CIESE Science Projects
http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/currichome.html

INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS:
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/intermed.html

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS:
http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/bms/scitopic.htm
Again, find a very healthy list of potential science fair projects for middle school students.

PRACTICAL HINTS FOR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/science_fair_index.html

Welcome to Nye Labs Online. Visit Bill Nye, the TV Science Guy
http://nyelabs.kcts.org

Cool Science For Curious Kids (K-3)
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Sample Projects list
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/projects.html

Animals

Endangered Species

National Geographic WildWorld
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/
Learn the latest about the rarest and most endangered areas on earth, as well as fragile ecosystems in their own region. Sights and Sounds brings interviews and information about specific regions of the world. Geared for K-12 and above. Check out the educator's guide and online glossary.

WHERE DO ANIMALS LIVE -- WEBQUEST:
http://www.community.k12.mo.us/webquest/borgmeyer/quest.htm
Animal habitats are investigated with select online resources chosen specifically for grades one and two. The class will create a habitat wall, and students will work in groups to design posters.

ASPCA animaland - Grade: Kindergarten - 6
http://www.animaland.org/index.asp
Young animal lovers everywhere will have a field day at this site, which features interesting news stories about animals, the Ask Azula section where they can find answers to some of life's most challenging questions, and a selection of animal-theme games to play. There's also a guide for taking care of pets and a section that provides details on a variety of animals.

Wild Animals Fact Sheet
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

Weird Animal Express
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5801/

Animal Babies
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml

Oakland Zoo Animals from A to Z
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html

Seaworld Animal Database
http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html

ZooBooks
http://www.zoobooks.com/animalsAtoZ/directory.htm

National Zoo Live WebCam
http://natzoo.si.edu/zooview/exhibits/exhibits.htm

Artic Species
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/species/species.htm

Animal Bytes - Reptiles, Fish, Amphibians, Invertebras
http://www.seaworld.org/animal_bytes/animal_bytes.html
Birmingham Zoo - African Safari
www.birminghamzoo.com/nas/11.html
Animal Alphabet Rhymes
http://www.mrtc.org/~twright/animals/english/alphabet.htm

Endangered Species Page
http://www.whps.org/school/charteroak/links/endangered_species.htm

Cool Science For Curious Kids (K-3)
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Web of Life
www.weboflife.co.uk/weboflife/

Earth Science

Athena (oceans/earth/weather/space)
http://athena.wednet.edu

NORTH AMERICAN BIOMES:
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.12.x.html
Unique physical environments are examined to seek out the constituents of any particular biome: desert, grasslands, coniferous forest, tundra, deciduous forest, and temperate rainforests are all studied. With an eye to keen observation of special adaptive measures, students will go on field trips to collect their data and create a biome book. Special activities are included for each biome. Contemporary problems facing each biome will also be addressed.

EARTH SCIENCES WEBQUEST:
http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/dms/library/cybrary/earth2.htm
Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, rocks and minerals--students will take a diversified tour of earth sciences by researching online and answering the questions on the worksheet. Upper elementary level.

VOLCANOES WEBQUEST:
http://earthview.sdsu.edu/trees/volqest.html
Using a wide variety of websites, students will explore volcanoes and eruptions around the world. They will learn to describe the character of an eruption and its explosively, and be able make comparative analyses between types of volcanoes.

EARTHQUAKES V.S. VOLCANOES:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webearthscie.html
In which region would you rather live: one riddled with earthquakes, or an area plagued with volcanoes? Be sure to ask your class the question both before and after they complete this webquest. Middle school level.

THE DYNAMIC EARTH LESSON PLANS:
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/dynamic_earth/index.html
Through a study of both volcanoes and earthquakes, students will learn about the mechanics behind these powerful natural forces, while comparing and understanding global patterns. Grades 3 - 8.

