Science

Life Science

Systems of the Body

• You can find out basic information about the systems of the body from taking this short tour.
• This site has a fun game to help you learn more about the different systems of the body.

Skeletal System

• You can learn more about the skeletal system by using either of the two sites listed below.
  • http://www.abcya.com/skeletal_system.htm
  • http://anatomyarcade.com/games/WAB/WAB.html
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/appliedanatomy/skeleton/2_anatomy_skeleton_act.shtml

• National Geographic has a great activity to help you learn more about the digestive system.
• Take a tour through the digestive system and learn how the different parts of this system help break down food in the body.
• This short video provides a helpful overview of how the digestive system works.

• The National Geographic site also has a great module on the respiratory system where you can learn more about how humans breathe and the body gets the oxygen it needs.
• You can also learn about the respiratory system through the Learning for Kids site.
• Once you have studied the respiratory system a bit, take this short quiz to see how much you have learned.

Physics

• Fantastic Contraption helps teach about physics by allowing you to solve many different types of problems using different tools.
• Use this site to test out different materials to see if they are magnetic or not.
• Learn more about magnets by working through the crime scene below.Life Science
• Game for Science is a virtual world where you can take on different challenges and explore a variety of levels to learn more about science. You can check it out by logging in as a tourist, which means you won't need to create an account.
• You can practice identifying plant parts with this tool from the Great Plant Escape.
• Play the Virtual Forest Challenge to learn more about what you can do to help the environment everyday.
• Check out this video on ecosystems to learn more about what makes up an ecosystem.
• Build your own habitat to learn more about what kinds of animals, plants, weather and biomes go together.

Solar System

• The Orbit Simulator allows you to learn more about the orbit of the different planets in our solar system while also being able to manipulate different variables to see what effect that will have on the orbit of planets.
• Here is a link to a site that provides a panoramic view of the moon along with audio clips from the real astronauts as they toured the moon's surface. http://www.fullscreenqtvr.com/moon/
• Google Moon is much like Google Earth but it provides images of the moon instead. You can find information about the different Apollo missions that landed on the moon and see pictures that were taken during those missions.
• The Lunar Phases tool allows you to move the moon to different points around the Earth in order to see that it looks like at the different phases.
• Explore Learning has a cool tool that allows you to view the Moon and it's different phases. The site is subscription based but you can sign up for a 30 day free trial or even use the moon phases "gizmo" for free for 5 minutes.
• Here is the Jeopardy review game we played in class. This review covers the Sun, Moon & Earth as well as Rocks & Minerals, Landforms and Mapping Skills.
  

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Earth Science

• The Volcano Explorer allows you to learn more about volcanoes by creating your own volcano and watching it erupt.
• This site has an interactive diagram of the rock cycle that you can use to learn more about the different types of rocks and how they are formed.
• Geo Mysteries has some neat scientific mysteries for kids to solve that include animations, photos, explanations and more. Check it out and see if you can help Rex the Dino solve some mysteries.
• Kinetic City has a fun game you can play to learn more about the different effects of erosion.
• The Planet Green Game is an interactive and interesting way to learn about the environment and what we can do to protect it.
• Here is a Jeopardy game you can use to test your knowledge of rocks and minerals.

States of Matter

• The Solids and Liquids Module provides you with the chance to see what happens to different objects when you heat them up and cool them down.
• Click here to see a variety of cartoon animations that help to explain solids, liquids and gases and their different properties.
• The BBC has a site called Bitesizethat has a variety of experiments you can do to learn more about matter.
  • Check out this module to learn more about solids, liquids and gases.
  • Use this module to test out the characteristics of different types of materials.
  • This module helps you learn about the changing states of matter.
• Scholastic has a great video explaining the differences between solids, liquids and gases.

Animals

• Build Your Wild Self is a great tool to use to create your own animal with different body parts and features.
• National Geographic for Kids has a lot of great information about animals and other science related topics.
• Kids Biology has a great animal database you can search to learn more about different animals.
• Animals A-Z is another good site to use to learn more about different species.
• The Yahooligans Studyzone has a whole section devoted to animals with great pictures, videos and much more.
• The Wildlife Filmmaker (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/filmmaker.html) from National Geographic lets you make your own short videos using video, images and sounds from their collection.