Elementary
- "Animals need air, water, and a source of
energy (food). Plants also require air, water, and
a source of energy (light to make food). Plants and
animals break down food to produce building material
for growth and repair."
- Ants
This site offers descriptions and pictures
of a variety of ants. This includes the environment
and food needs of ants. Information for elementary
students will need to be sorted.
- EcoKids:
Biodiversity Slide Show New
Prepare to take a mini visual safari of the many
species that share our planet. Explore the beauty
and magnificence of some of the world’s
big and small, colourful and cunning, rare and
unique.
- Exploring
the Secret Life of Trees
Student interactive book designed to help student
(Grades 3 to 5) an appreciation of trees. Explains
functions of plant parts. Observe trees
in their every day lives and explore wonders of
trees.
- National
Geographic: Cyber Tiger-You're The Zookeeper
This site allows the student to choose the environmental
needs of a Siberian Tiger before it is released
into the zoo. Easy to navigate. Requires no downloads.
Appropriate for grades 3-5.
- "Plants and animals have life cycles. Both
plants and animals begin life and develop into adults,
reproduce, and eventually die. The details of this
life cycle are different for different organisms."
- BBC
Science: Plants
This site contains an interactive allowing students
to grow a plant. It also has an exercise that
allows the student to label a plant.
- BBC
Science: Life CyclesThis site allows children
to interact with a flower, identify its parts,
and label a diagram. A quiz is included
- BBC
Science: Helping Plants Grow Well
This site provides an interactive activity that
allows students to grow a plant. An online quiz
is included.
- Children's
Butterfly Site
Outstanding
- This web site is a very informational, student
friendly web site. It contains links to butterfly
animations, as well as, other interactive links.
Contains pictures and descriptions of lifecycles
of butterfly and moth. An excellent launching
pad for butterfly research.
- Life
Cycle of Fish
This is a report by a student on the life
cycle of salmon. It has several good pictures
that depict each stage.
-
Monarch Watch
Outstanding
- This site gives the life cycle of the Monarch
butterfly, including a microscopic image of a
Monarch egg. The Multimedia Gallery contains photos
of Monarchs at all stages. Suggests possible research
and conservation projects.
- The
Miracle of Birth - Chicken or Egg?
This site is from the Museum of Science and
Industry in Chicago. It shows pictures of
an egg being candled and hatched as various stages
of development. There is a short video of
the actual hatching of a chick.
- Where
Do Butterfies Come From?
Lower elementary activity making a paper butterfly.
Good illustration of the 4 stages of a butterfly.
- "Organisms have different structures that
serve different functions in growth, survival, and
reproduction."
-
Animals
There is a huge variety of activities on this
site. There are a lot of games and activities
that teach animal facts that elementary kids would
enjoy. .
- BBC
Science: Ourselves
This site contains an interactive helping students
identify living vs. nonliving characteristics
of common things, as well as an exercise labeling
body parts.
- Birds
In this site kids answer questions to play a bill
matching game and a migration game. It has
very attractive graphics and several good links.
- Butterfly
Discovery
This site is user friendly. It has short lists
of butterfly facts and related vocabulary. It
also has a student interactive screen to allow
students to create their own butterfly by choosing
specific body parts.
- Cool
Science for Curious Kids
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites
curious kids to explore biology on screen, off
screen, and in between. This is a teacher lesson
plan. Interactive question for students to answer.
- Entomology
for Beginners
Entomology is the study of insects. This page
provides some basic information on insects. First
a quick look at the anatomy of adult insects.
Then a short story about the metamorphosis of
insects. There is an interactive project of observing,
classifying, describing, and reporting results
to a classroom in another state. Provides information
for the teacher on how to use the site, but is
designed for student use.
- Exploring
the Secret Life of Trees
Student interactive book designed to help student
(Grades 3 to 5) an appreciation of trees. Explains
functions of plant parts. Observe trees
in their every day lives and explore wonders of
trees.
