LINKS

B A C K Y A R D S C I E N C E

Nature Pics LINK

Current Events LINK

SCIENCE

Science Explanation VIDEOS

Discovery Channel page

Science & Technology Fact Page

CHEMISTRY

Chem4Kids LINK

Chemistry info

Cloud Model of the Electron

Elements Link

ASTRONOMY

What’s in the Sky tonight?

GAME 1– NASA’s Kids Club

GAME 2– NASA items

GAME 3– GOOGLE Earth Download

GAME 4: Engaging Science: Play It’s Just a Phase

GAME 5– Interactive solar system

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

GEOLOGY

IRIS: Check out current seismic activity

KidsGeology.com LINK

ROCKS: Mineral Groups LINK

Metamorphic Rock Groups LINK

ID Rocks LINKS

ROCK ID LINK

ROCK Tables: LINK

GAME 1–Play the rock game!

GAME 2– Continental Rift game

GAME 3–Geology coloring pages

GAME 4–Geology funnies

GAME 5–Pangea fun

GAME 6– Engaging Science: Play It’s Your Life

GAME 7–Interactive Earth Layers

GAME 8– Quiz Your Noodle: Geology

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

PREHISTORY

National Geographic: Prehistoric Timeline

Fossils for Kids

Geologic Timeline

Geologic Timeline 2

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

BIOLOGY

DNA from the Beginning

Cells Alive: See real cell videos

Backyard Nature

Journey South/North

GAME 1: Build a Food Chain

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

PLANTS

Plant SEARCH Link: Discover what kind of plant you have!

Karly’s Kids Corner: Arbor Day Page

Majestic Trees video

mbqnet.com: Plant guide

GAME 1: Play Bloomin’ Gardens

GAME 2: The Great Plant Escape: detective activity

GAME 3: Water Cycle Game

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

ANIMALS

Animal Planet Website

National Geographic: Animals

National Geographic Kids

Discovery Education: Galapagos Island

Animal Planet

Animal Diversity Web: Follow the spinning skulls to be a detective

NC Zoo

WEBCAM: Animal Planet

WEBCAM: WEBcam LOCATOR

WEBCAM: Visit the aquarium!

WEBCAM: San Diego Zoo!

WEBCAM: African zoo cam!

GAME 1: Animal Tracks & Signs

ECOSYSTEMS

WE CAN CHANGE CHALLENGE

Habitats

Global Precipitation Patterns

Global Weather Patterns

Real-Time Satellite Image

Journey South/North

GAME 1: Ecokids webpage

GAME 2: Choose from 8 Climate Change games

GAME 3: Play 3 Land Use Games

GAME 4: Choose from 7 Waste Games

GAME 5: Choose from 2 Water Games

GAME 6: Ecokids Play Acid Lake

GAME 7: Ecokids Play Land Use Games

GAME 6: EPA: Many games, experiments, & activities

GAME 11: Water Cycle-DRIPPY

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

OCEANS

Ocean Life

Atolls

Discovery Education: Tube worms

VIDEO: Plunge

GAME 1: Atlantic Coast Pearl Catch

GAME 2: Turtle Voyager

GAME 3: Ocean Geography

GAME 4: Ocean Predators

GAME 5: Beach Art

GAME 6: Ocean Puzzle 1

GAME 7: Tall Ships! Game

Game 8: Current Capers Game

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

WETLANDS

mbgnet: Wetland habitat

Ponds & Lakes

How to Skip Rocks on the Water

GAME 1: Pond food Web

GAME 2: Engaging Science: Play Wild Wetlands

GAME 3: Engaging Science: Play What a Mouthful

GAME 4: Frog Spotter Game

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

POLAR REGIONS

North Pole Satellite image

Antarctica: Students on Ice

Antarctica Tour

Biomes: Tundra

GAME 1: Arctic Food Web

GAME 2: Polar Penguins

GAME 3: Mush Rush

GAME 4: Animal Antics

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

GRASSLAND

Biome: Deserts

mgbnet: Deserts

Desert Blooms

Desert USA

MrDowling.com: Deserts

Desert Animals

GAME 1: Lightning McQeen’s Race

GAME 2: Neopets Desert Race

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

WOODLANDS

Biomes: Forest

mbgnet: deciduous forests

Blueplanet: deciduous forests

Backyard Nature Page

GAME 1: Take a virtual walk through the woods

GAME 2: Save the Trees Game

GAME 3: Habitats Game

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

RAINFORESTS

Biomes: Tropical rainforest

Rainforest education

PBS: Amazonia

The Blue Planet: Rain orest

Rainforest plants

National Geographic: Rainforests at Night

National Geographic: Rainforests

National Geographic Kids: Rainforests

Amazon Interactive

GAME 1: Amazonia Explorer

GAME 2: Hear Rainforest animal

GAME 3: Jungle Journey

GAME 4: Write a Rainforest Story

GAME 5: Rainforest Puzzle

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

ENERGY & HEAT

Interactive Periodic Table

GAME: Engaging Science: Play Current Affairs

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

VIDEO: Heat & Radiation

LINK: HEAT for Kids

LINK: Energy

LINK: Thermal Energy

LINK: Heat/Thermal Energy

GAME: Heat Cardflip

GAME 2: Heat Energy Matchit

GAME 3: Heat Energy Wordorama

GAME 4: Heat Energy Wordfall

GAME 5: Heat Energy Hangmouse

ACTIVITY 1: BBC Heat

ACTIVITY 2: BBC Heat & Homes

SOUND ENERGY

GAME: Engaging Science: Play Make a Note

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

LINK: What are WAVES?

LINK: NASA- Waves

LINK: Ocean Wavs & Currents

LINK: Sound Facts

LINK: All about ears

LINK: Ducksers- Sound

GAME: Waves-Interactive

GAME: ID the sound

GAME: BBC- Changing the sound

ACTIVITY: Interactive Sound Ruler

LIGHT ENERGY

VIDEOS: Seamonclips

NASA: electromagnetic waves LINK

NASA: electromagnetic waves descriptions LINK

Electromagnetic Waves LINK

Electromagnetic Waves LINK 2

LINK: Light & Color Webpage

LIGHT- The Human Eye LINK

LIGHT- Physics for Kids LINK

LIGHT- Optics for Kids

VIDEO: Nova- Electromagnetic waves

GAME 1: How We See

GAME 2: Light Sources & Reflections

GAME 3: Light & Shadows

ACTIVITY: BBC Light

ACTIVITY: BBC Electromagnetic Spectrum

ACTIVITY: BBC Infrared

ACTIVITY: BBC Wireless Signals