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Animals and Plants

 

 

Lincoln Park Zoo

This is an outstanding zoo site with lots of pictures, information about animals, and animal learning games.

 

EEK! Environmental Education For Kids

At this site there is lots of information about the relationship between the earth and animals.

 

Animals at the Smithsonian Zoo

Take a virtual tour of the Zoo, watch animals with zoo cams placed throughout the zoo, and see photographs from their photo gallery

 

eNature Animal Field Guides

This site includes the sights and sounds of 5,500 species such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, etc. Text may be used for projects, but you need permission from the photographers to use the photos.

 

Kid’s Valley Garden

Learn how to plant a garden at this great site.

 

What's It Like Where You Live?

Explore different biomes including freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Ask an Expert

 

 

Ask Dr. Universe

Ask Dr. Universe a question you've always wondered about.

 

Ask a Scientist

Do you have a question about science? Send an e-mail and receive an answer from a California scientist.

Body Systems

 

 

How your Body Works

Visit the links at this excellent site to study the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and excretory systems in humans. There are for movies, articles, quizzes, word finds, and activities.

 

Your Gross and Cool Body

This site show how each of your body systems work

Cells

 

 

Cells For Kids

Study cells and cell parts by making different models out of ordinary or unusual substances.

 

Is it plant or animal?

Photographs illustrate the basic comparison of plant and animal cells.

 

Cells are the Starting Points

A great overview of cell information.

 

The Plant Cell

Test your knowledge of how a plant cell works.

 

Plant and Animal Cell Vocabulary

Play concentration, a matching, or a word search game to learn cell vocabulary.

 

X Marks the Spot

Shows and describes the parts of cells.

 

Animal Cell Anatomy

A great drawing of an animal cell with clear desciptions of all the parts of the cell.

Educational Games

 

 

Who Wants to Win a $1,000,000 Dollars: A Science and Math Game

Test your knowledge of math and science as you work your way to the million dollar level!

General Sources

 

 

Cool Science for Curious Kids

This site has great activities to help you explore science.

 

Ology

An introduction to many branches of science such as geology, astronomy, genetics, marine biology, and paleontology. Click on the Stuff to Do links to find activities. This site is by the American Museum of Natural History.

 

Make Science Toys

These toys are easy and inexpensive to make.

 

National Geographic for Kids

This site contains information, videos, and games about many science fields.

 

Environmental Kid's Club

There are games, pictures, stories and other activities on this site for kids ages 5 to 12. Kids learn how to keep the environment safe while having fun.

 

Ology

The American Museum has lots of information about earth science, astronomy, Genetics, Environmental studies, Marine Biology, and archaeology. It includes games as well as great graphics and text.

 

How Stuff Works

This is an award winning site which explains how things work. There is an explanation about cells in this source.

Inventions

 

 

How Everyday Things Are Made

This site shows how 40 different products are made and includes video clips.

Photographs

 

 

UCAR Digital Image Library

This is a Library of weather, climate, and Earth system imagery. This site includes photographs and illustrations of clouds, lightning, tornadoes, floods, storms, air pollution, and more which can be used free of charge by students. Every photo is clearly labeled and described.

 

CalPhotos

This collection has many interesting images of plants, animals, fossils, people, and landscapes.

Space

 

 

NASA for students

This site provides space puzzles, games, and text for kids of all ages.

Mixtures and Solutions

 

 

Chem4Kids: Matter Solutions

Learn all about solutions.

 

Chem4 Kids: Matter Mixtures

Learn all about mixtures.

Water

 

 

Water Science for Schools: a USGS site

This site offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center

 

Oceanography Vocubulary

Learn the vocabulary of oceans by play four different games.

 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on Oceans

Try to be a millionaire by answering questions about oceans.

 

National Maritime Museum

No matter where you live, the ocean plays an important role in your life as you'll see at The National Maritime Museum

 

Oceans Alive

Get into the flow of things and travel through the rugged mountains, active volcanoes, vast plateaus and seemingly bottomless trenches in the ocean.

 

 

Updated August 25, 2009