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Overview: Students explore coloured materials, learning about different colours, how they are created, what happens when they are mixed and how they can be transferred from one material to another. Students learn to distinguish and describe colours and work with a variety of materials to create, modify and apply colours. In the process, students learn that different materials have particular properties and that the properties and interactions of materials have to be taken into account when they are used for a specific purpose.
NEW! 
ArtPad
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter
Use this digital canvas to explore colours and express your artistic talent! When you have finished your painting, watch your work in replay then savie it, send it to friends, or add it to the collective gallery.
Carmine’s Introduction to Colour
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/color1/color1.html
Colour in Motion
http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/colors/Colors.html
This is a wonderfully engaging site that explores the meaning, symbolism, and emotions of colours. Younger children will get more out of this site by exploring it a small bit at a time with an adult.
Colour the Rainbow
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/colorstory.asp?themeid=3
This page actually has links to a couple of very basic colour activities, including a game of concentration to cut out and play.
Colours and Shapes
http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/word_searches/colors_/start.htm
This activity combines following directions, shapes, patterning, and identifying colours. Auditory support and the option to have directions repeated will assist in success for children.
Honey Pot Hunt
http://www.little-g.com/shockwave/honey.html
Students need to match colours to uncover hidden honey pots.
I Love Colours!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/colors/red.shtml
Go through each colour and click on each link for even more learning fun.
Paint Splat
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/games/paintsplat.html
Click on tubes of paint to make Quack jump on them and make new colours. A very engaging activity for kids! (Use the hose to wash colours off of the fence...)
Overview: Students learn that changes in their environment occur in a regular pattern known as the seasons. They explore weather change, and how the ups and downs of weather affect their own lives. Looking beyond themselves and beyond the immediate weather, students are guided to discover that there are larger patterns of change that affect the life habits of many living things. The interactions among different parts of the environment, and the recurrence of change as part of a cycle, are important science ideas that are introduced in this topic.
Animals in Winter
http://www.kizclub.com/storytime/winteranimals/winteranimals1.html
This is an online storybook to read and listen to about how animals spend the winter. This story has tracking but it moves quite quickly. Pages can be reread. British accent as well.
Autumn Leaves
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0209/quickflicks
Watch this short animated video from BrainPop about why leaves change colour and then try the quiz!
Elmo's World Weather Game
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/elmosworld/games.php?contentId=11270546&
Choose the type of weather you like and then select clothes for Elmo to wear. A bit young but gets the concept across.
NEW! School Day Forecast
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/schooldayfx/caab0103
Younger students require guidance in dressing for the weather. School Day Forecast provides the current temperature, what it will be like for the walk home from school, visuals of clothing that might be worn, and sidewalk conditions!
Seasonal Paper Doll Friends
http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f_seasonal.htm
Younger children will enjoy this activity and it has a special fit with the study of Seasons in grade one Science. Choose a season and then select all of items necessary to clothe your doll for the season.
Seasons - An Online Storybook
http://www.kizclub.com/seasonstory/season1.html
Click through the pages and listen to the story about seasons. This story has tracking but it moves quite quickly. Pages can be reread. British accent as well.
Simple Weather
http://www.simpleweather.com
SimpleWeather.com is an easy-to-use, no nonsense weather site. They give you exactly what you're looking for: the weather. No portals, maps, crazy geo stuff, or travel forecasts. SimpleWeather is designed to be extremely helpful and fast. Click on the little 'C' under the 'F' for Farenheit to get temperatures in Celsius.
Ukaliq - the Arctic Hare
http://nature.ca/ukaliq/021des/000_des_e.cfm
The Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) is a small, fur-covered mammal that lives in a cold environment. Like other hares, it has long ears, a short tail, long hind legs and a recycling digestive system. But this hare is also superbly adapted -- both structurally and behaviourally -- to life in the severe conditions of the Far North.
Virtual Pumpkin
http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/online/virtual_pumpkin
Choose a pumpkin out of the patch and create a Halloween face!
Virtual Snowman
http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/online/virtual_snowman
Have fun making your own snowman!
Overview: Students learn about materials by using them to construct a variety of objects, including model buildings, toys, boats and vehicles. Students select materials to use and gain experience as they cut and shape, fold, pile materials on top of one another, join parts, and try different techniques to achieve the result that they intend. In the process, they learn to look at objects that are similar to what they are trying to construct and, with guidance, begin to recognize the component parts that make up the whole.