- Farm
Bureau - Kids Resources
Information in the site is very detailed
on all aspects of soybeans. The site has a variety
of activities for students.
- Habitats:
Includes classification according to body parts.
Introduction to Habitats - A good resource for
introducing classification and habitats. Sorting
activities will get the children thinking! This
is a free downloadable activity (can also be played
in the browser).
- Let's
Talk About Insects
This site helps students understand the processes
of scientific inquiry and technological design
to investigate questions, conduct experiments,
and solve problems. This site is also in English
and Spanish. Grades 4 - 5.
- Meet
the Plant Parts
The site is an interative activity where you
match the picture to the word of plant parts.
You drag them to the salad bowl and make a salad.
This is a student activity.
- National
Geographic: Really Wild Animals
On this site children can travel around the world
to different habitats and ecosystems. In eachabitat
the student learns about several animals that
may live there and has an opportunity to choose
which animal or organism doesn't belong in that
habitat. Requires no downloads. Appropriate for
grades 3-5.
- Peep
and the Big, Wide World
This site entices ages 3 - 5 year olds to explore
science.
- Scienceworld
Play Online Bodywork Games
Fun online games students can play to learn about
a variety of topics related to how the human body
works.
- Student
List of Activities - Whales
This page has a number of student activity
worksheets and lessons related to examining whales.
Excellent site for a whale unit.
- The
Adventures of Herman the Worm
This site will allow students to have basic vocabulary
of biology: biological compostion, digestion and
reproduction told through a guided study of the
worm. This is for grade 4 - 5. This site is also
in English or Spanish.
- The
Great Plant Escape
In this activity, students work with Detective
Laplant to solve mysteries. These questions include:
What are the parts of a plant? and What are the
parts of a seed? 4th and 5th grade students
are asked to "help Detective Le Plant and his
partners Bud and Sprout unlock mysteries of plant
life." Combines Web-based activities with hands-on
experiments. The site includes six cases, a glossary,
links, and a guide for teachers. Illinois Cooperative
Ext. Service.
- Trees
Are Terrific
Student interactive book designed to help student
(6?8 years of age) gain an appreciation of trees.
Observe trees in their every day lives and explore
wonders of trees. Distinguish plants from one
another. Classify familiar organisms.
- Wildlife
This site features wildlife. Learn facts
about wildlife through games and activities.
It would be appropriate at the K-1 level.
Very student friendly.
- Whole
Frog
This site allows students and teachers to
dissect the frog, rotate and examine the frog,
and put the frog back together. Students can use
this experience to compare body parts with vertebrates
on other sites.
- Zoom
Butterflies
This site explains all about the butterfly:
body parts, life cycle, habitat, diet, senses,
and defense mechanisms. It has a Butterfly Glossery.
Printouts are available for butterflies, as well
as many other animals.
- "Organisms can be classified on the basis
of observable characteristics."
-
BBC Science: Plants and animals in the local environment
This site is aimed at children ages 6 - 7 and
their teacher. There is an interactive experiment
and quiz. This site has teacher resources.
- BBC
Science: Variation
This site allows students to classify living things
according to observable characteristics. An online
quiz is included.
- Insects
This is a guide to insects and their habits.
This site has great pictures and short explanations.
- ReviseWise
Science: Classification of objects
This is a great site that allows the students
to click through animated information windows
that teach the basics of classification. Tests
and worksheets for the activity as also available.
- Vertebrates
- Animals with Backbones New
Site
teaches students the differences between vertebrates
by clicking on highlighted words or pictures.
Vocabulary lists are included.
- Zoom
Butterflies
This site is an excellent
teacher resource. It includes information on the
anatomy, life cycle, food and environment of butterflies.
This site includes classroom activity printouts.
It also contains a student interactive illustrated
butterfly dictionary as well as links to other
butterfly web sites.
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