The material below is a collection of some interesting science web sites I have visited along with some lesson plan ideas. I hope they will be helpful.
Earth Science
Lesson Plans and Internet Sites
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Monarch Butterfly Watch
Students can participate in a cooperative study of monarch butterflies. Bountiful babble for butterfly buffs!
Vanishing Species Educational
Guides
An excellent sources of lesson plans and student activities about vanishing species.
Cells Alive!
This site contains information on
cells, bacteria and parasites. It's worth a look.
Virtual Frog Disection
Kit
This is an interactive frog dissection site. It is part of the "Whole Frog" project listed below.
Whole Frog
Project
This site contains more information on the "Whole Frog" program.
Rainforest
Workshop
Visit a temperate and tropical rainforest at this excellent site. Also contains
educational resources for teachers and students
Science Education Program
Office
Los Alamos National Laboratory presents science curriculum by grade level or
catagory.
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Earth Science
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Mount St. Helen's Educational
Project
Comprehensive site about volcanic activity at Mount St. helen's before, during and after the May 1980 erruption.
National Energy Foundation
Good resourse for
energy lessons for grades K-12. Some free materials available.
SEDS:Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space
SEDS contains information on astronomy, planets, space images, the space station and
much more.
The Weather Underground: The University of
Michigan
This site allows the user to access weather imagery, current conditions, forecasts, and
curriculum activities for classrooms K-12.
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Lesson Plans and Internet Sites
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A Rainforest Research Project
Student will research information about animals that live in a rainforest. Students will share their information with the class through a posterboard, folder set or Linkway/Hyperstudio presentation.
Virtual Frog Dissection
Students will practice dissecting and
rebuilding a frog with this interactive internet connection.
Stephanie's Page of Lesson Plans
A
collection of searchable lesson plan sites. If you need lessons, you can get them here!
Page maintained by Elaine Rulla
Last updated: July 28,1996