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Science Resources K-12  
 
 
Science Resources

Kim Wise, AEA13 Science Consultant

03/12/09

 
Earth, Geology and Oceanography
Life Science
- Biomes
Physical Science
Biology/Animals
Chemistry
 Environmental
Space
Weather
Physics
 

Kid's Fun Page

Education World ® Lesson Planning Show-Biz Science Science That's Fun to Teach!
Science Fair
General Science
Science for Educators

Online Science Simulations for Chemistry, Earth Science, Life Science, Physics, and Multiple Sciences (thanks to AEA11)

Science Videos!

Mr. Elwood's Cool Science Experiments

Steve Spangler the Science Guy (check out the Mad About Science videos he did at schools) - MANY videos here! And he has a handout on his blog for "eye catching demos that make science fun" - with activities explained and some with videos of the demos.  

WildClassroom -  (Biology and BioDiversity videos) "Education for the Next Generation" is their motto http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/educators/index.html

 

 

Engineer Girl Home

GirlGeeks.org - Online community for women and girls interested in technology

Science Objects?

You’ve been asked to teach a subject for the first time, or for the first time in a long time. You realize it’s time for a refresher on the content without breaking the budget or committing time you simply don’t have. How do you find professional development that’s engaging, high-quality and affordable AND that fits into your demanding schedule? NSTA’s solution: Science Objects! With support from sponsors, including , NOAA, FDA, the NHTSA, the Hewlett Foundation, and the GE Foundation, Science Objects are available free, providing all teachers of science open access to these valuable new resources.  http://learningcenter.nsta.org

 


 
 
 
Earth, Geology, Oceanography
The Mineral Gallery Sea Education Association K12 Lesson Plan
Volcano Education Earthwatch
Yahoo! Directory Earth Sciences Education K-12  
MSESE - Earth Science Explorer The Ocean Floor: Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep
SEA Education - lesson plans for marine biology, oceanography, and nautical science (K-12)

 
   
 Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Earth Science Journey Into Amazonia -Take a magical journey into the Amazonian tropical rainforest, one of the Earth's natural wonders, and home to the world's largest river system.
Environmental Issues
Garbage: How can my community reduce waste? EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
 Yahooligans-Environment and Nature News  Yahooligans! - Environment
Kids do Ecology Planetpals  - learn about earth day, environment, ecology, weather, the world we love in.
Earth's Birthday Project - free educational materials about conserving Earth's resources plus Hands-On Science section  

 
Life Science
Life cycle of the butterfly Monarch Watch
Webquest: Monarch Butterflies The Buzz About Bees – Tales From the Hive
Lauritzen Gardens - Omaha's Botanical Center Nature
Missouri Botanical Garden The Great Plant Escape - 4th and 5th grade botany
Sci4Kids - Plants, Animals, Weird Science, and Nutrition  

 
Physical Science
Simple Machines Experiments: Need some in-class activities to demonstrate a pulley? Here are over 20 activities for early elementary classes, designed to examine and understand the workings of such things as springs, friction, gears, pulleys and inclined planes.
Bicycle Wheel Gyro : From the Exploratorium Snack Science series, this build-your-own project duplicates one of the popular hands-on exhibits at the Exploratorium itself. Only simple materials are required, but the process is both fun and fascinating! Exploring Leonardo Home Page- This site provides information on machines, and especially Leonardo's futuristic inventions. It also includes several interactive activities, such as exploring linear perspective, or investigating aerial perspectives. 
Invention Dimension Electricity and Magnetism
Motion, Energy and Simple Machines-Students will explore Newton's Laws of Motion in detail, including potential and kinetic energy, force, friction, and energy transfer. To solidify the learning experience and further investigate motion, try several hands-on experiments. Scanning Electron Microscope-Want to see the world in EXTREME close-up? Here's your chance! Middle school students will surely think this site is cool, and get a chance to guess what they are looking at.
Science Fun with Airplanes  

