Helpful Science Websites

for kindergarten through fifth grade.

Kindergarten

Penguins 

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/main.html

http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/departments/technology/integration/k-5units/penguinproject/

Fire safety

http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/arcade.html#

Weather

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/bobinogs/games/game.shtml?1

First Grade

Cycles

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/cycles/index.html
Science Clips

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml

Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Second Grade

Biomes

 http://www.mbgnet.net/

Food chains in biomes

Moon phases demonstration http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/textb/solsys/moonphs.htm 
Minerals photographs http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bestgall.htm

General links for the big kids!

    Science News                                                            NASA kids' club

    Museum of Natural History Ology                              The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

    Weather                                                                    Ask Dr. Universe: Your Science Questions Answered

Third Grade

Animal adaptations http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/content.html
Earth Science websites

http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzethsci3.html

Soil Conservation

Volcano animation

Frogs http://allaboutfrogs.org/

Fourth Grade

Bats

http://www.42explore.com/night.htm

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/chavez/batquest/

Photosynthesis

http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/educate/kids/photsyn.htm

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html

Tides

http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/tides/tides_main.html

http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/tides1.htm

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/cycles/index.html

Fifth Grade

Cycles

http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/beef/beef.html#

   Once at this website, click on The Nitrogen Cycle where a 2nd window will pop-up.Then, click on the farmer's head in the right hand corner.  THEN, click on The Farm.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/cycles/index.html

http://www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/rock.shtml

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/watercycle/

Energy

What is energy?:

All types of energy

Thermal Energy   

Solar energy by making solar cookers

Electrical energy

Earth Science

General Earth Science

Tour of a cave

GeoMysteries

Earthquakes within the last 5 years

Planetariums in DFW

Multiple links on Earth Science

Please also check out the 3rd grade Earth Science links as well.

We do not claim responsiblity for any 'dead' links or for any information viewed on these sites.  Thank you!

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