Professional Development
Elementary Science On the Web
General Science
Teacher's Domain
You'll find science and social studies lesson plans, video clips, images, animations, and other multimedia resources at this site from WGBH. Many of the resources at this site come from NOVA, American Experience, and other public television productions. You will find standards for each item selected as well as further information. In addition to content for the classroom, you will also find professional development opportunities. This is a free resource, but you will have to register.
Science Snacks
Check out these bite-size science exhibits and demonstrations that teachers can make using common, inexpensive, easily available materials. Covering a wide-variety of science topics, these exhibits were designed by the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco with the help of classroom teachers.
Ology
Learn all about marine biology, genetics, biodiversity, paleontology, astronomy, Earth Science, and Einstein at this site from the American Museum of Natural History. You'll find loads of information, games, and activities.
PathFinder Science
This virtual community of teachers, students, and schools participates in collaborative research projects. Project include water conservation, bird surveys, stream monitoring, and amphibian biomonitering. You must register your classroom to participate, registration is free.
National Science Digital Ligrary
This site features reviewed and cataloged science, math, and technology Websites, research articles, events, and newsfeeds for K-12 teachers, librarians, and university faculty.
Scholastic Teacher Center
You will find a variety of science Websites covering diverse topics like dinosaurs, Ocean Life, and Weather at this site. You will also find lesson plans and classroom activities.
PBS Science and Nature
You will find links to resources from all of PBS science and nature shows here. Stop by the teacher section where you can search for lesson plans and activities by grade and topic and the ZOOMsci section with hands-on experiments for kids.
Discovery
You will find links to all of the Discovery Networks channels here including Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel. You will also find a link to Discovery Kids where you will find sections on dinosaurs, animals, and space.
BBC Science and Nature
You could spend all day here! You will find loads of science resources here from web cams to animal sounds interactive features. But wait, there's more! The BBC Schools section has interactive Website created specifically for use in the classroom. You can play games and take quizzes, get lesson plans and activities, and more. The site is organized so students can get the information they need to meet the National Science standards.
Life Science
Fish Base
Search this amazing site for information on over 28, 900 species of fish! You can search by name, ecosystem, family, country or island, or topic.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Visit a kelp forest, get close to a sea otter, explore the deep sea and more at this site.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Love lobster? Learn more about them and other marine life at this site. You'll find sections on turtles, Atlantic herring, and marine mammals. You'll also find information in global climate change, using satellites to monitor ocean health, and more.
The Great Plant Escape
Become a detective and unlock the mysteries of plants!
Exploring the Secret Life of Trees
Learn all about trees at this site from the University of Illinois.
Trees are Terrific
Here's another exploration of trees from the University of Illinois.
Let's Talk About Insects
Learn all about insects at this site from the University of Illinois, when you are done learning about Herman the Earthworm at the Adventures of Herman Website.
What Tree is It?
Identify trees by their leaves, fruit or name at this site from the Ohio Public Library Information Network. After you have identifies trees try your hand a snakes the What's That Snake? site.
Wildlife Journal Junior
Learn all about the natural world at this site.
Animal Diversity Web
This site has profiles of hundreds of animals.
USDA Plant Database
You can look up plants by common name or scientific name. For most of the plants you will get a Plant Profile with all synonyms, a distribution map, and image and web links if available.
Journey North
Follow the migratory patterns of wildlife at this site.
Your Gross and Cool Body
Learn all about your body at this site.
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Earth/Space Science
NASA Kids
Do you know what you weigh on Mars? Find out at this site for kids from NASA. You can also learn about rockets and airplanes, discover what its like to live in space, explore the solar system and beyond, or play some space games!
Windows to the Universe
This NASA-funded Earth and Space sciences site at the University of Michigan includes multimedia exhibits on the Earth, the Solar System, stars, space missions, and mythology; art, music, literature, mythology and film relating to space; images and biographies of scientists; news stories; a teacher's guide; and a "Kids Space" section. The content is presented at three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
Hubble Site
See what is out at the outer edges of the Universe as seen though the lens of the Hubble Telescope. This site from NASA is full of images and includes news about Hubble, multimedia examinations of the science behind Hubble and what it sees out in the Universe, and games and activities.
Exploring the Environment
This site from NASA Classroom of the Future at Wheeling Jesuit University features interdisciplinary, problem-based learning modules for grades 5-12. Student work in teams and analyze remotely-sensed satellite images to solve real-world problems related to weather, population growth, biodiversity, land use patterns, volcanoes, water pollution, and global warming. You'll need a password to access module notes. Click here to access a teacher information page.
K-4 Earth Science Modules
This site from NASA Classroom of the Future at Wheeling Jesuit University features teaching and learning modules for grades K-4 on biomes; weather, seasons, and climate; remote sensing; and Earth systems. You can play the weather game and see how much you know, learn about biomes in funworld, or play an Earth system card game.
Earth Net
This site from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia is designed to be a resource for teachers and students. You'll find a great overview of the Earth, minerals, rocks, volcanoes, and the elements as well as lesson plans and activities. You will also find a wealth of information about the geology of Canada.
Earth Science Explore
Students can learn more about biomes, plate tectonics, geologic time, cycles, spheres, and diversity at this site from NASA Classroom of the Future at Wheeling Jesuit University.
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Physical Science
Sport Science 
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html
Why do baseballs curve? What's the science behind an ollie? What is the difference between hard ice and soft ice in hockey? Find out at this site that explores the science behind sports like baseball, hockey, surfing, skateboarding, and cycling. You'll find articles, games, interviews and more at this site from the Exploratorium.
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The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Everything you ever wanted to know about energy!
The Art and Science of Bubbles
http://www.cleaning101.com/sdakids/bubbles/
Learn all about bubbles with bubble facts, bubble recipes, bubble riddles and more.
Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/
This site for kids covers matter, elements, reactions, atoms and more.
Simple Machines
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/
Learn about levers and pulleys and other simple and compound machines at this site from EdHeads.
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Search Sites
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
http://www.thegateway.org/
This site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education allows you to search for educational Websites, lesson plans and other resources from various federal, state, university, non-profit, and quality commercial Internet sites.
Edupuppy
Sites for young children.
Surfing the Net with Kids
Thematic listings of reviewed Websites for kids.
KidsClick
Sites reviewed by school library media specialists.
Exploratorium: Ten Cool Sites
Directory of sites from the Exploratorium, a science museum in San Francisco.
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Science Fun and Games
Massive Radio
Listen to live streaming science and math music! Massive radio is from Greg Crowther, a
Research Scientist at the University of Washington and a keyboardist and vocalist for the group Science Groove. He also maintains a website with a
database of
2500 science and math songs! He is a busy man.
Jefferson Lab Games
Try your hand at a science who wants to be a millionare game, a bunch of element games, and lots more!
Games for the Science Curriculum
Make your own science games with these PowerPoint and Word templates for Jeopardy, Taboo, Bingo, and Pictionary.
BBC Motion Gallery
The BBC has put clips of over 300,000 hours of video footage on the web. You can view the footage and also download it.
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