Internet Sites

(please e-mail me if a site is not working - some may take a little time to download)

Science Sites

Facts and Games

www.nationalgeographic.com - Link to the National Geographic Site

www.discovery.com - Link to The Discovery Channel

http://science.howstuffworks.com - How Stuff Works

http://www.ed.gov/students/landing.jhtml - Fun Science Projects

www.sln.org - Science Learning Network

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzscigames.html - Science games and puzzles - The Science Spot

http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/hslc/LMC.htm - The Plano Outdoor Learning Center - this is where Mr. McClure got Duke, and then gave him to us! :) Sorry, not open to public, but can call to check for free pets.

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051308/index.htm - Newton’s Castle (cool science facts and games)

http://www.tlsbooks.com/scienceworksheets.htm - Science crosswords and word searches

http://www.madehow.com/ - How things are made

http://www.edheads.org/ - Lots of sites - machines, surgery, weather, etc.

http://www.whyville.net/ - Whyville - a virtual world of over 1.7 million citizens (membership is free). It's where tweens can learn about science and business through games and roleplay as well as communicating with other students from around the world.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ - Science Buddies provides free science fair project ideas, answers, and tools to teachers, parents, and students

http://earth.google.com/ - Using Google's satellite imagery-based mapping, Google Earth creates a 3D model of the entire planet that lets you grab, spin and zoom down into any place on Earth.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ - "The museum of science, art, and human perception."

http://www.sandlotscience.com/Guided_Tours - Optical Illusions

http://ology.amnh.org/ - At Ology, the American Museum of Natural History’s Web site - play games, meet scientists, read stories from paleontology to astronomy to genetics, etc.

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com - Steve Spangler's Science Site - cool videos of experiments, ideas for experiments and labs, and tons of science toys!

Animals

http://www.epa.gov/kids/- Environmental Protection Agency for Kids

http://www.pestworldforkids.org/home.asp - Pest World for Kids -learn about bugs and other pests

http://www.mbgnet.net - information and facts about the different ecosystems of the world

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html - anything you want to know about all the animals of the world! Pictures and video too!!

www.earthfound.com - The Earth Foundation - Conserving Endangered Ecosystems - The Eco-Defenders work with this group.

www.nature.org - The Nature Conservancy - National organization dedicated to saving endangered animals and ecosystems around the world.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/index.html - NATURE Online is the award-winning Web companion to the PBS series NATURE.

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/index.html - San Diego Zoo - A quick way to access information in a variety of media on various animals, their habitats, continent of origin, and their care.

http://www.anapsid.org/mainamphibians.html - Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection - Almost encyclopedic attention to detail; yet written in a personal manner. Includes information about reptiles, their care, plants they like to eat, handling, and much more.

http://eis005.its.utexas.edu/owl/ - a guy in Austin has video cam's in a Screach Owl's nesting box.

Biomes/Ecosystems

http://www.mbgnet.net/ - Biomes of the world and info for each

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm - Biomes of the world and info for each

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes - Biomes of the world and info for each

Weather

http://www.stormtracker.noaa.gov - National Storm Trackers

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html - Climatic Extremes and Weather Maps

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html - Natural Disasters Information and Research

Outer Space

http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/designsatellite/ - Design a TV or Weather Satellite

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html - Cosmic Quest - Space facts

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html - NASA for kids

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html - NASA's Photo of the Day Gallery

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/ - questions, facts, and pictures about the universe

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QN2aTwzl_cM - What happens when you pop a water balloon on the space shuttle? (You Tube is blocked at school, but this video is worth watching at home! Very cool!!)

Human Body/Health

tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5777/tour.htm - Tour of the Human Body

www.innerbody.com - Systems and their functions

www.mamashealth.com - Information about the body and how it works (click links at left)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody - Organ information and a puzzle game

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/humanbo.html - Research information

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody_SW.html - Research Information

www.teenhealth.org - Body Health and Disease information

http://www.mayoclinic.com - Health and Disease information from the Mayo Clinic

www.yucky.kids.discovery.com - The "yuckiest" site on the Internet

Encyclopedias

www.surfnetkids.com/dictionary.htm - Kid friendly on-line dictionaries

www.britanica.com - The Encyclopedia Britanica

www.encarta.msn.com - Encarta Encyclopedia On-Line

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ - Awesome library organizes the Web with 35,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.

Learning Sites and Games

www.inetlibrary.com - Excellent homework helpers, practice tests, and filtered search engines

http://web.esc20.net/k12databases/ - Research and information site - Click "Access K-12 Databases"

www.fofweb.com - Facts On File - Research Information on all subjects

www.enchantedlearning.com - wonderful informational site

www.eduplace.com - Educational Learning Site

www.funbrain.com - Educational Games

www.nytimes.com/learning - NY Times Learning Network

www.vocabulary.co.il - Vocabulary Games

http://www.factmonster.com/ - Fact Monster - facts, games, info, and homework help

http://www.kids.gov/ - FirstGov for Kids - facts, games, info, and homework help

www.kidinfo.com - Homework Help, Reference Resources, Fun Sites

http://QuizHub.com - fun interactive learning center that features games, puzzles, and quizzes

http://www.esteme.org/index.html - cool math and science sites

http://www.thinkexist.com/ - Finding Quotations was never this Easy!

Math Sites

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/ - Make and print your own graphs!

http://www.figurethis.org/index.html - Math Challenge Questions and facts

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/shuttleLaunch/default.htm - Launch a Space Shuttle by practicing your Math Facts!

Social Studies Sites

www.50states.com - maps and facts of the 50 states

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.htm - Maps and facts of states and countries

http://www.kids.house.state.tx.us/ - where Texas Kids meet Texas State Government

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html - This is a moving map of the country, showing it from the beginning of the 13 states and going through the present.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html - Government Documents (Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, etc.)

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com - Social Studies info and help for Kids

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ - Facts about what happens at the White House

http://www.civilwar.com/ - Info and pictures about the Civil War

http://www.greatwomen.org - National Women's Hall of Fame

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ - These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C.

Teacher Help

www.scholastic.com - Scholastic Books

www.half.com - Half-priced Used Books

www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/ - TEA Web Site--TEKS

www.ti.com - Integrate Technology into Classroom

www.aimsedu.org - Activities Integrating Math and Science

www.thatpetplace.com - Pet and Aquarium Supplies

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com - Steve Spangler's Science Site - cool videos of experiments, ideas for experiments and labs, and tons of science toys!

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