2/20/02 Rainforest
Concentration 2/20/02 Rainforest Word
Search 2/20/02 http//www.surfnetkids.com/games/rainforest-sc.htm |
| links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | THE BIRD ALPHABET
BOOK http//www.lam.mus.ca.us/birds/guide/classroom/birdalpha.html Can your class brainstorm to find a bird for every letter of the alphabet? Two options here offer excellent alphabet learning activities. 8/5/01 |
| 2 | ALL ABOUT BIRDS http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/birds/ Lots to learn here for elementary students--bird facts, migratory habits, different habitats, etc. Resources include bird printouts--students can learn about several birds while coloring their printouts. Also find bird crafts and quizzes. 8/5/01 |
| 3 | MARSH MURAL http//www.lam.mus.ca.us/birds/guide/classroom/marsh.html To discover just what a marsh habitat includes, create marsh mural in your classroom. Find directions and suggestions here. 8/5/01 |
| 4 | MAKE A BIRD FEEDER http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/life15.html Choose from five different bird feeders to create with your class, all from either recycled or natural materials. 8/5/01 |
| 5 | WHOSE FOOT IS THIS http//www.lam.mus.ca.us/birds/guide/classroom/whos.html Just as bird beaks can be studied in order to understand diets and adaptations, so can bird feet give clues as to bird behavior. Print out this match-up worksheet and discuss how different birds' feet would be adapted to specific environments. 8/5/01 |
| 6 | THEMATIC UNIT -- BIRDS http//www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/birds.htm This particular unit on birds focuses on ten endangered species, and offers a selection of activities across the curriculum. Geography skills especially will be honed as students must identify bird habitats around the United States. 8/5/01 |
| 7 | CREATE A BIRD http//www.lam.mus.ca.us/birds/guide/classroom/create.html When your students have learned about bird behavior, diets, adaptations, and different habitats, then try this excellent exercise to test their knowledge. They will each create their very own bird according to an assigned particular environment. For the younger groups, asking what makes a bird a bird will suffice; have them design their constructions with that question in mind.For older students, throw in specific habitat requirements that their birds must be adapted to... and be sure to showcase the wonderful results. 8/5/01 |
| 8 | BIRD PRINTOUTS http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/ Your class can create their own field guide with these informative bird printouts. Each bird has a guide as to habitat and form, with a coloring page to print out. You can also have your students create their own local field guide, using this site for bird research and Kid Pix to draw and write their own book. |
| 9 | THE AMAZING WORLD OF BIRDS http//www.earthlife.net/birds/intro.html |
| 10 | STUDYING BIRDS --
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES http//www.lam.mus.ca.us/birds/guide/classroom/index.html Select your activity from the left side bar, including bird notebooks, marsh murals, birds in your own backyard and bird habitats, bird feeder ideas, bird anatomy, endan-gered species, and much more. |
| 11 | BEING A BIRD http//www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/teacher/lespl1.html Compare a chicken bone to a mammal bone and note all the differences, dissect a chicken's egg, or reconstruct a chicken skeleton... Students will learn just what it means to be a bird in this lesson plan on bird anatomy. |
| 12 | ALL ABOUT BIRDS http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/ Learn all about feathers, bird bones and anatomy, bird diets, bird fossils, and more, with student printouts and quizzes also available. |
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BUGS and BEES and INSECTS
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| 1 | EXPLORING LIFE'S LESSONS
WITH LADYBUGS http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/ladybug.html Several activities all tie into "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle as a starting point for this thematic unit on ladybugs.(Primary)3/6/01 LADYBUG
WORKSHEETS |
| 2 | BUGS http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/983.html Several ideas, poems, and links, all appropriate for kindergarten level. 3/6/01 |
| 3 | ENTER THE HIVE http//www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/multimedia/hive.html This interactive web video will fascinate your students as they travel through the inner workings of a honey bee hive. They will learn about the three different types of bees, their social orders, how hives are made, and how flowers are pollinated. |
| 4 | THE BUMBLE BEE PAGES http://www.mearns.org.uk/mrssmith/bees/ Use this site for a resource on a bumble bee's life cycle, parts of the body, FAQs, photos, more...3/6/01 WHAT BEES EAT http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/lsn13.html Worksheets accompany this lesson plan examining pollination and parts of a flower. 3/6/01 BEE WORDSEARCH |
| 5 | BUMBLE BEE CRAFT http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbee.html Templates are included and directions easy to follow for little hands. 3/6/01 |
| 6 | How about
creating a classroom diorama, illustrating stages of a bee's life cycle, its habitat, and
pollination... A mobile would also nicely illustrate what your class has learned, and look
quite colorful hanging by the window.Once you have finished your unit on bumble bees,
create a vocabulary list and have fun having your very own bumble bee spelling bee )
3/6/01 BEE ACTIVITIES |
| 7 | PRINTABLE INSECTS http//www.geocities.com/Heartland/6459/actpag42.html Study the body parts of insects as students color this printable page, and circle which one in each row is not an insect. 4/17/01 AN INSECT'S PERSPECTIVE -
(webquest) INSECT
HOTLIST |
| 8 | THE AMAZING WORLD OF INSECTS http//www.earthlife.net/insect |
| 11 | SPIDERS http//www.powerup.com.au/~glen/spider.htm A deluxe site on spiders from Australia--scroll down for spider facts, photos, poems, songs, and just about anything you and your students want to know and see in the arachnid world. An interesting activity--a cookie spider to teach arachnid anatomy, complete with recipe. Find several worksheets and lessons as well. 9/18/01CREEPY CRAWLY CRITTERS http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/insects/insects.htm Suitable for grades one and two; comparisons are made between insects and spiders, with lots of fun activi-ties and sites to explore. http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm http://www.denniskunkel.com/PublicHtml/Education04.asp http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/quick/grasshopperstudy.html If it crawls, is it always an insect? Early elementary students will learn about insect anatomy through visits to age-appropriate online resources. Use the 2nd URL above for Insect Anatomy, the 3rd for Zoom In, and the 4th URL above for the Grasshopper Study link. This web-quest provides several hands-on activities for early investigations, as well as a student worksheet. THE ITSY BITSY
SPIDER |
| 12 | LADY BEETLE LIFE
CYCLE http://www.rescol.ca/vp-pv/ladybug/e/ladybuge/teacher/act4a.htm Follow the stages of the lady beetle life cycle, and have your students compare them to the butterfly. 3/13/01 |
links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | COFFEE FILTER BUTTERFLIES http//www.kidsdomain.com/craft/butterfly1.html Here's another easy coffee filter activity; this time create butterflies to hang on simple mobiles. |
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| 3 | CREATE A BUTTERFLY GARDEN http://www.earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/ Students will plan an outdoor butterfly garden, after generating research and discussion questions on how best to approach their project. More activities and butterfly garden plants are included at the second URL, above. |
| 4 | BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE COLORING
BOOK http://mpin.nbii.gov/insects/kidsbutterfly/index.html Excellent pages to print out, color, and assemble in a butterfly life cycle book--each page is accompanied by text, and available in several different languages. Also included are instructions for raising caterpillars through each of the stages. |
| 5 | ALL ABOUT BUTTERFLIES http;//www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/butterfly/ Find resources galore on butterflies to use in the primary classroom. Activities include butterfly puzzles and printable books, life cycle information, and butterfly and moth printouts. |
| 6 | BUTTERFLY PHOTO GALLERY http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/ed/index.htm Beautiful photos of many different types of butterflies and their larvae can help your class to design their own butterfly pictures and understand the butterfly life cycle. |
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links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | THE RIDDLE OF THE CELL http://pd.l2l.org/success/lessons/Lesson4/HSCa2_L.HTM http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/ http://www.cellsalive.com How does a cell's parts work as a whole for survival and function? Students will make a creative analogy and explore the processes--e.g. factory, fast food restaurant--and then present a graphic illustration of their project to the class. The links for internet resources do need to be updated; use the 2nd URL above for Virtual Cell; the 2nd for Cells Alive Home Page; the 3rd URL above for Virtual Factory Project. 8/16/02 |
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| 3 | VOYAGE TO THE ISLES OF CELLS http//pd.l2l.org/success/lessons/Lesson1/HSCa3_L.HTM Simulate a voyage and keep a ship's log of that journey--through a microscopic cell. Use the 2nd and 3rd URLs above to access Virtual Cell and Cells Alive Home Page. 8/16/02 |
| 4 | THE GIANT CELL http//sln.fi.edu/biosci/activity/bio-3.html What does a cell look like and how does it operate? Get the big picture here, where students will make a cell model--complete with all the basic parts--and then move together to transmit a cell message. 5/3/03 |
| 5 | FROM CELLS TO
SYSTEMS http//www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/22K_Cells.pdf Geared to second grade, this unit focuses on the digestive system, looking at how cells form tissues, tissues make up organs, organs work in systems, etc. with several activities along the way to reinforce learned concepts. A total of 10 lesson plans are included. 5/3/03 |
| 6 | MITOSIS -- CHROMOSOME
REPLICATION AND DIVISION 8/16/02 http//www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu/classes/lab8/lab8.html With hands-on activities and the use of common manipulatives, students explore the processes involved in chromosome replication, life cycles of cells, cell division, and the organization of hereditary material and the whole genetic blueprint. |
| 7 | links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | WHAT'S IT LIKE IN THE DESERT? http//mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm Explore graphs of desert rainfall, weather, and geographical features. Students will also learn about different types of deserts, visiting both hot and cold deserts around the world to compare their characteristics. Further explorations consider the special plants and animals of desert habitats. |
| 2 | DESERTS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST http//www.desertusa.com/life.html Extensive resources are available at this site for investigations into the American southwest deserts. Let your students choose a desert to research for a report, or create a diorama on plant and animal life. They could also create a comparison chart, listing characteristics of each desert and comparing similarities and differences. Also learn about Native American groups who have de-veloped thriving cultures in desert environments. |
| 3 | DESERTS http//www.allabery.com/courses/webquest/fagerland/index.htm Your class will visit deserts through online resources to learn about the plant and animal life that these special biomes harbor. Particular attention is paid on how these desert species manage to survive in harsh and hostile environments. Students will be responsible for creating a mini-desert book to showcase their research. Try Leonardo's Multimedia Toolbox for class presentations, available at http//www.riverdeep.net/products/leonardos_multimedia_toolboxleonardo.jhtml (*Not yet available for Mac users.) |
| 4 | LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE DESERT http//survivalx.searchking.com/desertmenu.htm Learn all about the different requirements for desert survival--in clothing, water needs, shelter, and food. Desert regions, animals, and camouflage are also covered. |
| 5 | links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | Exlpore The Changing History of Discovering
Dinosaurs http://dinosaurs.eb.com/dinosaurs/index2.html Developed by Encyclopedia Britannica for grades 4-6, "Discovering Dinosaurs" is one of the most informative, interactive, and visually pleasing sites out there. Through a self-guide grid, you can see how theories of dinosaur have evolved, from the first discovery of the unidentified bones to modern theories of distinction through a mass migration sparked by changing sea levels. You can explore over 100 years of changing scientific theory on environmental issues which effect paleontology and examine changing views of dinosaur anatomy, from the days of dinosaurs to classic theory of dinosaurs as close kin to birds. Be sure to look at the "Activity Guide" where you can pick our your very own dinosaur to adopt! |
| 2 | DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS http//education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/dino/dinosaur.htm This fun webquest focuses on one of elementary students' favorite subjects--dinosaurs. Students will learn about different types of dinosaurs by simple clicking, participate in fossil digging with chocolate chip cookies, and complete various dinosaur-related exercises and quizzes to test their learning. |
| links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | COMPOSTING IN SCHOOLS http://compost.css.cornell.edu/schools.html Take recycling a step further by setting up a solid waste composting program for your school. Students can collect such items as banana peels and apple cores, recycled classroom paper, grass cuttings and leaves... This site will guide you through the steps, and offers lesson plans and opportunities for research. 3/23/01 |
| 2 | RECYCLE CARD
GAME http//edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/Card/R/recycle.html To help your students recognize what materials can be recycled and to take responsibility for earth concerns, play a recycling game with these card templates and directions. 3/23/01 |
| 3 | LITTER
DETECTIVES http//www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/Rec_Lessons/litter.htm Students will collect and analyze school and/or community litter, and make suggestions as to how it can be reduced. They will create graphs, and you can integrate technology by having the class create a spreadsheet with their findings 3/23/01 |