The Evergreen Project: Temperate Deciduous Forest
mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/index.htm

Why Leaves Change Color
willow.ncfes.umn.edu/leaves/leaves.htm

New England: Foliage Central
www.newengland.com/foliage/leaves.html

From Seed to Plant
ericir.syr.edu/virtual/lessons/science/Agriculture/AGR0010.html

Plants Unit
www.teachweb.net/Free_Lesson_Plans/plants/shtml

A Year of Trees - 18 Activities
www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/lessons23/trees.html

Photosynthesis - How Do Plants Make Food?
ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/9/phytosy.html

Plants and Our Environment
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/

Volcano Lesson Plans and Activities
www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/volcano/index.html

Volcano World
volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html

Destructive Natural Forces
http://www.whps.org/IT/profdevelopment/instructional%20resources/destructive_natural_forces.htm#activities

Astronomy

THE VIRTUAL SUN:
http://www.michielb.nl/sun/kaft.htm
Take a tour of our solar heater, up close and personal. Visit solar flares, sunspots, solar eclipses, and the science of the sun--only a 20 minute journey from your classroom desks.

Gander Academy's Solar System Theme Page
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/solar_system.htm

Astronomy in the Classroom
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/
Activities and reproducibles for the elementary classroom.

The Moon Animations http://planetscapes.com/solar/eng/moon.htm#movie Did you know the rotation of the Moon and its revolution around Earth takes 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes? The Moon has fascinated mankind throughout the ages. Take a look at these video clips from Apollo 11, Galileo, and Clementine spacecrafts.

The Nine Planets
http://www.galaxymall.com/commerce/crossroads/

THE SOLAR SYSTEM:
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/solar_system.html
Here is a great resource for upper elementary classes on the solar system; either use it where students must conduct individual research for reports or projects, or use it collectively as a class for an interactive unit on our sun, the planets, comets, moons, etc. Each section has its own movie, vocabulary, description of characteristics such as diameter and composition, a history, and discussion questions.

EXPLORING PLANETS IN THE CLASSROOM * HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/

Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

Astronomy for Kids
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/

Zoom: Astronomy
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/astronomy/tutor/solarsystem/1/

PRINTABLE SOLAR SYSTEM CALENDAR:
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/calendar/2001solarsystem/mar.shtml

PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM:
http://www.brighterpaths.com/ilp/planets.htm
Third grade students will first conduct planetary research with internet resources, and then create planet flashcards and models. Student worksheet included.

THE SOLAR SYSTEM ACTIVITIES:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr3udesc.html#nex_solar
Find several hands-on activities for third grade classes to integrate into your space/solar system unit.

RADER'S INTERACTIVE SPACE EXPLORATION CENTER
http://www.kapili.com/risec

NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

A Virtual Journey to the Universe
http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/cockpit.html#bottom

Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org/sky.html

Space Telescope Science Institute Home Page
www.stsci.edu/

Space Environment Lab Solar Image Index
www.sel.noaa.gov/solar_images/ImageIndex.cgi

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
www.jpl.nasa.gov/

Space Scientists Online
quest.arc.nasa.gov/sso/index.html

KidSat Main Page
kidsat.jpl.nasa.gov/

Constellations and Mythologies
www.planetarium.org:80/programs/constellations.html

CNN - Comet Hale-Bopp: A Stargazer's Guide
www.cnn.com/TECH/9702/hale.bopp.comet/index.html

Allentown School District (ASD) Planetarium: Astronomy links
www.planetarium.org:80/astronomy/home.html

Athena (oceans/earth/weather/space)
http://athena.wednet.edu

Astronomy Calculator
w3.one.net/~rback/frames.html

Understanding the Universe
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/index.html

Your Sky
http://www.fourmilab.to/yoursky/
Working with map skills? Help your students build a sky map. This program lets you choose a nearby city, or enter your latitude and longitude, to find out what is in the sky presently. Using fairly easy-to-use controls, you can then manipulate the data to find a star map for the next night, or the next week. Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School,

Simple Machines

Machines Theme Page
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/machines.htm

BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/

THE INVENTOR'S WORKSHOP:
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

Moving Along with Simple Machines
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/simp-mach/

MACHINE-O-RAMA: http://www.biopoint.com/belhar/june01/machines/machine-o-rama.htm Taking on the format of a Science Fair-type contest, students must answer two worksheets using online resources (printable student worksheets included), while learning about levers, inclined planes, screws, pulleys, etc., and then designing a simple machine to present to class judges.