Characteristics of Materials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml
Cracking Dams
http://simscience.org/cracks/index.html
What happens when a dam cracks? What's a dam? How do things crack? Can we model the cracking of a dam?
The Great Picture Book of Construction Equipment
http://www.kenkenkikki.jp/zukan/e_index.html
Photos and movies of construction equipment.
Grouping and Classifying Materials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/materials/07_act.shtml
Sort different kinds of materials.
Grouping and Changing Materials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials.shtml
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
This site will definitely require adult assistance but explanations on how everything is put together and how it works is listed.
Learn and Build With Lego
http://www.lego.com/eng/default.aspx
This is the official Lego site and very popular with kids, young and old!
NEW! Lego Digital Designer
http://ldd.lego.com
LEGO Digital Designer is a fun, free program that lets you design your own LEGO creations. You have all the bricks you want at your disposal (763 brick types available) and there's no clean up! If you create a lego design that you really like, you can order the bricks you need from LEGO and make it for real!
Overview: Students develop an awareness of their own senses and how they are used. They learn that each of their senses provides information about particular aspects of our environment; and that, together, the senses enable us to know things and do things that we would not otherwise be able to do, or at least not as easily. Students learn about the function of their senses, how they are cared for, how they could be damaged and how one’s own ability to sense things may differ from those of other people and other living things. Through this topic, students learn to sharpen the use of their senses and describe as accurately as possible the information that their senses provide.
Amazing Animal Senses
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/amaze.html
Some animals have developed amazing adaptations to their environments. Many different types of energy exist in the environment, some of which humans cannot detect. Here are some examples of how some animals sense the outside world and the anatomical structures that allow them to do so. This site is a bit heavy with text but full of wonderful information and well worth the time to sit down and explore with your child.
Bird Songs
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/bird_songs/index.html
You don’t always need to see things to observe. Observation is done with all of the senses. You can learn how to identify some different birds by their songs when you click on the bird and listen.
Humans and Animals: Senses
http://www.activescience-gsk.com/module1/home.html?intro=0&SharpenOption=%5Btype+Function%5D&BlurOption=%5Btype+Function%5D
Discover all about senses and how they are used when you play this senses game from the UK.
Senses
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sense/sense.htm
Match the sense to the object by turning a wheel.
Sound
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/15_act.shtml
This BBC site offers an interactive study of sound.
Overview: Students learn about living things and what they need to live and grow. By studying a variety of living things, students become familiar with similarities and differences and develop skills for describing and classifying what they see. As the topic progresses, attention is focused on how living things survive, what they need and how their needs are met. Through the topic, students become aware that groups of living things have some common needs and that different animals and plants meet those needs in different ways. Students also learn about their own responsibility in caring for living things.
Bat Page Game Room
http://members.aol.com/bats4kids2/boxpage1.htm
Your child might not be specifically studying bats but this site offers a number of different activities that require a good understanding of what the needs are of these little critters.
NEW! Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine integrating science, literacy, and the polar regions. Through this web site, students can explore the Arctic and Antarctica by listening to podcasts, reading a blog, or listening to stories. Stories for Students are available in three formats: text only, text with images, or as an electronic book (audio and images). The stories are organized by reading level for K-1, 2-3, or 4-5.
Cats as Companion Animals
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-pppp/LLT-onlineCurriculum/flash/control3.html
Learn all about cats! At this site you will learn about what cats need to be happy and healthy. You will also learn about their history, and their behavior. How many wild relatives do cats have? Find out in this section!
CyberTiger
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tigers/maina.html
A fun interactive activity for elementary students from National Geographic for Kids which allows them to be the zookeeper and create the perfect habitat for a Siberian tiger. Kids love this site but grade one students will require help with the reading required to work through the activity.
Getting Acquainted With Pets
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-pppp/LLT-onlineCurriculum/flash/control.html
At this web site, children will learn the difference between a pet, a farm animal, and a wild animal. You will also learn about a lot of different facts about all kinds of interesting pets.
Habitats
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtml
Helping Plants Grow Well
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/plants_grow.shtml
Work with the plants and then take the quiz to see how you did!
Little Critters as Pets
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-pppp/LLT-onlineCurriculum/flash/control2.html
This web site is all about a special kind of pets: little critters. How many different types of little critters do you know? Do you know that little critters have special needs and have to be handled very carefully? If you want to learn more about little critters, this site is for you.