| 4 | CELEBRATING EARTH DAY WITH
STUDENTS http//www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1991/earthday.html Find a long list of possible Earth Day activities to share with your class. 3/23/01 |
| 5 | THE OCEAN'S IN TROUBLE
(web quest) http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/oceanpollution/ Concept mapping will reflect upon the relationshipbetween humans, animals, and the ocean. Students will also create a poster on their particular issue of interest, outlining their concerns and informing the community about ocean pollution. 4/16/01 |
| 6 | SAVING
POLLUTERVILLE: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/oceans/ In groups of three, each with an assigned role, students investigate ocean pollution, its major causes, and the resulting effects. Final presentations are in the form of newsletters. 4/16/01 |
| 7 | EARTH DAY ON YOUR BLOCK http//www.allspecies.org/neigh/block.htm Find several creative suggestions for young students;while these projects center around residential blocks, they would be equally inventive and instructive in a school setting. |
| 8 | RECYCLING COLORING BOOK http//www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/natrec.htm Download this coloring book as a pdf file to print out and use for Earth Day activities, and teach your elementary students about all the various ways that nature actually produces its own recyclers. |
| 9 | THE TRASH MATCHER http//www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/matchtmp.html Recycle your waste products in to art projects... the Trash Matcher has an art activity for almost any re-cycled product you can think of; rubber bands become rain sticks, foam trays are used for printmaking, wire can be made in to a dinosaur model... many more to choose from |
| 10 | EXPLORING THE ENVIRONMENT http//www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/modules.html Investigate the numerous activities available at this site for environmental explorations. Modules range in difficulty from basic through to advanced, and include severe weather, water quality, the Florida Everglades, Mountain Gorillas, and global climate changes, amongst others. Grade levels are assigned to each module. |
| 11 | EARTH DAY GROCERY PROJECT - http://www.earthdaybags.org The Earth Day Groceries Project is an activity that promotes environmental awareness in a school and its community. It is a free activity that hundreds of schools around the world will be involved in on Earth Day, April 22, 2000. The basic idea is this: a school obtains large paper grocery bags from a local grocery store, students at the school decorate the bags with colorful environmental messages, the bags are returned to the store, and the store hands them out (filled with groceries) to shoppers on Earth Day |
links last checked: 3/6/05 |
ELECTRICITY and Magnets
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| 1 | LOUIE'S SPACE: http://kcpl.electricuniverse.com/html/eu/education/louie/index.html Students can take an online guided tour through the world of electricity, including electrical safety, the science of electricity, and the history of electricity. They will also find games and activities, along with suggestions on ways to conserve electricity. |
| 2 | ELECTRICITY
- Annette Lamb 4toexplore web site that give lots of ideas and resources for studying about elelctricty |
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| 4 | THEATER
OF ELECTRICITY: http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html Check under Teacher Resources for student activities to accompany your exploration of this electrical theater of text and images. |
| 5 | BROWN BAG ELECTRICITY http//www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci72.txt Students in grades 1-5 will explore electricity with hands-on experiments and activities, and a simple set of materials (prepared beforehand). They will comprehend and be able to illustrate how an electric circuit operates, how to construct simple and parallel circuits, and how to make an electric motor work. |
| 6 | CORE UNIT--MAGNETS http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr2ubesc.html For grade two, this unit provides a comprehensive guide to studying magnets and magnetism, and includes several student activities. 3/6/01 |
| 7 | DON'T GET WET http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=2380 Using paper clips, a glass of water, and a magnet moving on the outside of the glass, students will manipulate objects in the water to experiment with magnetic attraction.(primary) 3/6/01 |
| 8 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM |http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr4ueesc.html Specifically designed to meet grade 4 science standards, this comprehensive unit on electricity and magnetism in-cludes several excellent experiments and activities. 3/7/01 |
| 9 | FUN WITH ELECTROMAGNETS http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/mag.htm Always fun--have your class build their own electromagnets, and then devise several activities to experiment with them. 3/7/01 |
| 10 | THE ELECTRIC CLUB
ACTIVITIES http://www.schoolnet.ca/general/electric-club/e/index.html Just the ticket for some incredible explorations with electricity and magnetism. I plan on trying lemon power and rocket launching... Choose from 37 activities--or complete them all. 3/7/01 |
| 11 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/electric/index.shtml Find a list of experiments to conduct while studying electricity and magnetism. Procedures and worksheets are included. 3/7/01 |
| 12 | ELECTRICITY SHOCKS http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5217/ Take an online field trip to the power plant, learn how electricity is produced, and complete an electricity wordsearch in this current ) offering from Think Quest. 3/7/01 |
| 13 | MAGNETS AND MAGNETISM http//www.nyu.edu/projects/mstep/lessons/magnets.html Four student activities explore the properties of magnets, with student worksheets included. |
| 14 | Alfy
Magnets and Electricity -
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Electricity_Magnetism/EM_1.asp Links to internet activities etc |
links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | ENDANGERED ANIMALS -from enchanted learning. Easy read |
| 2 | PERENGRINES
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/falcon/ Here's an endangered species, laying eggs you can watch develop in your classroom. Peregrines typically lay a clutch of four eggs. Will there be additional eggs in the next few days? Turn your browser to this real-time conservation effort! This picture updates every five minutes. So check it often. |
| 3 | ENDANGERED ANIMALS http//teach.fhu.edu/technology/EDU330/endan_.html Tailor this internet experience to meet your own classroom needs--it contains loads of activities and student questions to follow for each of the selected endangered animals chosen. |
| 4 | ENDANGERED ANIMALS: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons99/animals.html Students will create zoo habitats, with information cards and tour guide notes, on endangered species.They can also create their own wordsearch puzzles using learned terms over the course of their research. 4/16/01 |
links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 2 | FROG
METAMORPHOSIS http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/surveyreports/mar-apr95/natappre.html Find a print and color frog life cycle page, with text. 3/13/01 |
| 3 | http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/index.html http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/index.html Take a close look at the world of frogs and learn how to distinguish between a frog and a toad, comparing their similarities and differences with a Venn Diagram. Students will work with a partner to create a poster all about their frog. Use the 2nd and 3rd URLs above for information on how to take care of frogs. 2/28/02 |
| SOMETHING FROGGY! http//www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/jun99/j-page_one.shtml This once upon a time story takes a different twist than your usual fairy tale, as students learn all about frog anatomy and froggy facts, with beautiful illustrations. Interactive exercises complete the on-line tour. |
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| links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | MY BODY -- THE
INSIDE STORY http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/mybody/content.htm#instructional As students visit body systems, they will also participate in numerous enrichment activities and add drawings to their own paper human bodies to correlate with systems learned. 3/5/05 |
| 2 | FROM CELLS TO
SYSTEMS http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/22K_Cells.pdf Geared to second grade, this unit focuses on the digestive system, looking at how cells form tissues, tissues make up organs, etc. with several activities along the way to reinforce learned concepts. PDF format. 4/10/01 |
| 3 | HUMAN CELLS http//sln.fi.edu/biosci/activity/bio-3.html What does a cell look like and how does it operate? Get the big picture here, where students form the cell and its parts, and then move together to transmit a cell message. |
| 4 | WATCH THE BRAIN LEARN http//sln.fi.edu/biosci/activity/bio-4.html This simple activity for primary grades will effectively demonstrate how the brain learns by doing and repeating similar actions. |
| 5 | BODY
QUEST :http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/ Students will explore various body organs and systems with this site from Think Quest. Included are various experiments to connect with each topic, as well as quizzes and gamesto test learned knowledge. 4/11/01 |
| 6 | THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9515.html Using models and demonstrations, students will learn the workings of the respiratory system. They will be able to understand the concept of lung capacity, how the diaphram works, how we take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide-all with readily-available materials. Test questions are also included. 4/11/01 |
| 7 | BONES
AND JOINTS ACTIVITY: http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/body/bones.shtml Students will attempt to create a working duplication of the human shoulder and elbow joints. Questions and student worksheet included.4/11/01 |
| 8 | INTERACTIVE
HUMAN ANATOMY: http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html While exploring human anatomy or creating student projects or essays on the subject, be sure to visit this interactive site. Each system focuses further and further into the specialized operations of its organs, with tours, descriptions, and animations. 4/11/01 |
| 9 | THE
HEART: AN ONLINE EXPLORATION: http://www.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html Tours through the heart on these pages include resource materials and enrichment activities. Heart Health Tips talks about diet, drugs, blood pressure, etc. Also try the Cell Lesson Plan, and have your class build a giant model of a cell! From the Franklin Institute. |
| 10. | FEATURED
WEB TREK - THE HUMAN BODY: http://www.everydayteaching.com/Treks/human.body.html Everybody who inhabits one should know all about it - the human body, that is. Your upper elementary to middle school students will learn all about body systems in this Web Trek. Websites are carefully selected to match the exercises, student activities are creative and challenging, handouts are included, and interactive online exercises are also available. (5-9) |
| 11. | THE HEART & CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
ACTIVITIES: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/heart_activities.html It's heart day, a.k.a Valentine's Day, so why not take the opportunity to complete these student investigations into the human heart and the circulatory system. |
links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | INVENTION CONVENTION: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/EDTEC596/Project1/Inventors.html This lesson plan integrates science, social studies, and language arts, and culminates with an Invention Fair. 4/11/01 |
| 2 | GREAT
ENGINEERING FEATS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: http://www.greatachievements.org/ Students can decide which engineering achievement they would rate as most important, and then go to this site to learn more about how several technologies have shaped the 20th century. 4/11/01 |
| 3 | INVENTORS AND INNOVATION: http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm Have your students create their own timeline with the selections incorporated into this exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. Have them create their own future invention, designing a template and writing a presentation on how it works, why it will be important. 4/11/01 |
| 4 | EUREKA http//library.thinkquest.org/16541/eng/home/default/index_main.shtml Click on Eureka--Inventions, Discoveries, and Innovations."A Multimedia Journey Through Inventions of the 20th Century"... Take a tour, invent the future, find some great invention activities for next year's science fair projects, find research resources and quizzes, and more in this excellent Think Quest project. |
| 5 | THE
INVENTION DIMENSION: http//web.mit.edu/invent/index.html Each week a different inventor is featured; check the archives for a full list. |
| 6 | INVENTING THE FUTURE: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1372.html http://www.exploravision.org/2005/home.htm Students will consider current technologies before designing new ones in this inventors lesson plan for middle school students. They will work in groups to consider the worst inventions, describing negative criteria, then brainstorm positive criteria to make a good invention. They will also need to use persuasive writing skills in order to promote their final products; see complete directions here. Use the 2nd link above to enter great final products into the Exploravision student competition for envisioning future technology. |
| links last checked: 1/29/06 |
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | LIGHTS
AND SHADOW http//coe.cedu.niu.edu/scied/student/lessonplans/team_2/fall_98/evans_fall.htm This thoroughly developed, comprehensive unit on light is addressed to second grade teachers and students, but can easily be used upwards to fourth grade. Ten lessons included, with standards, assessments, and extension activities. 4/24/01 |
| 2 | I SEE THE LIGHT http//www.ecesc.k12.in.us/currweb/student5/lesson%20plan.html This lesson plan will have students tracing the path of electricity through a lightbulb to create light, and creating a circuit that will light the bulb 4/24/01 |
| 3 | BUILD A FLASHLIGHT http//www.ecesc.k12.in.us/currweb/student5/flashlight.html Have your students reinforce what they learned with circuitry experiments and lightbulbs by building their very own paper towel tube flashlights. 4/24/01 |
| 4 | PICTURES
