Explore
Science
http://www.explorescience.com/activities/index.cfm
See real-time correlations between scientific theories and applications that
help students visualize, experiment, and interact with many of the major concepts
in science. Grades 6-8
NetFrog
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~insttech/frog/home.html
NetFrog is an interactive dissection site that allows students to explore
the steps in the frog dissection process. The site also provides narration
and links to movies. The "Did You Know" graphics provide interesting
and fun facts about frogs. Grades 5-12
Ace on the Case: Secrets@sea
http://www.secretsatsea.org/
An interactive adventure that helps students learn about marine ecology.
Grades 4-7
Zoom:Kitchen Chemistry
http://pbskids.org/zoom/kitchenchemistry/
The virtual kitchen to perform online experiments, solve a puzzle, and
get a reward. Grades 4-6
Get Smarter
http://www.getsmarter.org/
Get Smarter is an interactive site where students can compare their math and
science achievement against others worldwide. Grades 3-12
The Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
From the University of Arizona, the Biology Project site is an interactive
online resource for learning biology. The site includes tutorials, problem
sets, activities, and other resources. Grades 9-12
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The Exploratorium is a collage of 650 interactive exhibits in science, art,
and human perception. Students can explore any of these subject: light
color, sound, music, motion, animal behavior, electricity, heat and temperature,
language, patterns, hearing, touch, vision, waves and weather. Grades
3-12
Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience
Cool Science is a fun site that helps students appreciate science. Covered:
Observation skills, plants, animal classifications and metamorphosis. Grades
K-3
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1
This site contains a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas of math,
language arts, social studies, and science. Grades K-6
Enchanted Learning
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html
This is a fun educational site for audiences as young as preschool. Some of
the areas covered: science, language arts and geography. (Not all pages are
interactive.) Grades Pre-K-3http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/
HHMI’s BioInteractive
http://biointeractive.org
HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) provides activities and tools for students.
There is also a section for teachers Grades 9-12
Iowa State Insect Zoo
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/zoo/
This site contains a live, interactive camera that allows students to view
the insects at the Insect Zoo. It also provides information about the
insects. Teachers can use this site to set up a tour by an entomologist.
This site is geared for elementary students, Grades 1-5
The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
Students can help Detective Leplant and his partners investigate plant mysteries
including cases about soil, plant growth, seeds, and reproduction. Grades
4-5
Creature Feature
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/
Audio and video clips help students learn about featured animals. Grades 3-8
Endangered Animal Channel
http://www.endangeredtv.com/
Students explore videos of endangered animals from the Bagheera site.
Grades 2-6
Amoeba Movies
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/moviegallery/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/index.html
Explore videos of an amoeba eating and moving through different environments.
Real Player needed. Grades 5+
Way Cool Surgery
http://www.waycoolsurgery.com
View video clips of an actual doctor performing cardiac bypass surgery. Learn
about heart
health, and careers in the health care field. Grades 3+
Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com
There are plenty of interesting things to read at Popular Science Magazine's
web site. Articles on science, space, the Internet, computers, and more.
Grades 3+
The Astronomy Workshop
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/index.html
Students can view a multitude of Java programs that creates a solar system,
view the moons and their orbits around their planets, and learn about astronomical
distances. Grades 3+
Exploring the Planets
http://cybercenter.si.edu/planets/
Exploring the Planets is a simulated research center at the National Air and
Space Museum that illustrates how scientist explore planets that are millions
of miles away. Students can choose to log in, enabling them a chance
to save their work. There are three levels for grades 5-8, grades 6-8,
and grades 7-9.
Planet Impact!
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/impact/
Discover the fierce force of gravity and pelt poor Jupiter with a comet!
Teacher Tips included. Grades 5-8
Mission Mastermind
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/mastermind/
NASA needs your help in planning a Hubble Servicing Mission. Join the team!
Teacher Tips included. Grades 6-8
Galaxy Hunter
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/ghunter/
Statistically speaking, this cosmic photo shoot is out of this world!
Students construct and interpret frequency tables, demonstrate knowledge of
simple random samples, define range, mean and median as they apply to statistics,
and demonstrate knowledge of min/max plots. Teacher Tips included.
Grades 10-12
Galaxies Galore
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/
Galaxy construction timeline: billions of years. For you: ten minutes.
