Science Sites
- Brainarium
Take a virtural tour of the brain at the Brainarium. The tour is readable for students in second grade and up.
- Cyber Zoo The seventh grade life science and English classes At Whitesboro Middle School have been working together with scientists from Syracuse University and SUNY ESF, Utica Zoo and Burnet Park Zoo to create a web site that will display animals as part of a biome... The Cyber Zoo.
- Simple Machines
Learn about simple and compound machines. There are activities that take you to common places where these machines can be found. Test your knowledge of machines around you
- Enchanted Learning This amazing site gives young researchers a good background in a number of subjects. This Disney site is growing all the time. New areas are:
- Inventors and Inventions
- Explorers
- Geologic Time
- Great Wall of China
- Environmental Education for Kids
This site is brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Learn a lot about your environment. Visit Horicon Marsh. Learn about the wetland animals and plants. There is so much more to this site. Explore the following:
- Nature Notes
- Our Earth
- Cool Stuff
- The Riddler
- Teacher Pages
- Exploratorium Experience many optical illusions. Pick from a long list of experiments. This site is fun for all ages.
- Extreme Science An interesting site for all ages. Learn about the extremes in many areas: weather, animals, Earth science, and much more.
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The Field Museum
Visit this site to learn about the T-Rex known affectionately as Sue. Other special exhibits include Star Wars and Underground Adventure. This site is a must see!
- Habitats Page An excellent site which teaches about habitats. This site has wonderful pictures of the animals and plants that live there. The site is appropriate for kindergartners. However, there are other links to other habitat sites which include the Rainforest Action Network: Kids Corner, Desert USA, Animals of the Arctic, and more.
- The Heart
There are many links on this site. The information is for students in 5th grade and up. This site has everything you want to learn about the heart.
- The Human Body Students in 2nd through 4th grades will learn interesting facts about four systems of the body:
- Skeletal System
- Respiratory System
- Circulatory System
- Digestive System
- Kids Farm Kids will love this site! The site describes different farm animals and their jobs. "Where Do You Want to Go" will give you a choice of learning about wild animals, plants, farm equipment, and people who live and work on the farm. Teachers and parents may be annoyed by the music. Just turn down the sound, or have students use earphones.
- NASA Space Link
This site is jam-packed with space links! Learn about Apollo13, Comet Facts, Oceanography, Venus, and so much more. This is a great resource for teachers with activities for students. NASA Projects are also available for teachers and their students to follow and learn cutting edge information with the scientists doing the research. View the images from space. This is an awesome site that will excite students of all ages.
- National Climate Data Center Search the menus on this site to learn about weather extremes in the 1900's to the present. The site is updated continually. The information is fascinating to all ages.
- National Wildlife Federation
This is a great site for kids to learn about animals and their environments. Great for students in lower grades. The following are areas that the students can visit:
- Outdoor Stuff
- Games
- Reader's Corner
- Cool Tours
- Ranger Rick
- Your Big Backyard
- Wild Animal Baby
- Neuroscience for Kids Everything you ever wanted to know about the brain is on this site. There are some basics about the nervous system. However, the site gives a lot more information about the healthy and unhealthy brain. The information would be for students in third grade and up.
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