FROM LIGHT http//www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/pictures_from_light.html Students will get the chance to imitate movie projectors with this activity, where they bend light using lenses and recreate images. 4/24/01 |
| 5 | MAKE A SUN CLOCK http//www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/sunclock.html If your class is completing a unit on light, don't forget to explore how light and shadows were used to tell time. Students will build their own simple sundial with a pencil and compass. 4/24/01 |
| links last checked: 3/6/05 |
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| 1 | The Thinking Fountain http//www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/thinkingfountain.html ...a great source for science activities and related resources; accessible by topic, cluster, and type; add your own to makethe database grow! |
| 2 | CREATE A SIMPLE MOTOR http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/stripped_down_motor.html For one of the simplest (read "easiest" as well) motors that you can make with your class, try these step-by-step illustrated instructions. |
| 3 | YOUR
WEIGHT on OTHER WORLDS www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight If you'd like to calculate your weight and you'd rather do it on another planet, this is for you. At Your Weight on Other Worlds, you and your students can easily see what your weight would be on all the planets, some moons, and even some stars. |
| 4 | PEOPLE
and DISCOVERIES - great timelines for historyof technology , computers etc. |
| 5 | Science Oddysey , You try IT. Fabulous site. Let's you probe the brain orWatch the items in a home appear and change as you move back and forth through the 20th century. Use the Mountain Maker, Earth shaker to push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape. |
| 6 | If it's about the plants, animals, or the physical environment of North America, you will find it HERE; conservation, environmental protection, education, home and yard pests, butterflies, birds, weather, dinosaurs, biking, coloring books for kids, and anything else related to the great outdoors. |
| 7 | http://www.terrificscience.org/ |
| 8 | WE ALL SCREAM FOR
ICE CREAM! http//www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/07/070102_icecream.jhtml What's your favorite flavor? Take a class poll, and then graph the results with bar graphs, line graphs, or pie charts. And do ask if anyone favors sauerkraut sorbet or potatoes and bacon ice cream--real flavors, honest!Read up on the fascinating history of ice cream--and aren't we all glad it is no longer reserved for only the wealthy and powerful. Continue on with your stu-dents to complete a variety of interesting ice cream math problems. 7/24/03 |
| 9 | HOW STUFF WORKS http://www.howstuffworks.com/ ...a great site to help you and your students with how justabout anything works-- from serial ports to dieting, and everything in between; even includes a section on "how things will work" in the future; (Take a look at some interesing heartfacts on this Valentine Day!) |
| 10 | . MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
AND INDUSTRY http://www.msim.org.uk/ |
| 11 | Backyard Jungle is an interactive site that allows users around the world to load photos, drawings, and descriptions about the natural surroundings where they live, that is, their "backyard." Anyone can view the content in the backyards, but only members (registration is free) can upload information. Users go into their own backyards - or neighborhoods or any outside area they want to explore - and create a map of it to upload to the site. Then they add descriptions, photos, and drawings of the discoveries that they found there. Children will enjoy viewing the work of other children and creating their own online "backyard," a web page that shows what they find in their outside exploration. |
| 12 | FREE SCIENCE CLIP ART http//classroomclipart.com/Science.htm Jazz up your science papers with these graphics, all science-oriented, all free. 4/17/01 |
| 13 | BJ's
science site http://www.mysciencesite.com/ covers topics in detail and has lots of free teacher downloads in the form of pdf files. Some of the units have a few interactive pages as well. The grade 6 topics are especially well done." 10/1/05 |
| 14 | LA CASA DE COMIDA -- IN THE LAB http://library.thinkquest.org/15873/lab/ Fun with food... now surely here is a topic that will appeal to young students turn milk into plastic, build a lemon battery, peel a raw egg ... lots of experiments to choose from and possibly expand upon (charts, observations, trials, etc.) for your science fair entries. |
| 15 | REMOTE CONTROL ROLLER http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/roller.html Students will have a good deal of fun exploring the properties of static electricity at work with this particular activity. It would make a great science fair project with a poster and chart. You might compare how different sized cans and balloons work to vary results--you can even time the results, or hold a race. The basic ingredients are hair, balloons, and a can--can't get much simpler. |
| 16 | SHUTTERS, SPROCKETS, AND TUBES--HOW MOVING
IMAGE MACHINES WORK http://www.ammi.org/sprockets/index2.htm You will need Flash 4 to view the animations used at this site (available onsite). Students can explore animationsand text on how film cameras work, how we record sound, how televisions work... add this site to integrate technology into your unit on sound, light, or machines. Students can use it to prepare a multimedia presentation of their own. |
| 17 | LESSON
PLANS for SCIENCE http://www.rtol.net/bbleigh/index.htm |
| 18 | FRIENDSHIP MOBILES http//www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/friend/mobiles.html Different from your ordinary concept of friendshiip--these mobiles consider the friendly aspects of nature and the elements. 4/17/01 |
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| 26 | links last checked: 3/7/05 |
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| 1 | Learn all about MILK at www.moomilk.com |
| 2 | Global Breakfast (Grades
3-5) http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Lessons.cfm?DocID=75 Students will explore the origins of the breakfast foods they eat. This ScienceNetLinks lesson uses resources from Xpeditions and EconEdLink. |
| 3 | "Culture in the
Cupboard"(Grades 5-8 EPAL idea) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/culture.html Students can analyze cultural diffusion through exploring the origins of their favorite foods |
| 4 | Spice World
(Grades K-12) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/gk2/spices.html Students trace the origins of spices and herbs used in theirfavorite meals. For classroom use, scroll to the bottom of the lesson and click on"Classroom Activities" on the right. |
| 5 | Nutrition Exploration- great site presented by the American Dairy council. |
| 6 | Tufts University
Nutrition Navigator...a site which includes reviewed and rated
links to many nutrition sites for students, teachers, and parents; a good place to look for a "health tip of the week" to include in your weekly newsletter home or on your classroom Web page. |
| 7 | The Dole 5-a-Day site is colorful and easy to navigate for even the youngest web surfers. You can go to the Fruit & Vegetable Encyclopedia and learn about the nutritional value of a pear, the four major varieties of potatoes, how the mango was introduced to Florida farmers in 1860, and how farmers grow and harvest broccoli. Cartoon characters like Annie and Arthur Asparagus, and Courtney Cauliflower will be your hosts for each fruit or egetable's page. Then you can surf to the Classroom Fun portion of the extensive Dole site, and explore environmental and nutritional activities and lessons. You'll also find several curriculum ideas using Dole's online resources. Eat right with this nutrition packed site! |
| 8 | Kids Food CyberClub - A fun and
educational site for third to fifth grade children which teaches about food, nutrition,
health, and hunger. A downloadable Teacher's Guide with lesson plans is available, along
with information and links for parents. Web Address: http://www.kidsfood.org |
| 9 | FRESH START--VITAMINS http//www.freshstarts.com/home.html Educators can find multiple resources, activities, and lesson plans here to teach your class about the importance of vitamins. |
| 10 | DINING
IN SPACE -- NUTRITION LESSON PLAN http//www.space.com/teachspace/module_astronaut_0900/dining_teachpg_0900.html Do astronauts still have to eat weird, dried, powdered foods for their space meals? Your students might be surprised at the answers. In this lesson plan, they will need to become familiar with a well-balanced diet and the food pyramid, in order to plan several creative space meals for astronauts. |
| 11 | CHEF COMBO'S FANTASTIC ADVENTURES: http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/chef_combo.htmHere's a full and creative unit for teaching PreK students all about nutrition and healthy choices. Taking an interactive approach to nutrition concepts, students learn by making and tasting. Downloadable recipe cards can be printed and decorated for a shape book. Activities include finger plays with printable puppets, sequencing with Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", and creating a color book. |
| 12 | EAT RIGHT http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/cooking/eatrigh.html Students will create their own classroom food pyramid with empty cereal boxes and cut-out pictures from magazines to illustrate the various groups. |
| 13 | 5-A-DAY CLASSROOM RESOURCES: http://www.dole5aday.com/Teachers/T_Index.html Teaching material for the five food groups is available at this site, including charts, songs, certificates, and more. |
| 14 | EXPLORATIONS
AT THE PYRAMID CAFE: http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/pyramid_cafe/pc_activities.html Based along the same setup as Chef's Combo, above, but with activities geared to second grade and learning about the food pyramid. Students will complete worksheets and create food cards to show comprehension. |
| 15 | NICHD LAUNCHES MILK MATTERS WEB GAMES
FOR KIDS The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is introducing a new series of Web games for children on its Milk Matters Web site. The new games site (http//www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kidsandteens) features children's animated action games, puzzles, and mazes that are designed to be fun while teaching them about the importance of calcium. |
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| 1 | OCEAN FRIENDS -- PREK-2
TEACHER'S GUIDE http//www.seaworld.org/OceanFriends/ocean_friends.htm Find fascinating and child-friendly facts and activities in these resources for young classrooms studying ocean life. Assessment guides are included. |
| 2 | UNDER THE SEA ART http//www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/under.html Your classroom (or at least parts of it) can turn into an underwater environment with these art activities, all created with simple materials. PreK-1. |
| 3 | DOLPHIN'S OCEAN
WHEEL http//www.seaworld.org/OceanFriends/ofdolphins_ocean_wheel.htm Print out these templates for young students to color and assemble, and learn something of dolphin behavior. |
| 4 | COLLABORATIVE THEMATIC UNIT ON WHALES http//www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/whales.htm Several different types of resources are suggested to compliment this unit on the characteristics and behaviors of whales. Scroll down for classroom activities, including comparison charts, drawings, using given internet resources for research and compiling questions, whale stories, whale math activities, and more. For grades K-3. |
| 5 | BABY SHAMU SUIT http//www.seaworld.org/WhalesK3/shamusuit.htm Click on the pattern link to find a template for creating a paper whale suit for your students, including flippers, flukes, and fins. Students will better recall various whale parts as they assemble and wear their costumes. Easy K-3 classroom project to compliment your whale unit. |
| 6 | OCEAN
LIFE http//www.ims.columbia.k12.mo.us/jjhs/Lesson%20Plans/Music/oceanlife.html Early elementary classes will begin to explore, across the curriculum, various ocean life forms, how we use the ocean and its importance to us, the water cycle, and erosion. |
| 7 | WHALES AND OCEAN LIFE UNIT http//www.sillybilly.com/ocean.html Third grade students will make comparison charts (or graphs) on the different types of whales they have read about, and create an underwater diorama--instructions included. Various literature selections accompany the unit, which contributes activities to study ocean life across the curriculum. |
| 8 | Get updates on Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the popular children's movie Free Willy, (http://www.oceanfutures.org)who will soon be freed. "Ocean Futures" is a great site supporting the nonprofit organization of the same name that resulted from a merger of the Jean Michel-Cousteau Institute and the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. Visit this global community and you'll find a forum for exploring issues affecting the ocean, its inhabitants, and its habitats. Sign-up to receive free eMail updates on what Keiko is doing now, as well as current and future projects and interesting updates about life under the sea. You can also participate in live events with Keiko's trainers and other experts. Ocean Futures is hoping to be the first organization to reintroduce a captured Orca to its natural environment successfully. Dive in today! |
| 9 | UNDERWATER WORLD http://pathfinder.com/pathfinder/kidstuff/underwat Site Description: Have you ever wondered how big a shark bite can be and how their teeth compare to yours? Visit Underwater World to learn more. |
| 10 | UNDER WATER WORLD HOME PAGE http://pathfinder.com/@@d5xFYgcA1AOVO9jO/pathfinde Site Description: Underwater World is an exciting place to visit to see and learn about life under water. Go on a diving adventure, see freaky fish and examine prehistoric shark teeth. Web Address: |
| 11 | OCEANS AND UNDERSEA LIFE http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Ocean.htm A complete thematic unit explores all aspects of oceans and the life and systems they support. |
| 12 | OCEAN ACTIVITIES http://www.teacherfeatures.com/units/ocean.html You will find many appropriate and creative student activities at this site to support your unit on oceans. |
| 13 | WHALE COLORING BOOK http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/books/whalebook/ Print out copies of these pages for your students to color and create their own whale and dolphin book. |
| 14 | OCEAN DIORAMA http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/Oceandiorama.shtml With a shoebox, a printer, and some very simple materials, elementary students will thoroughly enjoy creating their own undersea world. |
| 15 | OCEAN
ANIMAL FACT CARDS AND GAMES:
