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Simply
Science
http://www.simplyscience.com/
A rich source of resources for K-7 kids, parents and teachers
Wonderful
World of Weather
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/
This is a weather webquest that was written for K-6 students.
Water
Science Activity Center
http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/msac.html
This is the interactive section of the Water Science for Schools site
where you can answer challenge questions, give opinions, and participate
in questionnaires concerning water issues.
How
much water do you use at home?
http://wizard.hprtec.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=18360
This is a great web byte to use with students to see how much water
they use on a daily basis. Great for graphing & analyzing data activities!
More can be found on the Water Science Activity Center link.
Meadowdale
Elementary's Brain Page for 6th Grade
http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/me/hefta/hefta.html.
Links to go along with a 6th grade brain unit.
Rocks,
Minerals & Erosion
http://www.linktolearning.com/earth/rocks.htm
A webquest for 4th grade science.
Science
Bob
http://www.sciencebob.com/
Great web sites section that is broken up into space/planets, Animals/Nature,
Earth Science/Weather, Physical Science and Human Body
Smithsonian
Air & Science Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Smithsonian
Science & Technology
http://www.si.edu/science_and_technology/
National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov/
Articles & resources on the weather and our oceans.
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The museum of science, art and perception from San Fransisco is here.
There are many experiments, resource links, teacher ideas, etc. here.
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Pulleys
http://www.linktolearning.com/structures/pulleys.htm
This is an on-line simulation geared for 5th graders of a pulley system
to conduct a controlled experiment to "determine the effect of
the number of pulleys on the force required to lift a load."
Weather
Wise
http://www.linktolearning.com/weather/weather.htm
Four webquests that cover the elements of weather, measuring the weather,
identifying clouds & forcasting the weather.
Super
Bridge
http://www.linktolearning.com/structures/bridges.htm
5th - 7th grade students Investigate characteristics of the different
types of bridges and then use that information to "play a game"
in which they choose the correct bridge to span four different "gaps".
Space
Academy
http://www.linktolearning.com/space/space.htm
A slew of space and solar system related webquests that is geared towards
6th graders.
Diversity
of Living Things
http://www.linktolearning.com/life/diversity.htm
6th grade webquests about the classification of invetebrates & vertebrates.
Investigating
Optics
http://www.linktolearning.com/optics/optics.htm
Optics webquests for 8th graders.
Growth
& Changes in Plants
http://www.linktolearning.com/life/plants.htm
A Webquest for 3rd graders.
Smithsonian
Natural History Museum
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
Ocean
Planet
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Lots of material about life in the ocean from a traveling exhibit from
the Smithsonian Institution.
On
This Day
http://www.on-this-day.com/
Information about what happened on any given day of the year.
Gray's
Anatomy
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/gray/
Anatomy infornation hosted by Yahoo.
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