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CURRICULUM WEBSITES
FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

SCIENCE
3-5 GRADE

Biomes Earth, Earth Layers, Sun, Moon Gravity, Forces Ecosystems/Habitats
Biodiversity
Energy, Forces, Magnetism, Sound, Light
Environment/Life Cycles/Webs Geology Human Body Inventors  & Inventions
Plants Properties of Matter Rocks, Minerals, Cycles of Rocks Science Fair Projects
Simple Machines Water Cycle Weather  

Science sites to try. Many themes that cover adventure, experiments, field trips, and curiosity. 
Try Science Bill Nye the Science Guy
Cool Science for Curious Kids - 
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
NASA's Kids Science New Network
Information on Life Sciences, Earth Science, Space and more. Watch Videos, Do and Activity, Take a Quiz
 
Biomes
Missouri Botanical Gardens  Journey into the Rainforest - 
National Geographic
EPA Exploring Estuaries Biomes -  5 Main Biomes -
Kids Do Ecology
Enchanted Learning - Biomes Mission Biomes - NASA
Biodiversity - Ology - The Living Ocean Biomes - Earth Science Explorer
The World's Biomes - 
University of California
Biomes - Fact Monster
Biomes - NatureWorks - 
New Hampshire Public Television
Types of Lands - 
Hartcourt Publishers
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Ecosystems/ Habitats/ Biodiversity
Ecosystems - NatureWorks - 
New Hampshire Public Television 
Biodiversity - Field Museum
 Journey into the Amazonia - PBS Biodiversity - 
American Museum & Natural History
Biodiversity Marine Biology - 
American Museum & Natural History
EPA Exploring Estuaries 4H Virtual Farm
Biodiversity - 
World Wildlife Federation
Habitats - 
Channel 4 Learning
Falcon Webcam Dunn Memorial Bridge K4 Earth Science Modules 
Marine Biology/The Living Oceans - Ology Interdependence and Adaptation - BBC
Biodiversity - Ology
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Environment/ Life Cycles/ Webs
Eco Kids
Environmental Issues
(Habitat, Climate and more...)

Wildlife
(Mammels, Plants, Birds, Amphibians and more...)
Eco Kids
Energy

Science and Nature
(Earth & Space, Nature, Science and more...)
Biology of Plants - 
Missouri Botanical Garden
(Plant Part, Making Food, Pollination, Seed Dispersal)
EEK - 
Environmental Education for Kids
Trees are Terrific Food Chains
Food Web - 
Create up to 4 different food webs
Artic, Pond & Meadow Food Web -
Hartcourt
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Earth, Earth Layers, Sun, Moon, Gravity, Forces
Spheres - Earth Science Explorer Orbital Changes - Earth Science Explorer
Earth - Windows to the Universe
(Interior & Surface, Atmosphere, Moon, Water, Life & Ecology, Climate, etc.)
Geologic Time - 
Earth Science Explorer
Plate Tectonics - Earth Science Explorer Earth Our World in Motion - Ology
Volcanoes - Earth Science Explorer The Earth's Moon - Windows to the Universe
Sun, Earth & Moon - BBC Gravity - Harcourt
Inside the Earth - 
Enchanted Learning
Layers of the Earth - 
The Tech Org
Amazing Space
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Energy/ Forces/ Magnetism/ Sound/ Light
Friction - Channel 4 Learning Forces in Action -Channel 4 Learning
Circuits and Conductors -Channel 4 Learning Changing Circuits -Channel 4 Learning
Magnets and Springs -Channel 4 Learning Light and Shadows - Channel 4 Learning
Energy Kids Page - Department of Energy Physical Processes 
(Electricity, Forces, Magnetism, Gravity, Friction, Light, Sound, etc.)
Changing Sound - BBC Forces in Action
Light/How We See Things - BBC  Friction - BBC
Physics of Sound - FOSSWEB
Interactive Activities, Movies, Pictures and More...
Theater of Electricity - 
Boston Museum of Science
Changing Circuits - BBC Energy Kid's Corner
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Geology
Earthquakes for Kids - USGS Geology Training with Arty Astro - NASA
Paleontology- The Big Dig - Ology Volcano World
Geology of our Earth  
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Human Body
Brain Drain - Harcourt Digestion - Harcourt
Skeleton Shakedown - Harcourt Moving and Growing - BBC
 
Inventors/ Inventions
Zoom Inventors & Inventions - Enchanted Learning Thomas Edison
Inventors and Inventions - PBS  
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Plants
Helping Plants Grow Well -
Channel 4 Learning
Identify a Tree - 
National Arbortree Association
The Great Plant Escape - 
University of Illinois
Identify Flower Parts - BBC
Fast Plants - University of Wisconsin Adventure of the Argonauts
Trees are Terrific What Tree Is It?
Biology of Plants - 
Missouri Botanical Garden
(Plant Part, Making Food, Pollination, Seed Dispersal)
New Plants - FOSSWEB
Interactive Activity, Movies, Pictures and more...
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Properties of Matter
Gases Around Us - Channel 4 Learning Changing State - Channel 4 Learning
Solids, Liquids & How they can be Separated - Channel 4 Learning Chem4Kids!
Solids, Liquids, Gases - BBC States of Matter - Hartcourt
Changing State - BBC Gases Around Us - BBC
Changing Matter/State - BBC Reversible and Irreversible Changes - BBC
Solids and Liquids - BBC Electrical Conductors - BBC
Separating Material/Matter - BBC Thermal Conductors - BBC
Melting and Boiling - Hartcourt Publishers Grouping and Classifying Material - BBC

Changing Matter Demonstration
A great interactive demonstration of liquid molecules! Increase the heat, and watch it change into a gas!

Properties of Materials
A great series of interactive games that explores the world of materials!
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Rocks, Minerals, Cycles of Rocks
Mineralogy for Kids If Rocks Could Talk - Ology
Rock Cycle - Earth Science Explorer Rock and Rock Cycle - Windows to the Universe
What is a Mineral? - Windows to the Universe What is a Fossil?
Fast Facts About Rock and Fossils - Children's Museum of Indianapolis  
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Simple Machines
Simple Machines - Franklin Institute Edheads
Simple Machines - 
Hartcourt Publishers
Pieces of Science/Understanding Simple Machines - Science Learning Network
Simple and Complex Machines -
University of Utah
Levers and Pulleys - Foss Web
Interactive Activities, Movies, Pictures and more...
COSI
(Center Of Science and Industry)
 
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Science Fair Projects
Great Ideas and Instructions for Your Scienc
e Fair
Discovery School Science Fair Central California Energy Commission Science Fair Projects
The Science Explorer The Franklin Institute
Try Science Bunsen Bob's Science Fair Projects 
8th Grade and Under
 
Water Cycle
 Water Cycle - USEPA  Water Cycle - Earth Science Explorer
 Water Science for Schools - USGS Droplet and the Water Cycle
Water Cycle - EEK Water Cycle - EPA
Water Cycle - MOBOT Water Cycle - Earth Science Explorer
Water Cycle - Windows to the Universe Water Cycle - DCWASA for Kids
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Weather
Ed Heads Weather Page The Weather Channel
Annenberg Weather FEMA's Disaster Area
University of Illinois Weather One EPA's Climate, Weather, Global Warming Site
Weather - BBC Weather - Scholastic
NOAA  
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Although the websites have been reviewed by the Technology Department's instructional staff, they are external links, and the district therefore has no control over their content. They are provided as a convenience. We will continue to review the sites.