SCIENCE

Ecology, Biology, the Environment, Astronomy

from the Midvale-Lincoln Elementary School Web Site, Madison, Wisconsin

Science and Ecology

Journey North: One of the best. Global study of wildlife migration
$fractal$ NEW! Copernicus: Panda Babies Offer Hope! New arrivals for an endangered species. It's been a great summer for panda fans. Eight baby pandas were born in China in early August, hopeful news for a species threatened with extinction. In the first two weeks of August 2000, four panda mothers at China's Wolong Panda Reserve produced a total of six tiny panda babies. During the same time, a panda named Lele at the Beijing Zoo had twins. No one knows how many pandas might have been born in the wild.
Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom: Great for students studying geology and rock collectors alike, this site profiles hundreds of common and not-so-common minerals and gemstones. It rocks!
Savage Earth (PBS): With stunning visuals and a focus on volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, students learn just how fragile the earth and its crust are.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Cool Science for Curious Kids: An appropriately designed collection of simple science activities and crafts suited to younger elementary students.
New Horizons Resource Center: Multiple Intelligences
MAD Scientist Network: The Laboratory that never sleeps! Interactive site, answers questions, plus lots of other "stuff".
Earth Day Every Day: From the Wilderness Society, with message from the Father of Earth Day, Wisconsin's Gaylord Nelson.
The Peace Corps and the Environment: A look at environmental issues around the world
Nuthatch: Information on birdwatching, Eastern U.S. birds, backyard birdfeeding, migration, habitats, etc.
World Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick: Includes Spanish translation options, games , lots of information , an award-winning newsletter, more. Attractive and informative
Wildlife Viewing Guide: Eighteen animals are featured here from the Wild Texas website. Each animal has a page with pictures, an overview, and some comments on its role in the environment.
NEW! The National Zoo, Washington, D.C.: A look at our nation's zoo. Tune in at 11:30 a.m. (EST) and see the elephants being fed!

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Dragonfly: Excellent site, colorful, fun, easy for kids to navigate if they can get the adults away from the keyboard. Don't miss it.
Dr. Universe: The theme of a very curious cat is used by this colorful website to entice the curiosity of children through lots of questions and answers.
Science, Spelling: A short interactive spelling test leads to other pages for children from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Forces of Nature: Spotlight on Forces of Nature is the ultimate multimedia guide for exploring all aspects of past and present natural disasters, everything from the Tokyo Earthquake of 1923 which killed 140,000, to a virtual flight through the eye of a hurricane.
$fractal$ NEW! Kid's Castle.: The Smithsonian Institution's site for kids offers an interactive look at the museum's treasures and educational program. It's bright, colorful, and lots of fun
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit: A site where no amphibians are sacrificed for science, with instructions in many languages.
African Americans in the Sciences: African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering
4,000 Years of Women in Science: Biographies
The Exploratorium: San Francisco's Exploratorium: On-line exhibits, activities, features, links. Don't miss sheep brain dissection
The Science Museum of Minnesota: Whirlygigs, windmills, and kinetic sculpture, hands-on-exhibits, trips around the world.
Kinetic City: Solve exciting science mysteries! Sleuth your way through a month-long mystery with the Super Crew. Offers an arcade with continuous new games, hands on activities, an online talk show, and a moderated bulletin board.
Franklin Institute: Great information from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Online exhibits, educational hotlists, childrens' work in art, science, and social studies...
New Scientist: Why is the sky blue? Why don't penguins' feet freeze? From "New Scientist", the world's leading weekly science and technology magazine. Email questions or answers to unanwsered questions.
Foundation Builders: Interactive educational resources for K-5 students organized by subject from math to world languages. Terrific!
Nine Planets: The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. Excellent, comprehensive site. Extensive collection of incredibly beautiful photography.
NASA: NASA provides current news and photos from the Mars Rover
EE Link: Environmental Education and Training Partnership
Energy Quest: Written for children, Energy Quest gives basic information about many kinds of energy sources: hydro-electric, geothermal, nuclear, solar, etc.) along with games and activities.
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Whyfiles: A favorite of Lincoln Elementary Science Teacher Clare Seguin, designed and written by Lincoln parent David Tennenbaum. An electronic exploration of the science behind the news, with new features monthly.
Deep in the Bush, Where People Rarely Ever Go: Brings African Culture alive with folk tales and accompanying activities. Stories collected by teacher Phillip Martin while a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa. Includes extensive lesson plan, recipes, links, and ideas for students to create and produce their own plays.
Monarch Butterflies: Education, Conservation, Research (Cycle of life poster in English, with Spanish version coming soon!)
Bats: Bat Conservation
International Wolf Center: Track Wolves online
Charlotte, the Vermont Whale: An Electronic Museum that's colorful, easy, and full of information. Zip around to links on glaciers etc.
Ology: Ology is a new Web site for kids from the American Museum of Natural History. Ology is a place to play games, meet real ologists, ask questions, and find Ology cards. It is real science based on a couple of simple propositions -- everyone wants to know something, and science doesn't have to be made silly to be fun. The adventure is in the real thing.
Biodiversity: This interactive Web site and its 16-page, full color magazine equivalent, are fun, educational tools for use in the home and in schools. The magazine focuses on defining the concept of biodiversity, emphasizing why biodiversity is crucial to everyone, promoting exploration of local ecosystems, and presenting activities and projects for families to do together.
Online Field Journal - For Young Children: This Web site presents activities for young children that families can pursue in their homes, in their communities, or on vacation. The activities encourage children and adults to look closely at shells, birds' feet, leaves, etc. The site encourages children to use skills that are fundamental to natural science: observation, identification, and classification. Field journal pages for recording data and templates for creating dioramas can be printed out. Tips for asking open-ended questions are provided for the adults.
Electronic Zoo: Animal Biology for kids - fun and easy to navigate.
Wendell the Worm: Wendell the Worm, host of the Yuckiest Site on the Internet
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Welcome to Volcano World !: Art by Nat: "I live in Rotorua, New Zealand which is inside a caldera formed when a volcano erupted thousands of years ago. The caldera filled up with water and made Lake Rotorua. We also used to have the highest geyser in the world." Everything you can think of about volcanoes, with hundreds of wonderful artworks by kids from around the world. Great site!
Virtual Frogs: This award-winning interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project. You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game. The interactive Web pages are available in a number of languages.
Cells Alive!: All the facts on cells, including pictures!; The Virtual Frog Dissection Kit from Lawrence Livermore labs allows you to "dissect" a frog on-line. Netfrog is another virtual frog dissection site from the University of Virginia
Paleontolgy: On-line Exhibits with vast resource of links about dinosaurs, fossils etc.
Hawk Mountain Bird Sanctuary Annual Migration Count: Annual migration count, updated daily, from central Pennsylvania, which is located on the birds' central flyway between eastern Canada and South America. With links to other sights for raptors and a gallery of photographs.
Birdsource: Animals/Birds, Art, Science, Parks - from the wonderful web service at Cornell University.
Ciencia, Ciencia, Ciencia: Ciencia (Science) en Español...coming soon

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