Saturday, November 21, 2009
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Science Connections 1


FOSSweb  (K through Middle School)
Skills:  Science Exploration Air/Weather, Plants, Solids/Liquids, Magnetism/Electricity, and more too numerouse to mention.
Object:  FOSSWeb is the official site for the inquiry-based FOSS
(FULL OPTION SCIENCE SYSTEM) science curriculum. A place for support, resources, and fun activities.
Visit Fossweb


 
 
The Great Escape (Elementary)
Skills:  Science dealing with Plants
Object: Help Detective Leplant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the mysteries of plant life. Site developed by University of Illinois.
Visit the Great Plant Escape

 

 
 Outstanding Science Hot Sites List Developed by AT & T (All)
Skills:  Science
Object: Blue Web'n is an online library of outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites. Sites are hand-picked and are, in our opinion, among the most useful for classroom or instructional use.
 Visit Science Hot Sites
 
 
 KidWings-Virtual Owl Pellet Disection
Skills: Science
Object:  This site was designed to teach young and old about the wonders of birds. The most exciting part of the site is the Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection. Many interactive activities await you.
 Visit KidWings
 
 
 Everyday Mysteries
Skills:  Science Inquiry 
Object:  Did you ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why our joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically.

Everyday Mysteries will help you get the answers to these and many other of life's most interesting questions through scientific inquiry. In addition, we will introduce you to the Library of Congress' rich collections in science and technology.

All of the questions presented on this Web site were asked by researchers and answered by librarians from the Library's Science Reference Services


 Visit Everyday Mysteries

 
 
 National Science Foundation
Skills:  Science
Object: National Science Foundation's Multimedia Gallery features nearly 100 videos and webcasts on a wide range of science topics.
Videos clips are searchable by keyword or phrase.


 Visit National Science Foundation
 
 
 Interactive Simulations (middle and up)
Skills: Science and Math
Object:  This site was developed by the University of Colorado to demonstrate lasers, wave interference, glaciers, circuits, quantum tunneling, etc.
 Visit Interactive Simulations
 
 
 The Why Files
Skills: Science
Object: Virtual Science comes alive, make rainbows, create tornados, play with lightening, make a snowflake, and hit a home run!
 Visit Why Files
 
 
 Exploring Nature Educational Resources (lower elementary)
Skills:  Science Exploration
Object:  Plants/Animals, Planet Earth, Human Body, and more.
 Visit Exploring Nature Educational Resources
 
 
 ARKive
Skills:  Science lesson enhancements
Object: Welcome to ARKive, a unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species. You can explore and search ARKive's continually expanding multi-media collection via the navigation bar at the top of every page.
 Visit ARKive

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