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Science Links

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Click on the links to find animations, resources, and games that make science fun and easy.



Heredity


Gene Scene - Three games to play
http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/games/genescene/GeneActivities2.html


Sorting Games to teach branch classification
http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/sorting_games/index.htm

Animal Branching classification Game - Use the branching tree database to guess your animal
http://www.rogerfrost.com/animaltree/index.htm

Genetics- An animated tour of the basics.
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/

The Gene Scene
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=genetics

Weather


What Happens During the Water Cycle- Harcourt Science Close Up Video
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/209/deploy/interface.html

The Water Cycle - A video explaining the water cycle
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.htm

Evaporation and Condensation - Harcourt Science Close Up Sound Video
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/408/deploy/interface.html

Who wants to be a Millionaire- Weather Game
http://www.quia.com/rr/10062.html

Lightning Movie – Learn about lightning and how to keep safe
http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/lightning.php

Drinking Water and Ground Water for Kids – Follow links to games and activities for different ages
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html

Weather- Animated weather.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/aboutweather/index.shtml

Foss Air and Weather Module Grades K-2
Help the Bear dress for the weather
http://fossweb.com/modulesK-2/AirandWeather/index.html

ETE’s K4 Earth Science Weather Game
Test your knowledge of weather
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/k4modules.html

Cloud Types - PowerPoint show with photographs
http://jc-schools.net/write/sci/cloudtypes_files/frame.htm

EcoKids Be a Weather Watcher
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/weather/index.cfm

Edheads Weather – Timed game to learn how to report and predict the weather
http://edheads.org/activities/weather/

Weather Wiz Kids
Great Educational Site for Weather
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/index.htm

Daily Maps of Jet Streams and Fronts
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/maps-surface.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&type=jet

Questions about the Jet Stream
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/science/jetstream.html

Cloudspeak- Learn about cloud types
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/cloudsat_puz2.shtml

Weather Topics
http://www.wxdude.com/basics.html

Wild Weather Game
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/wwa/

Water Cycle- Just click on the terms
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/watercycle.htm

Weather sources on-line
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/cgi-bin/search/hyperseek.cgi?Terms=weather&submit=Go

Weather- National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/info.shtml

Weather in Franklin
http://www.wunderground.com/US/MA/Franklin.html

Weather Watch- Make your own weather!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/

Electricity

Physics 4 Kids- Everything you wanted to know about Electricity and Magnetism
http://www.physics4kids.com/files/elec_intro.html

Power Up – Interactive site with great info on electricity
http://www.edfenergy.com/powerup/keystage2/index.html

The Electricity Book – Brightly colored, interactive
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/electricity_book1/index.htm

Electric Circuit – Harcourt Science Close Up Video
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/203/deploy/interface.html

Foss Magnetism and Electricity
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MagnetismandElectricity/index.html

The Blobz Guide to Electricity
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/

Experiment using electricity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/electricity.shtml

Circuits and Conductors – Can you make an on-line circuit?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors.shtml

Changing circuits – Can you make the circuits work?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits.shtml

Interactive Electricity and Magnetism
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/

Electrical Safety World- A great site to learn about electricity
http://safety.sierrapacific.com/

Frankenstein’s Lightning Laboratory
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/

Magnetism

Magnets and Springs - Interactive activity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/magnets_springs.shtml

Facts about Magnetism with printable worksheets
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/magnets.html

Magnetic Force – Interactive Learning
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot/flash/concepts/magneticforces.htm

Magnets-Try your skill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs.shtml

Foss Magnetism and Electricity
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MagnetismandElectricity/index.html

Interactive Electricity and Magnetism
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/

Computers, Typing, and Technology

Click-N-Learn
Great photographs of inside your computer

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html

Fowl Words
Fun typing game with chickens and eggs

http://www.miniclip.com/fowlwords2.htm

Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml

Keyboard Challenge
Learn the Keys from ABCya
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm

Fun School
Choose different speeds and levels for keyboardin
g.
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=arcade/typememenu

Touch Typing
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing




 
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