Scientific Method

http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Science.html Science and the Scientific Method: Numerous hands-on activities and lessons in observation skills (grade levels include 2-12 here) in thoughtful scientific inquiry and investigation.

http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/l4.hts?id=7658&core=3&course_num=3060&std=6 Experiences and Experiments: Students will conduct a controlled experiment based upon food spoilage to explore and comprehend all aspects of the scientific method. The lesson is geared to sixth grade but could be handled by 4th graders without too many changes.

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu Dive and Discover was created by scientists, Web designers, and artists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution, and gives teachers and their students an  inside look at the sights, sounds and action of scientific research.  Daily updates, interviews, slide shows, videos and direct e-mail correspondence with shipboard scientists allow students to follow the daily activities and progress of the expedition in the central Indian Ocean.  The site's info modules give teachers in-depth, interactive teaching aids on subjects such as hydrothermal vent biology, vent chemistry, Earth history, plate tectonics and history of oceanography.

http://web2.airmail.net/kboyle/Thirsty.htm Do Crickets Get Thirsty? Students enjoy conducting their controlled experiment in a scientific method lesson--with crickets.

http://home.att.net/~teaching/science/method.pdf Scientific Methods Poster: This pdf format page can be printed and posted in your classroom to remind your science students of the appropriate steps in the scientific method.

http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/teacher_resources.htm How to Teach the Scientific Method: Part of the Science Fair Project (speaking of which--a science fair is a perfect way to reinforce the scientific method), this page offers sample activities and tips to teachers on how to best implement and inculcate the scientific method.

http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//222.html Scientific Method Using M & M'S: You've heard of M & M math; now there's the scientific method with this versatile candy.

Miscellaneous

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/SAMK8.shtml The Science Activities Manual: K - 8 has been written to aid in the adaptation of the Tennessee Science Curriculum Framework: K-8 to the elementary/middle school classroom. Each terminal/content objective has been organized into a classroom connector which begins with a Set and ends with a Closure. Through the revisions being made to the original Science Activities Manual: K - 8 a significant content relationship is being drawn with the National Science Education Standards. Specifically, the National Science Education Standards have been used to define the Tennessee Science Curriculum Framework content topics.

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/ National Science Education Standards

http://ology.amnh.org/sitemap/index.html OLogy means "the study of." on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies: astronomy, biodiversity, paleontology, physical science, and genetics. A neat site!!!

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/ Good Science Games - click on Games

http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/wind/windandsea.html WINDandSEA has over 1,000 selected links to science and policy sites organized by topic and alphabetically within topic. All of these sites have been reviewed and annotated by a technical information specialist of the NOAA Central Library staff.

http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/kids/ Online science games from Lawrence Hall of Science

http://www.explorescience.com/activities/activity_list.cfm?categoryID=11 Multimedia Activities create real-time correlations between scientific theories and applications that help students visualize, experiment, and interact with many of the major concepts in science. A great site to explore for interactive science!!!

http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/index_jump_worsley.php Jumpstart to Science: a large resource of science related material

http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm - a rich resource for teachers of all grade levels. Explanations are simple and the pictures are wonderful

http://www.geocities.com/thesciencefiles/sciencepg.html Worsley School OnLine's comprehensive 'Science and Mathematics' section, with hundreds of pages of ideas and information for students, teachers, and parents

http://www.electricteacher.com/resources.htm Electric Teacher - full of Thematic resources

http://www.vilenski.org/science/safari/index.html Life Science Safari- Explore this site and learn what makes things living and how are they classified and why - a must see site.

http://www.gp.com/educationalinnature/topics/pat.html Georgia Pacific has sponsored this neat site. There are lessons about people and trees, mammals and forests, energy, the right chemistry, water and forests, paper recyling. a forest is..., birds and forests, from the forest, and a forester's job. Lessons, activities, etc.

http://www.earthlife.net/begin.html The Earth Life Web is a web site dedicated to supplying you with all the information you want about life on this planet. In short it is an encyclopedia of life on earth.

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/teacher/earth/Eonline1.html Students will use their knowledge of Earth's four major spheres — land, water, living things, and air — to classify information. They will also make connections among the spheres. There is also a link for cards that can be printed so that students can practice

http://www.biology4kids.com/ Cells, Studies & Methods, Microbes, Plants, Invertebrates,Vertebrates - downloads, tours, activities, examples - a fun site that is chalked full of information and pictures

http://ebiomedia.com Biomedia: Explore the lives of "whirling animals", take a detailed tour of the surface of a sea

star, examine the evolution and diversity of the eye, match microscopic larva of a marine animal with its adult form, or investigate the natural history of one of the classic organisms of biology such a Daphnia or Planaria. There are Galleries on these and other topics illustrated with dramatic photographs and animations. The site features an Organism-of-the-Month contest and quiz, a collection of downloadable teaching resources and an on-line catalog of BioMEDIA's instructional videos and CD-ROMs.

http://www.sc2000.net/~czaremba Mr. Biology:Mr. Biology is a comprehensive website designed for teachers of AP, Pre-APand regular high school biology. It contains tests, worksheets, class notes

for teacher and students, transparencies, laboratories ( basic and advanced), links to important and interesting biology sites, and a teacher help page. The site was designed almost five years ago as a way to keep my

students updated. If you have an interest in biology education, then this is the site for you.