Simple Machines learning site http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm

Simple Machines
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm

Canada Science and Technology Museum Simple Machines Hidden Helpers
http://www.science-tech.nmstc.ca/english/schoolzone/machines2_4.cfm
Great student activities. Directions how to make a pulley. Worksheets for identifying simple machines. Good picture samples of simple machines.

Society of Woman Engineers Simple Machines
http://www.swe.org/SWE/StudentServices/CareerGuidance/modules/machine2.htm
Simple experiments for students to do. Lists of daily uses of simple machines at home.

Machines Make Life Easier
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/Machines/sciber/intro.htm
Moving pictures of simple machines at work. Easy definitions

Quia Java Games Simple Machines
http://www.quia.com/jg/33614.html
Games involving simple machine vocabulary. Concentration, matching, flash cards.

Quia Simple Machines
http://www.quia.com/tq/101054.html
Multiple choice quiz-higher reading level

Simple Machines
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/Summer_Training/KaeAvenueES/Resource_Chart.html
Chart with machines listed and how they help us. Other activities and lesson plans involving machines.

Rocks & Minerals

GEMS, ROCKS, AND MINERALS COLLECTIONS:
http://www.rr.gmcs.k12.nm.us/rocks.htm
A large number of picture galleries of gems and minerals have been gathered at this site. Click on any one of them and start your exploration.

BrainPOP - Heath, Science, Technology Animation and Educational Site for Kids.
www.brainpop.com/

ROCKS WEBQUEST:
http://www.fayette.k12.ky.us/instructtech/trt1/Rocks/rocks_webq.htm
Students will use three online resources to learn about the rock cycle as well as different types of rocks. Two student worksheets are included to guide student research and turn in for evaluation. This is a great starting webquest for grades 3 and 4.

ROCKS & MINERALS DETECTIVES:
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html
Collaborating in groups, students will locate natural minerals and learn about their physical characteristics, how they are mined, and other minerals they are associated with. Suitable for upper elementary students; rubrics included.

AsianGems Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
asiangems.com/

Happy Birthstone!
www.love-story.com/bs00.htm

Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection
http://phya.yonsei.ac.kr/~maskmanx/jewelry/gems-ico.htm

A Wonderful World of Minerals
library.thinkquest.org/J002744/adlm.html

Discover How Rocks Are Formed
sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html

Gander Academy's Rock Site
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/rock.htm

Rocks and Minerals for Kids
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3639/

Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html

Mineral Photo Gallery
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bestgall.htm

A Gem of a Story
www.bsu.edu/teachers/academy/gems/welcome.html

ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center
www.asarcocu.com/MineralDiscoveryCenter/index.htm

GROWING CRYSTALS ACTIVITY:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/crystals.html
Elementary students enjoy this simple activity to grow and examine crystals using salt and water.

ROCK CYCLE SONG:
http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/ocean/rocksong.htm
How do your early elementary students learn the different types of rocks? By singing this rock cycle song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".

SEDIMENTARY ROCK SNACKS:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/snacks.html
Never before have sedimentary rocks tasted quite so good.

Weather

SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION KIT:
http://nesen.unl.edu/swik/
Lots here to use and explore--lesson plans, games, experiments, quizzes, and more all serve as ready-to-use classroom materials for teaching about severe weather conditions and human preparedness.

LIGHT AND HEAT: http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/w_unit/LESSONS/lightisheat.html Through a series of elementary classroom experiments, the concepts of light, heat, and energy will be explored. Students will also be introduced to the scientific method by refining observation and prediction skills.

Destructive Natural Forces
http://www.whps.org/IT/profdevelopment/instructional%20resources/destructive_natural_forces.htm#activities

Athena (oceans/earth/weather/space)
http://athena.wednet.edu

Earthquake Info Center-USGS
http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html

Hurricane: Storm Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/

Tornado Project Online
http://www.tornadoproject.com/

USA Today Weather
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm

Weather Glossary
http://www.weather.com/glossary/

Forecasts
http://www.netguide.com/news/weather

National Weather Service
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/

Storm Prediction Center
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/

National Severe Storms Laboratory
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/

Meteorology

Athena (oceans/earth/weather/space)
http://athena.wednet.edu

Sea And Sky
http://www.seasky.org/mainmenu.html

INTERACTIVE OBSERVATORY:
http://www.ScienceU.com/observatory/
In the Orrery, students can manipulate an interactive solar system simulator. They can create animations of eclipses, generate a night sky for anywhere in the world, retrieve an image of where the planets are located in the sky, and find fascinating information on astronomical phenomena.