http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/activities/critter_cards.asp These printable ocean cards provide wonderful illustrations and information on ocean creatures, with deep sea habitats, kelp forest, marine mammals, rocky shore, sandy beach, wetlands, sea otters, and sharks all covered. Several games are suggested for using the critter cards. (3-6) |
| 16 | OCEAN
MARKET http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/currkits/ocean/market/essay.html (COPY & PASTE) How many foods in your students' kitchens contain ocean products? They will no doubt be surprised to learn in this 'shopping expedition' type lesson plan. Student pages have been included. |
| 17 | TREASURES AT SEA--EXPLORING THE
OCEANS THROUGH LITERATURE http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html Several classroom activities to explore the ocean theme, including writing and art. |
| 18 | OCEANS--CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/activities.html From making a wave simulation machine, to tides, ocean levels, oil spills, evaporation, plankton--you name it, you'll probably find it at this site of ocean activities for the classroom, from NASA. Files are available in PDF format. |
| 19 | OCEANS--LESSONS http://www.mcps.org/ces/connect/ocean/lessons/lessons.html How about a collection of 30 excellent lessons on ocean life and systems? Often related to literature, these lessons cover just about every aspect you might want to cover in your unit on oceans. |
| 20 | OCEAN ART ACTIVITIES http//sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/art.html My favorite idea here is saltwater painting. Also find murals to paint, puppet stories, and aquarium ideas. |
| 21 | SEA ANIMAL WRAPPERS http//www.seaworld.org/OceanFriends/ofanimalwrappers.htm With the templates provided and a few extra materials, students will explore and create their very own animal "wrappers". |
| 22 | SEAL SHAPE BOOK PATTERN http//abcteach.com/Themeunits/Antarctica/seal.htm Here is a template to make a book in the form of a seal; have your students fill it with illustrations of a seal habitat and/or appropriate words to describe seals. |
| 23 | SHARK PRINTOUTS http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/sharks/index.html Children are enchanted with sharks, and here they can find several pages to print out with factoids about all kinds of sharks. |
| SHARKS! http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/shark2.html In this second grade online project, students will learn a few shark myths along with shark facts, and then complete an online shark quiz |
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| 24 | OCEAN DIORAMA http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/Oceandiorama.shtml If you are planning an ocean unit this year, do consider using these diorama instructions as a wrapup activity. The children can work on them at school or at home, incorporating the lessons they have learned and focusing on one element if preferred, such as a dolphin or penguin habitat. |
| 25 | WHALES -- A THEMATIC UNIT http//curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/ This resource for thematic teaching on whales is really quite extensive. It includes lesson plans, student activities across the curriculum, project ideas (my favorite is building a whale from papier mache), and loads of internet resources. You may also wish to explore Creating an Underwater World, above, to partner with your whale unit. |
| 26 | OCEANLINK http//oceanlink.island.net/ |
| 27 | ALL ABOUT THE OCEAN AND SEA http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/ |
| 28 | EXPLORE THE WORLD'S
OCEANS http//emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/information/oceans/index.shtml |
| 29 | YEAR OF THE OCEAN FOR KIDS AND TEACHERS http//www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm |
| 30 | SEAWORLD
RESOURCES http//www.seaworld.org/ |
| 31 | FISHIN' FOR FACTS http//www.whaletimes.org/whafshn.htm |
| 32 | OCEANS FOR LIFE
K-4: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/seas/index.html?classroom:matrix National Geographic has put together an amazing resource for elementary teachers, with assorted lesson plans in five different categories: The World in Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, and Environment and Society. Lessons cover the locations of the world's oceans, characteristics of ocean habitats, comparisons of world oceans, ocean influences on weather, biodiversity of ocean organisms, marine resources, and more. Student activities are included with each lesson. |
| 33 | DESIGN A BEACH
SCENE: http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/cafes.htm What will your students include in their beach scenes? Click and drag any number of images to make sand castles, put in a lounge chair, add some gulls, a kite... It's up to your students' imaginations. For interactive exercises with an ocean theme where students can create stories and movies, try the Imagination Express, |
| 34 | OCEAN WORDSEARCH: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag53.html If you're completing an ocean theme this summer, try this printable student worksheet for word searches on ocean creatures; early elementary level. |
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1 |
PERIODIC TABLES: |
| 2 | PERIODIC TABLE UNIT -- IT'S
ELEMENTARY http//kusd.edu/lessons/jhlessons/periodic_table.html An eighth grade, two week unit on understanding the periodic table and its organization through student online research, culminates in an HyperStudio presentation on class findings. |
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| 1 | HYDROPONICS CLASS :http://www.hydrogarden.com/class1/curriculum.html Try this site... with seven units, you can tailor the lesson plans to the K-2 age group by selecting appropriate sections.Includes Doing Science (keeping a notebook, with sample science sheets; drawing plants; doing an experiment) to Building and Operating a Hydroponic System (creating your garden, starting seeds, etc. with experiments and related worksheets). Also find information on ancient gardens--Egyptian, Incan, Aztec, and Babylonian |
| 2 | A GARDEN FOR NIKI http://www.hydrogarden.com/children/comic/comic.htm This online "comic book" is a wonderful resource for starting, creating, and maintaining your hydroponic garden. |
| 3 | THE POINT OF PLANTS http//www.richmond.edu/~pstohrhu/grant/plants.html If you are completing a unit on plants this year, you will not want to miss this simple project--and consider entering your graphs and displays into a science fair. Students will truly realize how much plants affect our lives as they conduct and record these activities. |
| 4 | GARDEN INDOORS AND OUT http//www.earthsbirthday.org/handson/gardens.html There's an awful lot of growing happening at this site...find activities for learning about the scientific method, creating a spring garden, sprouting seeds, conducting stem experiments, singing a flower song, writing a sunflower poem, creating a bulb diary, comparing plant and human body parts--much more |
| 5 | LIFE CYCLES OF PLANTS AND CHICKS http://students.dsu.edu/hoffs/Science.htm Three weeks of grade one lessons explore the life cycles of plants and chicks, with several diverse classroom activities--art, journaling, singing, much more. 3/13/01 |
| 6 | INSIDE A SEED: |
| 7 | GARDENING
ACTIVITIES: http://www.nuttinbutkids.com/gardening.htm Geared toward PreK-1--find loads of creative learning ideas on gardening themes, perfect for spring. 4/17/01 |
| 8 | GROWING
GRASS: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/quickndirty/grassseedfun.html Demonstrate exactly what plants need to grow by having your students grow grass seed in styrofoam cups. You can create variables in your experiment for further illustration, by altering the conditions--e.g. some cups get little light, some none at all, some no water, etc. Do make sure each child has a healthy specimen as well to take home however. 4/18/01 |
| 9 | PLANTS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/ http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/pamain.html From Thinkquest Jr. and Hinkle Creek Elementary Grade 4 class comes this wonderful unit on plant parts, seeds, photosynthesis, pollination, and germination... Also try the accompanying activities found on the 2nd URL, above. 4/18/01 |
| 10 | eNATURE.COM http//www.enature.com/ This beautifully realized site brings you field, habitat, and local guides to both plant and animal life. Each guide gives pertinent data about the species, with photos. From the National Audubon Society. 4/18/01 |
| 11 | FROM A SEED TO A LOAF: http://www.stf.sk.ca/ps/src/tmc/p10629/p10629.htm Students will examine just how the bread they have for their sandwiches everyday came to be. Lots of fun activities and suggestions, including a Reader's Theater script of "The Little Red Hen", word mixups, easy crosswords, more. |
| 12 | BEANSTALK
PROJECT: http://abcteach.com/FairyTales/beans.htm You remember Jack's tale--now students can create their own beanstalk journals and stories with this little lesson plan. |
| 13 | PLANT PARTS http//www.manteno.k12.il.us/mpollard/webquest.htm In this excellent webquest, students will be using several appropriate links to discover which parts of the plants we eat, how each part functions, and what a plant needs to thrive. They will work with a partner to label a student worksheet, and then complete an online quiz. They will also be creating a book, poster, or song about plant parts, and completing an experiment where they will log the daily growth of a plant of their choice. All worksheets and rubrics are included. |
| 14 | FROM SEED TO
PLANT http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Agriculture/AGR0010.html Emphasizing hands-on exploration, this primary unit focuses on seeds, plant requirements, and plant parts. The entire lessons will cover a good two weeks of science classes. |
| 15 | THE GREAT PLANT ESCAPE http//www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/ In this online, interactive adventure for elementary grades, students will be discovering the world of plants. The main topics cover plant parts, what factors foster healthy plant growth, and how we use plants everyday. The basic process of photosynthesis is explained, and a printable student worksheet is available to match up plant parts that we eat. Two comprehension quizzes on plant parts and life cycles round off this excellent online presentation and learning unit. |
| 16 | PLANT GROUPINGS http//pan.tcnj.edu/Plants-unit/5/lesson5.htm Learn how to classify plants by similarities and differences, non-flowering or flowering, or by weather/habitat preferences, vines, bushes, berries, cones, and fruits. |
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RAINFOREST| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | FLACK"S
RAINFOREST HEAVEN http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/flack/rainforestheaven.html The name says it all!. Lots of great links for this subject |
| 2 | AMAZON RAINFOREST UNIT: http://www.coe.wayne.edu/~mpettap/lesson/rain.htm While labeled as a first grade unit, it can also be applied up to grade three--a complete unit for studying all aspects of the rainforest applicable to elementary grades |
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| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | ROCK
HOUNDS Developed by students and staff at Loogootee Elementary school, this web based activity teaches students the difference between sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and how they were formed. |
| 2 | MINERAL
GALLERY is a constantly growing collection of mineral descriptions, images, and specimens (see our new specimens last updated |
| 3 | MINERALS,
CRYSTALS, AND GEMS STEPPING STONES TO INQUIRY: http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/siyc/gems/start.html Drawing upon its vast resources and museum exhibits,the Smithsonian Online has created this unit of 3 lesson plans and numerous resources for grades 3 through 8. Examination, observation, classification, and integration are all part of the design, aligned to national science standards. Worksheet reproducibles are included. |
| 4 | ROCKS,
MINERALS, AND FOSSILS UNIT: http://www.stf.sk.ca/src/tmc/e10625/e10625.htm If you are looking for a full-scale, comprehensive unit on rocks and minerals for the 4th grade level, then you've hit the jackpot with this site. Work stations are emphasized for centered, hands-on active learning. Charts and worksheets are accompanied by an exten-sive bibliography for further investigations. |
| 5 | ROCKS AND
MINERALS--LESSONS & EDIBLE ROCK RECIPES http//chesterfield.k12.va.us/Resources/Lessons/Rocks/lesson.html Edible rocks, yum yum. You can make them igneous, metamorphic, or of the sedimentary variety. Students are sure to remember their classification with this fun idea. Also find a lesson plan for grade four students to observe characteristics and correctly classify rocks and minerals. |
| 6 | CANADIAN
JUNIOR ROCKHOUND EZINE: http://www.canadianrockhound.com/junior.html Use this online magazine as a wonderful resource and reference material for your class. Sections include distinguishing between a rock and a mineral; the rock cycle; classifying rocks; starting a collection;field trips; and much, much more |
| 7 | ASK
A GEOLOGIST: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html/ Have a lingering geology question you just can't find a terrific answer to? Then try posing your question to this site, offered by the USGS. |
| 8 | ROCK
CLASSIFICATION AND RECIPES http//chesterfield.k12.va.us/Resources/Lessons/Rocks/lesson.html Here is the link featured previously in The Classroom Flyer. Find recipes for edible versions of metamorphic, igneous,and sedimentary rocks. Try the other variations on this theme with the URLs below |
| 9 | ROCK RECIPES http//nesen.unl.edu/teacher/activities/geology/wattnr.htm Students can make "rocks"--both igneous and sedimentary,with these yummy recipes. |
| 10 | MUFFIN MINING ACTIVITY http//nesen.unl.edu/teacher/activities/geology/muffin.html Blueberries are coal deposits; the landscape is the muffin. Lots of fun with this mining activity |
| 11 | FUN WITH BRIDGES, BUBBLES,
AND BOULDERS http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov99/cybe1199.htm Scroll down a bit past halfway for another igneous rock recipe. The other activities here make for intriguing investigation as well... |
| 12 | ROCKS &
MINERALS DETECTIVES http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html Collaborating in groups, students will locate natural minerals and learn about their physical characteristics, how they are mined, and other minerals they are associated with. Suitable for upper elementary students; rubrics included. (3/19/01) |
| 13 | ROCKS WEBQUEST http://www.fayette.k12.ky.us/instructtech/trt1/Rocks/rocks_webq.htm Students will use three online resources to learn about the rock cycle as well as different types of rocks. Two student worksheets are included to guide student research and turn in for evaluation. This is a great starting webquest for grades 3 and 4.(3/19/01) |
| 14 | MINERALS FILL OUR EVERYDAY LIVES http://www.gnb.ca/0078/minerals/minlives.htm Take a tour through your day--from the viewpoint of the minerals which make it up. 3/20/01 |
