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BrainPop

Animated educational videos with a wide variety of topics that engage students learning; Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology- Internet Safety.
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Solar System

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ant to learn about the planets in our Solar System? Check out this fun and informational website.


Solar System - interactive lessons and activities to learn more about the Solar System


Solar System - Animated and interactive, learn about the Solar System
Kid Astronomy - Learn about our Solar System

Moon
Lunar Cycle Challenge - game
Phases of the moon - read and learn about the phases of the moon
Phases of the moon - Kids Astronomy website
Wonderville - Explore the phases of the moon


Lunar Cycle - an e-Learning animated lesson about the lunar cycle 



Planets

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The Nine Planets website has lots of information about the planets in our solar system.

Astronomy for Kids

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Explore and learn more about the solar system, sun, galaxies, stars, planets, moons, etc.

NASA  Kids  Club

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Out of this world games from NASA.


Farms

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Farm Animals-  Learn the names of the animals and their babies that live on a farm. Each lesson is followed by simple practice games.  Turtle Diary website.
​​Kids Farm - Learn about animals and people that live and work on a ranch in Colorado. Children will learn about farm and wild animals, animal sounds, what grows on a farm, plus much more.  
Animal Labeling - interactive game 
Farm animal puzzle - A fun interactive puzzle 
My American Farm - See what is in the barn.
Farm Animals - Animal Corner is a great resource when you want to learn about animals on our planet.
Farm Animals on Buzzle website.  
List of farm animals and their purpose.
Plants and Animals - Learn about the animals and plants that live on the farm


Discovery Education
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Kids and Space

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Travel with Peter and Paul through space to learn about our solar system. It's fun and interactive.

NASA's Space Place    

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A fun place to learn about space:
Explore (fun facts, videos, and pictures)
Play (games, puzzles, and quizzes)
Do (activities, books, coloring) 

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Space Place   
My Science Kit
Planet Sizes
Solar System

Blast Off

Radar’s Biology4Kids

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Learn about everything from cells to animal systems.

Rainforest

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Tropical Rainforest Strata 
Rainforest Layers - ThinkQuest website
Layers of the Rainforest - Tiger Home website
Zoom Rainforest - by Enchanted Learning
Animals of the Rainforest - by Enchanted Learning
Rainforest Animals - Lots of information about the Rainforest and the animals.
Rainforest Sounds - listen to the many different sounds of the Rainforest
Rainforest Animals - Rainforest Alliance


Science

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Check out BBC Science
6-7 yr olds:  Forces & Movements, Variation, Plants & Animals,
 7-8 yr olds-  Plants Grow, Rocks & Soil, Characteristics of Material,
8-9 yr olds: Solids & Liquids, Keeping Warm,  Moving & Growing,  Habitats

9-10 yr olds:  Life Cycle, Gases Around Us,   Changing State
10-11yr olds - Micro-organisms, Forces in Action,  How we see things, Interdependence & Adaptation

Apples

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Apples
Apple Facts

Chemistry games

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These games teach you more about chemical elements, periodic table, and more.


Science games

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Shepphard Software website is a great site to learn about life cycles, plants, animals, seasons, astronomy, and more through interactive games.

Nutrition for kids

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A great interactive site to learn more about nutrition, and exercise, as well as information for  parents.


The Magic School Bus

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Magic School Bus activities and games, exploration and science experiments.

Seasons

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Children learn about each of  the four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and  Fall (Autumn) by painting and creating animated seasonal scenes as well as by playing games.

Seasons Interactive 
Seasons Activity
Earth's Tilt is the Reason for the seasons -



The Virtual Body

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An awesome interactive site that allows you to learn more about the human body. You can build a human skeleton, take guided tours of the brain, heart and digestive tract, and so much more!


Moving and Growing
How the Body Works


Simple Machines

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Learn about Simple and Compound Machines- things in your house or tool shed. 

Simple Machines Game Play this interactive game provided by the Museum of Science + Industry in Chicago

MatchIt - Play the MatchIt Definitions game. 
Hang Mouse - A game to reinforce your knowledge of simple machines
Word Search - Play the interactive word search game
Simple Machines - Match the word to the picture, drag and drop
Interactive Simple Machines - Visit he PBS website for an interactive activity

Simple Machine Song - Work smarter, not harder...
Machines - Visit the eSchool Today site to learn about machines
Simple Machine Video - This video segment (from IdahoPTV's Science Trek) shows examples of the 6 simple machines





Electricity

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Electricity In Our Lives
Simple Circuits
Building Circuits


The Fuse Box - Interactive circuit building
Using Electricity - Interactive site; find the objects that use electricity.
Circuits and Conductors
Circuit World - Interactive site; build and test  your own circuits.
Electric Circuits 
Andy Thelwell -  The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits; 5 sections of learning, then take the quiz.
Atoms and Electricityquiz