WEATHER WEBQUEST:
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/weather/weather.htm
Specifically created to meet fifth grade science standards, this particular webquest constitutes a whole unit on weather, including the water cycle, cloud types and formation, local climate, climate in general, and climate patterns & regions across the United States. Students will complete worksheets, charts, and spreadsheet graphs, with a final online exam testing their accumulated knowledge.

SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST:
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/brfranke/webquest/webquest1.html
Develop a worst case scenario for severe weather conditions approaching some region of the United States. Presentations can be completed with multimedia authoring or the constrution of a web page.

THE EYE OF THE STORM--WEBQUEST:
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/weather/index.htm
Grades 4 through 8 can complete this fascinating look at tornadoes and hurricanes, and be able to answer which one of the two natural forces can cause more damage to earth's human inhabitants.

Chemistry

PERIODIC TABLE UNIT -- IT'S ELEMENTARY:
http://kusd.edu/lessons/jhlessons/periodic_table.html
An eighth grade, two week unit on understanding the periodic table and its organization through student online research, culminates in an HyperStudio presentation on class findings.

Web Elements Periodic Table
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/gips/aii-home.htm

General Chemistry Online
http://antoine.fsu.umd.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml

CHEMYSTERY:
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/

EXPLORATORIUM SNACKS:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html

BIZARRE STUFF:
http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/control.htm

STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN HERE:
http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/Default.htm

SCIENCE IS FUN:
http://www.ase.org.uk/scifun.html

SCIENCE TEACHERS' RESOURCE CENTER:
http://chem.lapeer.org/

DICTIONARY OF SCHOOL CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS:
http://www.uq.edu.au/Chemistry_Dictionary/

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK--SCIENCE ROCK:
http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/school/products/shr.htm

ChemPuter
www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/chemputer/

Frosh Chem Molecular Weights
www.cs.cmu.edu/~dmazzoni/chem.html

Chemistry for Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/

Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry
http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/gips/aii-home.htm

PERIODIC TABLES:
http://science.widener.edu/~svanbram/ptable.html
Find various formats of the periodic table, all printable in Acrobat files.

Oceanography

Interactive Ocean
http://www.pbs.org/odyssey/interactive/index.html
Come aboard an active whale research vessel and experience the daily life of the scientists onboard. Be sure to catch a glimpse of the sea underneath the ship through BOWCam, then listen to the sounds of whales and dolphins as they swim nearby. Finally, take a tour of the ship and see the inner workings of a whale research vessel.

Athena (oceans/earth/weather/space)
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/

Treasures @ Sea
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html

Under The Sea: A Unit On Marine Biology for elementary students
The Teacher's Guide
http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/Oceanlifeteacherguide.htm
Fun activities to use in your classroom:
The Fish Fun
http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/fishyfun.htm page has online games such as fish concentration - a memory game, fish slider and jigsaw puzzles, whales crossword puzzle, and word searches.
On the Fishy Tales Page
http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/storybooksaboutmarinelife.htm,
If you want to find all sorts of links to other marine biology sites for lesson plans and activities, all you have to do is click on the Fishy Links
http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/marinebiologylinks.htm

Marine Mammals
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/living_things/animals/mammals/marine_mammals/

Australian Animals
http://home.mira.net/~areadman/aussie.htm

Australian Animals Internet Hunt
http://home.earthlink.net/~ohora/ext/auanimalhunt.html

OCEAN WORDS:
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/education_lesson2.html

Bugs

CLASSIFYING CRITTERS:
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/index.html
Give this site time to download. Students will interact with match-ups, photos, text, and quizzes to learn how scientists classify animals.