Living Things
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living
Each of the topics listed at this site looks at the different facts you need to know about living things.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp
Fish, birds, otters, penguins...with great resources to go along with
them. The mission of this award-winning web site is to inspire, enrich and extend a visit to the aquarium, while fostering a deeper commitment and connection to ocean conservation. Students can virtually watch aquarists hand-feed otters four times a day on web cams, watch and listen to live audio during the feeding of sharks, turtles, barracudas, and stingrays, and access dozens of interactive activities. The Monterey Bay Aquarium site supports the study of Needs of Plants and Animals in Grade One Science and Animal Life Cycles in Grade Three. Don't forget to shake the sand out of your shoes before you leave this web site!
Ourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/ourselves.shtml
Learn about living and non-living things. See if they can move by themselves and label the different parts.
Plants and Animals in the Local Environment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/plants_animals_env.shtml
Identify living things, where they were found, and then take a look at how they change.
Ukaliq - the Arctic Hare
http://nature.ca/ukaliq/021des/000_des_e.cfm
The Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) is a small, fur-covered mammal that lives in a cold environment. Like other hares, it has long ears, a short tail, long hind legs and a recycling digestive system. But this hare is also superbly adapted -- both structurally and behaviourally -- to life in the severe conditions of the Far North.
Variation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/variation.shtml
Sort plants and animals into their different groups and then take a true and false quiz.
NEW! Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/content_pub_en.html
What would it be like if you could swim with a blue whale? Visit this site and watch the blue whale, the largest animal that ever lived on Earth, swim across your screen and marvel at it's mass and size. Teachers, if you have an interactive whiteboard in your classroom, students can touch and drag the whale to move it or they can move the small viewfinder in the top-right of the screen to move directly to different parts of the whale. For more information and facts about needs of the blue whale, visit Discovery Education at:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/planetocean/bluewhale.html
What Are the Parts of a Tree
http://www.geocities.com/goudiesfirstgrade/partsofatree.html
Click and drag the parts of a tree.
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Overview: Students learn about the nature of liquids and the interactions of liquids with other materials. They explore liquids by examining droplets, by watching liquids trickle down slopes, by investigating flow rates and by observing liquid interactions with a variety of materials. They learn that some materials are impervious to liquids, while others are absorbent, and that some liquids mix readily while others do not. They observe that liquid water can be changed to ice or to steam, and back again, if heated and cooled, and that wet materials dry out when left open to the air. Through this topic, students learn that water is our most important liquid, that we use water in many ways, and that water is essential to life.
Changing State
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_state.shtml
Visit this interactive site and participate in different activities changing the state of water.
Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids' Stuff
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/kids_k-3.html
This site provides basic information about the water cycle in a number of different ways and provides a booklet that can be printed out for home use.
Gases Around Us
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/gases.shtml
Solids and Liquids
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/SolidsandLiquids/index.html
This site has some interesting activities for children to 'explore' what happens when different items get heated up or cooled off.
Water Use Poster
http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/Posters/water_use/grade.html
Not interactive but... provides some detailed posters on water use to print off and learn from.
Overview: Students explore what sinks and what floats, and what makes an effective watercraft. Through building and testing a variety of floating objects, students learn the importance of selecting appropriate materials and the importance of workmanship in shaping, positioning, fitting and waterproofing their constructions, so they will do the intended job. Along the way, students learn about balance and stability and about different methods that can be used in propelling a watercraft. The concept of density is informally developed in this topic.
NEW! Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org
Have you thought about why ice floats? Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine integrating science, literacy, and the polar regions. Through this web site, students can explore the Arctic and Antarctica by listening to podcasts, reading a blog, or listening to stories. Stories for Students are available in three formats: text only, text with images, or as an electronic book (audio and images). The stories are organized by reading level for K-1, 2-3, or 4-5.
Egg Boat
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/eggboat.html
Boats can hold lots of things-people, cargo, even cars. Can you make a boat that can hold eggs? This is an experiment that you can do at home. The interactive part is that you can post results and read about what kind of results that other kids got!
Floating Log
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=23 Manipulate the length, radius and mass of a log floating in a pond (where the density of pond can be adjusted). Add additional blocks of mass to the log, and study the log as it sinks and floats under different conditions. This site has way more information than most 7-year-olds can grasp but if they are sitting with a parent who is explaining what is happening, they just might be able to understand some of it. This site requires a subscription but does allow for 5 or 10 minutes of various activities free of cost. You can see the clock running at the top of the page.
Float or Sink
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/funandgames/fablab_floatsink.shtml
Test items to see if they sink or float.
