2008
The Five Kingdoms
A basic introduction to the classification system used to describe the biodiversity of life.
BAM! Body and Mind |
1 comment (via)From the CDC, a great interactive site for health topics: diseases, food and nutrition, physical activity, your safety, your life, your body. Resources for teachers here as well.
2007
Welcome to BugGuide.Net! - BugGuide.Net
by 2 othersWe are an online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing our observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures.
Includes clicable guide, taxonomy, images, and indo
The Animal Kingdom
Basic classification and resources
Life Science Connections - Human Body Adventure
(via)Engaging site designed by a middle school teacher for grade 7 life science, but content can be used for 5th grade unit because of the way the information is presented in bulleted format with graphics. If students have trouble using the naviagation menu, use the site map:http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/map.html
2006
Cell Organelles
These interactive pictures show a plant and an animal cell with organelles labelled. They prepare you to use a microscope to observe and identify cells in living tissue.
2005
Strange Dead Bird - Science Mystery
"Strange Dead Bird" is an interactive mystery. Can you figure out what this strange dead bird has to do with our disappearing wetlands?
Mysteries of Apo Island
Some strange things are happening on Apo Island, in the Philippines. Investigate the clues and try to solve the mystery! Learn about shark biodiversity.
Click and Clone
Learn about herdity and cloning through this interactive lab simulation. Teacher resources and lesson plan available.
Secrets at Sea
Ace on the Case: Secrets @ Sea is an online curriculum-based adventure story for grade 4-7 students covering topics in Ocean Science.
Amazing Space!
by 1 otherExcellent collection of online explorations for space/astronomy topics. Plenty of teacher_resources.
Animal Diversity Web
by 2 othersAnimal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan
Robot Constructor
Construct your own robot from a range of different materials and components, and try it out in one of our treacherous Zones. If our Zones are not challenging enough, you can construct your own Zones to share, or download one of the hundreds already upload
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