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Elementary Science Resources
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Science
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Discovery Works Internet Field Trips
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This site will take you of a field trip of the Internet to
learn about cool science topics. You will link to other
science related sites and have fun along the way.
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Switcheroo Zoo
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Switcheroo Zoo is a fun, interactive site where students will
enjoy watching animals morph into other animals right before
their eyes.
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Ology
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OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of
Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore
many cool OLogies. What's your favorite OLogy? If you're
fascinated by spiders, then you're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you
erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing.
If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love
ASTRONOMY.
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Great Cats
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This is a wonderful site for learning about tigers, lions,
cheetahs and more. On this site you can get the facts, do
puzzles and maybe even catch some tigers on TigerCam.
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Dinosaurs
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Learn all about Dinosaurs, test your dino knowledge and even
build your own dinosaur.
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Brain Pop Science
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BrainPOP is a web site that features hundreds of educational
topics covering English, Math, Science, Social Studies,
Health, and Technology, all correlated to National Education
Standards for Grades 5-8. BrainPOP users can do up to two
activities per day, free of charge.
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WWF Habitat Types
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This website from the World Wildlife Federation covers the
topic of the 14 world habitats and the animals that live there.
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How Stuff Works - Science
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The Web site is an award-winning online destination for anyone
who wants to know how anything works. However this link will
take you to the science section.
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Science Knows No Boundaries
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Science Knows No Boundaries is published by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) and includes stories, slide shows, quizzes, and teaching
resources about science around the world.
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MathMol Activity Center
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MathMol is a fascinating starting point for K-12 students and
teachers interested in the field of molecular modeling and its
application to mathematics. This high-tech site includes a set
of hypermedia textbooks for grades 3-12, image libraries of
both 3-D geometric and molecular structures, plus tutorials
and reviews.
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U.S. Geological Survey Learning Room
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USGS Biological Resources Division's Learning Room was
designed especially for mid-elementary school age kids and up,
lots of great information and resources are on these pages.
You can learn about all kinds of biologically related subjects
like hummingbirds, lichens, plants, and endangered species, to
name just a few.
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NatureShift!
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NatureShift has lots to offer; an electronic library of 1000's
of images, lots of activities for learners and teachers,
technology tutorials, a showcase where you can view projects
others have submitted to our Web site.
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EIS's Periodic Table
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The periodic table is the most important reference a chemist
has because it puts all the known elements into a meaningful
pattern.
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Science News for Kids
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Science News for Kids is a new Web site devoted to science
news for children of ages 9 to 13. Our goal is to offer timely
items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for
hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other
useful materials.
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Space
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The Ten Best of the Nine Planets
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If you don't have time for almost 100 pages of the full tour
you can see the highlights by selecting one of the worlds and
then following the Express links at the bottom of each page.
If you get interested, you can always "get off the
Express train" and wander around.
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Astro-Venture
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Astro-Venture, by NASA Quest, is an interactive multimedia
site that gives students in grades 5-8 the opportunity to
search for and create a planet suitable for human habitation
while role-playing NASA occupations.
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Planet Quest
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Planet Quest highlights NASA's search for new worlds.
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Nasa Observatorium
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NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and
space data. We have pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and
other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.
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NASA for Kids
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You can expect to find reliable information on space-related
topics, as well as games, Web quests, and even chats with NASA
experts.
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Space Coloring Book
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This is a coloring and learning book about space from the NASA
experts. The book also covers rockets, the Hubble telescope
and careers in space.
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Science Fair Ideas & Projects Ideas
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Bunsen Bob's Science Hunt
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Find everything you need to choose a project, organize your
plan of action, work out a schedule, and see how an actual
project was picked, planned and finished.
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Discovery Channel's Science Fair Central
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A comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project!
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IPL: Science Fair Project Resource Guide
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The IPL will guide you to a variety of web site resources,
leading you through the necessary steps to successfully
complete a science experiment.
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Energy Quest's Science Projects
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Below are listed a number of science projects and energy
activities for students, K-12. Each of them have a short
description on this page and then a link to the actual
activity.
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Science Alliance
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This site gives students in grades 4-8 tips and resources for
completing research projects.
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Space Museums
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Energy
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Phocus on Physics
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This site offers information about the general subject of
physics. Are You Attracted to Magnets? Learn about Light and
Sound, Heat and Optics, Energy and Matter, Electricity and
Nuclear Physics.
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EIS's Kids Page
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The Energy Administration Agency has created a kids page to
explain what is energy, how it is created and how we use it.
There is even an online coloring book.
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Powerhouse Kids and Energy
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Alliant Energy's PowerHouse Kids is a comprehensive energy
education program for students in kindergarten through sixth
grade. Our site now includes more than 50 pages of energy
information just for kids, including games, puzzles and
activities, as well as articles for older students researching
school reports.
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Dr. E's Energy Lab
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This is the Department of Energy's Solor Energy Website. This
site include explaination about solar energy, quizes to test
knowledge and activities.
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Energy Quest
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Energy Quest is the award-winning energy education website of
the California Energy Commission. This site includes a
library, explanations, games and information on a bunch of
scientists.
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Earth Science
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For Kids Only-Earth Science Enterprises
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This website from NASA covers all the topics of Earth Science.
There are sections on Land, Air, Water and Natural Disasters.
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National Weather Service-Playtime for Kids
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This website from the National Weather Service offers
information of tornadoes, winter storms, hurricanes and
more.
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All about oceans and seas
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This site offers and introduction to the oceans and life
within it.
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Volcano World
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This site is a very good reference about volcanos. Here you
can find games, information and photos of volcanos from around
the world.
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Earthquakes for Kids
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This web site is provided by the United States Geological
Survey≠s Earthquake Hazard Program as part of our effort
to reduce earthquake hazard in the United States. There are
puzzles and games, facts and science fair ideas.
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Earthquakes for Kids
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Earthquakes for Kids is part of the larger US Geological
Survey Earthquake Hazards Program site. It includes games and
puzzles, science fair ideas, facts, images, and more.
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The USGS Learning Web
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Explore things on, in, around and about the Earth such as
land, water, plants and animals, and maps.K-12 students, come
get what you need to do your homework such as project ideas
and homework help.
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Water Science for Schools
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Water Science for Schools web site offers information on many
aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an
interactive center where you can give opinions and test your
water knowledge.
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Weather Wiz Kids
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Crystal Wicker designed this website especially for kids to
allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of
weather. This site includes flashcards, puzzles, mazes and
weather related quizzes.
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