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Thanks! Amanda WaitsResearch all the different sides of science with this great "OLOGY" site!
http://www.ology.amnh.org/index.html
Chapter 1 Comparing Living Things
Fungi
What to do when you get a fungal infection
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/fungus.html
Welcome to Lichen Land!
http://mgd.nacse.org/hyperSQL/lichen_teach/
Watch mushrooms grow!
http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx.htm
How are living things classified?
Visit the animal FBI from National Geographic for kids
http://www.fffbi.com/
How are plants classified?
Visit worm world to see why worms are so important to plants
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/worm/
Chapter 2 Reproduction and Change
The BEST animal research site! Activities, information, learning.
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/animal/default.htm#Online%20Activities
Cells
Inside a cell
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/cell/index.cfm
Cell structure and function
http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm
View animal and plant cells in action!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
How do organisms grow and reproduce?
Perfect site for research on Asexual reproduction - kid appropriate
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AsexualReproduction.html
Life Cycle of a flowering plant
Plant Propagation
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/propagation/propagation.html
How are traits passed along?
Play lots of games and learn about genetics at the same time
http://www.genetics.gsk.com/kids/index_kids.htm
Genetics - Kid's Style!
http://library.thinkquest.org/3696/index2.htm
How did scientists learn about inheritance?
Learn about Gregor Mendel and his Peas
http://web.pdx.edu/~cruzan/Kid's%20Mendel%20Web/
Chapter 3 Adaptations
Protective coloring
Locate the camouflaged animals.
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/camouflage/camouflage.html
What are adaptations?
Go on a journey to investigate animal adaptations
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/animal/
Smithsonian National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
What are some adaptations for living in water and on land?
Creature Feature from National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/archive/
What are some adaptations for climate?
Animal adaptations to climate - game
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm
How do organisms become adapted to their environment?
Jungle Walk - Animal Clips and Sounds
http://www.junglewalk.com/frames.asp
Chapter 4 Ecology
Soil
What's down there?
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/soil/
What would life be like if you were an inch tall?
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ua/default.htm
Soil taxonomy
http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/
What makes up an ecosystem?
Pond ecosystems
http://www.danielmwilson.uklinux.net/ecology/
Learn about ecology and get motivated
http://www.dimdima.com/ecology/ecology.asp
How do living things get energy?
Photosynthesis with the Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/frizfreshfacts/index.htm
What is a calorie?
http://uk.oneworld.net/penguin/food/calories.html
How does energy move through an ecosystem?
The difference between a food chain and a food web
http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-web-chain.html
Planet Pal's food chain
http://www.planetpals.com/foodchain.html
What are some natural cycles in an ecosystem?
The Magic School Bus - Maze Craze Ecosystem Roundup
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/colgate/index.htm
How much energy do you use?
http://www.getkidsinaction.org/2_activity/balance.php?n=4
Unit B
Physical Science
Chapter 1 The
Changing EarthPhysical Science
Chapter 1 Classifying Matter
What are elements?
Extremely Advanced: Particle Adventure
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/index.html
Research area on all elements
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html
What are compounds?
Interactive Matter (Shockwave required for this site.)
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/matter/
How do substances interact?
The chemistry of a firework - NOVA
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/
Chapter 2 Investigating Motion
How is motion measured?
Physics experiments
http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/qa/index.php
What affects motion?
BBC site on gravity and friction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical/processes.shtml
How does gravity affect motion?
Questions to Everyday Mysteries
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html#physics
How does friction affect motion?
Inertia Interactive
http://www.teachtsp.com/products/productextras/SCISCI/inertia.html
Chapter 3 Forms of Energy
Roller Coaster Motion
Webquest - Roller Coaster Madness
http://teacherweb.com/MD/OxonHillMS/TechEffectScreamMachineWebQuest/
How are kinetic and potential energy related?
The Atom's Family Mummy Madness
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/mummy/index.html
What forms of energy do you use?
All the differently types of energy
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Energy/Energy.htm#Energy
Radiant energy
Dr. E's Energy Lab
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/solar.html
Make your own solar cooker
http://solarcooking.org/sbcdes.htm
What is sound energy?
Animation of what sound is
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Sound/dist.html
Chapter 4 Electrical Energy
How does electricity move?
How electricity came to be
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?id=159249&lid=1
How is electricity used in the home?
Electricity and magnetism module
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MagnetismandElectricity/index.html
Electrical charges
Turning on the juice
http://www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/home.asp?mnuOpco=soco
&mnuType=lp&mnuItem=oc
What are elements?
Extremely Advanced: Particle Adventure
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/index.html
Research area on all elements
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html
What are compounds?
Interactive Matter (Shockwave required for this site.)
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/matter/
How do substances interact?
The chemistry of a firework - NOVA
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/
Chapter 2 Investigating Motion
How is motion measured?
Physics experiments
http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/qa/index.php
What affects motion?
