Science
Grade K-1 Science
Dinosaurs
Enchanted Learning Dinosaur Pages
An incredible site with a huge amount of information and activities all with a dinosaur theme. The site includes dinosaur coloring books, calendars, size charts, crafts and more.
Download-a-Dinosaur
This site has easy to use designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that you can download from this site and print out on your printer. All that is needed is scissors and glue! Animals and Pets
Enchanted Learning Pet Pages
This site includes pet animal rhymes, crafts, pet printouts to color, and printouts of examples of pets in works of art.
Enchanted Learning Butterfly pages
All About Butterflies is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about butterflies. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure.
Butterfly pages
Your students can print a butterfly to color or print out butterfly stationary. There are butterfly games too! There are word searches, jigsaw and slide puzzles, tic-tac-toe and a butterfly match.
Interactive Butterfly Storybook
Very entertaining interactive storybook "The Butterfly Trail".
Frog Life Cycle
This single page from Enchanted Learning contains information and a print out of the life cycle of the frog. It also has information on a frog's diet and classification.
Measuring
Online Rulers
Students practice measuring with on-line rulers. They can use centimeter or inch tools to practice easy, medium, hard, and super brain measuring problems.
Health and Safety
Your Amazing Body
This page from Sesame Street- Your Amazing Body, has Bert quiz students about inside and outside body parts and their uses.
5 Senses
This web page has 3 activities students can use to reinforce
their knowledge of the 5 senses.
Healthy Teeth
This web page is an oral health education database built upon the science of oral health. It features animated graphics, easy to understand text, simple classroom experiments and more.
Seasons
Observing Change
This interactive site reads the web pages to students who learn about trees and shapes. Students get to experience the seasons by observing the changes in a tree for every season.
Seasons
Teachers can find some great arts and crafts projects, activities, worksheets and ideas for each season. There are even books to print for emerging and early readers about each season.
Grade Level 2
Science Grade Level 3
Plants and Animals
Leaves and Leaf Anatomy
This page from Enchanted Learning contains a leaf glossary, graphic examples of leaf types, and several leaf activities for students. The activities include printable activity books, label me print-outs and leaf crafts.
Is It Dust, Dirt, Dandruff or a Seed?
This activity asks students to help Detective Le Plant discover how a seed grows into a plant. As the students search for clues they learn all about seeds and solve the case.
Animal Web
This web site explains the specific characteristics of mammals, fish, birds,reptiles and amphibians, and insects. Students can also research information about a particular animal by using the search box located on the upper right hand side of the page.
All About Mammals
At this Enchanted Learning web page students learn what a mammal is, the types of mammals there are, and their diets. There are links to information about specific mammals, printouts, classification, geological time charts and more.
All About Birds
Students learn about the characteristics of birds, their diet, classification and more.There are links to information about specific birds, printouts, state birds, and more.
Animal Camouflage Field Book
To show students how effective animal camouflage is this site from Harcourt allows students click on an environment and search for a hidden animal.
Plants and Animals Interact
Ecosystems
Students learn that everything in the natural world is connected. This page introduces ecosystems and their characteristics.
Deciduous Forest
This web page from NASA includes the location and characteristics of deciduous forests as well as information about the animals and plants that inhabit them.
Tropical Rainforest
This web page from NASA includes the location and characteristics of tropical rain forests as well as information about the animals and plants that inhabit them.
Exploring Ecosystems
Students investigate three different ecosystems and discover the plants, animals, and interactions that occur in each. Chapter 2- Living Things Depend on One Another
Food Webs
Students begin to understand ecosystems by building three food webs.
Earths Land
Minerals, Rocks, and Fossils
The Rock Cycle
This page designed for children by NASA explains the changes that occur during the Rock Cycle. There is a graphic that helps students
visualize the continuous cycle too. There is also a link that explains the Water Cycle.
The Rock Cycle Diagram
A useful way to illustrate how the three main types of rock are
related to one another and how changes to rocks happen in a recurring sequence is the rock cycle.
Rocks on the Move
Rocks are always on the move through the rock cycle!
Click on parts of this rock cycle diagram to find out more about:
Sedimentary rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Types of Land
Students who explore this site from Harcourt will view definitions, pictures, and information for more than 20 different landforms and features.
Earthquakes
This page designed for kids by the U.S. Department of Interior is very informative and includes maps of recent earthquakes in the USA, Science Fair Project Ideas, puzzles and games,
as well as online activities.
The Disaster Area
Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and more kinds of disasters are covered at this site from FEMA for kids.
Yellowstone Geysers
Students learn about geysers and can watch streaming videos that were captured at Yellowstone National Park. Have students choose modem speed 56 when they watch the clips.
The Dirt on Soil
This site from Discovery School allows students to explore the many layers of soil, view a field guide to learn about life in soil, and take a virtual animated journey underground.
