Past Science Web Sites of the
Month Past Science Web Sites of the
Month
May 2008
Sea Turtles Unit
Coordinate Graphing:
What Endangered Animal
Plotting the Migration of Sea Turtles
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.
March 2008
Endangered Animals
February 2008
A
Quick Course in Icthyology
January 2008
Monterey Bay Aquarium
December 2007
Fish of Aquatic Illinois
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.
March 2007
Creatures of the Deep Investigate the animals and answer the questions.
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 gorillaIllinois 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 Feature, Amazing Facts, Cartoon Factory, GeoBee Challenge, Fun & 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