| 15 | THEMATIC UNIT ON ROCKS AND MINERALS http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/rocks.htm Students in grades PreK through 2 will become familiar with the characteristics of rocks and minerals with this exploration unit with dozens of activities across the curriculum. 3/20/01 |
| 16 | GROWING CRYSTALS ACTIVITY http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/crystals.html Elementary students enjoy this simple activity to grow and examine crystals using salt and water 3/20/01 |
| 17 | ROCK CYCLE SONG http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/ocean/rocksong.htm How do your early elementary students learn the different types of rocks? By singing this rock cycle song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". 3/20/01 |
| 18 | SEDIMENTARY ROCK SNACKS http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/snacks.html Never before have sedimentary rocks tasted quite so good. 3/20/01 |
| 19 | LAYERS OF THE
EARTH http://members.home.net/kostek/kostek/Earth%20layer%202.html This lesson plan for grades 3-5 demonstrates (with an apple) how the layers of the earth are composed, what the layers are composed of, and how a rock is formed. Students will also have a chance to create their own models. 3/21/01 |
| 20 | MAKING A MINERAL IDENTIFIER http://www.canadianrockhound.com/junior_identifier.html http://www.canadianrockhound.com/index.html http;//www.canadianrockhound.com/junior.html A punch card system for identifying rocks and minerals works apparently, like a primitive computer--and with simple index cards and a hole punch, students can identify their minerals by the process of elimination of corresponding characteristics. The Canadian Rockhound offers further extensive resources of rocks and minerals (second URL above), while the Junior Rockhound (3rd URL above) contains educational material for the rock cycle, rock classification, and various geological topics. 3/21/01 |
| 21 | MAKE A CONGLOMERATE http://members.home.net/kostek/kostek/conglomerate.html With epsom salts, water, and gravel, students will be able to create their own conglomerate sample. 3/21/01 |
| 22 | EROSION, EROSION, EROSION http://members.home.net/kostek/kostek/Erosion.html Find several very effective activities for demonstrating the forces of erosion. 3/21/01 |
| 23 | ROCK AND ROLL http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/499Rock.pdf An intensive, seven lesson unit for fourth grade examines plate tectonics, the forces of earthquakes and volcanoes, and igneous rock formation using various modeling and hands-on activities, including cupcake geology ) 3/21/01 |
| 24 | ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP TO A COAL MINE 7/20/03 http//www.ket.org/Trips/Coal/AGSMM/AGSMMtoc.html Pennsylvania has a long history of coal mining, and you can explore how coal is formed, mined, and used in this online exhibition. |
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCE GUIDE http//www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/ From understanding the scientific method to choosing a great project, setting it up, and using tips and tricks, this site is a great resource for teachersand students alike.3/11/05 |
| 2 | INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/intermed.html Almost 90 project suggestions can be found on this page, sorted according to each particular subject of science and all geared specifically to grades 7 through 9 -- lots of material here for inspiration... |
| 3 | MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR
PROJECTS http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/bms/scitopic.htm Again, find a very healthy list of potential science fair projects for middle school students. |
| 4 | PRACTICAL HINTS FOR SCIENCE
FAIR PROJECTS http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/science_fair_index.html From those in the know; review these tips out for your students to read and understand before they take on any project, and link to the many resources offered. |
| 5 | The Science Fair Web Site |
| 6 | SCIENCE
FAIR CHECKLIST FOR TEACHERS http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/teacherchecklist.html Whether planning your own science fair, or participating in an already planned event which your students wish to enter, this checklist for teachers will help you stay on track and be prepared for the experience. |
| 7 | SCIENCE
FAIR PROJECT DISPLAY CHECKLIST ttp//school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/projectchecklist.html Your science project is all ready for the display, and here is a checklist to make sure everything has been done correctly and nothing has been missed. |
| 8 | HOW TO RUN A SCIENCE FAIR
PROJECT http//www.halcyon.com/sciclub/cgi-pvt/scifair/hint.html Several steps are outlined to help your students dream up their own wonderful science projects, while explaining the scientific method at the same time. |
| 9 | HEALTHY TEETH EXPERIMENTS AND
ACTIVITIES http//www.healthyteeth.org/Expierment.html How to encourage oral health and have fun doing a science fair project at the same time? Try the activities for elementary grades listed at this site, including an acid attack with vinegar and chicken bones. 11/29/01 |
| 10 | MAGNETIC FIELD AND ELECTRIC
FIELD VIEWING BOTTLE http//www.eskimo.com/~billb/electrom/statbotl.html http//www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar97/859291596.Ph.q.html Extend your usual unit on magnets with this high interest experiment on magnetic fields. Students will build a bottle from baby oil and steel wool fibers to see the magnetic field align with a magnet. A similar experiment is offered to make an electric field viewing bottle. The second URL, above, offers explanations for understanding magnetic fields. 11/29/01 |
| 11 | SCIENCE
FAIR HANDBOOK http//school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/index.html Here's a great place to start if you are new to science fairs. You will information on the scientific method, topics for possible projects, tips for presentation, how to's for writing up reports, hints for displays, and suggestions for following proper procedures. Judging information is also included. |
| 12 | ANTIBUBBLES http//www.eskimo.com/~billb/amateur/antibub/antibub1.html http//www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html Here is a simple project for elementary classes to demonstrate the principle behind bubbles and "antibubbles"--or droplets of water interacting with air and oil. Check the Exploratorium Bubble Page (2nd link, above) for more great bubble-ology and possible science fair projects. 11/29/01 |
| 13 | THE HERBARIUM http//www.funsci.com/fun3_en/herb/herb.htm Find complete instructions here for creating an herbarium appropriate for elementary science fairs. Good advice in-cluded for looking for plants and documenting the process. 11/29/01 |
| 14 | WAYS TO FIND A SCIENCE FAIR
PROJECT http//www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/ideas.html This mini-quiz and template will help your students to put together their own ideas for some great, hands-on experiments to conduct for a science fair project. |
| 15 | STEPS TO PREPARE A SCIENCE FAIR
PROJECT http//www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/steps.html Find guidelines to choosing a good project, writing up your paper, creating graphs and charts, and construct-ing a high quality exhibit. |
| 16 | BROWN
BAG SCIENCE http//ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Physics/PHS0005.html Students will work in small groups with a simple electricity "kit" prepared by the teacher. They will be creating a simple circuit, drawing diagrams and logging their attempts to build their circuit. |
| 17 | SCIENCE PROJECTS IDEA GENERATOR http//www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html Learn the how's and why's behind telescopes and build your own, or try out some anti-bubble solutions. A mov-ing globule lamp might be a popular project, or how about a solar furnace, or generating red and green electricity? Lots of other exciting, hands-on science projects are available here, perfect for science fair en-tries. |
| 18 | HOSTING
A SCIENCE FAIR http//valnet.mtvalleyhs.sad43.k12.me.us/MVMS/Science%20Fair/welcome.htm Steps to creating successful local and regional science fairs, guidelines for parental involvement, displays, event schedules--all here. |
| 19 | SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCES http//www4.umdnj.edu/camlweb/scifair.html Here is a megalist of resources to help you skillfully prepare for science projects, with information on the various science fairs across the country. |
| 20 | THE
ULTIMATE SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCE http//www.scifair.org/ The title of the site pretty much tells it all--find numerous resources for projects, reports, display boards, and ideas here. |
| 20 | PRIMARY PROJECTS FOR SCIENCE FAIRS http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/primary.html Find a healthy list of possible science fair projects for grades 1-3, based on simple research, observation, recording... all of the scientific principles can come into play with most of these display-type ideas. |
SCIENTIFIC METHOD and EXPERIMENTS
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE
PROJECTS GUIDE http//www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjInter.html This site has been designed for intermediate rather than elementary students, but will prove a valuable resource to the teacher looking for background on scientific method, project steps, and designing experiments. |
| 2 | THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD http//www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjInter.html http//biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/sci_meth.htm Find a basic outline of seven steps, briefly defined, that comprise the scientific method. The second URL above will yield a more detailed and sophisticated version of the scientific method. |
| 3 | DESIGNING
AN EXPERIMENT http//mccants.anderson5.net/schilds/PowerPoint/Designing%20an%20experiment/index.htm PowerPoint slideshow presentation outlining all the crucial elements of a successful experimental process. |
| 4 | SCIENCE AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Science.html Try this site for numerous hands-on activities and lessons in observation skills. While Tootsie Rolls are not included in this particular set, there are nevertheless some fun and intriguing activities to involve your fourth graders (grade levels include 2-12 here) in thoughtful scientific inquiry and investigation. |
| 5 | EXPERIENCES
AND EXPERIMENTS http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/l4.hts?id=7658&core=3&course_num=3060&std=6 Students will conduct a controlled experiment based upon food spoilage to explore and comprehend all aspects of the scientific method. The lesson is geared to sixth grade but could be handled by 4th graders without too many changes. |
| 6 | DO CRICKETS GET THIRSTY? http://web2.airmail.net/kboyle/Thirsty.htm How do you feel about having crickets for classroom pets?You will for four days while your students enjoy conduct-ing their controlled experiment in a scientific method lesson--with crickets. |
| 7 | SCIENTIFIC METHOD POSTER http://home.att.net/~teaching/science/method.pdf This pdf format page can be printed and posted in your classroom to remind your science students of the appropriate steps in the scientific method. |
| 8 | HOW TO TEACH THE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/teacher_resources.htm Part of the Science Fair Project (speaking of which a science fair is a perfect way to reinforce the scientific method), this page offers sample activities and tips to teachers on how to best implement and inculcate the scientific method. |
| 9 | TOOTSIE POP PULL http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/2.html Well, it's not exactly a lesson in scientific methodology, but how about probability? Perfect for a fourth grade lesson in probability. |
| 10 | SCIENTIFIC METHOD USING M & M'S http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//222.html You've heard of M & M math; now there's the scientific method with this versatile candy. |
| 11 | MATTER AND THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS http//www.angelfire.com/tx4/lessons/matter2.html Early elementary students can explore the scientific method and conduct various experiments on the states of matter in this solid ) scientific process webquest. |
| 12 | OUTLINE
OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD http//school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/scientificmethod.html Do's and don'ts are outlined in this overview of just what the scientific method entails. 3/21/02 |
| 13 | THE SCIENTIFIC
METHOD http//www.brainpop.com/science/matter/scientificmethod/index.weml Brainpop offers a flash video for students to better understand the scientific process. A quiz follows the explanations. 3/21/02 |
| 14 | THE PROCESS http//www.kapili.com/s/scimethod.html A user-friendly article addresses the reasons behind the scientific method, and goes on to explain the steps involved. 3/21/02 |
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | SimpleMachines - great unit and online activities for students! |
| 2 | LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITIES TO COMPLEMENT SIMPLE
MACHINES LESSONS http://www.ed.uri.edu:80/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/languagearts.html (COPY & PASTE Seven excellent activities will incorporate Language Arts exercises into your Simple Machines unit, and reinforce student comprehension |
| 3 | INCLINED PLANE WORKSHEET: http://www.galaxy.net:80/~k12/machines/ip_home.shtml Students will find objects which screw, record them and track their direction on this worksheet, geared to primary grades |
| 4 | SIMPLE MACHINES FOR KIDS: http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~summer1/machines/simplemachines.html (COPY & PASTE) With simple materials, primary students will be able to build and thus better understand the pulley, the lever, the inclined plane, the wedge, and other simple machines. |
| 5 | PULLEYS: http://www.galaxy.net:80/~k12/machines/pulley1.shtml Students in grades one through three can use this simple experiment to better understand how pulleys can make work easier |
| 6 | SCIENCE AND MATH ACTIVITIES WITH SIMPLE MACHINES
DESIGNED TO MEET STANDARDS http://www.ed.uri.edu:80/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/benchmarks.html (COPY & PASTE) All of these extension activities with Simple Machines will meet standards requirements; all graded accordingly |
| 7 | MACHINES
IN ACTION WORKSHEET http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Summer_Training/KaeAvenueES/Machines_in_machines.html Students will become keen scientific observers in order to find what objects around them fulfill various functions, and then draw pictures to illustrate that function |