Earth's Resources
Renewable or Nonrenewable?
This activity explains the management process for protecting natural resources. Students take virtual field trips several protected places. They explore the web sites to discover the unique features that make it worth protecting.
Dr. E's Energy Lab
This children's site is produced by the U.S. Department of Energy. Students learn about renewable energy including Wind Energy, Geothermal Energy, Solar Energy, and Alternative Fuels. There is an Energy Efficiency Tip page too. Each topic page links to other appropriate kid friendly sites that students can explore to increase their knowledge.
Recycling Kids Page
This interactive site is designed to teach students about the importance of waste reduction, recycling, and solid waste management. There are links to other environmental education and games sites included too.
Cycles on Earth and in Space
Earth's Water
This section of Water Science for Schools from the U.S. Geological Survey offers information on where, how much, and in what forms water exists on Earth.
Water Cycle
Students can envision the water cycle by following a drip of water around as it moves on its way. They could really begin this story anywhere along the cycle, but the ocean is where the story begins since that is where most of the Earth's water is. Students can click on the Water Cycle Graphic to view or print it.
Kids Zone Water Cycle
The earth has a limited amount of water. That water keeps going around and around and around and around and (well, you get the idea) in what we call the "Water Cycle".
Observing Weather
What Forces Affect Our Weather?
Students learn what forces affect our weather by exploring the topics on this website. The Atmosphere, water cycle, powerful storms, ice and snow and forecasting are all covered. There are links to other web sites that relate to weather also.
Weather
This web page explains the determining factors that affect weather and the information can be viewed at three different reading levels. The page can be presented in Spanish and adjusted to any one of the reading levels too.
How to Read a Weather Map
This web page introduces students to all the common symbols found on weather maps on television and in the newspaper.
Weather Wiz Kids
This page explains which weather instrument measures what, and how the instrument works. This site also includes information on all aspects of weather including hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and much more.
Weather Watch
This interactive site from Scholastic allows students to 'test drive' the tools meteorologists use every day. Students click on each tool for more information along with instructions on building it and using it in an experiment.
Earth and Its Place in the Solar System
The Bodies in our Solar System
Students can click on individual planets or on other bodies in our solar system including asteroids, comets, meteoroids, or Kuiper Belt Objects to learn more about them. On the bottom of each page students will find links to pictures, graphics and other relevant sites.
Seasons
This web page has links to information about the Earth's tilt, the effects of direct and indirect sunlight, and Earth's orbit. There is also a link that explains how the combination of these things cause the seasons.
Earth, Sun, and Moon
This is an interactive learning experience that allows as many as three students work together. Students guide their spaceship to travel to the Earth, Sun and Moon where they gather information about each planet.
The Causes of the Seasons
The reasons for the seasons is covered on this page, the information can be viewed at three different reading levels. There are links to information about Earth's orbit and its rotation and when the Earth is farthest and closest to the sun.
Earth's Moon
This site covers many topics about the Moon including frequently asked questions about the moon. lunar phases, lunar eclipses, and more. The information can be presented to students at three different reading levels and is available in Spanish too.
Solar Eclipses
This page from Enchanted Learning explains what a solar eclipse is, the stages of an eclipse, and the types of eclipses. There is a link to a print out of a Solar Eclipse Diagram that students can label.
Investigating Matter
Properties of Matter
This web page designed for kids explains all about matter. Physical and chemical properties are covered as well as how matter moves from one state to another. There are links to pages on solids, liquids, gases, and more.
States of Matter Student Activity
This activity projects an animation that shows the action of particles in each state of matter. Students can click on Gas, Liquid, or solid.
Measuring Mass
This page shows a picture of a triple beam balance that is used to measure mass. There is a link to a page that describes how to use the balance and a link to a mass vs weight page. There are also three problems on the page that students can complete online.
Changes in Matter
Mixtures and Solutions
Students can learn about mixtures and solutions on these pages produced for students by Chem4kids.com.
Exploring Energy
How Batteries Work
This site prepared for students by the Eveready Battery Company has a page that explains how batteries work. Students can watch animations showing the construction of a battery and how a battery powers a device. There are links that include How Flashlights Work, History of Batteries, Science Projects and more.
Light and Light Waves
This web page helps students understand how light waves work. There is an animation that helps students visualize the movement of waves.
Sound Waves
This page explains what sound waves are and how they work. There is a mini-quiz at the end of the page that students can use to check their understanding.
What is Electricity?
This page explains what electricity is, where it comes from, and how it works. There are links to additional websites about electricity too.
What is Energy?
Students learn what energy is, how we measure energy, how energy can be transformed into another form, and about some different forms of energy.
