Science Happenings

Watch a Cow Eye Dissection- this is real - be sure you are up for this!

 

 

 

Play lots of Science Games at Mr. Nussbaum.com

 

Ology - great website with loads of fun and learning

 

 

 

My Life as An Elk - a neat interactive site

 

Kaleidoscope Maker - create your own kaleidoscope online & test it - fun!

 

 

 

Deschutes and Ochoco Forest Kid Pages- great ecosystem, fish, wildlife activities and games

 

The Why Files - WAY COOL site!  Control a tornado, play with lightning, make a snowflake, hit a baseball and test the dynamics of its flight

 

 

 

Bonneville Power for Kids  

 

Dragonfly - a science inquiry site for many topics

 

 

 

National Geographic for Kids a great wealth of knowledge awaits you at this site

 

 

Try Science.com - conduct experiments and more

 

 

 

Rocks & Minerals

 

Drinking Water & Groundwater Kids - EPA Kids - play some water-related games & learn something new!  Also in Español

 

 

 

Salmon - by Riverdale School

 

Fish

 

 

 

Life Processes - wetlands, watershed, habitats, ecosystems

 

Oceanography

 

 

 

Snow & Snowflakes

 

Electricity

 

 

 

Science Materials - click this for some fun  electricity unit games & activities - from Great Britain

 

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

 

 

 

Rocks & Minerals - watch a slide show 

 

Rainforests

 

 

 

Fact Sheets About Animals - get fact sheets on over 50 animal species

 

Frozen Worlds - Antarctica, the Arctic, Polar Explorers, Glaciers, Alaska

 

 

 

Energy Quest - a fun interactive learning site

 

EPA Student Center - play and learn about water, ecosystems, plants and animals

 

 

 

Trees are Terrific - a movie

 

 

The pH Factor - conduct experiments and learn about pH

 

 

 

 

Medical Mysteries - a Macromedia Flash site where you learn about pathogens and try to stop them from infecting people - FUN!

 

Science Library Adventure - explore by grade level

 

 

 

 

Low Life Labs - fun activities to learn about moving, sensing, thinking, and being

 

How Much Water Does Your Family Use? - fill in the questionnaire online and see your family's average daily water use

 

 

 

Animal Adaptations - Macromedia Flash quiz

 

Edible / Inedible Experiments - here are some fun experiments, some of them you can EAT (the edible ones).  Check with your parents first, of course!

 

 

 

Nutrition Exploration Kids

 

Let's Talk About Insects - a movie

 

 

 

Kids Health - learn about all sorts of health topics - En español, too!

 

Take a Walk in the Woods - a movie

 

 

 

Genetics for Kids

 

The Adventures of Herman the Worm

 

 

 

Nutrition Cafe- play some nutrition games - play some nutrition games

 

Living Things - learn about life processes, food chains, plants, animal teeth & nutrition, bones & organs - a neat site from Great Britain

 

 

 

A Look Inside the Human Body - explore the body systems

 

Play "Chain Reaction" a Food Chain Game

 

 

 

Out On a Limb - a movie about getting along

 

Planet Pals

 

 

 

How Much Would You Weigh On Another Planet?

 

Biomes and Ecosystems of the World

 

 

 

Foss Science Site - lots of topics to explore

 

Earth & Moon Viewer

 

 

 

Discover with Darwin - explore the Galapogos Islands

 

World Climate - type in a city name and see the climate & weather information

 

 

 

My Pyramid - a great nutrition site for you to figure out how much and what you should eat

 

Wondernet Kids Activities - choose from a huge list of topics

 

 

 

How Stuff Works

 

Cells Alive

 

 

 

A Virtual Pond Dip - cool!

 

The Bug Club - learn to ID bugs and much more.  From the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

Fun with Food Webs- interactive site

 

ph Panel - explore the properties of pH

 

 

 

Learn About Robotics!

 

Food Chains Interactive Site

 

 

 

Magic School Bus Games Page

 

Science Labs to try at Home - from Magic School Bus

 

 

 

Make Skeleton Jigsaw Puzzles - fossils

 

Animal Color & Camouflage Game

 

 

 

Burying Animal Bodies

 

Cool Science Trick Using Polarized Sunglasses      Another Trick

 

 

 

The Science of Laughter - laugh a little!

 

Smelly Science - too funny!

 

 

 

Fun Science Experiments

 

Global Climate Change Over the Years - from NASA JPL

 

 

 

NASA Climate Change Website

 

Tsunamis - learn all about them!

 

 

 

Animal Adaptations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Forces & Motion

 

FORCES

 

ROLLER COASTER SITES

 

How Do Levers Make You Stronger?

 

How Roller Coasters Work p.1

 

What is Force? Be sure to click "next" at the bottom to go to the next page

 

What Goes Up Must Come Down p.2

 

What is Torque? 

 

 

What is Work?

 

Converting Roller Coaster Energy p.3

 

What is Power?

 

Up & Down the Tracks - Newton's First Law of Motion p.4

 

What is Energy?