GO BUGGY!
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/03/030402_eatingbugs.jhtml
Bugs for dinner, anyone? Yum yum yum! American culture might not be particularly fond of insects for a main course (or appetizers or desserts, or--breakfast?), but several countries and cultures find that larvae and pupae are actually very much to their liking--a veritable delicacy, in fact, in some regions (we really must do lunch in Thailand; do try the larvae salad... or pass the fried cicada please, while we're in Tokyo... ). Your students will absolutely love the Current feature this week on entomology for your dining pleasure... and they might also just be a wee bit disgusted to find that cinnamon, for one, or maraschino cherries for another, could very well contain insect parts. The stories are here, along with insect exercises and Xcursions. When finished,there will be much discussion in your class--have your students exercise their persuasive writing skills and create commercials or advertisements promoting insect feasts and products.

Creepy Crawlies Theme page
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/creepy_crawlies.htm

Alien Empire
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/
The aliens have landed--right in our own backyards! Find out about the real-life aliens all around us: bumblebees, May flies, termites, Monarch butterflies, and other fascinating creatures. Explore the anatomies of these intricate organisms, learn how moths and bumblebees can fly, and play Insect Scramble to put insects back together!

BUTTERFLIES 2000 ON THE WINGS OF FREEDOM
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002251
The website "Butterflies 2000 - on the wings of freedom" offers broad, detailed information about butterflies and moths. A high speed shooting and scanning electron microscope pictures give extraordinary scientific information.

Dragonfly
miavx1.acs.muohio.edu/~dragonfly/index.htmlx

Amazing Insects
http://www.inform.umd.edu/MDK-12/homepers/emag/index.html

Zoom: Butterfly
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

Pictures of Insects
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/

MicroAngela's Electron Microscope Image Gallery
http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/bemf/microangela/index.html

Photo Encyclopedia of Ants
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/

Ant Farm
http://home.apu.edu/~philpi/antfarm/ants/ants.html

U.S. Government Insect site for Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/insects/insectintro.htm

Cool Science For Curious Kids (K-3)
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Butterflies at the Field Museum
www.fmnh.org/butterfly/habit.htm

A Student's Guide to Butterflies
www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/farmer/bfly1.htm

Where Do Butterflies Come From?
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/index.html

Children's Butterfly Site
www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/butterfly.htm

The Butterfly Website
butterflywebsite.com/

Monarch Watch
www.monarchwatch.org

Monarchs and Migration
www.smm.org/sln/monarchs/top.html

Butterflies of North America
www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusaq/bflusa.htm

Butterfly Zone
butterflies.com/

BUTTERFLY PHOTO GALLERY:
http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/gallery/
Beautiful photos of many different types of butterflies and their larvae can help your class to design their own butterfly pictures and understand the butterfly life cycle.

MONARCH BUTTERFLY WEBQUEST:
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq46/monarch1.htm
Student detectives will search out the journey of a monarch butterfly with internet resources. Grades 2-5; worksheets are included for each segment to guide students.

Reptiles & Amphibians

Weird Animals
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5801/amprep3.htm

FROG METAMORPHOSIS:
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/surveyreports/mar-apr95/natappre.html
Find a print and color frog life cycle page, with text.

Weird Frog Facts
www.teleport.com/~dstroy/weird/weird.html

Emili's HomePage of Frogs
www.avalon.net/~theend/

NOVA Online | Crocodiles
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs/

Herp Pictures - Small Colubrid Snakes
gto.ncsa.uiuc.edu/pingleto/herps/colubrid1.html

Exploratorium: Frogs
www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html

Massachusetts Snake Page
www.umass.edu/umext/nrec/snake_pit/index.html

Biology

Triumph of Life
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/triumphoflife/
Trace the history of life on Earth, from its most rudimentary single-celled beginnings to the complex welter of multifaceted organisms that now threaten to overrun the planet. This site offers supplementary resources and information correlated to the six-part PBS series of the same name.

