ANN G. MCGUINNESS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LIBRARY

General Science
Animal Research

Biomes and Ecosystems

Energy and Alternative Energy

Science Experiments


GENERAL SCIENCE 

Ask Dr. Universe - This is a very kid friendly site.  You may ask Dr. Universe a science question but are asked to search past questions (the archives) first to make sure that your question has not already been asked.  
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html


BBC Online: Science -Features many different topics.  This is a great resource for finding information about science in the news.  
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/
 

Bill Nye the Science Guy - This site compliments Bill Nye’s Popular television show and features all sorts of activities and information about fun science facts  
http://www.billnye.com
 

Boston Museum of Science - The virtual exhibits are amazing!  
http://www.mos.org/doc/1016
 

BrainPOP - Fun!  These videos are so interesting that you will find yourself going back for more.  
http://www.brainpop.com
 

Exploratorium - So much to explore!  Great for searching for specific science topics or to just browse.  
http://www.exploratorium.edu
 

The Franklin Institute Online - View museum presentations, photographs and more  
http://www.fi.edu/exploreF.html
 

 

Kids World: Science and Math Around the World http://www.northvalley.net/kids/science.shtml  

MadSci Network  Have a scientist answer your questions or browse through questions that others have asked.  
http://www.madsci.org
 

Reeko’s Mad Scientist Lab - A source for free science experiments.  Experiments are grouped into 12 categories and each experiment tells the level of difficulty. http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/  

 

Science Learning Network  
http://www.sln.org
 

 

SimScience - Computer simulations of certain science events 
http://www.simscience.org
 

The Why Files?: Science Behind the News  
http://whyfiles.org
 

Wonderville - Neat!  This is a 3-D community that revolves around science.  It takes a little bit of practice to get used to navigating the characters but this site is truly a must see.
http://www.wonderville.ca
 

 

 

ANIMAL RESEARCH

GENERAL INFORMATION

E-Species Fact Sheets information on endangered animals http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

 

Saint Louis Zooclick on the animal type at the top of the page (for example, mammals) to find out more information about your particular animal http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/

 

The Virtual Zoo
http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/
 

 

Yahooligans (animals)easy to use and to navigate http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/

 

 

INSECTS/SPIDERS

Spiders
http://www.earthlife.net/chelicerata/arachnid.html

 

MAMMALS

All About Mammalsclick on the animal you are researching or learn general information about mammals  
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/

 

Mammalsbrief information, good for pictures http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/mammpg.htm  

 

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS  

Frogland!  - Fun and educational  
http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml

Reptiles and AmphibiansFrogs, ‘crocs, ‘gators, snakes and turtles, oh my! http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/reptiles.html

 

SEA ANIMALS

About Marine Mammals - this site even has tips for writing a good report http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/marinemammals.htm

 

Enchanted Learning - Whales
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/

 

The Sea- Dolphins and Whales
http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2k.html

 

The Sea - Sharks and Rays
http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2i.html

 

Shark Factsactivities, facts and pictures about sharks http://kidzone.ws/sharks/index.htm

 

BIOMES AND ECOSYSTEMS

Biome Basics - Major types of biomes.  Includes plant and animal life
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/biomes/biomes.html

 

Biomes of the World - Easy to use. Gives additional resources and projects
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html
 

 

Ecosystems - Includes audio clips. http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm

 

Enchanted Learning - Biomes
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

 

The Wild Habitat - Animals that live in various habitats http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/

  

The World's Biomes 
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

 

ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 

Edugreen - Definitions for the various forms of energy and energy conservation.  Crosswords, word searches, jokes and puzzles
http://www.edugreen.teri.res.in

 

Energy Kid's Page - Very kid friendly.  Energy history, explanations and fun facts
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

 

 

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

Bunson Bob’s Science Hunt - Lots of science fair ideas.  Easy to understand projects.  There is even a section on what judges look for.
http://www.sciencehunt.com/

 

Science Fair Central - Ideas for experiments and books that are helpful to getting the perfect science fair project
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

 

Successful Science Fair Projects - Written by a science teacher who has also worked as a science fair judge.  Lots of ideas for how to win.  List of additional internet resources.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html

 

Your Science Fair Resource Project Guide  
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

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Created by C. Potter, Teacher-Librarian, May 2005