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May 2008

Sea Turtles Unit

Coordinate Graphing: What Endangered Animal

Plotting the Migration of Sea Turtles

Ancient Greece

Early Middle Ages: Germans

April 208
Cell Explorer  Interactive site to explore the cell.  Great graphics.

Create a Graph  Neat interactive site.

Microscope: How to Use It and Enjoy It  Neat site. 
Looks at viruses, bacteria, and other microbes.

OnLine Microscope Lab

March 2008
Endangered Animals

February 2008
A Quick Course in Icthyology

January 2008
Monterey Bay Aquarium

December 2007

Picture of early Jawless Fish

Fish of Aquatic Illinois    
Information and pictures of largemouth bass, channel catfish, blue gill, sturgeon, and muskie.

Egypt Lesson Plans
           

November 2007

     Animal Adaptations  Neat animal site.  Info for Animal Adaptations homework.

     Animal Adaptation: WebQuest  A Great Web Site!!!

     Characteristics of Living Things  Basic information.

     Mesopotamia Scavenger Hunt

     The Mysterious Human Heart  Starts on PBS Monday, October 15th.

 

April 2007

     Platyhelminthes Phylum   Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes, their common name, the flatworms.

     Introduction to Nematoda: The Roundworms  There more than 15,000 known species of roundworms.

     Segmented Worm Information

     Worm PreTest

March 2007

     Coral Pictures

     Creatures of the Deep  Investigate the animals and answer the questions.

     Freshwater Jellyfish

     Know Your Jellyfish: Some Sting, Some Don't  Great pictures of different jellyfish

     Sea Anemones  Information and pictures.

February 2007

     Becoming Human  Compare apes to humans.

    Castle Rock Pueblo: A Trip Through Time  Explore a village in Mesa Verde.

    Color-Coded Continents  View the Earth's land masses from 620 million years ago to the present.

    Cretaceous Period    Major events of the cretaceous Period 135-63 million years ago.

    Hominids Through Time Comparison of hominoid skeletons and a gorilla

    Illinois Sate Fosssil-Tullimonstrum gregarium  Tully monster lived 300 million years ago.

    Tour Through Time  Neat site.

    Welcome to Dry Creek Bed  You are about to embark on an exciting scientific adventure based upon ongoing research of UC paleontologists studying about life in Montana 60-70 million years ago.

December 2006-January 2007

     Chromosome Viewer   Click on a chromosome to see chromosome traits and disorders.

    Click and Clone Your mission is to create an identical brown mouse.

     Gene Machine  Enter your parents and your physical traits and see your genes.

    Interactive Pea Experiment   Breed your own hybrid pea plants.

     The Story of Mendel  Gregor Mendel the "Father of Genetics"

November 2006

Antony van Leeuwenhoek He discovered bacteria, free-living and parasitic microscopic protists, sperm cells, blood cells, microscopic nematodes and rotifers, and much more. His researches, which were widely circulated, opened up an entire world of microscopic life to the awareness of scientists.

Cells Alive  The #1 site for cells!!!!

Cell Explorer  Interactive site to explore the cell.  Great graphics.

Create a Graph  Neat interactive site.

Microscope: How to Use It and Enjoy It  Neat site. 
Looks at viruses, bacteria, and other microbes.

OnLine Microscope Lab

Virtual Cell Tour: Plant and Animal  I use this in class!

 

October 2006

Animal Adaptations  Neat animal site.  Info for Animal Adaptations homework.

Animal Adaptation: WebQuest  A Great Web Site!!!

Characteristics of Living Things  Basic information.

Ology
A great site from the American Museum of Natural History.  Sign in and begin collecting Ology Cards.
In the Marine Biology section you can print your own stationary

StateAnimals.com   Make this your first stop when you have a state report due. Do you need to know your state’s animal, insect, motto, dance, or song? It’s all here along with colorful report cover pages to spiff up your work.

September 2006

Brain Drain
Play against a friend or against the computer to see who is branier about inventions.
More Invention Games

Inventors Trivia Challenge
Put your invention knowledge to the test by taking our monthly invention Trivia Challenge. All answers can be found within our Inventor Archives. One winner will be chosen each month and will receive an Invention Dimension t-shirt.

Ology
A great site from the American Museum of Natural History.  Sign in and begin collecting Ology Cards.
In the Marine Biology section you can print your own stationary.

Strange Science 
The Rocky road to Paleontology and Biology

What Was the Industrial Revolution? 
Learn about the inventions from 1700-1899. Click "Next" to begin

August 2006
8th Grade Final Exam 1895 Salina, Kansas
Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?

Global Warming Kids Site  
Does the summer sun have you wondering just how much hotter it's going to get? Autumn chill may be on its way for a respite but we know things are heating up… so come check out the EPA's Global Warming site for kid- friendly articles on the history, mechanics and future of climate change. There are quizzes, games and suggestions for energy conservation even a pint-sized polluter could follow with ease. From Lesson Planet

Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Topics, Ideas, Resources, and Sample Projects.   A great site by Julian Rubin


April - June 2006
Coelacanth The Fish Out of Time

Fish Information

Fish Respiration

Fish of Aquatic Illinois

Virtual Frog Dissection   You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game.


October - November 2005
Case of the Changing Bering Sea Environment   Introduction

Creatures of the Deep  Investigate the animals and answer the questions.

Sponges- The Real World

September 2005
Animal Adaptations  Neat animal site.  Info for Animal Adaptations homework.

Animal Adaptation: WebQuest
  A Great Web Site!!!              

