Science Links/Resources
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Science Programs:
SKEVA: http://skeva.tamu.edu/teachers/8/index.php
(science key vocabulary assessment)
Stemscopes: wichitafallsisd.stemscopes.com
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Great Science Websites
Discovery Channel
National Geographic
How Stuff Works.com
Science News for Kids
Scientific American
60 Second Science Podcasts
NPR Science Friday
FossWeb
Earth and Sky Kids: http://www.earthsky.org/kids/
NOVA: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/
5th grade science- great website: http://scis.lovejoyisd.net/MP.cfm?P=9989
Science videos for kids: https://kids.usa.gov/watch-videos/science/index.shtml
Plants
Identify identify parts of plants such as roots, stem, and leaves: Internet4Classrooms
Identify identify parts of plants such as roots, stem, and leaves: Internet4Classrooms
Properties of Matter
Vocabulary
Physical Properties
matter
mass
volume
compare
contrast
sense
matter
mass
volume
compare
contrast
sense
Chemical vs. Physical Changes
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Space
Space.com: Astronomy and Science News
Astronomy for Kids: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Yahoo Kids- Space: http://kids.yahoo.com/science/space
ESA Kids - Life in Space: http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/LifeinSpace.html
Sea and Sky- Solar System: http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/solar-system-intro.html
Discovery News- Space: http://news.discovery.com/space/
Photos of Halley's Comet through History: http://www.space.com/11552-photos-halleys-comet-images-astronomy.html
Earth to the Solar System Exhibition: http://fettss.arc.nasa.gov/
Astronomy for Kids: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Yahoo Kids- Space: http://kids.yahoo.com/science/space
ESA Kids - Life in Space: http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/LifeinSpace.html
Sea and Sky- Solar System: http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/solar-system-intro.html
Discovery News- Space: http://news.discovery.com/space/
Photos of Halley's Comet through History: http://www.space.com/11552-photos-halleys-comet-images-astronomy.html
Earth to the Solar System Exhibition: http://fettss.arc.nasa.gov/
Sun Investigation, in preparation for telescope viewing
1. Atomic structure
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/index.html
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_intro.html
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_structure.html
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/index.html
2. Fusion and fission
http://reactor.engr.wisc.edu/tour/fission.htm
3. Star colors and sizes
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/stars.htm
http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/18B.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0921899.html
4. Our sun, Sol
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4868
http://science.howstuffworks.com/sun2.htm
Earthquakes
The recent earthquake in Japan has us wondering about the science of earthquakes. Click on the links below to become an earthquake expert.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm
http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm
http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm
Force and Motion
VOCAB- force, speed, push, pull, motion
Newton's Laws of Motion: http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/
Newton's Laws of Motion: http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/
Types of Energy
0708_types_of_energy.ppt | |
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aship.ppt | |
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what_is_motion_anyway.ppt | |
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Organisms
Virtual Cell: http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/tour/cell/cell.htm
Classification of Living Things: http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/animal_3.htm
Classification of Living Things: http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/animal_3.htm
Ecosystems
Biodiversity in the Dzangha-Sangha Rain Forest, interactive: http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_biodiversity/