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Science Links

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General Science

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS RESOURCE GUIDE :

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

This site gives young scientists of any age a wealth of resources as they work on a science fair project.

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN FROM 5 - 11 YEARS OLD

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

Biology

http://www.KidsBiology.com

Physical Science

MAGNETS

http://www.kidskonnect.com/Magnets/MagnetsHome.html

SIMPLE MACHINES

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm

Space

THE NINE PLANETS:

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html

This site is up-to-date, mentioning the recent discovery which may be our tenth planet and the mission to Pluto that was launched Jan. 19, 2006.

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/nasa_gen/index.html

A fascinating NASA site for those who love space exploration. (You will not be able to navigate back, using your back arrow.)

ASTRONOMY

http://www.KidsAstronomy.com

NASA KIDS' CLUB

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

MOON OLYMPICS AND OTHER SCIENCE EXPLORATIONS

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/space/level1/interactive.htm

Animals

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE

http://www.kidsplanet.org/

PLANET ARKIVE

http://www.planetarkive.org/home.html

SAN DIEGO ZOO'S ANIMAL BYTES: GORILLA

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-gorilla.html

VAMPIRE BATS

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0110/vampirebats.html

KIDZONE BATS

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/bats/index.htm

THE STORY OF ECHO THE BAT

http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/intro/story.html

THE AMERICAN BEAR ASSOCIATION

http://www.americanbear.org/Cubscorner.htm

BEARS FOR KIDS

http://www.bear.org/Kids/KA_Home.html

BEES
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/05/050602_bees.jhtml

INSECTS

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/bug/level1/interactive.htm

PENGUINS

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0101/penguins.html

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/penguins.htm

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/main.html

(for Kindergarten) http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/penguins/

SEA TURTLES

http://www.cccturtle.org/sea-turtle-information.htm

SHARK SAFARI GAME

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/sharks/index.html

WOLVES

http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/justkids/kids.asp

SHARKS QUIZ

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/sharks-q.htm

Health

THE HUMAN BODY

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml

The hip bone is connected to the thigh bone... put together a skeleton or connect body parts to the central nervous system.

EAT SMART

http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2001/04/041001_lunches.jhtml

Explore how a healthy lunch can make you more attentive, faster, stronger - even nicer.

THE HUMAN BRAIN
http://www.fi.edu/brain/index.htm

Learn how the brain works.

Plants

FUNGI

http://www.herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx.htm

THE GREAT PLANT ESCAPE (has Spanish component)

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts2c.html

A QUIZ ON PLANT PARTS

http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~agrosenheider/plantparttest.html

A WEBQUEST ON PLANTS

http://www.todaysteacher.com/PartsIsParts.htm

PLANT PARTS

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/parts.html

 

Dinosaurs

DINOSAUR FUN

http://www.KidsDinos.com

Rainforests

WORLD OF THE PYGMY MARMOSET

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210960/

HEART OF THE RAINFOREST (THINKQUEST)

http://library.thinkquest.org/C001434/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0418

THE LIVING RAINFOREST

http://www.livingrainforest.org/for/kids/

RAINFOREST ALLITERATIONS
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/alliterations.htm

Aviation

PAPER AIRPLANES

http://www.10paperairplanes.com/

ROCKET SCIENCE

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/RocketScience101/RocketScience101.html

Weather

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/

WEATHER

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/

TORNADOES

http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm

CLIMATE

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sercc/education/education.html

WEB WEATHER FOR KIDS

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

 

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