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Science Links for the Classroom

Inventors: Innovative Lives created by the Smithsonian Institution looks at people/inventors who have created new inventions that help shape our lives.

Module A; Habitats

Chapter 1 - Into the Desert

Chapter 2 - Changes in the Desert

Chapter 3 - Into the Forest

Into the Desert ... explore the environment & geology, the plants, the animals and the people of the desert at DESERT USA

Sonoran Desert Naturalist explains what a desert is.

On the Line; Deserts explores the fascinating environment of the desert.

Into the Forest ... explore A Year in the Life of a Tree as you learn about forest habitats.

Habitats; The Growth of a Forest presented by National Geographic explores a forest habitat (its plants and animals).

FORSite on the web, is the place to learn about 'How a Tree Grows', 'Tree Identification', 'The Forest Community", and more.

A Forest Is ... created by Georgia Pacific explores the forest community of plants and animals.

Come Along on a Nature Walk is created by World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia to enable us to learn more about forest and its plants and animals ( site is changes each week).

Amazon Interactive explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities.

The Sea provides a variety of information about the ocean environment.

Year of the Ocean multimedia page is devoted to presentations related to the ocean.

National Wildlife Federation is a web site offering many activities and links to explore habitats, wildlife, and environmental education.

Online Eco-Games offers Build-A-Prairie by choosing the plants and animals create a healthy prairie or the Watershed Game is an interactive water-shed planning game.

Radar's Terrarium explores Physical Geography of our world with topics: Climate, Earth, Land, Water, Sky, and Energy.

For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise looks at what effects the world we live in; Air, Natural Hazards, Land, Water, and People.

Module B; Gardening

Chapter 1 - Plants and Energy

Chapter 2 - Soil and Water

Chapter 3 - Good Food

Plants And Our Environment site enables you to explore plants: how they grow, their plant parts, and much more.

Great site for plant unit is Partners for Growing which offers a wide variety of activities and content related to plants.

The Great Plant Escape created by the University of Illinois Extension presents a learning adventure where you help Detective Le Plant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mystery of plant growth.

Seeds of Change Garden explores the seasons of a garden and invites you to learn what it takes to build a healthy garden.

What on Earth is Soil? is a brief fact sheet about soil.

Calling All Kids is a site developed for kids by Kids Health Organization to answer your health questions.

Kellogg's Nutrition Camp explores the food pyramid, balanced meals; calories burned doing different exercises, and facts on food labels.

Surfing Inside the Human Body

Infection Detection Protection

Optics For Kids

Module C: Finding Shelter

Chapter 1 - Shelters

Chapter 2 - Heat on the Move

Chapter 3- Machines in Buildings

Looking at animal homes on the Web; prairie dogs living in underground burrows, or eagles living in nests in treetops... explore and learn.

Shelter/Homes learn about how animals make their houses.

MathMol Hypermedia is a web textbook for Elementary Science lessons on Water, Matter and energy, and Atoms and Molecules.

All About Atoms teaches the basics about atoms.

Energy has many forms. To learn more about energy, what it is, how it is used, and conservation visit Energy Quest from the California Energy Commission.

Simple Machines

Exploring Simple Machines ... look first at what simple machines are .

BrainPop offers an online video about incline planes and another video about levers.

Look at tools made during the Stone Age, or observe chimpanzees making tools.

Module D: Moving

Chapter 1 - Ways of Moving

Chapter 2 Moving to Survive

Chapter 3 - People on the Move

Find out how seeds are scattered; a lesson on seed dispersal.

Observe animals in motion to discover how they move.

eNature provides online field guides to the animal and plant kingdom.

Learn about the aerodynamics of animals and why some animals are able to fly.

"Mr. Bones" Human skeleton assembly activity

Brain POP offers activities and videos related to a lot of different topics but Skeleton Movie explains the function of your bones, what your bones are made of, and how your bones help you move.

Look at the history of Transportation hosted by the Smithsonian Museum; Air travel, Ships/boats, automobiles, and trains.

Module E; Sounds All Around

Chapter 1 - Sound All Around

Chapter 2 - Using Sound

Chapter 3 Louder Sounds

Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World making sense of our senses.

BrainPop offers two online movies related to sound "Sound“ and "Hearing" to help explain what sound is and how our ears help us to hear.

Soundry is a Think Quest '98 site that explores sound. Explore the ear, sound waves, and more.

Energy In The Air is a Think Quest Junior project that explores sound explores how sound is made, and relates sounds to the instruments in the orchestra.

A Space Odyssey looks at radio transmission. Find out about how radio has sent sounds over the air to us and how it is done.

Module F: Protecting the Earth

Chapter 1 - Clean Water

Chapter 2 - All About Trash

Chapter 3 - Making a Difference

Water Science for Schools from the U.S. Geological Survey presents information about water, pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center to test your knowledge of water.

Fresh Water resources are designed to look at Fresh Water Ecosystems and what's it like where you live (water).

View an online video explaining the water cycle.

Explorer's Club produced by the EPA and EcoKids Online both present lots of interesting facts and things to do related to you and your environment.

EPA also has another site related to recycling called Welcome to Recycling City. Learn about how recycling reduces waste as you play games, read facts, and do activities related to recycling.

Conservation: Help Save Animals their Habitats

Noise Pollution

Watercare... stopping water pollution

Defenders of Wildlife from Kid's Planet

E Patrol explores endangered animals, energy saver, and more.

Three really good sites to explore as you learn about protecting plants and animals are Bagheera, E-Patrol: Endangered Species Alert, and Endangered Specie; The Rarest Info Around.

Looking for weather site; try Meteorology A to Z..

For those of you interested in space there are lots of sites on the Web but here are a few of my favorites; A Virtual Journey into the Universe, or Star Journey , and Astronomy for Kids.