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/teacher.html Science Enrichment/Lesson Plans by grade level: K-5 grades - great online lessons!! They also have their Scope and Sequence for each grade and Overview of K-5^th Science Units - a great resource

http://www.sciencemaster.com/links/lesson_links.php This site lists sites that are science and math oriented - tons of links to explore

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/Default.htm The "Leonardo da Vinci" National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan has created a beautiful and informative site. Learn about the scientists of the Renaissance and the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, as well as models of Leonardo's machines.

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/teacher.html Science Enrichment/Lesson Plans by grade level: K-5 grades - great online lessons!! They also have their Scope and Sequence for each grade and Overview of K-5^th Science Units - a great resource

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/teacher.html Science Enrichment/Lesson Plans by grade level: K-5 grades - great online lessons!! They also have their Scope and Sequence for each grade and Overview of K-5^th Science Units - a great resource

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/teacher.html Science Enrichment/Lesson Plans by grade level: K-5 grades - great online lessons!! They also have their Scope and Sequence for each grade and Overview of K-5^th Science Units - a great resource

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/teacher.html Science Enrichment/Lesson Plans by grade level: K-5 grades - great online lessons!! They also have their Scope and Sequence for each grade and Overview of K-5^th Science Units - a great resource

http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/teacher.html Science Enrichment/Lesson Plans by grade level: K-5 grades - great online lessons!! They also have their Scope and Sequence for each grade and Overview of K-5^th Science Units - a great resource

http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/key/key.htm Sir Robert Hitcham's Living World Keying pages. This will help you to

identify any group of plants or animals by answering the questions - depending on your answer, you will be given either another question or a picture of the plant or animal that you responded to - a great interactive learning experience for students of any age!!! Check out the main science page for more wonderful resources with simple explanations and pictures http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/schoolweb/science.htm

http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php A+ Learning Galleries - is a place to learn and explore science and nature, from the microscopic to the cosmic. Each Learning Gallery contains a collection of images relating to one science or nature topic with text annotations. Great for students. Lots of information and links to other sites for further exploration. Ages: 6th grade to adult

http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/index.php Each JumpStart page provides fast and concise information on one topic. Use them to get a quick overview of a topic. Many contain links for further study. And if you have any suggestions on pages you'd like to see us add to their growing collection, send them an e-mail. Don't forget to join their listserve.

http://www.uni.edu/currtech/krapfl.html A list of WebQuests compiled by students at the University of Northern Iowa

http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/staff/SLee/science/ Ms. Lee's Kindergarten Experiments with Science - Six simple experiments that you can do with young students are just waiting for you on this page. Even better, there are photographs different stages of the experiments.

http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/ Smithsonian in Your Classroom has previous lessons online. Some of these lessons have active links that your students can go to. Click on http://educate.si.edu and then click on LESSON PLANS. Once you are there then go to the left side and choose a curriculum field. You will find a wealth of lessons.

etc.

http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html The Faces of Science -- Find out what these African American scientists accomplished.

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/people/people.html&d=&edu=mid&back=&fr=f&fp=t&sw=false&cd=false&tour=&sn=0&br=graphic

Windows to the Universe -- Scientists who have changed history.

http://ology/amnh.org/ - This site is for kids. There is a "card" of the day with a picture and information. There are neat games and activities at this site. It is produced by the American Museum of natural History.

http://www.amnh.org The American Museum of Natural History has many educational features. Some of them include photos, videos, and activities

http://www.tappi.org/paperu/welcome.htm Paper University is a wonderful site created by TAPPI (Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry). Students research the history of paper. There are slideshows, answers to questions, and it offers lots of experiments and activity pages to explore the science of paper and paper products.

http://www.ase.org.uk/scifun.html Association for Science Education - has many links to great science education sites

http://www.brainpop.com/specials/scientificmethod/ BrainPop: Scientific Method: ha good understanding of the scientific method. And this fun Brain Pop animation is the perfect place to start for an example of how the four steps of the scientific method (observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment) are used to solve real-life mysteries.

http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php 'A+ Learning Galleries' is a place to learn and explore science and nature, from the microscopic to the cosmic. Each Learning Gallery contains a collection of images relating to one science or nature topic with text annotations. Great for students. Lots of information and links to other sites for further exploration.

http://www.sciencemaster.com/ ScienceMaster a good site to excite young minds about science by integrating information, communication and community with compelling products and services all in a fun-to-use Internet network. You might think about joining their listserve, also.