Submarines
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0411/quickflicks
Movie and quiz from Brain Pop about submarines. Find out how a submarine is able to sink and move through a short animated movie and a quiz presented by National Geographic Explorer. A bit more information than necessary but explains the concepts well and will appeal to young learners.
Overview: Students explore the interaction of magnets with a variety of materials found within their own environment. By testing the effects of one magnet on another, they learn that magnets show polarity and that the strength of magnetic effects diminishes with distance. They learn to distinguish materials that are affected by magnets from those that are not and learn how magnets can be used in sorting objects, moving things and holding things together.
Electromagnets
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/electromagnets
Build an electromagnet to pick up assigned numbers of paperclips.
Magnets and Springs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs.shtml
Work with different sized magnets to try to pick up a variety of objects.
Magnetism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/12_act.shtml
Learn about magnetism and then take a test.
Overview: Students learn that materials are sometimes changed by heating or cooling and that by observing such changes, they can infer how hot or cold an object is. They learn that thermometers provide a helpful way to measure and describe the hotness or coldness of things—a more reliable way than provided by their own senses. Students observe that temperatures can go up and down, including the temperature of their surroundings and the temperatures of particular objects within it. They also learn about methods that are used to control temperature in buildings and how insulation is used to keep things hot or cold.
Air and Weather
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/AirandWeather/index.html
Welcome to the Air and Weather! Cold, hot, warm, cool, what does the temperature mean to you? Come help this cute little bear decide what to wear!
Changing State
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_state.shtml
Water changes state when it is heated and then cooled at this interactive site from BBC.
Solids and Liquids
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml
Overview: Students learn about the structure and life habits of animals by studying small animals that live in their own community. By investigating outdoor spaces in and around the school and their homes, students discover a wide range of animals that find shelter and food within the local area. In studying these animals, they learn about where animals live, what they eat, what they are eaten by and features of the animals that suit them to their particular environment.
Animals of the World
http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html
Learn about the different types of animals in our world by playing this version of the ten questions guessing game. There is a section just on insects and arachnids.
Creepy Crawlies
http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/ict/Projects/crawlies/crawl.htm
This is a web quest, something a bit different from the other sites listed. Students are guided through a research and discovery process around insects using sites and resources listed. This would be an enrichment activity that parents would do along with their child and plan on it taking a number of sittings to complete.
Enter the Hive
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/multimedia/hive.html
Welcome to the hive! This site literally takes you into a honeybee hive where you can learn all about the daily life of a honeybee, from pollinating flowers to making
and storing honey, by entering their elaborate home.
Going Buggy
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bugs/index.htm
A collection of insect activities from Scholastic.
Insects
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0509/quickflicks
Watch this animated video about insects from BrainPop and then try the quiz to see how much you learned!
Insects
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/Insects
Movies, photos, FAQs, and an interactive insect hunt are offered at this web site about insects. Easily accessible and understood by younger students.
Make an Insect Mask
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun/mask.html
Here's how to make two paper insect masks you can wear. First, print out the cricket and butterfly mask patterns, then follow the directions to put them together. Pretty cool!
MiniBeasts
http://www.ers.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/minibeasts.htm
Create a graph, build an insect, sort minibeasts, or go on an insect hunt at this web site perfectly designed for young learners. There are other links at this site but they appear to be accessible only through a subscription. The activities available for free are excellent.
The Pest Rangers
http://www.pestworldforkids.org/learninggames.html
Pest Commander Pete needs your help! Join the elite Pest Rangers and search out pest problems in a typical home. Using special super hero gear to see through solid walls and spot the invisible, can you outwit the insects and rodents who have made your house into their home?
Spiders
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0310/quickflicks
Watch this animated spider video from BrainPop and then try to answer the questions on the quiz.
In Search of Stellaluna's Family http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/chavez/batquest/batquest.html
Stellaluna is a very special bat who found her way into a bird family. This is a web quest designed to guide children as they learn about different kinds of bats and their needs. The web quest was built to support the story, Stellaluna, written by Janell Cannon. Young children will definitely require the support of an adult to guide them through the activities but there are a very worthwhile use of time. The activities included at this site are intended to be part of a project and wouldn't be completed at one sitting.
Overview: Students learn about materials found on Earth’s surface—rocks, minerals and soil. By closely examining sample rocks, students discover similarities and differences and explore these, using simple tests and tools. Students learn that each kind of rock has a set of characteristics and that these characteristics can be used in classifying and identifying rocks. In studies of soil, students discover that the component materials include rock fragments and remains of living things, and that different soils have different compositions. Students learn that the characteristics of rock and soil are important to their use within the community.