The Virtual Cell
personal.tmlp.com/jimr57/index.htm

Virtual Pond Activity
www.geocities.com/sseagraves/createapond.htm

Web of Life
www.weboflife.co.uk/weboflife/

JOURNEY NORTH--SPRING 2001:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring2001/species/index.html
Journey North is another excellent Annenberg project, involving classrooms across the country tracking and recording migration data.

Educaton Jane: Biology for Women
http://www.educatingjane.com/Study/Biology.htm

Chloe the Chloroplast
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/bacteria_cells.htm
"Welcome! I'm Chloe the chloroplast. I'm a part of a plant cell. My job is to turn sunlight into sugar! Isn't that a grand job?" It sure is! Spend some time with Chloe and her friends to learn about photosynthesis, soil bacteria, E. coli, blue-green algae and more.
Each fact is wrapped in a fun story young students will love.

Electricity

Electronics - Cells, resistors, batteries

THEATER OF ELECTRICITY:
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html

LOUIE'S SPACE:
http://cipco.electricuniverse.com/html/eu/education/louie/index.html

ELECTRIC UNIVERSE LESSONS:
http://cipco.electricuniverse.com/html/eu/education/teacher/plans/index.html

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM SCAVENGER HUNT:
http://www.deerlake.leon.k12.fl.us/lesson3.htm

INTERACTIVE ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM:
http://ippex.pppl.gov/ippex/module_4/
This online module will take students through the various concepts associated with principles of electricity and magnetism, including static electricity, voltage, currents, and resistance.

SNACKS ABOUT ELECTRICITY:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconelectricity.html
The Exploratorium's Science Snacks offers these activities focusing on electricity.

Physics

THE VIRTUAL PHYSICS CENTER:
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/GradPhysics.html#TOP
A valuable site for high school physics teachers, loaded with resources, tutorials, labs, and links to the world of physics.

Environmental Science

Destructive Natural Forces
http://www.whps.org/IT/profdevelopment/instructional%20resources/destructive_natural_forces.htm#activities

JOURNEY NORTH--SPRING 2001:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring2001/species/index.html
Journey North is another excellent Annenberg project, involving classrooms across the country tracking and recording migration data.

ENERGY RESOURCES:
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq96/index.htm
We seem to be in the midst of an energy crisis...so harvest your students' intellect and see if they can find new ways to generate electricity and power, or at least find ways to make major power consumption conservation efforts.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
http://itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/ozone.html
Dress for cold, freezing cold that is... your students are destined for Antarctica, where they will research the diminishing ozone layer on penguin populations. Students choose their roles, and must be prepared to back up their research findings with presentations, recommendations, graphs, and charts.

Inventions

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE AN INVENTOR?
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/inventing.html
Explore several inventors at this site, and then write a report on your favorite inventor, or role play by choosing a successful inventor personality type.

The Tech Museum of Innovation
http://www.thetech.org/

Smithsonian Center for the Study of Invention and
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/

Innovation
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/

Invention Timeline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/timeline_text.html

United States Patent and Trademark Offices
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/

National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/book/index.html

Totally Absurd Inventions
http://www.totallyabsurd.com/absurd.htm

Smithsonian: Inventors and Innovation
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm

Kids Inventor Resources from Inventor Ed
http://www.inventored.org/k-12/

HISTORY OF INVENTIONS:
http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html
Click on the timeline to learn more about each invention; students may submit their own ideas for the timeline, but they must first defend why it belongs on the timeline.

INVENTION CONVENTION:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/EDTEC596/Project1/Inventors.html
This lesson plan integrates science, social studies, and language arts, and culminates with an Invention Fair.

GREAT ENGINEERING FEATS OF THE 20TH CENTURY:
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Students can decide which engineering achievement they would rate as most important, and then go to this site to learn more about how several technologies have shaped the 20th century.

INVENTORS AND INNOVATION:
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm
Have your students create their own timeline with the selections incorporated into this exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. Have them create their own future invention, designing a template and writing a presentation on how it works, why it will be important.

Volcanos

Volcano expedition - Grade: 1 - 12
http://scripps.ucsd.edu/volcano/
Follow the daily progress made by a team of scientists during their trip to study volcanoes in Costa Rica. You can read journal entries made by the scientists, complete with video clips and photographs of research findings and geographical features. Future updates to the site will include lab results from the analysis of retrieved samples.