Dr. E's Energy Lab
This web site produced by the U. S. Department of Energy exposes students different forms of renewable energy. Wind, Solar, Geothermal, and alternative fuels are all covered. There is also a link that encourages and shows children how to become more energy efficient at home and at school.
Chapter 2- Heat
Heat and Energy Transfer
This page discusses the three ways that thermal energy is transferred and what happens as a result of transfer. This page can help students understand what heat is and how it occurs.
How does a Thermometer Work?
This page explains how the thermometers that we use today work. The history of the thermometer and there are links to other thermometer related pages that expand on the same thermometer topics. Chapter 3- Forces and Motion
Forces: Pushes and Pulls
This site explains to students that although we can't actually see forces we do see their effects on objects. Students see what those effects can be. They learn about Sir Isaac Newton and how force is measured. There are links that explain other topics about forces including acceleration, speed, springs.
Newton's Laws of Motion
This web page states Newton's three laws of motion and describes the physical principles he discovered over 300 years ago.
Students learn what gravity is on this page. There are links to other pages that have more information about forces.
Simple Machines
This site teaches students about the six simple machines. Each page has information and activities for student use. There is a short online quiz for students to test their knowledge.
More Simple Machines
This page includes examples and activities to help students understand how simple machines make work easier.
Science Grade Level 4
Cell Inspector- Student Activity
Students inspect the cell to identify plants and animals. They label parts of a cell and identify cells based on the presence or absence of chloroplasts & cell walls as animal or plant.
Vertebrates
This site allows students to click on a group of vertebrate animals to learn more about them. Fish, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, birds and more are all ready to be explored. The site contains Quicktime movies, pictures, and links to other sites.
Invertebrates
This site allows students to click on a group of invertebrate animals to learn more about them. Protozoa, annelids, mollusks, crustaceans, insects and more are all ready to be explored. The site has quicktime movies, pictures and links to other sites.
Plant Parts- Fruit
This page explains what fruit is and the process that unfolds for fruit to develop.
Fun Facts About Fungi
This site shares some fun facts about fungi with students! Fungi both cure and cause disease. They determine what plants grow in yards and in forests, and keep us from being buried in waste. Some fungi taste great --others can kill you! The site is also available in Polish and Spanish. Topics include: What are Fungi? What's in a name? Dispersal and much more. There are experiments, puzzles and games for students. There is a Guide for Teachers too.
Animal Adaptations- Student Activity
During this fun activity students decide what need an animal's adaptation fulfills.
Plant Growth and Adaptation
Life Cycles - Parts of a flower
Labeling and dissecting the parts of a flower.
Rainforest Plant Adaptations
Adaptation is considered to be the ways a living thing gets what it needs to survive. This site presents Rainforest plant adaptations students can explore.
Human Body System
Muscles
This site contains several articles about muscles.
Your Multitalented Muscles
KidsHealth presents information about what muscles are made of as well as how they work.
The Amazing Human Body- Student Activity
Students explore the many different human body systems. They can study different human body systems in detail.
Looking at Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Students learn that everything in the natural world is connected. This page introduces ecosystems and their characteristics.
Exploring Ecosystems
Students discover the plants, animals, and interactions that occur in three different ecosystems.
Population Dynamics
This web page helps students understand that animal and plant populations depend on many things for survival. They learn about the limiting factors that affect populations.
Niche
This web page allows students to learn that each plant or animal in a community has a special job in the natural world. There is an on-line quiz included that tests a student's knowledge about niches.
Habitat
Students learn about habitats and what they provide.
Food Webs
This web page has students build three virtual food webs. While participating students build on their understanding of ecosystems.
Coral Reefs
Students learn about coral reefs on this page. They learn what reefs are, how they form, where they are found, their importance and more. This page also has print outs of coral reef animals.
Marshes- A Shorebird's Journey
This interesting site is a rich source of information, activities, and links about shorebirds, migration, and wetlands. One page has information on inland freshwater and coastal saltwater marshes. Students learn where marshes are located, the kind of plants and animals that inhabit marsh areas and more.
Kelp Forests
This page, part of the Biomes of the World web site, has information on kelp forests and several useful links including frequently asked questions about oceans Voyage to the Deep This site examines hydrothermal vents. Students learn what deep ocean vents are and about how they form. There is a link, Creature Features, where students can view Quicktime movies and pictures of a deep ocean vent and animals that inhabit the ecosystem. Another link, High-Tech Tools, explains the technology and tools scientists
use for deep- sea exploration.
Earth's Surface
Earthquakes for Kids
This page designed for kids by the U.S. Department of Interior is very informative and includes maps of recent earthquakes in the USA, Science Fair Project Ideas, puzzles and games, as well as online activities.
Volcanoes
This site designed for children teaches students about volcanoes and how to be prepared for disasters and help prevent disaster damage. They also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.
