Science - General Resources
General | Convection | Electricity | Human Body | Matter | Nutrition | Physics | Science Fair
General:
- Big Wide World WebQuest
- How does life impact and interrelate with each other on this planet?
- BrainPOP
- Science-related movies and links to information.
- Educators National Science & Standards Lesson Bank
- Standards-based science lesson plans, with step by step directions. (Need to create your own user name and password)
- Elwha River Education
- Resources, links, and lessons about the Elwha River (on the Olympic Peninsula) and all the implications of restoring the watershed to its original state.
- Energy Portfolio
- A pathfinder for Energy-related information.
- Growing Crystals Activity
- Grow crystals with salt and water.
- Ice Hotel Canada - Home
- Website of the Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada.
- Life on the Rocky Shore
- Many resources, games, and activities about organisms that live on the rocky shore in ocean tidepools.
- MIKIDS! Science
- A variety of science topics, including animals, health, chemistry, space, and more...
- Miracle of Fall
- Why do leaves change color? Fall-related foliage and other activities.
- NDBC Science Education Pages
- Answers to common questions with graphs and other illustrations to support the data.
- NPS: Nature & Science
- Information about endangered species, ecosystem management and restoration, and other biological issues in the National Parks.
- Scientific method
- An excellent lesson plan for teaching the Scientific Method.
- Stories for Students
- Thought-provoking stories on what's happening in the world around you and features written for educators ? with lesson ideas, activities, links, and much more in a variety of subject areas.
- Tool Index
- Scientific interactive lessons that are arranged by grade levels.
- Tox Town - Environmental health concerns and toxic chemicals where you live, work and play.
- An interactive website to help students understand what types of chemicals and toxins can be found in their home, in stores, schools, and other common locations.
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Links to scientific information regarding geology, mapping, and water.
- Yuckiest Site on the Internet!
- Interesting and disgusting facts about various topics.
Convection:
- Convection
- A diagram and explanation of convection.
- Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Convection Currents
- A simple experiment/demonstration to show convection currents in water.
Electricity:
- Activities to explore static electricity.
Human Body:
- Longevity Game
- How life expectancy is affected by lifestyle habits.
Return to Top
Matter:
- Case of the Mystery Matter
- An online investigation into matter (with presentation suggestions).
- CELLS alive!
- Information about cells, including humor and vivid pictures and illustrations.
- Growing Crystals Activity
- Grow crystals with salt and water.
- Guess What?!
- An experiment to see how scientists guess what atoms look like.
- Kinetic Molecular Theory with Popcorn
- A 15-minute edible lesson that teaches about heat, states of matter, and the kinetic molecular theory.
- Mighty Molecules
- Lesson plan that has students create models of molecules.
Return to Top
Nutrition:
- Dole 5 A Day
- Easy-to-understand nutrition facts, charts, pictures, lessons, and activities.
- Little D's Nutrition Expedition
- Learn the basics of healthy eating from Little D the Five-Food-Group Dragon and his Royal Food Family friends.
- Nutrition Explorations: Kids' Nutrition at Its Best
- Nutrition information and lessons.
Return to Top
Physics:
- Amusement Park Physics
- How do amusement park rides work? What physics are involved? What is their history? This site answers all these questions and more...
Science Fair:
- Elmer's Science Fair Central
- A complete guide to science fair projects. There is even a link to send questions about projects.
- Science Fair Primer
- A site to help students get started and run a science fair project.
- Science Fair Projects
- Extensive and detailed step-by-step guide to doing a science fair project.
- Science Fair Projects
- A pathfinder with Internet and print resources for Science Fair projects.
Last updated by Ms. Rose on January 7, 2009.
Disclaimer: Clicking on the above links may take you to a site outside of what I have created. At the time of posting, these links were reviewed for appropriate material. However, they may have changed since they were last reviewed. Due to this, I make no guarantees for the content of these sites and recommend that parents and teachers be aware of what their students are doing on the Internet.