THE DYNAMIC EARTH LESSON PLANS:
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/dynamic_earth/index.html
Through a study of both volcanoes and earthquakes, students will learn about the mechanics behind these powerful natural forces, while comparing and understanding global patterns. Grades 3 - 8.

MOUNT ST. HELENS:
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/msh.html
View before, during, and after shots and explanations, find curriculum ideas, and area biology at this informative site from Volcano World.

Evolution

A History of Evolutionary Thought
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html

Biology Links: Evolution
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks/Evolution.html

Evolution Website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/index.shtml

EVOLUTION: Evolvovision
http://www.trollart.com/EVOLUTI0N.html

Human Origins and Evolution in Africa
http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/

Genetics

Virtual Library on Genetics
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/genetics.html

Orca and Cetaceans (whales)

KeikoWatch
http://www.oceanfutures.com/CA/keikowatch_march.html
What's happening with Keiko, the killer whale? This spring and summer, scientists plan to take Keiko for long "ocean walks" so he can interact with other whales. Click on Photo Gallery for recent updates.

Orcinus Orca
http://www.aquarium.org/whales/orca/orca01.htm
Everything you've always wanted to know about the "Killer Whale" is explained in a question and answer format from the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Virtual Whale Watching: Orcinus Orca
http://www.princeofwhales.com/virtual/orcinus.htm
Did you know orcas are really a kind of dolphin? Here are pictures of killer whales from a virtual whale watching tour.

Orca, Killer Whale
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Orca.shtml
Enchanted Learning offers an information printout as well as easy-to-read diagrams of the orca's anatomy, their place in the food chain, and their
habitat.

Orca Odyssey: Life Cycle
http://schoolcentral.com/whale/htm/LifeCycle3.htm
Join three children as they set off to investigate the life cycle of the orca whale. Follow the links to get the whole story!

WHALES -- A THEMATIC UNIT:
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/
This resource for thematic teaching on whales is really quite extensive. It includes lesson plans, student activities across the curriculum, project ideas (my favorite is building a whale from paper mache), and loads of internet resources. You may also wish to explore Creating an Underwater World, above, to partner with your whale unit.

The Water Cycle

THE WATER CYCLE: http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/w_unit/LESSONS/water.cycle.html Students will easily comprehend all concepts in the water cycle when they build their own terrariums (from simple plastic containers) and make daily observations from the closed environments that they created.

EARTH'S WATER -- RIVERS AND STREAMS:
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/msac.html
In this Water Science for Schools excerpt from the USGS, students will take a look at the definition of rivers, runoff, water tables, and ground water. The second URL above links to related student activities.

Electronics - Cells, resistors, batteries

WEBS, WIRES, AND WAVES: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nstw/teach/activity/english.htmThis excellent series of tutorials and classroom activities explores technology and engineering in the relay of information and communication. Six units altogether; students will binary decoders, rudimentary telephones and speakers, and participate in decoding messages from space. From the National Science Foundation.

BASICS OF ELECTRONICS -- TUTORIALS: http://www.electronics2000.com/page2.html Eight chapters cover most topics you will need for your middle school requirements. They are all well illustrated and explained; junior levels should not have any trouble following along with these.

VOLTAIC CELL -- MAKE YOUR OWN BATTERY: http://www.electronics2000.com/battery.html With background info, the activity here is written for middle to high school students.

ELECTRONICS PROJECTS: http://www.electronics2000.com/projects/ Eleven to choose from, all illustrated and documented with wiring directions.

ELECTRONICS PRIMER: http://members.aol.com/alwdavis/mrdpg1.htm Probably more lessons here than you can use; readable and not too dry--take what you can use.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCE LIBRARY: http://www.iserv.net/~alexx/lib/tutorial.htm#PROJECTS Loads of resources, from beginner's guides to theory, tutorials, schematics... more.

Endangered Species

Gander Academy's Endangered Species Resources on the World Wide Web
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/endangered.htm

Endangered Species Page
http://www.whps.org/school/charteroak/links/endangered_species.htm