Fossil Formation Animation
This animation shows students the formation of a cast and mold, one way that fossils can form. Casts are copies of fossilized plants or animals. Molds are hollow impressions of the fossil. This process takes thousands or millions of years.
Types of Fossils
This site from Enchanted Learning explains all about fossils and trace fossils. It names the four types of fossils and the ways that organisms can turn into fossils too.
Learning About Fossil Fuels
This site, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, introduces students to fossil energy. Students learn how coal was formed, how oil is produced, and how we get gas from the ground and the sea. This is an interesting site that students can explore to learn about fossil fuels.
Patterns on Earth and in Space
Weather Conditions
Weather Wiz Kids
This page explains which weather instrument measures what, and how the instrument works. This site also includes information on all aspects of weather including hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and much more.
Weather Watch
This interactive site from Scholastic allows students to 'test drive' the tools meteorologists use every day. Students click on each tool for more information along with instructions on building it and using it in an experiment.
Oceans
Oceans in Motion
This site shows and explains to students how ocean waters are always in motion. Currents flow like rivers, waves crash against seashores and tides rise and fall. They learn about ocean currents, waves and tides.
Observe a Wave in Motion
This page allows students to view an animation of ocean wave motion.
What Does the Ocean Floor Look Like?
This site contains graphics, maps, and interactive animations that helps students visualize what the ocean floor looks like. Lesson 3 Chapter 3- Planets and Other Objects in Space
The Moon's Orbit and Rotation
This page explains how Earth's moon is kept in its orbit. It helps students understand lunar phases and tidal forces too.
The Motions of the Earth and Moon
This page answers questions about Earth's motions with text and graphics. Why is there day and night? Why are there seasons? Students also learn about the Moon's motions.
The Bodies in our Solar System
Students can click on individual planets or on other bodies in our solar system including asteroids, comets, meteoroids, or Kuiper Belt Objects to learn more about them. On the bottom of each page students will find links to pictures, graphics and other relevant sites.
Jupiter's Moons and Rings
Students can view this site at three different reading levels, Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. They learn about Jupiter's sixty moons and about who discovered Jupiter's rings, how many there are, how they were formed and their composition.
Saturn's Moons and Rings
Students can view this site at three different reading levels, Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. They learn about all of Saturn's moons and rings.
Galaxies Galore and More
These web pages contain several online explorations and fun activities for students to complete. They can build our Milky Way, Explore Galaxies, and play Galaxy Games.
Space Missions
NASA missions are varied. This site allows students or teachers to click on a mission to learn more about its features and progress. Students can explore related multimedia links also.
Matter and It's Changes
States of Matter
This site allows students an opportunity to view an animation that represents a microscopic view of each state of matter. Students can also view a table that summarizes the properties of gases, liquids, and solids. The table identifies the microscopic behavior responsible for each property.
States of Matter Student Activity
This activity projects an animation that shows the action of particles in each state of matter. Students can click on Gas, Liquid, or Solid.
Measuring Mass
The activities on this site are targeted to middle school students but can be used by more advanced elementary students. Students can learn how to use a triple beam balance and practice 3 interactive problems to solve the mass of the object.
Floating and Sinking
At this site students learn about one form of floating transportation, the hot air balloon. They learn and how and why hot air balloons float. Students can click on Virtual Flight to experience a 4 minute balloon flight over the Black Rock Desert.
Thermal Energy
This web pages show students the two ways that energy is transferred. They learn about doing work and heat transfer. This page helps students learn about the three ways that thermal energy is transferred, conduction, convection, and radiation.
Online Quiz on Heat Transfer
Students can test their understanding of heat transfer at this web page. This 25 question multiple choice quiz allows students (and teachers) to have immediate feedback. After students submit their answers they will receive their score along with corrections.
Dr. E's Energy Lab
This children's site is produced by the U.S. Department of Energy. Students learn about renewable energy including Wind Energy, Geothermal Energy, Solar Energy, and Alternative Fuels. There is an Energy Efficiency Tip page too. Each topic page links to other appropriate kid friendly sites that students can explore to increase their knowledge.
Chapter 3- Sound
Interactive Sound Waves This web page designed by NASA covers several topics related to the study of sound. Students learn how sound travels through the air. They can take guided tours that cover the Speed of Sound, Sound Waves, and Sound Wave Simulator.
Online Sound Activities
This is an informational site about Sound and Sound waves. There are several links which include The Science of Sound which explains what a sound wave is, Music to Our Ears which outlines what happens when we hear a sound and Good Vibrations which describes the characteristics of a sound wave. The What is Music? link explains the difference between a musical sound and noise.
Echo and Doppler Shift
Students learn about echoes and Doppler shift on this page that explains how radar works. This page helps students understand the sonic boom phenomenon as they learn about sound and motion.