 
Biology/Animals
 Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Biological Science and Animals  
Audubon Society Froguts - Frog Dissection
Bagheera-Endangered Species  
Biology-Cells Alive Biology-Frog Virtual Dissection Kit
BioLogica - GenScope - free genetics simulation created through an NSF grant. Students and teachers can manipulate the processes of inheritance on six different, but related, levels: organism, chromosome, cell, DNA, pedigree, and population. Computer allows students to actually observe and manipulate processes at one level that affect life at another level.
The Cyber Zoomobile  The Exploratorium's Cow's Eye Dissection
Cool Science for Curious Kids Human Genome Project
 Yahooligans! - Animals  Yahooligans! - Biology
Orthopteran (grasshopper) Dissection  
Virtual Pig Dissection - requires Shockwave plug-in Kids Go Wild Home
Biology Corner Zero Bio - online biology reference for high school students
Animal Diversity Web The Biology Corner The Biology Corner is a resource site for biology and science teachers. The Lesson Plans section contains classroom activities, labs and worksheets, feel free to change any of these to suit your own classroom needs. The Webquest section contains inquiry based projects that utilize the internet. Internet lessons (also called miniquests) are smaller activities that use one or two science related web sites for the students to explore and answer questions about.

 
Geology/Geography
Geology  
 Yahooligans! - Geology  Yahooligans! - Geography

 
Space
The Nine Planets NASA Human Space flight
Women of NASA  Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Space Science and Astronomy
 Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - NASA Sites Astronomy Picture of the Day
Yahooligans! - Space   Yahooligans-Space and Astronomy News
Amazing Space Thursday's Classroom - connections between NASA's research and classroom
NASA Explores  

 
Weather
Severe Weather Unit Lightning Explorer-This commercial site shows you current lightning activity in the continental United States, using information from the National Lightning Detection Network.
 Yahooligans! Weather  Web Weather for Kids
weather.com - Education WeatherEye - grades 2-8, from KGAN TV in eastern Iowa

lesson plans on climate, clouds, flash floods, disasters, forecasting, thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes

 
Physics
 Eric Weisstein's World of Physics  Particle Physics Education Sites
 Succeed in Physical Science - List of Physics Topics  Physics & Astronomy Lesson Plans
 Zona Land - fun and interactice physics tutorials and concepts  PhysicsWeb - Resources
 Physics and Astronomy - PhysLink.com  AIP Science Report Radio Home Page
 Understanding Uncertainty--Physical Science lesson plan (grades 9-12)--DiscoverySchool.com  
Amusement Park Physics  Yahooligans! - Physics

 
Science Fair Projects and Ideas
High School Science Fair Ideas: First choose your field of interest (e.g. physical sciences, earth science, life science, etc.), then click on the subtitle for a wealth of project ideas. Making High-Temperature Superconductors in a High School Lab: These lessons contain free instructions for making a superconductor--it could be your science fair project extraordinaire!
Yesmag's Ultracol Science Projects: Make a geodesic dome from newspapers--one that you can actually fit into; or how about building a telegraph, a toothpick bridge, or a leaning tower of pasta! Science Project Idea List For Grades 4-6:There's no end to the many wonderful ideas you will find here, all appropriate for upper elementary level. It's a great jumping-off point for Science Fair projects.
Welcome to the Thinking Fountain:The Thinking Fountain will provide younger students with several ideas to work with for science projects.  For instance, build a model of spiders based on the book, Anansi the Spider. Or how about building square bubbles?? You can also make a spaghetti sculpture, or grow mold--sure to be a favorite!  Science Fair Central offers ideas for science fair projects and experiments.

 

 
  
 
Biome Links
Evergreen Project - Biomes  Yahooligans! - Biomes
  The World's Biomes
Enchanted Learning's Biome site World Biomes (Grades 4-8)
The CyberZoo: Your Key to the Biomes

 
Chemistry Links
General Chemistry Online 1001 Periodic Table Quiz Questions
CHEMystery - Interactive Guide to Understanding Chemistry Chemicool.com
ChemicalElements.com Jefferson Lab Element Games
Periodic Table.com
 Chemistry.org   Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Chemical Science
Rader's CHEM4KIDS.COM Chemistry WebElements Periodic Table
The Atoms Family - grades 4-12  

 

 
 
General Science
  Yuckiest Site on the Internet - From Discovery.com
Reeko’s Mad Scientist Lab - lots of free and fun science experiments Sport Science!
Edible/Inedible Experiments  
Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves of Science - online scientific encyclopedias - astonomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics  

 
Science for Educators
  The Annenberg Teachers' Lab
Science, Mathematics, & Environmental Education Experimental Science Guide This site provides an excellent lesson on scientific methods, and the scientific steps involved with experimentation.
Center for Educational Resources Dole 5 A Day Educators
Science Learning Network Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Lab Lesson Plans TryScience - 3 sections: Adventure, Experiments, Field Trips plus Live Cams and a Teacher Page