Teacher Tips included. Grades 6-8
No Escape: The Truth About Black Holes
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/http:/amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/
An opportunity for students to research the fascinating topic of black holes
and to examine the concepts of escape velocity, gravity, mass, and the speed
of light as they apply to black holes. Grades 8-12
Solar System Trading Cards
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/
students will collect solar system trading cards by playing an interactive
card game. They will identify the sun, planets, comets, and asteroids by answering
questions about them. Students will learn facts about the solar system presented
with amazing pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and various NASA
missions. Grades 3-6
Star Light, Star Bright
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/
Explore the nature of the electromagnetic spectrum. In this lesson, students
will identify the different properties of waves and the relationship that
exists between energy, wavelength, and frequency. Students will correlate
images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other astronomical instruments
to the wavelength, color, and temperature information that can be found in
the spectrum. Grades 6-9
Hubble Deep Field Academy
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/
Join Professor WifPic in examining the Hubble Deep Field image and simulate
the process astronomers have gone through to count, classify, and identify
objects in the image as well as estimate their distances from Earth. The lesson
is modular so that all or part of it may be completed using computers and
the Internet. Grades 6-8
Funology
http://www.funology.com
At Funology find fun facts, experiments, crafts, recipes, magic tricks, jokes,
and a whole lot more. Grades 2-5
Inner Learning Online
http://www.innerbody.com
Students can study the anatomy of the human body or learn about the inner
workings of an automobile. Each of the detailed graphic images has 'hot spots'
that interact to provide more information. Grades 5+
ScienceMonster
http://www.sciencemonster.com
Created by the makers of CoolMath, this site entertains with information about
our solar system. Students can take a star tour, see how gravity and
inertia work, and play a fun lunar landing game.Grades 2-5
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu
Amazing Space is a collection of interactive activities designed to teach
students about black holes, collect solar system trading cards, and more.
Each activity includes high quality graphics and animation. Grades 3+
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
View a map of the Earth showing the actual day and night regions at this moment.
You can also view it as currently seen from the Sun, Moon, orbiting satellite,
or from above a variety of cities. Grades 3+
spaceKids
http://www.spacekids.com
Start the countdown and blast-off for fun and learning at this stellar site!
Take a virtual tour of the solar system, play games, view space pictures and
movies, get up-to-date space news, and more. Grades 2-5
Virtual Solar System
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html
A fantastic site from National Geographic with a vast amount of information
about our solar system. With the Viscape SVR plug-in students can take a fly-by
tour of the sun and each planet, but even without the plug-in the site is
a must-see for space buffs. Grades 3-8
3-D Virtual Physics
http://www.virtualphysics.com/vp2/
The Eggs of Time game features an exciting science fiction story and includes
over 20 fully interactive 3-D exercises, animated tutorials, and 200 review
problems! Grades 6-8
The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Explore educational activities about energy concepts, the power of the sun,
energy conservation, energy transformation, electricity and fossil fuels being
presented by famous gothic horror characters.
I Want to Fly!
http://www.jsf.or.jp/education/sora/
Explore the wonders of flight with Toby, the wizard who wants to fly.
Grades 2-4
phFactor
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/index.html
Is it acid or base? Use the ph factor resource to find out. Grades
6-8
Hurricane Storm Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
Interactive activities related to weather instruments and storms. Grades
4-5
SLN.Laboratory
http://www.jsf.or.jp/sln/laboe.html
Visit the Laboratory and make an aurora, a cloud chamber, and acid rain.
Bones Inside You
http://tcm.childrensmuseum.org/bones/otherSites_gamesActivities.htm
An interactive skeleton that assist the learner in identifying specific bones.
Grades 3-6
Air Travelers
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/air/
Air Travelers is an introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy, properties
of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning.
Grades 5-8
Amazing Feats of Aging
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/life/aging/
Explore the mysteries of why and how humans and animals age, and discover
the secrets of healthy aging. Grades 3+
Engineer It!
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/engineerit/
The online guide devoted to basic engineering principles with cool activities
and online games. Grades 3+
Experiencing Chemistry
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/chemistry/unit.cfm?UnitCurrentKey=1
Online chemistry resource and experiments for students. Grades 4+
Eyes on Earth
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/earth/eyesonearth/
Check out satellite images from NASA's Earth Observing System. Includes an
Educator's Guide with lots of great classroom activities on satellite technology
and imagery (requires QuickTime plug-in). Grades 6-8
Hanford at the Half Life Radiation Calculator
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/online.cfm#radiationcalculator
Estimate your annual radiation dose with an online version of the Radiation
Calculator from OMSI's Hanford at the Half Life exhibit. (Note: This activity
requires the free, Macromedia Flash Player.) Grades 6+
Water Works
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/ww/
Explore the science and engineering behind water fountains at home or in the
classroom with Water Works. The website has loads of fun and fascinating online
activities, as well as helpful curriculum resources. Grades 4+
What's Your EQ?
http://www.omsi.edu/teachers/psd/2002/eq/
Did you ever wonder how much energy your house uses each year? Now you can
calculate your EQ (or
energy quotient) online and determine how many kilowatt-hours you use!
Grades 3+
Measure 4 Measure
http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm#science
A complete list of online calculators and converters. Grades 3-12
The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
An online physics tutorial written for high school physics students.
Grades 9-12
