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Thanks to Jude Kesl, University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee teacher with Milwaukee Telecommunications Project for ongoing information on science links. Much of the site commentary is hers. Do you have ideas for other science links for elementary school students? E-mail Stuart's web gal at: ticeca@milwaukee.k12.wi.us |
Science Project Ideas
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Whelmers: Science activities that are not trivial, but also don't "overwhelm". They claim, " Science activities that will catch the eye and mind of even the most indifferent student!" |
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How Stuff Works: Great explanations & experiments... especially liked the how bread works article. |
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Science Toys You Can Make With Your Kids |
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Toolkits and Lesson Plans: A good site to find some rather sophisticated lesson plans on some interesting science topics. It would be well worth your time to take a look around. |
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Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide: Are you looking for some help with a science fair project? If so, then you have come to the right place. 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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Elementary Pumpkin Activity: An activity that does deal with data collection and analysis. Worth a look. |
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Height Project: What is the average height of your class? Statistics Canada is sponsoring this simple Internet exercise to reinforce lessons on measurement (specifically height), data analysis, measures of central tendency, graphing and self-concept. |
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The Science Club is a non profit educational corporation. Kids Science build-it projects... Science Projects at other web sites and more... |
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Ask Jeeves for Kids: Teacher Resources. You have science questions? They have science answers. |
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Ask Dr. Universe: Here is a fun place that's helpful too... Ask Dr. Universe! Dr. W.S. Universe is as smart as she is curious. And she has the whole Washington State University ready to tackle your question. Got a tough question? Ask Dr. Universe: |
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Discovery Channel or TLC Fans? The Discovery Channel has some great stuff. Especially when they arethoughtful enough to plan stuff that you need to teach! Check out the following. Very helpful info.I used to assign my students to write a report based on various shows that would be airing on topics we were studying. Over time, they stopped watching other programs and started watching more educational programs. Every little bit helps. |
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NOVA Online provides a companion Web site for each week's NOVA broadcast, program schedules, teacher guides, audience feedback, and links to related sites. In addition, NOVA Online joins with PBS to bring you images and reports from live expeditions around the globe. |
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Bill Nye the Science Guy |
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National Science Education Standards |
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Science Lesson Plans |
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Scientists, Inventors & Inventions
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Leonardo DaVinci page: A very cool site. The letter to teachers give some great ideas for how to use the information on the site with kids. Also, some great interactive stuff. Make sure to go to the Inventor's Workshop. |
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Invention Dimension: You'll get the goods on every invention from Alexander Graham Bell's telephone to Thomas Edison's phonograph. Also included, lots of links and the Handbook for Inventors. You never know who you might have in your classes. |
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The links to this page include info on simple machines and a on-line quiz. |
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George Washington Carver: A biography and pictures offered by the college he attended in Iowa. |
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Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History |
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
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Smithsonian Institution's Natural History Museum |
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Museum of Science and Industry: Online exhibits from this great Chicago museum. |
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General Science: Links & Cross Categorical Information
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Science of Sports |
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B. |
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WISN TV local weather forecast, weather news, links |
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U.S. National Weather Service |
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Geology: Your World (of) Rocks
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"National Park Service: Park Geology Tour -- Geologic Features" offers geologic field notes, maps, & photographs of the national parks. The site is organized around 14 thematic areas, such as fossils, plate tectonics, & volcanoes. |
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Chemistry: Study the Stuff in Everything (and how it all acts)
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Chemistry Drill for Kids: You will be provided with a Element Symbol and then you will be able to answer questions about it. The seven selections are:
Once you have selected all your answers, press the "Submit Answers" button, to see how well you know your elements! |
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Biology: Study How Living Things Work
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The Biology Project "An online interactive resource for learning biology" from the University of Arizona. This comprehensive, well-designed site covers everything from Biochemistry to Molecular Biology, with a little bit of Mendelian Genetics thrown in for good measure. Includes charts, tutorials, and quizzes for students, scientists, and surfers alike. |
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Yuckiest Site on the Internet: A high-quality, fail-safe way to make human biology easy and understandable, Your Gross and Cool Body teaches kids all about why they burp, snort, fart and more. Clickable questions, funny sounds, and interactive Q&A teach kids all about yucky science. |
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Cool Body Site This site uses java script to allow you to use "x-ray" images and animations to learn how the body works. Also, how many tons of food does it take for the average person and why does our blood look blue anwers. |
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Ecology: Study How and Where Things Live Together
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EPA's site for kids: The Explorer's Club is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website for kids ages 5-12. Explore your environment and learn about neat things you can do to protect it. There are games, pictures, stories and other fun things. |
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"Our Mission to Planet Earth: A Guide to Teaching Earth System Science" for grades K-4 includes activities such as setting up a terrarium as an Earth System model to demonstrate the water cycle, the greenhouse effect, and the difference between global warming and cooling. They can also create their own models of instruments and satellites and learn about careers in Earth System Science. The guide is available on NASA Spacelink. |
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Air Quality Theme Page |
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Astrononmy: You're Just Taking Up Space
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Solar movie theater: Yep, cool images and movies of Sol. Incase you are lonely. |
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Stanford's Solar Center: This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory(SOHO) data. Students can explore the Sun's tangled magnetic field, its turbulent surface motions, the dramatic sunspot cycle, and even what magic happens in the solar interior, where instrumental eyes cannot penetrate. At the bottom of the page they have a link for educators taht takes you to lesson plans. They say they if you use one of their lessons they will mail you enough posters for your entire class! I suggest someone take them up... what an offer! ( Save one for me!) |
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The Martian Sun-Times: " The Martian Sun-Times gives you daily weather on Mars as well as Earth (for our terrestrial readers)." |
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Visualizing planets "If you have ever wanted to see what the Earth looked like from Mars, or Jupiter from the Sun, or Mars from the 3rd moon of Saturn, then this is the place for you. It is a nice educational tool for young astronomers, as well as sci-fi buffs." |
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Amazing Space Web-Based Activities |
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From Stargazers to Starships |
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The Solar System Simulator is part of the NASA site at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The simulator allows you to look at any planet or satellite in our solar system from any other planet or body. |
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