Characteristics of Living Things  Basic information.

Characteristics of Living Things  Basics of Biology (On Line course)


May 2004
Sea Turtle Information: Mr & Mrs Smith's Life Science


April 2003
Enchanted Learning: Dinosaurs      Use this site to research your dinosaur for Adopt-A-Dinosaur

Snake Quiz   Can you advance to the next level?


March  2003

Enchanted Learning: Fish     Use this site to research your fish for Make-A-Fish

Make-A-Fish Rubric  

       
February 2005
A Quick Course in Icthyology    The study of Fish


October 2004
Mystery of the Mesa: A Science Detective Story    How can a few spear points and other faint traces of the past tell the story of a people who lived nearly 12,000 years ago?  A recent discovery on the remote northern slopes of Alaska shows how scientists, working much like detectives at the scene of a crime, study such scant clues to piece together the tale of America's first settlers.  It also highlights the essential role of scientists in writing the earliest chapters of America's history.

Do You Know Anatomy?  COOL SITE!!!!   Do you know the bones of the skeleton?  The bones of the skull?  Organs of the respiratory and digestive system?  Try this interactive site to see what you do know.

September 2004
Ology  This site is from the American Museum of Natural History.  Visit what you are interested in.
             Collect "ology" cards as you explore this great site.

Dig! The Archaeology Magazine for Kids

Death of the Dinosaurs WebQuest

Science News OnLine: The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science

August 2004
American Museum of Natural History Presents "Ology"  Ology...The Study of...


June 2004
In Search of the Giant Squid  The giant squid lives in most of the world's oceans and is among the biggest animals in the sea . . . BUT . . . it is rarely seen. It hunts smaller sea creatures . . . BUT . . . larger animals feed on it.  It has inspired fantastic tales . . . BUT . . . the facts are even more fascinating than the fiction.
Come see for yourself! 

May 2004

Earthworm Facts  Information on segmented worms.

Introduction to Nematoda  The Roundworms.

Platyhelminthes  Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes (Greek platy = flat, and helmins = worms) are dorsoventrally flattened, which accounts for their common name, the flatworms

April 2004
Introduction to Cnidarians  Jellyfish, Corals, and other stingers

Sponges   Sponges are bottom-dwelling creatures that attach themselves to something solid so they can, hopefully, receive enough food to grow.  Sponges may look like plants but actually are the most simple animal.

March 2004
Asthma for Kids  more and more kids are having trouble breathing

February 2004
Endangered Animals  Your first stop for endangered animal reports!  Enchanted Learning site with information about 80 endangered species.

Endangered Species Lists    World Wildlife Fund list of endangered plant and animal species.

SchoolWorld's Endangered Species Project  Threatened and endangered species reports from K-12 students from around the world.  This is an ongoing SchoolWorld Internet Education project.  Publish your report online.

January 2004
 Monterey Bay Aquarium   Our exhibits take you into the hidden world of Monterey Bay, a spectacular ocean realm at the heart of the nation's largest marine sanctuary.  Use the web cams to learn about kelp (sea weed), penguins, and otters.

December 2003     
eCards
   Free greeting cards for all occasions.  Pick your occasion and your category.  Create your card and send it to your friend.

Ocean Planet Exhibit at the Smithsonian   Use the map of the Ocean Planet Exhibition as it was presented at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. From this map you can go to any part of the exhibit hall by clicking on the name of the room you want to visit.

Disasters  The Learning Network explores earthquakes, epidemics, floods, avalanches, storms, tornadoes, fires, explosions, shipwrecks, oil spills, sports disasters and others.

Ancient Civilizations  I know it's not a science site, but the links to Social Studies topics are pretty cool.

Official North Pole Web Site  It's great to see you again. Mrs. Claus and I will be very happy if you stop by our Official Web Site. We hope you have fun with all of the many High-Tech features we have created for you. And, don't forget to check out our Ultra-Cool Santa's Kids Club. We could sure use some of your expert help this year.
     Love, Santa Claus


November 2003
Top Kids' Sites  Top 20 Sites For Kids. From Ask Jeeves to the Titantic.

Ocean Planet Expedition at the Smithsonian Museum  Ocean Planet , premiered at the Smithsonian Institution'sNational Museum of Natural History from April 1995 to April 1996, where it attracted nearly two million visitors. This electronic online companion exhibition contains all of the text and most of the panel designs and images found in the traveling exhibition.

National Geographic and National Geographic for Kids   We would like to thank Ashley Allen for suggesting this week's Science Web Site of the Week.  Visit Creature FeatureAmazing FactsCartoon FactoryGeoBee ChallengeFun & Games, Expeditions, or Make Your Own Bookmark.

Create a Food Web   This is a COOL site!  An interactive worksheet. You know that a  food web is made up of two or more interconnected food chains, and that it shows the food relationships among organisms in a community. Let's see you create a food web.  Click and drag the animals, plants, and arrows to form a possible food web.  Arrows should be drawn from food source to food consumers.  At the end of this activity, you can discard excess pictures into the Recycle Bin and then right-click to print your food web.  If you move your mouse pointer on the picture the name will pop-up.  Bring in your food web for me to see for extra credit!

October 2003
Just For Kids

Fact Monster: Information Site for Kids

An Introduction to Microscopy

The Black Death     In the 14th century a plague spread across Asia, Europe, and Great Britain with such devastation that the course of human history changed forever.  Leave the present day and travel back 600 years to witness this crucial moment when many believed the end of the world had come.

September 2003
Science Mystery Stories