Rainbows
When students explore this site they learn about the fundamental process at work in a rainbow. They learn about refraction, prisms, and how light and water happen to combine in just the right way to produce a rainbow.
How the Eye Sees Color
Students learn how the eye sees color on this web page. They can also explore other interesting topics about color at this site. Topics include Color and the Brain, Color and the Body, and Color and Vision.
Forces and Motion
Electricity and Magnetism
Electrical Conductors
This page about electrical conductors contains a fact sheet, test, and worksheet that reinforces the on-screen animated lesson.
Electromagnet Activity
This virtual activity allows students to pick-up a set amount of paper clips by creating an electromagnet.
Forces: Pushes and Pulls
This site explains to students that although we can't actually see forces we do see their effects on objects. Students see what those effects can be. They learn about Sir Isaac Newton and how force is measured. There are links that explain other topics about forces including Acceleration, speed, springs.
Acceleration
Students explore how mass, force, and acceleration are related.
Some Types of Force
Gravity, Friction, Balanced and Unbalanced Forces and more are explained with graphic reinforcement.
Gravity Activity
This activity allows students to see how gravity affects weight on different planets.
Gravity
Students learn what gravity is on this page. There are links to other pages that have more information about forces.
Chapter 3- Simple Machines
Simple Machines
This site teaches students about the six simple machines. Each page has information and activities for student use. There is a short online quiz for students to test their knowledge.
Simple Machines
The examples and activities on this web site help students understand how simple machines make work easier.
Simple & Compound Machines
Students explore two different virtual environments to learn about simple or compound machines. Each activity allows students to find and identify machines within the environments. There is a teacher's guide to use with the site and a pre and post test too.
Science Grade Level 5
Living Systems
The Amazing Human Body- Student Activity
Students explore the many different human body systems. They can study different human body systems in detail.
Animal Growth and Heredity
Mitosis- Cell division.
Frog Life Cycle
This single page from Enchanted Learning contains information and a print out of the life cycle of the frog. It also has information on a frog's diet and classification.
DNA, Genes
This site is produced by the University of Utah. This site has individual flash movie files that answer the questions What is DNA? What are genes? and more.
Animal Adaptations- Student Activity
Decide what need an animal's adaptation fulfills. Students decide what need an animal's adaptation fulfills. Smithsonian Institution Gardens and Horticultural Exhibitions.
Plants and Their Adaptations
Vascular Plants- Student Activity
Students can see how material flows through a plant. Students can see how tissues in vascular plants function to transport materials.
Root Factory- Student Activity
Root out the differences between plants! Students identify different types of roots.
The Great Plant Escape
This award winning site covers germination, non-flowering plants and seeds. The site contains a glossary, activities, and links to other related sites. Students role play as detectives as they work through each case they are presented.
Systems & Interactions in Nature
Cycles in Nature
Extreme Places
Where are the highest, lowest, hottest, and coldest places on Earth?
Water Cycle
The age appropriate site explains the Water Cycle. Go to the bottom of the page to find 5 Water Cycle activities pages for your students. Use with
Plants Clean Waste Water and Grow Better
Discover how Paul Adler, a horticulturist at the Appalachian Fruit Research Station in West Virginia uses plants to clean up waste water from fish farms.
Dumptown Game
You are Dumptown's new City Manager! When you start to play, you'll see Dumptown at its worst - it's littered, polluted, and nothing is being recycled or reused. Can you initiate programs to Dumptown's citizens to recycle and reduce waste?
Water Recycling and Reuse
The amount of water on the Earth today is the same as it was in the time of the dinosaurs. The only thing that changes is the quality. This web page developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency explains the environmental benefits of water recycling.
Living Things Interact
Exploring Ecosystems
Discover the plants, animals, and interactions that occur in three different ecosystems.
Food Webs
Students begin to understand ecosystems by building three food webs.
Causes of Extinction
Students learn the causes of extinction for many species.
Smithsonian National Zoo
Students learn about animals and plants and their environments.
Biomes
Land Biomes
This page will increase students general knowledge of biomes.
Arctic Coastal Plain
A tour of the ecosystems of the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Biomes- Habitats
Print- outs of animal and plant life found in ponds, intertidal zones, oceans and more.
Exploring Estuaries
What is an estuary? What challenges do our estuaries face? Students can take a virtual tour and try games and activities that test what they have learned. This web site has a complete glossary too.
Hilton Pond Center
The Hilton Pond research project is an example of natural pond succession that students can examine.
Waste Not
Students see how recycling plants do their job.
Environmental Awareness
Students can access information on global warming, acid rain, energy, natural resources and water at this grade appropriate site. The site is available in Spanish too.
