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NASA
NASA eclips
Butterflies
Monarch Butterfly USA
Life cycle; some animation
Life Cycle Coloring Page with Words
Life Cycle Coloring Page without Words
Monarch Butterfly Magic
Read about Monarchs; nice clear pictures
Monarch Coloring Page
Shows life cycle; detailed
Monarch Coloring Page
NatureWorks: Monarch Butterfly
On 1 page: characteristics, range, habitat, diet, life cycle, behavior
Videos
1) Monarch emerging; 2) Caterpillar eating
Animals
Animal Magic
Click on Animal Magic to play; identifying characteristics of animals
Adaptations-Animals on Defense
Mostly reading, but not heavy and some interaction
How Animals Meet Their Needs
Interactive activity; can be repeated with different animals
Adaptations-Animals on Defense
Mostly reading, but not heavy and some interaction
How Animals Meet Their Needs
Interactive activity; can be repeated with different animals
Earth
Earthquakes for Kids
Volcano Quiz
National Geographic for Kids
Windows to the Universe
Information on Earth and related topics: planets, water, weather, etc.
Volcano Lab
Short quiz ending with erupting volcano
Weather
Space
Windows to the Universe: Solar System
Windows to the Universe: Earth
Light
Alien Attack!
Sound
Ocean Odyssey
3rd Grade
3.2 Simple and Compound Machines
Edheads-Simple Machines
Edheads-Compound Machines
MIKIDS Simple Machines
Multiple examples; activity for pulleys
Simple Machines Game
inclined plane, lever, wheel and axle, pulley
Harcourt School-Simple Machines
Quia: Simple & Compound Machines
Quia: Simple/Compound Machines Matching
Quia: Simple/Compound Machines Concentration
Quia: Machines Matching
3.3 Matter: Physical Properties
Quia Matching: Physical Properties of Matter
Quia: Matter
Matching, flashcards, concentration, word search
Properties of Matter Song
Cartoon Videos and a Quiz
Page 2-Video; page 4: Quiz
States of Matter (Harcourt)
Shows particle movement at different states
BBC: Solids and Liquids
I Know That Science Lab
Choose: Matter (On registration page, click "Maybe later.")
3.4 Life Processes: Physical and Behavioral Adaptations
Quia: Animal Adaptations
Matching, flashcards, concentration, word search
Animal Adaptations Quiz
Migration Game
Research
Lincoln Park Zoo
Mammals; birds; fish, reptiles, & amphibians
Who Zoo: Mammals
Who Zoo: Birds
Who Zoo: Reptiles & Amphibians
Who Zoo: Fish
Who Zoo: Invertebrates
3.5 Living Systems: Food Chain
Brain POP-Food Chains
Video and quiz
Chain Reaction
Information with 2 food chain creation activities
Food Chain Game
Interactive Food Web
Move arrows and plants/animals to create a food web
Interdependence & Adaptation
Includes food web activity
I Know That Science Lab
Choose: Food Chains (On registration page, click "Maybe later.")
3.6 Living Systems: Habitats/Biomes
Animal Habitats
List of habitats; click on animal name to get facts
Chesapeake Bay Habitats
Earth Observatory: Mission: Biomes
Interactive
Exploring Ecosystems-Harcourt
National Geographic-Habitats
Great photos
What's It Like Where You Live?
Biomes and ecosystems
WWF Habitats
Enchanted Learning: Biomes
Biome Basics
Biomes Movie and Quiz
Kids Biology-Biomes
Build a Prairie
San Diego Zoo-Biomes & Habitats
Habitats Game
Matching animals to their habitats
3.7 Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems: Soil
3.8 Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change
3.9 Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change: Water
4th Grade
5th Grade
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