| 8 | MOVING ALONG WITH SIMPLE MACHINES http//www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/simp-mach/ Here is a great 3rd grade unit to try. Background information is included on this starting page. Use the left hand column to navigate through an outline, performance tasks, instructional activities, rubrics, resources,etc. The unit covers four weeks total, with activities across the curriculum. |
| 9 | SIMPLE
MACHINES LESSON PLAN http//www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Summer_Training/KaeAvenueES/SIMPLE_MACHINES.html#Anchor For a shorter time span but still excellent coverage of the topic, try this lesson plan. Activities cover all types of simple machines; for grades 3-4. |
| 10 | SIMPLE
MACHINES http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/Summer_Training/KaeAvenueES/SIMPLE_ MACHINES.html (cut and Paste) |
| 11 | MACHINE-O-RAMA
8/3/01 http//www.biopoint.com/belhar/june01/machines/machine-o-rama.htm Taking on the format of a Science Fair-type contest, students must answer two worksheets using online re-sources (printable student worksheets included), while learning about levers, inclined planes, screws, pulleys, etc., and then designing a simple machine to present to class judges. |
| 12 | MOTION, ENERGY, AND SIMPLE MACHINES: http://www.necc.mass.edu/MRVIS/MR3_13/start.htm With this comprehensive unit, students will become familiar with Newton's Laws of Motion, energy, and simple machines through a series of relevant experiments. The idea is to fully understand the concepts being presented through hands-on investigations. |
| 13 | GADGET ANATOMY: http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/GadgetAnatomy.html Let your students test their knowledge of simple machines by identifying the various mechanisms at play in this interactive quiz. |
| 14 | SIMPLE MACHINES WEBQUEST: http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/simplemachine.htm Excellent internet resources on simple machines supplement this webquest, where students will be researching the various functions of simple machines, solving problems, and then creating a collaborative book. Take a multimedia approach to the final student project with the use of Leonardo's Multimedia Toolbox, available at: http://www.riverdeep.net/special/3leoc/ |
| 15 | SIMPLE MACHINES: http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci09.txt This lesson plan on simple machines for grades 4-8 aims to go beyond the normal approach, offering students a chance to understand simple machines by both dissecting their components, and then creating a working machine model. |
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | The Solar System -A second grade class created informational articles about our solar system. You can read their riddles, play word games, go on a treasure hunt, or take the solor system quiz that was written by this creative class! |
| 2 | INTERACTIVE
OBSERVATORY: http://www.ScienceU.com/observatory/ In the Orrery, students can manipulate an interactive solar system simulator. They can create animations of eclipses, generate a night sky for anywhere in the world, retrieve an image of where the planets are located in the sky, and find fascinating information on astronomical phenomena |
| 3 | CHUCK YEAGER BIOGRAPHY http//www.acepilots.com/usaaf_yeager.html http//www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/x1/yeagphoto.html Find the rundown on this ace pilot's life and achievements at this site. The second link from NASA provides a photo tour. |
| 4 | A NEW REGIME--THE
BEGINNING OF SUPERSONIC FLIGHT http//quest.nasa.gov/aero/events/regimes/A_New_Regime.pdf This pdf file presents an online story recounting the history of supersonic flight and featuring Chuck Yeager. |
| 5 | SOLAR COMPARISON
ACTIVITIES http://solar-center.stanford.edu/compare/comparison.html How big is the sun? How hot? These hard to imagine statistics will be brought down to earth ) when students click on their comparison estimates. |
| 6 | EXPLORING PLANETS IN THE
CLASSROOM: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/ Numerous creative activities teach students about the solar system with hands-on participation. 4/11/01 |
| 7 | A VIRTUAL JOURNEY INTO THE UNIVERSE http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/ This virtual space journey is flash-intensive; give it some time to load, as it's well worth it. Really neat virtual tour of the PLANETS. |
| 8 | THE SUN -- A MULTIMEDIA TOUR http//www.michielb.nl/sun/kaft.htm Who says you can't arrange a visit to our nearest star in this lifetime? This virtual tour is a must-see; loads of sun facts and pics and mini-movies will have your students entranced |
| 9 | MAKE
A COMET TAIL: http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/dec98/art.htm Colored paper on a dark background, a few artful cuts, and voila--a dramatic comet tail. |
| 10 | STYROFOAM
PLANETS http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/dec98/art2.htm Students really enjoy making these styrofoam solar systems. Have them view photos of the planets before painting so they can emulate such things as the dark spot on Jupiter |
| 11 | SKY
PATHS: http://153.90.193.71/ceres/html/orbits1.html Several activities complement a study of celestial objects, emphasizing observation, in the K-2 classroom. |
| 12 | DOT-TO-DOT
WORKSHEETS OF CONSTELLATIONS: http://rip.physics.unk.edu/Astronomy/con1.gif Number practice and recognition of the Little Dipper and Draco. |
| 13 | MAKE
A CONSTELLATION: http://rip.physics.unk.edu/Astronomy/con2.gif Young students can easily draw and name their own constellation with this printable worksheet. |
| 14 | SPACE
CLIPART: http://www.challenger.org/tr/tr_clip_set.htm Choose your galactic category, and print out these space images to decorate your bulletin board, make a poster, or ...? |
| 15 | OUTER
SPACE CRAFTS: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/space/space.html Make a moonrock, a spacesuit, a universe in a jar... |
| 16 | SOLAR
SYSTEM INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/astronomy/tutor/solarsystem/1 This interactive solar system tutorial can be used as is for elementary astronomy lessons, or as an interactive reading and comprehension exercise. Students must read the informative paragraphs and then click on the correct answer to the corresponding question before continuing on to the next featured planet. |
| 17 | SOLAR
SYSTEM ONLINE ACTIVITIES http//starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/activity.html From NASA and its StarChild project, these interactive activities can be used by elementary students to learn about planetary orbits and objects found in the solar system. |
| 18 | SOLAR SYSTEM
COLORING BOOK http://www.windows.ucar.edu/coloring_book/SS_Coloring_Book_Beg.pdf Print out these pages to create a solar system coloring book for your students. Each page contains relevant facts, appropriate for early elementary students. PDF format. |
| 19 | 3D STAR CRAFT http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/christmas/3dstar/ While learning about the universe you will want to decorate your bulletin board or classroom. Try these simple but elegant 3D stars, then hang them up by your windows. Apply glitter for special effects. |
| 20 | SOLAR SYSTEM MOBILE http://geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Fun/crafts1.htm Print out these colorful pages, then cut, paste, and construct mobiles with just a bit of string and straws. |
| 21 | PRINTABLE SOLAR
SYSTEM CALENDAR http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/calendar/2001solarsystem/mar.shtml Calendar drills just got a whole lot more exciting with this printable space calendar to print out. March features Venus, complete with cross-section and fast facts. |
| 22 | PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM http://www.brighterpaths.com/ilp/planets.htm Third grade students will first conduct planetary research with internet resources, and then create planet flashcards and models. Student worksheet included. |
| 23 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM
ACTIVITIES http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr3udesc.html#nex_solar Find several hands-on activities for third grade classes to integrate into your space/solar system unit. |
| 24 | YOUR AGE ON OTHER
PLANETS http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/astronomy/age.shtml Hmmmm... I think I just might sign up for a mission to Mars ) On the red planet, I can cut my earth years in half. Your students will enjoy learning about planetary years and revolutions with this space tool. |
| 25 | LUNAR LIFE
SUPPORT http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/LunarLifeSupport.html Students are challenged to design a life support system on the moon--not nearly as easy as it might first sound to them, but quite appropriate for elementary level. Nine student pages, each with a materials list, keywords, and procedure, guide students through considerations of critical life support systems. Excellent wrap-up discussion questions round off the project. |
| 26 | THE NINE PLANETS http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/ Take an unforgettable multimedia tour through the solar system with this online travel tour. |
| 27 | SOLAR MUSIC http://www.noao.edu/education/ighelio/solar_music.html "The sun is like a huge musical instrument . . . " How cool is this? Download a solar music file, and have your students combine a music and astronomy lesson with the activities at this site. Students will also build their own musical instruments. |
| 28 | EDIBLE
ROCKS--METEORITES http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/EdibleRocksTe.html This lesson plan in observation and properties sounds like a fairy tale come true... "Field note" descriptions and sketches must accompany your young astrogeologists' interpretations. |
| 29 | A PRIVATE UNIVERSE PROJECT http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/pup/ Teachers and students will explore common misconceptions about the earth and moon, and discover the scientific process as they investigate in-class lunar activities. |
| 30 | PLANETARY
FACT SHEET http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/planet_table_british.html Print this page out and use it as a chart in your classroom while studying our solar system. The comparisons between planets in distance from the sun, length of day, mean temperature, etc., can be made at a glance. |
| 31 | HOW SATELLITES SEE http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/wilder/summary.html http://www.lessons.k12.tn.us/tracks/041/c04190ac.html Students in grades 3 through 8 will investigate how satellites use the electromagnetic spectrum to record and transmit data to mere earthlings. Lots of hands-on activities in this fascinating project. |
| 32 | COME TO MY
PLANET http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/astronomy.html#Task Students create interplanetary travel brochures in this creative lesson plan where students research the solar system using online resources. |
| 33 | RACE TO THE MOON http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/school/prods/cswdplan.htm Students will research the history of space exploration and explore space words with Carmen Sandiego Word Detective |
| 34 | EXPLORING SPACE ACTIVITIES http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlsci/gr6udmsc.html Integrate several of these activities into your grade six space unit. |
| 35 | EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE http://www.crosswinds.net/~jgiannet/school/spindex.html These pages provide a great resource for students to explore for a research project, or for teachers to use to help them plan their own unit on space. |
| 36 | SOLAR SYSTEM ADVENTURE http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/advent/solar.html Now that your students have gone where no person has gone before and crossed the universe, have them use this lesson plan to create their own science fiction, and let imaginations reign... |
| 37 | SPACE
SHUTTLE LAUNCH SIMULATION: http://pao.ksc.nasa.gov/sim/index2.html Too cool... students can now try a simulation shuttle launch at this NASA interactive presentation site. They will need to prepare first, through a series of learning and exploring exercises; then prepare for lift-off.3/1/01 |
| 38 | INTERPLANETARY VIRTUAL TOUR: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/ Take an unforgettable multimedia tour through the solar system with this online travel tour.3/1/01 |
| 39 | EXPLORING PLANETS IN THE
CLASSROOM http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/ Numerous creative activities teach students about the solar system with hands-on participation. 4/11/01 |
| 40 | INTERACTIVE
EARTH PUZZLE http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Earthpz.shtml Students must correctly answer online questions in order to get the earth puzzle pieces in proper alignment. If mistaken, they will end up with quite a distorted view of the home planet... |
| 41 | SCULPT-A-PLANET http//www.kinderart.com/sculpture/planet.htm These planets are actually made from balloons, glue, and newspaper in a papier-mache project. Create a solar system, complete with moons, to hang in your classroom. 8/10/01 |
| 42 | SPACE-THEMED COLORING PAGES http//kids.msfc.nasa.gov/puzzles/coloring/ Find a sizeable collection of both on and off-line coloring pages, of rockets, earth, satellites, the space station, a space shuttle, and more. 8/10/01 |
| 43 | SPACE-THEMED CRAFTS http//www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/space/space.html For early elementary students, find instructions for making moon rocks, space collages, a universe in a jar, and more. 8/10/01 |
| 44 | SPACE AND PLANET ACTIVITIES http//www.childfun.com/themes/space.shtml Crafts, poems, recipes, games, and activities all gear up for a fun-filled space-themed unit for your elementary class. 8/10/01 |
| 45 | ONCE
IN A BLUE MOON http//askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Space_Sciences/SPA0016.html Compliment your moon phases unit with this art activity using watercolor and white glue. Students will create a mini-book with their moon pictures by attaching a written page including a few basic facts they have learned about the moon. You can extend this activity by creating a flip-book illustrating the phases of the moon. 8/10/01 |
| 46 | SOLAR
SYSTEM PUZZLE KIT http//www.spacedu.com/nasa%20online%20lessons/Solar_System_Puzzle_Kit.pdf Download this pdf kit from NASA; your students can make an eight-cube solar system puzzle of the entire solar system with the kit, while learning much about the asteroids, sun, and planets. Grades 5-8. 8/10/01 |
| 47 | SPACE -- THE FINAL FRONTIER http//www.galaxy.net/~k12/space/index.shtml Find an excellent collection of experiments and student worksheets on space-related themes, including gravity, phases of the moon, craters, and more. Suitable for second and third grade classrooms. 9/18/01 |
| 48 | MOON UNIT http//www.teacherfeatures.com/units/moonunit.html Ten lesson plans explore the moon as earth's satellite, with creative writing exercises depicting a would-be trip to the moon, what would you take to the moon, etc. 9/18/01 |