BBC site on gravity and friction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical/processes.shtml
How does gravity affect motion?
Questions to Everyday Mysteries
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html#physics
How does friction affect motion?
Inertia Interactive
http://www.teachtsp.com/products/productextras/SCISCI/inertia.html
Chapter 3 Forms of Energy
Roller Coaster Motion
Webquest - Roller Coaster Madness
http://teacherweb.com/MD/OxonHillMS/TechEffectScreamMachineWebQuest/
How are kinetic and potential energy related?
The Atom's Family Mummy Madness
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/mummy/index.html
What forms of energy do you use?
All the differently types of energy
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Energy/Energy.htm#Energy
Radiant energy
Dr. E's Energy Lab
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/solar.html
Make your own solar cooker
http://solarcooking.org/sbcdes.htm
What is sound energy?
Animation of what sound is
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Sound/dist.html
Chapter 4 Electrical Energy
How does electricity move?
How electricity came to be
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?id=159249&lid=1
How is electricity used in the home?
Electricity and magnetism module
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MagnetismandElectricity/index.html
Electrical charges
Turning on the juice
http://www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/home.asp?mnuOpco=soco
&mnuType=lp&mnuItem=oc
What are the Earth's layers?
Online lesson on the Earth's layers
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_layers1.html
Moving continents
Animated plate tectonics theory
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/tectonics.html
How does the Earth's crust move?
Tectonics quiz game
http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/quiz.html
What changes the earth's surface?
Grand Canyon Facts in Game Format
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/brainteaser/grandcanyon/grandcanyon.html
Weathering vs. Erosion
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology//usgsnps/misc/gweaero.html
Rock weathering
How do rocks reveal changes on the Earth?
Rock cycles and types
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
Rock and the rock cycle
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html
Chapter 2 The Earth's Resources
What is a resource?
Do you consider energy a resource? Everything about energy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/
How can water resources be protected? EPA site
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/protect.html
http://www.epa.gov/students/
Protect our coral reefs
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/
Water pollution
"Desdemona's Splash", enjoy this game about water quality and the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/kids/splash/webpage2/
Protecting Marine Sanctuaries
Teacher site
http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/welcome.html
Student Site
http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/students/welcome.html
EPA Water Source book pdf
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/
How can land resources be protected?
USDA Home Page on farming with games and lots of interesting information.
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids/
How can clean air be protected?
http://www.scapca.org/clean_air_kids.asp
Air pollution
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids/
American Lung Association kids site
http://www.lungsandiego.org/environment/kids.asp
Chapter 3 Climate
What is the water cycle?
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) site with games and activities.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_4-8.html
The Earth's tilt
http://www.kidzone.ws/planets/saturn.htm
How does the sun affect climate?
The sun facts and links
http://www.ex.ac.uk/Mirrors/nineplanets/sol.html
How do land and water affect climate?
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/climate.htm
What makes climate change?
http://uk.oneworld.net/penguin/global_warming/climate_home.html
Chapter 4 Astronomy
What makes up the Solar System?
http://www.sciencemonster.com/planets.html
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
What is known about stars?
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html
How do scientists study planets and stars?
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/agronauts/careercorner.htm
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Human Body
Chapter 1 Respiration
and Excretion
Lung Volume
Chronic Lung Disease site
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/respire/cld.html
How does your body take in oxygen?
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html
How does your body use oxygen?
Oxygen Delivery System: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/systems/respiration.html
How does your body get rid of cell wastes?
http://ghills.metamora.k12.il.us/webquest/burkey/voyage.htm
Chapter 2 Living a Healthy Life
What are communicable diseases?
World Health Organization (WHO): Department of Communicable
Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR)
http://www.who.int/csr/en/
Directory of Fact Sheets
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/
What are noncommunicable diseases?
Research various diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/az.do
Look up common injuries and illnesses.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/
What is a healthy lifestyle?
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/healthandwellness/
2.2.30_leadyourkidstoahealthylifestyle.asp
Calculate your BMI or Body Mass Index
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growth/bmi_charts.html
Lung Volume
Chronic Lung Disease site
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/respire/cld.html
How does your body take in oxygen?
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html
How does your body use oxygen?
Oxygen Delivery System: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/systems/respiration.html
How does your body get rid of cell wastes?
http://ghills.metamora.k12.il.us/webquest/burkey/voyage.htm
Chapter 2 Living a Healthy Life
What are communicable diseases?
World Health Organization (WHO): Department of Communicable
Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR)
http://www.who.int/csr/en/
Directory of Fact Sheets
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/
What are noncommunicable diseases?
Research various diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/az.do
Look up common injuries and illnesses.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/
What is a healthy lifestyle?
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/healthandwellness/
2.2.30_leadyourkidstoahealthylifestyle.asp
Calculate your BMI or Body Mass Index
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growth/bmi_charts.html
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