Fifth Grade: Science

Astronomy Sites

• Astronomy for Kids

• NASA: Students in Grades 5-8

• The Constellations

• Sky & Telescope

  • Learning about the Sky 

  • Choosing Your Astronomy Equipment

  • Stargazing Basics

• StarChild

Careers

• Research Careers

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Career Resource Guide

Clouds

• Cloud Identification Guide

• Cloud Types

• Cloudman's Mini Cloud Atlas

• Clouds (Enchanted Learning)

• Clouds: Weather Whiz Kids

• Pexels: Cloud Images

• PowerPoint with the basic facts about clouds

• Understanding Clouds and Fog

• University of Illinois Cloud Types

Small Life

• Microscopes

  • How to use a Microscope

  • Parts of a Microscope

  • Using the Microscope: Virtual Labs

  • Virtual Microscope

• Cells

  • Cell Division and Cycle

  • Cells Alive

  • Mitosis: When Cells Split Apart

  • Molecular Expressions Video Gallery

  • Through the Virtual Cell: A Guided Tour

Weather Sites

• AccuWeather: Illinois Weather

• iWitness Weather Photos 

• Naperville Weather

• The Weather Channel

• Weather Underground: Maps Catalog 

• Weather Wiz Kids

• Web Weather for Kids