| 49 | 5-4-3-2-1
BLAST OFF http//www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/blastoffquest.htm Following a specific set of simple questions and working in groups, first and second grade students can create a three page slide show presentation on a chosen planet. 9/18/01 |
| 50 | SOLAR SYSTEM CALENDAR
2002 http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/calendar/2002solarsystem/ Print these 2002 astronomy calendars out for your elementary students to color and collate. Each page features a planet along with relevant information. 9/18/01 |
| 51 | SOLAR SYSTEM
MODEL http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/astronomy/solarsystemmodel/ This very basic model of our solar system makes a perfect craft for first through third grade classes. 9/18/01 |
| 52 | BRINGING THE SOLAR
SYSTEM TO LIFE http//ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/cecsci/cecsci067.html Activities included with this lesson plan for second and third graders allow students to demonstrate rotation, revolution, and orbit, along with becoming familiar with the relative sizes of the planets. 9/18/01 |
| 53 | SOLAR SYSTEM
TRADING CARDS: http//amazing-space.stsci.edu/trading/trading-inter-overview.htm Let your third graders learn all about our solar system with this trading card system. They will collect cards in this interactive project as they name the correct objects, identify order and features, and learn the planets' diameters and distances from the sun. The accompanying lesson plan provides several additional teaching ideas, such as a collaborative project to develop a human habitat on one of the planets. 3/4/02 |
| 54 | SPACE STATION A ROOM WITH A VIEW http//www.nasaexplores.com/lessons/01-004/5-8_index.html A Room with a View takes on new meaning on the Inter-national Space Station... Find out how astronauts living aboard the station take pictures of the Earth and moon, with hands-on lesson plans and experiments for students to explore Earth environments, sine curves, and the electromagnetic spectrum. 2/7/03 |
| 55 | A JOURNEY TO
THE ISS http//www.projectview.org/spacecenterhouston.activitiesandlessons.htm What would a day in the life be like aboard the ISS? Find out here, with activities, lesson plans, project resources, photo galleries, and exploration units. Topics include building your own space station, designing a team patch, understanding the Earth from space, and more. 2/7/03 |
| 56 | HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT 2/7/03 http//spaceflight.nasa.gov/index.html Explore behind the scenes of space flight, catch up on the latest news, find out the statistics on the ISS, retrieve the news on the science shuttle, or, nominate your teacher for the Educator Astronaut Program . . . |
| 57 | LIVING IN SPACE 2/7/03 http//edspace.nasa.gov/livespace/livespace.html So what's the latest fashion in space? And what do you think astronauts aboard the ISS eat for lunch? This interactive exploration of the International Space Station lets you explore life astronaut style, with food, dress, living quarters, waste systems, etc. in a student-friendly format. |
| 58 | CAN I SEE THE SPACE STATION? http//www.nasaexplores.com/lessons/01-014/ Learn how to locate the International Space Station in the night sky, where you can enter your own specific geographic location to learn when the ISS will be overhead. Lesson plans are also available for this exploration, from grades K through 12. 2/7/03 BUILDING A DROID FOR THE ISS http//www.thursdaysclassroom.com/23jul01/corner.html After learning about robotics in space programs, students can build their own droid or complete a set of discussion questions and activities based on the reading material. 2/7/03 |
| 59 | SPACE SEEDS RETURN TO EARTH http//www.thursdaysclassroom.com/25jul01/corner.html Learn how science is conducted in space and what the research is used for, from this archived article. Lesson plans and printable activity sheets accompany the article. |
| 60 | SOLAR
SYSTEM INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL http//www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/astronomy/tutor/solarsystem/1/ This interactive solar system tutorial can be used as is for elementary astronomy lessons, or as an interactive reading and comprehension exercise. Students must read the informative paragraphs and then click on the correct answer to the corresponding question before continuing on to the next featured planet. |
| 61 | SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH SIMULATION http//pao.ksc.nasa.gov/sim/index2.html Too cool... students can now try a simulation shuttle launch at this NASA interactive presentation site. They will need to prepare first, through a series of learning and exploring exercises; then prepare for lift-off! |
| 62 | SOLAR COMPARISON
ACTIVITIES http//solar-center.stanford.edu/compare/comparison.html How big is the sun? How hot? These hard to imagine statistics will be brought down to Earth when students click on their comparison estimates. |
| 63 | SOLAR
SYSTEM ONLINE ACTIVITIES http//starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/activity.html From NASA's StarChild project, these interactive activities can be used by elementary students to learn about planetary orbits and objects found in the solar system. |
| 64 | SOLAR SYSTEM
PUZZLE KIT http//teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlnasa/kits/SolarPuzzle/index.html Download this printable teaching resource, where students will put together the various puzzle pieces to create our solar system. The puzzle is 3-D and each planetary body is accompanied by data text. Teacher background text is also available. |
| 65 | WHAT'S IN OUTER SPACE? http//rip.physics.unk.edu/Astronomy/space.gif Have your early elementary students distinguish between outer space and Earth's atmosphere with this printable worksheet. They must circle or color the objects found only in outer space. |
| 66 | NASA's
StarChild Project : http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planets.html A site disigned for younger students. Features information on everything having do do with space and is completely interactive. |
VOLCANOS and EARTHQUAKES
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | VOLCANOES CAN WE
PREDICT ERUPTIONS? http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/entry.html I've always been a big fan of Annenberg interactive projects, and this one is no exception. It covers the gamut of everything volcanic, from formation and classification of volcanic rock, to monitoring and possible prediction of future eruptions. Activities along the route enhance comprehension and insure high student interest. For instance, where else can students try their hands at "melting" rocks? Not in your classroom, at 1500 degrees and still a solid mass! But online, they will get to manipulate the controls and learn about melting temperatures and much, much more! |
| 2 | VOLCANOES
AND THEIR EFFECTS: http://www.agiweb.org/earthcomm/volcano.html While this site's formation was determined as a sample chapter for a geology textbook, it can be used as a stand-alone resource, with excellent and challenging activities for your intermediate classroom to participate in. |
| 3 | MAKE
YOUR OWN PAPER MODEL OF A VOLCANO: http://www.giseis.alaska.edu/Input/lahr/taurho/volcano/volcano.html From the U.S. Geological Survey. Instructions for making a 3D volcano are accompanied by volcanic terminology in an educator's guide, as well as vocabulary and discussion questions. |
| 4 | BUILD A VOLCANO http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/vol.htm http//www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/bubblebomb.html While a mainstay at many science fairs across the years, this simple science experiment is nonetheless effective and fun for early elementary students. Use the "safe" method for younger students, and add some variations of your own, such as the Bubble Bomb (2nd URL, above). |
| 5 | FLACK'S VOLCANO HEAVEN http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/flack/volcanoheaven.html |
| 6 | EARTH SCIENCES WEBQUEST
http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/dms/library/cybrary/earth2.htm Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, rocks and minerals--students will take a diversified tour of earth sciences by researching online and answering the questions on the worksheet. Upper elementary level. |
| 7 | EARTHQUAKES V.S.
VOLCANOES http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webearthscie.html In which region would you rather live one riddled with earthquakes, or an area plagued with volcanoes? Be sure to ask your class the question both before and after they complete this webquest. Middle school level. |
| 8 | VOLCANOES WEBQUEST http://earthview.sdsu.edu/trees/volqest.html Using a wide variety of websites, students will explore volcanoes and eruptions around the world. They will learn to describe the character of an eruption and its explosivity, and be able make comparative analyses between types of volcanoes |
| 9 | STROMBOLI http//www.ct.ingv.it/UfMoni/ Remember the time difference when viewing these live web cam images; you're best bet is to view the sites early morning. Visit either Etna or Stromboli with these web cams. Archived images are also available. MOUNT PELEE MOUNT FUJI MOUNT ARARAT SANTORINI |
| 10 | CURRENT VOLCANIC
ACTIVITY http//volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html For up-to-date volcanic eruptions and images, try this site.It lists last eruptions the world over, with archived photos of last incidences. |
| 11 | VOLCANO EVENTS http//www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/ Click on a country to view an atmospheric image of the active volcanoes. |
| 12 | VOLCANO REPORT FORM http//www.abcteach.com/volcanoes/volreport.htm For young researchers, here is a printable template for volcano reports. |
| 13 | VOLCANO DID YOU KNOW CARDS http//www.abcteach.com/volcanoes/dykcard.htm Print out multiple copies of these cards to distribute to students, to keep track of facts as they learn about volcanoes. Use the cards to compile a report, or to share later as a class. |
| 14 | PARTS OF A VOLCANO WORKSHEET http//www.phschool.com/atschool/california/science_explorer/earth_science/ Student_Area/FES_SC3_ACT_index.html http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/parts.html Learn about the parts of a volcano that eventually contribute to a major eruption, and then print out this colorful worksheet for students. Use the 2nd link above to go over the various parts. |
| 15 | EXPLODING VOLCANOES http//www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/volcanoes/b.html Learn how to build your own volcanoes--exploding volcanoes, that is--with the instructions at this site. |
| 16 | BUILD A VOLCANO http//volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_models/models.html There are various types of volcanoes in the world; learn about them here and then build your own model accordingly. |
| 17 | CHOOSE A VOLCANO
WORKSHEET http//teacherexchange.mde.k12.ms.us/teachnett/worksheet.htm Using the volcanic activity links above, have each student choose a volcano, then report back to the class on it using this simple worksheet. |
| 18 | VOLCANO SCAVENGER HUNT http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/DE/research/volcano_ws.html http//volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html Using Volcano World's excellent online resources (2nd URL above), have your students complete this printable scavenger hunt to answer questions about volcanoes. |
| 19 | VOLCANO EVACUATION SIMULATION http//volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Online/vaca.html Your students are on vacation at an active volcano site, when the volcano starts making noises that it's about to erupt. What to do? That's up to your students, as they must use the resources here to work cooperatively and plan a safe and orderly evacuation within a limited time. |
| 20 | HOW VOLCANOES WORK http//www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/ ...a comprehesive educational website on the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes (KS 3/30/01)` |
| 21 | VIRTUAL
EARTHQUAKE http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeIntro.html Students can interact with the virtual earthquake lab at Cal State, Los Angeles, to learn more about epicenters, seismograms, and Richter Magnitudes. They will be awarded a Virtual Seismologist certificate upon completion of the interactive activity. |
| 22 | EXPLORATORIUM EARTHQUAKE
ACTIVITIES http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/activities/ Try a seismic slinky or, with a baking pan full of sand and a brick, a liquefaction activity to simulate earthquake experiences. |
| 23 | THE DYNAMIC
EARTH LESSON PLANS http//www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/dynamic_earth/index.html Through a study of both volcanoes and earthquakes, students will learn about the mechanics behind these powerful natural forces while comparing and understanding global patterns. Grades 3 - 8. 4/18/01 |
| 24 | Exploratorium Life Along the Faultline http//www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/ Created for the ten-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, Life Along the Faultline offers earthquake science, advances in structural engineering, personal perspectives, and a look back to the great San Francisco shake of 1906. Best click for students and teachers is the tiny link to Activities in the lower left-hand corner. I especially liked the "become a human seismometer" experiment. |
| 25 | FEMA for Kids Earthquakes http//www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in charge of helping people before and after a disaster. Their colorful site uses stories, photos, rap music, games, experiments and quizzes to explain earthquakes and earthquake preparedness to elementary students. The entire site is excellent, but if I had to choose my favorite sections I'd pick Earthquake Legends (folklore from around the world), and the experiments listed under "Jess and Sam's Earthquake." FEMA also provides free educational pamphlets and posters if you call or write (sorry, no email orders accepted.) |
| 26 | How Stuff Works Earthquakes http//www.howstuffworks.com/earthquake.htm "We only hear about earthquakes in the news every once in a while, but they are actually an everyday occurrence on our planet. According to the United States Geological Survey, more than three million earthquakes occur every year. That's about 8,000 a day, or one every 11 seconds!" How Stuff Works explains the science of earthquakes in their ten-page site for middle and high school students. Look in the Lots More Information page for links to additional How Stuff Works articles on seismographs and building quake-proof structures. |
| 27 | PBS Savage Earth The Restless