Plants Clean Waste Water and Grow Better
Discover how Paul Adler, a horticulturist at the Appalachian Fruit Research Station in West Virginia uses plants to clean up waste water from fish farms.
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Learn about the biomes and ecosystems of the world.
Processes That Change the Earth
Earthquakes
This page designed for kids by the U.S. Department of Interior is very informative and includes maps of recent earthquakes in the USA, Science Fair Project Ideas, puzzles and games, as well as online activities.
A Visit to Vesuvius
Students can explore the ancient city of Pompeii. They can visit a house, see art, see Vesuvius erupt, and learn what happened in this ancient city.
Types of Land
Students get definitions, pictures, and information for more than 20 different landforms and features.
Landform Atlas
This page helps students identify landforms in different states.
Weather Wiz
This page explains which weather instrument measures what and how it works. This site is has information on all aspects of weather including hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and much more.
Weather Watch
This interactive site from Scholastic allows students to 'test drive' the tools meteorologists use everyday. Students can click on each tool to learn about it. There are also instructions on building it and using it in an experiment.
Climate Change
This page explains what climate is, the causes of climate change, and possible solutions.
Chapter 4- Exploring the Oceans
Why is the Ocean Salty?
Students learn about the salinity of oceans and seas.
Ocean Topics
This page includes information on several ocean topics. Students can use the frequently asked questions link to learn about ocean characteristics.
Oceans Alive!
This all inclusive site, created by the Museum of Science, is an excellent resource to reinforce and expand students understanding of ocean topics.
The Solar System and Beyond
Comparison Chart: Earth vs. Earth's Moon
This Solar System Exploration site from NASA contains comparison charts for all the planets, profiles of each planet, and links to other sites.
Solar System Bodies
This Solar System Exploration page links to information about the sun, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, Kuiper belt objects, as well information about each planet. Information is presented in two formats and students can click on a kid-friendly version of each page if they choose to. The kid-friendly version has additional activities for students.
Solar System
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This excellent site from NASA covers the solar system as well as the sun, moon, meteoroids, planets, asteroid belt and comets. The site uses audio as well print to introduce the topics. There is a glossary and grade appropriate activities included.
SUN
The general characteristics of the sun are explained on this page. There are links to pages explaining the production of solar energy, the study of the sun, and the importance of the sun on terrestrial life.
Milky Way and Other Galaxies
This page answers many frequently asked questions about the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Galaxies Galore and More
These web pages contain several online explorations and fun activities for students to complete. They can build our Milky Way, Explore Galaxies, and play Galaxy Games.
Building Blocks of Matter
States of Matter
Students can find how much movement occurs in the same matter in different states.
Mixtures Lab
Students can try their hand at separating different kinds of mixtures. Lesson 1
Melting and Boiling
Students run virtual experiments to determine the melting point of and boiling point of three different substances.
Superplasticity
Students discover why the "plasticity" of metal and its ability to be
molded is an important discovery.
Atoms and Elements
Chem4kids
This site covers reactions, atoms and elements.
Compounds
Students review information about compound basics.
Energy and Motion
Gravity
This activity allows students to learn how gravity affects weight on different planets.
Some Types of Force
Gravity, Friction, Balanced and Unbalanced Forces and more are explained with graphic reinforcement.
Net Force
This page begins with the definition of Net Force and has three examples of how force is measured.
Motion
Acceleration
Students explore how mass, force, and acceleration are related.
Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion
(You will need to download the VRML plugin to view the 3D effect on this site.) The laws of motion are examined on this site.
Forms of Energy
What is Energy?
Students learn what energy is, how we measure energy, how energy can be transformed into another form, and about some different forms of energy.
This virtual activity allows students to pick-up a set amount of paper clips by creating an electromagnet.
All About Energy Quest
This award winning site is the education web site of the California Energy Commission. It has grade appropriate information on all forms of energy including solar and thermal.
Science Grade Level 6
Understanding Living Things
Cells
This site will allow students to take a closer look at the structure and function of a cell. Clicking on the illustration will give complete and detailed information.
Cell Inspector
This activity allows students to match the correct cellular label to the correct cell part. Students can generate new cells to work with.
Animal Cell Mitosis
This animation allows students to see the stages of mitosis in an animal cell.
Meiosis Animation
Students can see an animation of meiosis and take a quiz about it when they are finished. Lesson 2
Family Ties
Students learn how traits are passes down from parents to children. Page includes information about Mendel's experiment, Punnett Squares, and more. Lesson 3
Children resemble their parents
What are genes made of? What are chromosomes made of? Is that the same thing? Can I see DNA? What do I get from my parents besides lectures? How do genes make me who I am? Are all people made of the same genes? Start here to take a Tour of the Basics! (requires Flash plugin and a little patience while it loads). Entire tour includes these tour topics: What is DNA? What is a gene? What is a chromosome? What is inheritance? What is a protein? What is mitosis/meiosis?