Geo-Mysteries
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index2.html
Learn about rocks, fossils, and minerals.
NEW! The Learning Zone - Minerals
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/index.htm
Minerals are among the most beautiful objects in nature, and they are used to make objects you use every day of your life - including the computer you are looking at right now!
NEW! The Learnng Zone - Rocks
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm
The study of rocks is called petrology. Rocks may have fossils in them, and they are made up of minerals, but petrologists like looking at the rocks themselves. Visit this site to find out more about rocks and the rock cycle.
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/PebblesSandandSilt/index.html
Find out how earth materials are used all around us!
Rocks and Soils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
Do some experiments and take the quiz on rocks and soils.
Rockhounds
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/index2.html
A great site with animations to discover how rocks are formed
School of Rock
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/cgKidsAtlas/rock.asp#
Rocks are everywhere! They can be mountains that we climb or smooth pebbles that we skip on a lake. They can be shiny like diamonds or dull like coal, and sometimes they shake, rattle and roll! The earth is made up of rocks that shape the planet.
NEW! Scoop on Soil
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/soil
Click on 'Game' to download a wonderful activity that teaches young students all about the different aspects of soil through videos and interactive activities.
This Planet Really Rocks!
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/index.html
GeoMysteries – Fast Facts About Rocks!
http://childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index3.html
Overview: Students use a variety of tools and simple techniques to build things for specific purposes. Their tasks may require that a bridge be built between two desks, a model lookout tower be constructed, or a water container be made, all from available materials. Through these projects, students learn the value of safety and good workmanship and that different materials and designs can be used to obtain the same result. They learn that working together on a common task is easier when ideas and materials are shared.
Build Your Bridge
http://www.newbaybridge.org/classroom/twomiles.html
Learn everything there is to know about building bridges at this detailed site.
Building Big
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with Building Big, a five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston.
Build a Bridge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge
On this Web site, you can test your engineering skills by trying to match the right bridge to the right location.
NEW! Lego Digital Designer
http://ldd.lego.com
LEGO Digital Designer is a fun, free program that lets you design your own LEGO creations. You have all the bricks you want at your disposal (763 brick types available) and there's no clean up! If you create a lego design that you really like, you can order the bricks you need from LEGO and make it for real!
Overview: Students study the materials and designs used in construction tasks. They compare paper, clay, cardboard, styrofoam or other available materials to see which are the strongest—which ones resist bending, crushing or tearing—and which are most easily shaped and joined. They test different shapes and thicknesses to find out what makes a structure strong and stable and to find out how much material is needed. Throughout the topic, students learn that many things are considered when materials and designs are selected and that different tasks may require different materials and designs.
Grouping and Classifying Materials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/materials/07_act.shtml
Sort different kinds of materials.
Characteristics of Materials http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml
Grouping and Changing Materials http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials.shtml
Overview: Students explore the nature of sound, its sources, its qualities and what it is. They learn that sound is vibration and that changes in vibration can affect the loudness, pitch and quality of sound. They learn about sound travel by studying what things carry sound, what things make it louder or softer, and what happens to sound when it reaches their ears. The sensitivity of human ears and those of other animals is examined, as students learn about the safe use of this valuable sense.
Changing Sounds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_sounds.shtml
Instrument Exhibits
http://www.musicinventions.org/base/page6.html
Here is a site to get some excellent ideas for making your own instruments. Click on any gallery to look at musical instruments made by students.
The Magic Schoolbus Gets an Earful
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/sound/#
Ocean Odessey
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/oceanodyssey/oceanodysseylink.htm
This is a very comprehensive and interactive site that leads children through the main concepts of sound through a game. The evil Sea Serpent has stolen Mel Scale the mermaid's voice and you need to investigate the science of sound to solve the fishy goings-on...
Sound
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/15_act.shtml
This BBC site offers an interactive review of sound.
Sound
http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/schools
Learn how sound is created, what sound waves are, and how the ear works. As well, go into a recording studio and learn how music is recorded.
Tunes & Spoons
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/tunes-spoons
Create H 2 Overtures with this aquatic acoustic apparatus. Play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and even more H 2 Overtures with this awesome aquatic acoustic apparatus. Need to download this activity.
Overview: Students learn about the growth and development of animals and discover that different animals have different life cycles. By observing the lifecycle of one small animal from its earliest stage to adulthood, students acquire a reference point for the study of other animals and come to appreciate the beauty and fragility of life. Students learn that the egg, larva, pupa and adult stages that are characteristic of many insects represent a different life story from that of the egg, young, adult life cycle that is common to most vertebrate animals. In studying these animals, students learn about the changes in needs of the young as they grow and develop and about the changing relationship between these animals and their environment.