Planet http//www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes PBS brings science to life with the use of Flash animations and QuickTime video to explain the how and why of earthquakes. If a still picture is worth a thousand words, how is movie worth? Plenty, because this concise site (only five pages in total) sure explains a lot. Beyond the primary article, three sidebars cover learning from earthquakes, predicting quakes, and engineering quake-resistant buildings. Other chapters at Restless Planet explore volcanos and tsunamis. |
| 28 | USGS Earthquakes for Kids & Grownups http//earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids U.S. Geological Survery neatly divides their site into separate sections for kids, grownups and teachers. Kids should visit for the puzzles and games, science fair ideas, and the online activity links. Grownup goodies include virtual earthquake fly-bys and will be of interest to middle and high school students. Teachers will delight in the grade-sorted link directory that spans from kindergarten through college-level. ***** Spectacular! **** Wonderful! *** Great |
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | DROPLET AND THE WATER CYCLE http//kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html Flash is required for this water cycle game, featuring Droplet, a water molecule, as he journeys through his life adventures in a water cycle |
| 2 | THE STORY OF THE
WATER CYCLE http//www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/ToMountainsAndBack/Page1.htm Drippy the Raindrop explains the whole process of the water cycle through story format. High interest graphics keep young students interested. |
| 3 | WATER CYCLE ACTIVITIES http//www.first-school.ws/activities/science/drippy.htm Several online resources support learning with the activities for exploring water and the water cycle with ear-ly elementary students. |
| 4 | WATER CYCLE ACTIVITY http//www.nwf.org/kids/cool/water2.html Create and demonstrate your own water cycle with this hands-on experiment, from Ranger Rick. |
| 5 | INTERACTIVE WATER CYCLE http//www.getwise.org/wwise/cycle/cycle.html| Click on any of the factors involved in the water cycle to learn more on the role of each stage, with this interactive learning feature. |
| 6 | WATER CYCLE PROJECThttp//www.orchardproject.org/watercycle.htm http://www.orchardproject.org/make_a_water_cycle.htm Students will be using encyclopedia software to research the water cycle, and then produce a water cycle Power-Point presentation for the class. The second URL above yields a hands-on demonstration of the water cycle processes. |
| 7 | THE WATER CYCLE http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/wthrkd/wthrkd.htm http://www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/Home.htm Drippy the water droplet provides a background story to introduce your first grade class to the water cycle. They will answer seven questions based on the story, and then recreate pictures on the four cycle stages to complete their webquest. The 2nd URL above provides the main Drippy site for teacher resources only--all other links click through. 1st grade webquest |
| Ref # | Title and Description |
| 1 | MAKE A WEATHER STATION: http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/weatherstation.html Your students will have a great time exploring all the various weather related resources included in these interactive pages from meteorologist Dan Satterfield. Included are numerous activities to make weather measuring devices, such as wind spirals & wind chimes, and much, much more. Great for teachers and students alike |
| 2 | FREE WEATHER TEACHING RESOURCES: http://www.whnt19.com/kidwx/free.htm Posters, charts, publications--here's a list of several freebies to help you teach about weather |
| 3 | PUPIL WEATHER WORKSHEETS: http://teachingonline.org/weather.html With group rotations throughout the school year, students will take turns recording the weather conditions at a certain time each day. They will relay that information onto their weather worksheet (copymasters are included), and present their findings to the class.A weather bulletin board will hold/record their data.Students will learn of different types of basic clouds and weather observations. |
| 4 | (A) CLOUDS
WEATHER UNIT http://www.sugarcreek.k12.oh.us/Board/Technology/Mentors1/cloudslesson.htm Working with two books, Tomie de Paola's "The Cloud", and Judi Barrett's "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs", early elementary students will learn to identify dif-ferent types of common clouds, learn cloud and weather words, and create their own cloud landscape! (B) CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS TEACHER'S CYBERGUIDE: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/Cloudy/cloudytg.htm Students will relate weather and weather formation to food production, and food pyramids. They will also measure weather conditions, write a narrative, interpret diagrams and charts, and classify weather and food groups. The content is aligned to grade two standards (C) CLOUD SIMULATION ACTIVITY http//tlc.ai.org/lessons/cloudslp.htm How do clouds form? Students will get a better understanding when they complete the hands-on activity offered here. (4/17/01) |
| 5 | NORTH POLE, ALASKA http://www.weather.com/weather/cities/us_ak_north_pole.html Since we're sitting in over 100 degree weather right now, the temperatures up at the North Pole are looking pretty good to me! How do they compare to your region? Students will love being able to access real time data and forecasts for the North Pole! |
| 6 | WEATHER UNIT http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/Cloudy/cloudytg.htm Through independent reading, writing, and inquiry methods, students will become thoroughly familliar with the processes involved in weather observation and forecasting, while at the same time learning to develop their oral, written, and reading skills. More than 20 activities accompany this comprehensive unit. |
| 7 | FRANKLIN INSTITUTE'S ONLINE FRANKLIN FORECAST| http://www.fi.edu/weather/ Whether an apprentice or an expert on weather, the excellent online activities offered by The Franklin Institute will make everyone an astute weather forecaster. Choose from exercises in understanding El Nino, learning how to read radar and satellite images, or finding career and curriculum connections, amongst the many other selections at this interactive site.\ |
| 8 | BLIZZARD ATTACK: http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/blizzard/index.html Your Mission: Drive through a major winter storm and arrive at your destination safely. How? The students must use weather data and internet sources to analyze conditions and make decisions. |
| 9 | MEASURE THE WEATHER http://www.richmond.edu/~pstohrhu/grant/weather.html With very simple ingredients, this weather activity is challenging enough to be worthy of a science fair entry, but still remains do-able for younger grades. Besides learning conducting weather measurement experiments, students will also learn principles of water contraction and expansion. |
| 10 | AUSTRALIAN SEVERE WEATHER: http://australiansevereweather.simplenet.com/ As you travel down under for Olympics 2000, whether virtually or real space and time, be sure to stop by this site and take a look at the hundreds of photos in this Australian Severe Weather site! Also find info on storm chasers, an electronic book on weather, satellite images, weather charts...chock-full for literally hours of weather exploration! |
| 11 | CAREERS
AND WEATHER http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/teacher_resources/career_weather_ edu.html&sn=22( Copy and Paste) Students will consider how weather affects many careers in this critical thinking writing exercise. |
| 12 | SUN/MOON Rise and SET TABLE http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html ...a neat place to find out the sunrise, sunset, moonrise,and moonset times for your area or anywhere in the world |
| 13 | UNISYS WEATHER http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/ This page provides access to a wealth of hurricane information including charts on the track of the storm plus a text based table of tracking information. The table includes position in latitude and longitude, maximum sustained winds in knots, and central pressure in millibars. |
| 14 | HURRICANE HEAVEN http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/flack/hurricaneheaven.html Great links to lots of information about hurricanes. Be sure to check out the link to "How Hurricane's Work |
| 15 | HOW DO HURRICANES
GET THEIR NAMES? http//www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/F_Hurricane_Names.html An online storybook for elementary students discusses just how hurricanes got named. Comparing hurricanes to children and their needs for growth, it also explores what makes a hurricane form and grow. 9/28/04 |
| 16 | PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE WEATHER CENTER http://vortex.plymouth.edu/ Find weather information about any city |
| 17 | MAKE YOUR OWN WEATHER MAP http://cyclone.plymouth.edu/make_no_frame.html |
| 18 | WHY DOES THE WEATHER CHANGE? http//isd.ingham.k12.mi.us/~class/belanger.html Through several hands-on activities, fourth grade students are introduced to changes in weather and predictability. They will complete investigations, as well as monitor and record data. The internet is also used for online storm tracking. |
| 19 | (A) WEBQUEST--TWISTERS! http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edweb_folder/Courses/EDTEC572/f96projects/final/disasters/tor/webquest.html (COPY & PASTE) A question and answer worksheet along with several links will guide grades 3 through 6 on an online search for twisters. (B) WEATHER WEBQUEST (C) WEATHER WEBQUEST |
| 20 | SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/brfranke/webquest/webquest1.html Develop a worst case scenario for severe weather conditions approaching some region of the United States. Presentations can be completed with multimedia authoring or the construction of a web page.(3/19/01) |
| 21 | WEATHER, HERE AND
THERE http//archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEred/WeatherHome.html Six lessons for grades four through six integrate the internet with activities and explorations across the curriculum. Students will learn about the science of meteorology while using weather measuring instruments and examining concepts and patterns, and then go on to focus on weather forecasting. |
| 22 | SKY BLUE http//www.ktca.org/newtons/9/sky.html "Why is the sky blue?" Terms learned include wavelength, frequency, and spectrum, and student activities will examine the effects of weather on hue brightness and intensity |
| 23 | EARTH'S ENERGY BUDGET http//cherryweb.com/Major_Project/act1.htm Hands-on experiments, data graphing, observations, and the formation of conclusions will help students to see how the temperature of the earth is affected by both day and night-time changes. |
| 24 | WEATHER PICTURES http//www.eduplace.com/ss/act/weather.html How would your students describe the weather in their own state or region? Have them use graphic organizers and create a travel brochure with their data. 9/28/01 |
| 25 | WEATHER THEMATIC UNIT http//teachers.net/lessons/posts/21.html Writing, critical thinking, and public speaking skills are some of the areas which students will employ in this thematic unit on weather. 9/28/01 |
| 26 | EARTH'S CLIMATE http//www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlsci/gr6uhmsc.html This excellent unit takes an in-depth exploration of the relationship between climate, regions, and ecosystems. Several activities across the curriculum provide a foundation for understanding and support of concepts learned. Lessons and activities are adjusted to several different grade levels 9/28/01 |
| 27 | WHAT
IS THE WEATHER, WEATHER, WEATHER http//www.teleport.com/~billf/Internet_Lesson_Plans/Weather/lesson.plan.html Students will become weather forecasters by creating their own weather logs and recording daily observations. 9/28/01 |
| 28 | THE FOUR SEASONS http//www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/seasons.htm While learning to associate the different months of the year with different seasons, K-3 students will also identify approprite clothing for each season and create a seasonal timeline of hoidays. 9/28/01 |
| 20 | THEMATIC UNIT ON WEATHER http//www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Weather.htm Kindergarten to second grade students will learn much about rain and rainbows, including that weather is different in various parts of the world. Scroll down the page to make weather wheels and rain puddle games, along with several other activities. 9/28/01 |
| 21 | OBSERVING CLOUDS AND WEATHER http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/curric/weather/pricloud/index.html http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/curric/weather/weather.html The first URL above will illustrate and define three main types of clouds. Have students keep a daily record of the clouds they observe to reinforce this knowledge.The second URL offers a template for creating a weather chart. Each student can create his or her own, or establish one large one on the bulletin board and assign one child each day to fill in the segments. Use the stamps program in Kid Pix to create an online weather journal as an alternative. 9/28/01 |
| 22 | The Weather Dude - learn about weather terms, tornados,, precipitation, clouds etc. |
| 23 | Weather Wiz Kids |
| 24 | EXPLORING
THE WEATHER http//www.ttsd.k12.or.us/district/curriculum/elem/pscience/weather/lessons.html Geared to early elementary classes, this weather unit offers several possible lesson plans to explore differ-ent facets of the weather. Students can examine the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes, look at clouds, create a simple graph on daily highs and lows, write a story about clouds or write a letter to the weatherman, learn a weather word of the day, or be introduced to weather maps and national weather data. 9/28/04 |
| 25 | WEATHER
RECIPES http//library.thinkquest.org/3805/recipes/recipe_menu.htm?tqskip1=1 These weather recipes would make great bulletin board printouts, along with graphics, for students to pull out according to the current weather patterns. Find weather recipes for hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, mudslides, thunderstorms, and more. |
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The Ultimate Guide to Weather and Climate Resources Online |
| Ref # | Pond Life |
| 1 | EXAMINING
POND LIFE: [Link2] This unit on Pond Life is perfect for a spring and/or Earth Day learning project for your upper elementary classroom. Students will investigate their own local surroundings, and the relationships between living organisms within any given environment. Use the 2nd link above to continue the learning, with Life in a Drop of Pond Water. |
| 2 | POND
DIP AND POND IDENTIFICATION KIT: [Link2] The 1st link above accesses the Virtual Pond Dip, where students can experiment online to lean about organisms in drops of pond water while following directions on a guided student worksheet. Use the 2nd link for a Virtual and annotated Pond Life Identification Kit. |
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