Thomas J. Watson
Elementary School Library
Science Websites
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
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/
SimScience
- Computer simulations of
certain science events
http://www.simscience.org
http://www.thinkingfountain.org/
Created by the Science Museum of Minnesota; thematic topics organized by subject
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 Zoo– click
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/
Yahooligans
(animals) – easy
to use and to navigate
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/
INSECTS/SPIDERS
MAMMALS
All About Mammals
–
click on the animal you are researching or learn general information about
mammals
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
Mammals
– brief 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
Amphibians – Frogs, ‘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
Shark Facts – activities,
facts and pictures about sharks
http://kidzone.ws/sharks/index.htm
Biomes of the World -
Easy to use. Gives additional resources and projects
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html
The World's
Biomes
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
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/
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
Created by: C. Potter, WCC Teacher-Librarian, May 2005
Updated by: J. Conklin, CFJ Library
Media Specialist, July 2006
Adapted by: F. Gottschall, TJW Library
Media Specialist, 14 July 2006