Animals of the World
http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html
Learn about the different types of animals in our world by playing this version of the ten questions guessing game. Lots of fun and sure makes you think!
NEW! Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine integrating science, literacy, and the polar regions. Through this web site, students can explore the Arctic and Antarctica by listening to podcasts, reading a blog, or listening to stories. Stories for Students are available in three formats: text only, text with images, or as an electronic book (audio and images). The stories are organized by reading level for K-1, 2-3, or 4-5.
Frogland
http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml
Everything froggy is at this site!
ChickScope
http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology
How does an egg develop from the time it is laid to the time it hatches? Come explore with us the fascinating 21-day life cycle of the embryological chick.
Get A Life Cycle: Salmon's Life
http://www.canfisco.com/kids/homepage.asp
Come along with Starfish as he follows Sammy the Salmon's life cycle. Authors provide links to other fun sites such as a salmon story, games, information about Sammy and much more.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp
Fish, birds, otters, penguins...with great resources to go along with
them. The mission of this award-winning web site is to inspire, enrich and extend a visit to the aquarium, while fostering a deeper commitment and connection to ocean conservation. Students can virtually watch aquarists hand-feed otters four times a day on web cams, watch and listen to live audio during the feeding of sharks, turtles, barracudas, and stingrays, and access dozens of interactive activities. The Monterey Bay Aquarium site supports the study of Needs of Plants and Animals in Grade One Science and Animal Life Cycles in Grade Three. Don't forget to shake the sand out of your shoes before you leave this web site!
Some web sites are so comprehensive that it is hard to fit them under one topic. These will now be included under this general category.
NEW! EcoKids
http://www.ecokidsonline.com
EcoKids is a free, environmental education program that offers curriculum-linked materials and interactive, fun, educational games and activities for Canadian elementary schools to engage in environmental action. Children are encouraged to form their own opinions, make decisions, get involved and understand the impact their own actions have on the environment.
KidsKnowIt Network
http://www.kidsknowit.com
Astronomy, biology, dinosaurs, geology, history, math, memory, geography, and games are the topic heading of KidsKnowIt Network. Explore each topic through reading, songs, movies, and interactive activities.
NEW! PBS KIDS Interactive Whiteboard Games
http://pbskids.org/whiteboard
The PBS KIDS Interactive Whiteboard Games collection is an outstanding collection of activities to support Language Arts, Math, Social Sciences, and the Arts. When you go to the site, you can click on the subject area and it will scroll to that particular subject area. In addition, you can also sort on title, description, level, topic, and audio by clicking on the corresponding word in the header for each subject. This PBS site offers a fun way to reinforce concepts with young learners at home as well as an excellent resource for teachers to use with their interactive whiteboards.
NEW! PEEP and the Big Wide World
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com
Based on a Discovery Kids TV program, PEEP and the Big Wide World provides stories, videos, games, and activities designed to introduce and attract, engage, and teach science to the younger crowd of three to five-year-olds. However, many of the topics have a perfect fit for the grade one science curriculum and are well worth a look through. Every day a different PEEP story (video) is featured (and can be downloaded for future use) and comes with its very own math or science activity that you can do with your kids. Set in and around a pond, a bush, and a tin can, the show follows a newly hatched chicken named Peep, and his friends Chirp and Quack (a robin and a duck), on their daily adventures. Surrounding them is a large urban park — a place of great wonder and mystery, a place they are forever eager to explore, a place they call "the big wide world."
Science Storybooks
http://msnucleus.org/membership/guide/storybooks.html
These free electronic storybooks and songs reinforce a variety of science concepts in a fun and entertaining manner (electricity, sky science, earth science, rock cycle, frogs, plants, owl pellets, trees, wetlands). On the right side of the page are numbers that correspond to a grade level that each particular storybook or song would support. However, Science Storybooks is from the UK and you will need to double check what fits your child's curriculum.
Steve Spangler Science
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments
If you're looking for a way to amaze your friends, impress your co-workers, or to stimulate incredible conversation at the dinner table, you've come to the right place. Welcome to the ever-growing, ever-changing collection of Steve Spangler's favorite science experiments, recipes, gadgets, and science magic secrets. This hands-on science museum offers hundreds of science experiments and science demos that inspire the imagination and make learning fun!
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