Animal Classification

Animal Classification - Find out the characteristics of mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish.

Animal Classification Game- Choose which of the animals is a reptile, amphibian, fish, bird, insect or mammal.

Classifying Animals - Watch a Brain Pop movie and do some activities about animal classification.

Animal Fact Sites

A to Z Index of Animals - Facts about animals.

Animal Facts - List of animals and facts about them.

Animal Facts for Kids - Learn about some amazing animals!

Encyclopedia Britannica - Explore and learn about animals that live in different habitats. (Click Animal Kingdom.)

National Geographic Kids - National Geographic site about animals.

PebbleGo: Animals - Animal facts database. Must login with Richmond username and password.

San Diego Zoo Animal Facts - Animal facts and pictures.

Birds
Beautiful Birds - Read about beautiful birds.

Birds I'll See - Read about what birds you may see in your yard!

Project Feeder Watch - Find out what kinds of birds live near you and what kinds of foods and feeders they eat.
Red Robin - Life story of a robin.
The Birds Are Busy Today - Read about how birds find food and build nests.
The Birds I See - Read about different kinds of birds. 

Habitat and Animal Adaptations

What's It Like Where You Live? - rain forests, desert, grasslands, rivers, ponds, wetlands, oceans and more.

Wildlife and Habitats - Learn more about animals and the habitats they live in.

Observation

Hidden Picture: Bees - What do you observe?
Hidden Picture: Garden - What do you observe?

Hidden Picture: Rainforest - What do you observe?

Plants

Biology of Plants – Learn about plant parts, making food, pollination, adaptations, and more.

From Seed to Plant - Learn about the stages of growth, from a seed to a plant. 

Botany Basics - Flowers, fruit, seeds, stems, roots, leaves, trees, conifers, spores, and more.

Parts of a Plant - Learn about plant parts, the importance of plants, edible plants, flower parts, and more.

Simple Machines

Brain Pop: Simple Machines- Watch a movie and do activities about simple machines.

Simple Machines - Learn about and do activities using 6 different simple machines.

States of Matter

Changing States of Matter - Do experiments on different objects and change their state of matter.

Games For Kids: Solids, Liquids, and Gases - Drag the objects into the right state of matter.

Matter Sorter - Direct the states of matter into the correct column.

States of Matter ABCya - Listen to a short video about matter and molecules, then to a practice activity.

Study Jams: Solids, Liquids, Gases - Watch a video then test your knowledge by doing activities.

What's the Matter? - Choose the correct example of each state of matter.

Weather

Clouds - How are clouds formed, what kinds of clouds, why are clouds white or grey, experiments, and more.

Kid Info: Weather - Learn about clouds, heat waves, rainbows, lightning, severe storms and more.