 

Two Coaster Types p.5

 

Kinetic Energy

 

Wooden Coasters - Coasters p.6

 

Potential & Kinetic Energy

 

Tubular Steel Coasters p.7

 

 

International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions 

 

 

Roller Coaster Tycoon 

 

 

American Coaster Enthusiasts 

 

 

CoasterQuest 

 

 

Ultimate Rollercoaster.com 

 

 

RollerCoasterWorld.com 

 

 

RollerCoasterModels.com

 

 

Wisdom Rides 

 

Earth, Landforms, and Rocks

 

ROCKS & EARTH

 

 

 

EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES

 

The Stupid Page of Rocks - learn about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

 

 

 

Pangaea Continent Labeling Site

 

Pangaea Demonstration

 

Junior Rockhound - fossils, rocks & minerals, geology, mining, and lots of other links to explore

 

 

 

Watch a Volcano Movie - by Brain Pop

 

Another Pangaea Site

 

Rockhounds - become a rock expert and take a quiz to see how much you know

 

 

 

Mt. St. Helens Movie - fly around a 3D model of the mountain - COOL!

 

FEMA Earthquakes for Kids - an incredible resource for teaching and learning all about earthquakes

 

The Rock Cycle - learn about types of rocks

 

 

 

Cool Earthquake Facts - from USGS (United States Geologic Society)

 

PBS - Savage Earth - the Restless Planet- has neat Flash animations about earthquakes 

 

Rock Cycle - by Brain Pop

 

 

 

Earthquakes by How Stuff Works 

 

See Earthquakes on the Rotating Globe

 

Earth Like a Puzzle - from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.  Learn about tectonic plates, Pangaea, and more

 

 

 

Earthquake Image Glossary - with definitions & photos - from USGS

 

Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics

 

Layers of the Earth - look inside the earth

 

 

 

Earthquakes 4 Kids by USGS- a super site with loads of great information

 

Plate Tectonics Animations

 

Brain Pop Earth - loads of activities & movies 

 

 

 

Earthquake - has a great photo of railroad tracks after an earthquake

 

Earthquake Hazards - from USGS in Denver, CO

 

See Types of Sedimentary Rock

 

 

 

Exploratorium Life Along the Fault Line - videos, pictures and news accounts from the big California quake

 

Melt Rocks in this Online Experiment

 

See Pictures of Weathering 

 

 

 

Faults & Fault Information

 

Kinds of Volcanoes- see photos of each type

 

Mountains - by Brain Pop

 

 

 

Fault Animations

 

Kinds of Lava and Pyroclastic Rocks - see the difference

 

Beach Erosion

 

 

 

Faults and Photos

 

Earthquake Photos - from USGS

 

The Dirt on Soil - learn about soil and its layers

 

 

 

See an "Elastic Rebound" Animation - showing fault lines & stresses.  Click "Animation" at the bottom of the screen

 

Earthquake Websites by Region - U.S. and Puerto Rico

 

Rocks & Minerals Slide Show

 

 

 

San Andreas (California) Fault Information

 

Recent Earthquake Activity in the U.S.

 

Make a Topo Map 

 

 

 

Cascades Volcano Observatory

 

Take the Earthquake Quiz - only 4 questions

 

Foss Landforms Unit - watch a few movies, look at pictures, learn new vocabulary and more

 

 

 

Volcano Vocabulary - also from USGS - has links to sites about the word you click

 

Earthquake Top 10 List

 

Earth Science Images - search for images by category

 

 

 

Earth's Active Volcanoes - use the map to learn more about volcanoes organized by geographic region

 

Volcano Dictionary for Kids

 

 

 

 

 

Lava Butte in Central Oregon

 

Volcano - by Enchanted Learning

 

 

 

 

 

Earth's Layers - click "Next" at the bottom of the page to advance to the next screen

 

Volcano Activities - from Enchanted Learning

 

 

 

 

 

Earth's Interior 

 

Volcano World at North Dakota State University- a rich source of current data about volcanoes

 

 

 

 

 

Inside the Earth - from USGS

 

Mt. St. Helen's Volcano Cam - the image updates every 5 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Science Challenge Questions (and Answers)

 

Hawaii Volcano Observatory

 

 

 

 

 

Building Volcanoes Projects for Kids - directions and photos

 

Current Volcano Watch Page - Hawaii 

 

 

 

 

 

Earthquake Crossword Puzzle

 

Mt. St. Helen's, Washington - from the USGS - has tons of information

 

 

 

 

 

Earthquake Word Search

 

Central Oregon High Cascades Volcanoes and Points of Interest

 

Solar System

NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab)

 

NASA Kids Home Page

 

NASA Space Place

 

Another NASA Kids Page

 

Planetary Photo Journal- NASA

 

Kids Astronomy

 

NASA Solar System Exploration for Kids

 

All About Mars

 

Solar System Simulator

 

Star Child- A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

 

Astronomy for Kids

 

Astronomy for Kids

 

Solar Events Calendar- NASA

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day

 

Space Science Search Engine - from NASA

 

Teacher Stuff About Space

 

World Almanac Article About Planets & Space

 

Amazing Space - Teaching Tools

 

Zoom Astronomy

 

Earth & Moon Viewer - cool photos!

 

Astronomy - Our Place in Space- by American Museum of Natural History

 

Earth & Sky: Skywatching Center

 

Science Monster Solar System

 

The Nine Planets - a multimedia tour

 

Stanford Solar Center for Kids

 

AstroVenture- fun astronomy stuff for kids

 

What's Your Weight On Other Worlds?

Electricity

 

Brain Pop Electricity Site Jake's Attic - What's Electricity?
Bill Nye the Science Guy Elecrical Conductors - a neat web site from Great Britain
What is Static Electricity? - by Science Made Simple Electricity & Magnetism - the physical properties - a cool site from Great Britain
Science Bob - Electricity Questions & Answers Thomas Edison.com Home Page
Edisonian.com - from the Edisonian Museum - a history of light  Electricity Pages from KidsKonnect.com

Gander Academy's Solar System Page