SCIENCE LINKS

PROJECT PAGES: SCS created pages to provide links to web sites used in class projects and research.
 

Solar Sites - links to planet web pages, games, activities, and clip art

Virtual Field Trip to Yellowstone National Park - cool links, and Miss Bosch's blog

Weather Web Links - weather related web sites

Rock On! - rocks and mineral links

Bat Links

Oceans of Fun Links

ONLINE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES: please note that all of these links connect to web pages outside of the SCS server. Due to the changing nature of the internet, it is suggested to preview all sites before using them with children. We'd appreciate being notified if you discover inappropriate content.

 

 

 

 

MACHINES:

Gadget Maker - design a new gadget online

Edheads Simple Machines - explore and identify machines

Tinker Ball - build a track to move a ball

Lego World Builder - build machines to do tasks

Soda Constructor - use force and gravity to design creations

Funderstanding Roller Coaster - test the physics of coasters

Amusement Park Physics - roller coasters, carousels, free fall physics

Robot Sketcher - combine robotic parts

SPACE:

Living in Space - build a space station

Lunar Eclipse - nice presentation about the eclipse

Space Doctor - take a trip to Mars and keep the astronauts alive

HUMAN BODY:

The Virtual Body - learn about the heart, skeleton, digestive system, and brain

How the Body Works - cool movies on body systems

Put Annie Back Together - practice putting bones in place

Mr. Bones - put a skeleton together

3D Brain - rotate and zoom in on areas in the brain

Virtual Knee Surgery - be a surgeon in the operating room

Virtual Hip Replacement - another surgery activity

Skeletons - compare the human skeleton with animal skeletons

Tour of a cell - click to learn more about the parts of a cell

OCEAN:

Build a Sea Habitat - Reading Rainbow online activity

National Geographic Great Barrier Reef - explore an interactive reef

Mare's Build a Fish - make a fish to fit a habitat

Virtual Fish Tank - design a fish tank

ANIMALS:

Dzanga-Sangha- learn about the food chain and organisms

Create a Food Web - design a food web that can be printed

Virtual Owl Pellet - dissect an owl pellet online

WEATHER:

Forces of Nature - National Geographic site on hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, etc.

Interactive Weather Maker - see if you can make it rain or snow

Edheads Weather - try to predict the weather

ECOLOGY:

Watershed Game

Climate Change

EPA Student Center

Clean Sweep USA

The Adventures of KAB Man

What's Wrong with this Picture?

EPA Climate Change

The Carbon Cycle Game

The Washer Game

The Fridge Race

The Lamp Race

Remember Not to Waste Match Game

Chase and Conserve

Climate Change

Carbon Cycle Game

OTHER:

Foss Web - all kinds of online science activities

Get Smarter - science concept review games for grade 3 and above

Volcano Lab - play this game to learn about volcanoes

It's Elemental - flash cards about the elements

Blasto the Cannonball - use physics principles to shoot the cannon

Blueblack Submarine - take a virtual tour of a submarine

Nasa Simulations - video simulations for many science topics

Virtual Dinosaur Dig - dig for a dinosaur

The Hobby Shop - online experiments with rockets, chemistry, microscopes, more

The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits - activities on electricity

Sounds Amazing - lessons on sound with interactive features

Crash Scene - investigate car accidents

Mission Nutrition - learn about healthy eating

A Walk in the Woods - learn about a forest habitat

DTE Electricity - all kinds of facts about electricity and energy

SCIENCE WEBPAGES:
 

How Stuff Works - a good site to answer science questions

Bill Nye - check out the latest from the Science Guy

ZOOM - science project ideas and activities

Magic School Bus - more fun science explorations

Ringling.com - learn about the animals in the circus

Meet the Animals - Oakland Zoo Guide to Animals

Volcano World - Learn about volcanoes all over the world

Ology - American Museum of Natural History Web site

Exploratorium - science museum with lots of activities

Funology - fun science activities

Palmasola School Science - excellent unit worksheets to print out

National Wildlife Federation Web site - nature and science for kids

Jungle Walk - learn about animals and watch animal videos

Cells Alive - interactive cells, videos, and a cell cam

MBG net - learn about biomes and ecosystems around the world

Animal Diversity Web - browse through information on animal classification

Borrico Animals - facts about animals, simple to read

Biology4Kids - great resource for information

Biology of Plants - good basic info on plants

Weather Wiz Kids - information about weather

Oceans - links to many pages about oceans

Internet Public Library - listing of science fair web sites

Science Fair Central - ideas for science fair entries

Science Toy Maker - great directions for projects to make

Periodic Table - learn about the elements

Chemistry4Kids - good resource of information

WEBCAMS
 

Wildcam Africa - live video streaming from Pete's Pond in Botswana. Outstanding site to view animal habitats from National Geographic

Old Faithful Webcam - from Yellowstone National Park

   
  This page was last updated on December 11, 2007 .