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/ Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - loaded with great online activities for students of all ages

http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html "The USDA for Kids" serves as a gateway to Department of Agriculture kids' pages & programs. It includes food guide pyramids, weather maps, tips for preventing foodborne illnesses, information about national forest campgrounds, & more.

http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/nav/tfatoz.html Thinking Fountain A-Z - a wonderful site that helps children think about the nature around them. There are suggested books to read, activities, lessons, questions, and links - great to integrate in with your existing science units or themes.

http://www.pbs.org/kids/ PBS Kids - a great site that goes along with some of their weekly programs for kids - example: Explore a day in the life of Caillou who is the star of the new PBS KIDS series - with this companion site kids learn life skills through a number of fun educational activities. Another is: CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG - companion Web site. Get a larger-than-life view of the world through the eyes of Clifford, plus play games and read along with his owner Emily Elizabeth, his dog pals T-Bone and Cleo and the residents of Birdwell Island.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/8314/gridst.htm Ontario Science and Technology Links (also other curricular links) - good

http://www.timeforkids.com Timeforkids.com - The news and information destination for kids on the Internet. New news EVERY DAY written for kids by news and kid-content specialists, as well as games, activities, features, and more. The cyber-sibling of TIME for Kids magazine.

http://www.enature.com/ eNature.com - This new nature portal offers online searchable field guides to over 4,800 plant and animal species. Derived from 35 different Audubon Society Field Guides, Regional Guides, and Nature Guides, the database is keyword-searchable by group (mammals, amphibians, fishes, trees, etc.) or browseable within subheadings for each group. The field guide entries include a large thumbnail image, description, and varying additional information. Users can also conduct an advanced search by size, color, habitat, region, and other options within each group. Registered members (its free) can add selected plants or animals to their "Life List," which is saved at the site, along with notes or comments. While the field guides alone make the site worth a visit, there is more, including an Ask an Expert message board, Habitat Guides, news features, tips for teachers, and in the future, a comprehensive Outdoor Planner.

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/elemsci.html Science curriculum guides for elementary grades

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/squareproj/smallworld_referencematerials.html lesson plans and resources for local and global environments

http://www.c-com.net/~kboyle1/home.html Science Lesson Plans that Teach Literacy K-2. This website is devoted to providing lesson plans and ideas for teachers who want to include science instruction for young children. Here, each month, you can find highly tactile lesson plans that can really inspire your students to read and write with the purpose of inquiry. After reviewing many of the links I feel any elementary grade teacher, not just K-2, will find a wealth of information and lessons. The graphics are great also. A must see site.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ The exploratorium - lots of activities and resources

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu Dive and Discover was created by scientists, Web designers, and artists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution, and gives teachers and their students an  inside look at the sights, sounds and action of scientific research.  Daily updates, interviews, slide shows, videos and direct e-mail correspondence with shipboard scientists allow students to follow the daily activities and progress of the expedition in the central Indian Ocean.  The site's info modules give teachers in-depth, interactive teaching aids on subjects such as hydrothermal vent biology, vent chemistry, Earth history, plate tectonics and history of oceanography.

http://www.findoutwhy.org/ Find Out Why [QuickTime] This site is designed to help young users learn some things about the world around them. The site uses a kid-friendly design to answer questions and offers activities and humorous but informative animations related to queries such as "why do airplanes fly?" "why does the moon change shape" and "why does it lightning?" among others. On the whole, the site is rather modest, but it should interest inquisitive young users, and perhaps more topics will be added over time.

http://sln.fi.edu/ The Franklin Institute Science Museum - tour their virtual museum, many online exhibits, projects, information

http://www.si.edu/ Smithsonian Institute, exhibits, tours, images, activities, resources, and much more

http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/index.html This site has a wealth of information. It is divided into four large themes - Earth, Ocean, Space, and Weather - lots of on-line lessons.

http://www.opnated.org/ an online text divided by grade level. It is fully integrated - Look to the left and click on curriculum texts

http://www.mcn.org/ed/cur/cw/Science_Poetry/Poetry.html The Science Poetry Center - This page is a place for students to post their own science poetry (having to do with Nature or Natural Science, including Life, Earth, Physical and Environmental Science topics).

http://nyelabs.kcts.org/flash_go.html Bill Nye the Science Guy

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kid-sci.html Kids Did This in Science - large list of links of student projects

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Oddities/ Science and Oddities

http://kidscience.about.com/ Science/Nature for Kids invites children to discover their amazing world through original features and special reports.The NetLinks Library offers a starting point for lesson plans and scienceprojects in dozens of categories. The free Newsletter offers students, parents and educators a resource to learn about the latest science news and an opportunity to announce their own special projects and discoveries.

http://school.discovery.com/ Discovery Channel - tons of resources and pictures, lesson plans, etc.

http://biology.usgs.gov/features/kidscorner/ Kid's Corner" links to the USGS Learning Web, which is dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, & life-long learning about the earth. Learn how biology, geology, hydrology, & geography can help us understand our changing world. The site provides a list of educational materials, activities, & classroom lessons. (USGS)

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