Living Things Grow and Respond
Seed Germination
This award winning site covers germination, non-flowering plants and seeds. The site contains a glossary, activities, and links to other related sites. Students roll play as detectives as they work through each case they are presented.
Vascular Plants
This animation allows students to see how material flows through a plant.
Germination, Tropisms, and More
Each movie shows time lap photography examples of germination, tropism, photo-tropism, and more.
Types of Plants
Mosses
This web page describes the interesting characteristics of mosses. There are links to other interesting sites about mosses at the bottom of the page.
About Ferns
Students can learn about ferns, how they reproduce and what makes them different than other vascular plants.
What are the parts of a flower?
Students learn the different parts of a flower and then solve a plant mystery.
Seed Structure
Students learn about seed structure and then solve a plant mystery.
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Students can click on a picture or name of an animal for more information about the animal's characteristics. There are links to other sites and exhibits.
Invertebrates
Students can click on a picture or name of an animal for more information about the animal's characteristics. There are links to other sites and exhibits.
The Shape of Life
Students click on an animal to gather information about sponges, worms, mollusks, and more.
All About Birds
This page has information about the characteristics of birds, classification, and bird extremes (largest, smallest, & more).
The Living Planet
Journey Through Biodiversity
Students examine the biological diversity of the Smokey River Valley in north western Alberta, Canada. The abiotic and biotic factors that come into play are explained.
Arctic Coastal Plain
Students can tour the ecosystems of the Arctic Coastal Plain to see how life survives there.
The World's Biomes
This page introduces the major biomes on Earth. Aquatic, Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, and Tundra Biomes are detailed.
Water Cycle
Students can envision the water cycle by following a drip of water
around as it moves on its way. They could really begin this story anywhere along the cycle, but the ocean is where the story begins since that is where most of Earth's water is. Students can click on the Water Cycle Graphic to view or print it.
On the Resource Trail
This activity page allows students to play a game to identify which resource is being used. Chapter Review
Interactions in Ecosystems
Ecosystem Interactions
This site covers: Roles of organisms in an ecosystem
Energy flow through ecosystems Food Webs and Chains - How can we create a food web for a particular ecosystem? This site includes an examples. Lesson 1
Earth's Ocean
What Does the Ocean Floor Look Like?
This site contains graphics, maps, and interactive animations that helps students visualize what the ocean floor looks like.
Atoll formation
This site contains interactive graphics from NASA that allows students to observe islands in various stages of atoll formation.
Reading Weather Maps
This page helps students understand the surface change symbols and the systems they show on the weather map. There are links to other guides to weather maps and reports and links to weather prediction pages too.
Weather Wiz Kids
This page explains which weather instrument measures what, and how the instrument works. This site also includes information on all aspects of weather including hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and much more.
Weather Watch
This interactive site from Scholastic allows students to 'test drive' the tools meteorologists use every day. Students click on each tool for more information along with instructions on building it and using it in an experiment.
Hurricanes
This page from the FEMA site designed for elementary students covers the history, tracking, classification facts, videos of past hurricanes, and much more more.
Tornadoes
This page designed for elementary students by FEMA gives detailed information about tornadoes including precautions that can be taken.
Cycles in Earth and Space
Savage Earth
This animated site, from PBS, explains how the Earth works, it has information about the layers of the Earth.
The Earth
These web pages about the Earth, from Enchanted Learning, provide information and activities about the inside of the Earth, plates, movements and more. & 2
Plate Tectonics
This web page, from NASA's Classroom of the Future, explains the theory of plate tectonics and all about Convergent, Divergent and Transform Boundaries. There are links to other Earth topics too.
Earthquakes
This site, established by the US Geological Survey, is designed specifically for kids. It includes earthquake history, FAQs, locations, career info, and preparation ideas. The site also includes tons of links for kids, teachers, and grown-ups to information, history, specific quakes, and projects.
Volcanoes
This very complete site about volcanoes explains how volcanoes form, volcanism, eruptions, and introduces the different kinds of volcanoes.
Rock Formation
Students view online animations to see how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed. There are examples of each rock type to view along with their descriptions.
Sedimentary Rocks on Mars
Students can search this site by using the Search Box on the upper left side of the page for information about Sedimentary Rocks found on Mars. There are great pictures from NASA's Global Surveyor!
Solar System Bodies
This Solar System Exploration page links to information about the sun, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, Kuiper belt objects, as well information about each planet. Information is presented in two formats and students can click on a kid-friendly version of each page if they choose to. The kid-friendly version has additional activities for students.
Exploring the Planets
This site presented by the National Air and Space Museum helps students learn about our solar system. The site highlights the history and achievements of planetary explorations. Students learn about what early civilizations knew about our solar system and how astronomy developed over the centuries. There is also an individual online section that gives an overview of what has been learned about each planet, asteroids and comets.
Earth and Moon Viewer
Students can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe.
Life and Death of Stars
This site examines the birth and death of stars and has Hubble pictures with text links that explain the photos.
Galaxies
This page gives detailed information about each type of galaxy. There are also links on this page to information about typical objects that most galaxies contain and a link to a page on the Milky Way.
Galaxies Galore and More
These web pages contain several online explorations and fun activities for students to complete. They can build our Milky Way, Explore Galaxies, and play Galaxy Games.
Solar System Exploration
This inclusive site from NASA includes several topic links. Students can find information about the solar system, space missions and much more at this site.
Matter and Energy
Structure of an Atom
This page describes the three pieces that make up an atom. Electron, Proton, and Neutron characteristics and movement is explained.
Isotopes
The definition and characteristics of an Isotope is presented on this page. There are links to information about atom bonding, compound basics and compound naming with examples.
Elements
This site covers everything about Elements. The Periodic Chart, Element List and Families are all explained. There is also an overview of metals and their characteristics.
States of Matter
This page describes the main states of matter and the physical change that allows matter to change from one state to another.
Plasma Basics
Characteristics and examples of plasma are explored on this page.
Mixture and Solutions
Students learn about mixtures and solutions at the Chem4Kids site. They learn what they are and how they are held together.
Energy
Magnetism
This NASA site examines the history of Magnetism, what it is, and how it works. There are links to pages on the Magnetosphere, Magnetic Field Lines, and Electromagnetic Waves.
Sound and Light
Wave Motion Animations
There are animations of Longitudinal, Transverse, and Water Waves on this page. (advanced reading level)
Sound
This article contains an explanation of the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and pitch.
Electromagnetic Waves
Students learn about electromagnetic waves on this web page, there are animations and interactive activities that allow students a "hands-on" approach to learning.
Forces and Machines
Gravity
Students begin to learn about gravity on this introduction to gravity page. They learn about independence of motion, falling masses, weightlessness, and how gravity changes with altitude too. Lesson 1Forces and Machines Chapter 1- Forces and Motion Gravity Students begin to learn about gravity on this introduction to gravity page. They learn about independence of motion, falling masses, weightlessness, and how gravity changes with altitude too.
Gravity Activity
This activity allows students to see how gravity affects weight on different planets.
Newton's Laws of Motion
The three laws of motion are presented on this page. After students have read about the laws of motion they can follow a link to find the answer to the following question. If forces are always equal and opposite, how can anything move?
Forces
Students examine forces and motion at this web site. Gravity, friction,
speed and velocity, acceleration and more are explained. There are animated and interactive graphics used to reinforce learning.
Simple Machines
The examples and activities on this page help students understand how simple machines make work easier.
Simple & Compound Machines
Students explore two different virtual environments to learn about simple or compound machines. Each activity allows students to find and identify machines within the environments. There is a teacher's guide to use with the site and a pre and post test too.
Additional Science Sites
This web page covers parts of a plant- Roots and stems.
Great Plant Escape- Functions of Leaf and Photosynthesis
This web page covers parts of a plant- functions of the leaf and photosynthesis.
Great Plant Escape- Function of a Flower
This web page covers parts of a plant- function of a flower.
Great Plant Escape- Function of Fruit
This web page covers parts of a plant-function of fruit.
Cell Structure
Grade 6- Cell Structure Activity
Ecosystems
This site covers: Roles of organisms in an ecosystem
Energy flow through ecosystems Food Webs and Chains -How can we create a food web for a particular ecosystem? This site includes an example.
About the Solar System
This web page covers the history, nature and design of the solar system.
NASA Solar System
This page from NASA has information on all the planets and a Solar System Simulator that allows students to view the planets from different spacecrafts or from other planets.
The Universe
This very complete site tells the story of the history, nature and design of the universe. Facts have been simplified to make them easy to understand.
Pollution Resources
Acid Rain
This Web site is designed to introduce younger children to the subject of acid rain through a variety of fun, interactive activities.
Understanding Acid Rain
Students will learn the affects Acid Rain has on the environment and people
Acid Rain Effects
Students learn about the effects felt through the Food Chain
Clean Air Kids
Here you will find a series of information sheets for ages 5 to 11, to help learn about our planet's air and mankind's impact upon it. There are also a series of games and puzzles to help you learn and have some fun...
ACID TEST
This documentary explores the phenomenon of ocean acidification.
Road Salt
Effects Of Road Deicing On Environment
Tackle the complex problem of maintaining safe roads for winter travelers and reducing the harmful effects of deicing on the surrounding soils and lakes.