Magnets

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Fun Magnet Facts   
About Magnets
Interactive game - BBC website interactive game
Quiz - Take the quiz on the BBC website
Magnetic forces - Informative and fun interactive activity
Percy Says- interactive sorting game

Magnetic Poles - video clip
Magnets & Compass  - Interactive activities











Rags to Riches - A fun game to play to review magnetism
Sticky  Situations - Play this game and test your knowledge
Magnets Pop-up - Test your knowledge about
magnets
Test yourself: Magnets




Matter

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Change It-  interactive site  where you can change the states of matter between solids and liquids.
Changing Matter -Change the state of matter
States of Matter - interactive site of particles in solid, liquid and gas
Science Kids - interactive game
Matter Sorting Game - Sort the items into the correct solid, liquid, gas box.
Matter: Chemical & Physical - Interactive activities to learn more




Energy

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Energy - Heat, Light and Sound - study tools, games, test
Radiant and Sound Energy - Flashcards
Space Race game
Scatter game - match vocabulary word to definition (fast pace game).

Water Cycle

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Water Cycle - CET webiste
Water Cycle Summary - USGS website has lots of information about this subject.
Water Cycle - NOAA website is a great resource for information.
Water Cycle - StudyJams website - watch a quick video and test your knowledge
Thurstin's Water Cycle - Interactive- see the cycle in motion
Interactive Water Cycle - Play and learn
Magic School Bus - video
The Water Cycle - video clip, water
Clouds & Water Cycle - Interactive sites



Rock Cycle

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Interactives Rock Cycle - great website!
Rock Cycle - Windows to the Universe website has lots of information. 
Earth Floor: Cycles
ThinkQuest - Rock Cycle
Rock Cycle: Face of the Earth
Rocky's Journey around the rock cycle
Rocks and Minerals - Interactive sites


Changing Earth

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Changing earth
Living with Coastal Change
Soil Erosion
Natural Disaster websites - from Readwritethink
Layers of the Earth
Processes: Face of the Earth





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EXTREME WEATHER
Discovery Kids
Weather Wiz Kids
Seasons and Weather - Interactive learning
Natural Disasters - Learn about Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Floods, Droughts, Tsunamis, and more, on the Fact Monster website.


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 Precipitation

Clouds & Precipitation Study Jams website

Rain - Learn about weather facts on the Science Kids website. 

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Study Jams - Science

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Scientific Method 


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Science - Check out the  Interactive Sites for Education. It's an amazing site!

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Learn to Code
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Scratch

Weather

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Weather Wiz Kids - meteorologist Crystal Wicker "I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather.
Weather Maker - interactive weather maker on Scholastic website
Weather game
Science Kids 
Thermometer - A great site to learn about and understand the uses of a thermometer
Weather Wise - A fun interactive site; play each of the three games to earn points and advance to the next level. 
It's All About the Weather - Simulate a hurricane! Visit this fun and interactive site to learn about weather; satellite meteorology, and Earth science. 

Tree House Weather Kids - The University of Illinois extension website contains information and interactive activities to learn about weather; clouds, seasons, air pressure, winds, global warming, and more!  

NOAA Education Resources - Learn about; Oceans & Coasts, Climate, Weather & Atmosphere, Marine Life and more..

Owlie Skywarn - Learn about weather science and safety with Owlie in these fun and interactive activities. 

Volcanoes

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National Geographic decade volcanoes - map and photos
Vibrant Volcanoes - video segments
World Atlas - Ring of Fire
Volcano cross-section image
Cascade Range Volcanoes
 

Volcano Lab - test your knowledge


Animals - Zoos

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San Diego Zoo

Oregon Zoo
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Columbus Zoo and Animal Guide  Visit the zoo to learn about animals; habitat, diet, and more.

Animals             

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Kidzone - Learn many facts about animals
A to Z Index of Animals - Lots of animal facts
Amazing Animals of the world
Animal Fact Guide - Learn all kinds of interesting facts about animals
Science Kids - Lots of fun animal facts

Animal articles, quizzes, facts and more - Sheppard Software website has lots of great information! 
Animal Classification
All About Frogs - A terrific website loaded with information about frogs



Kids National Geographic

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Looking for some great information on animals? Visit National Geographic Kids for  in-depth Creature Features, photos and video footage from around the world. 
Great Horned Owls
Owls
Snowy Owls
volcanoes

Life Cycle

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Cycles of Life - click and drag the pictures into the correct order of their life cycle

 Life Cycle Games - Play these fun games to learn about the life cycle of a bird, frog, and butterfly - (Sheppard Software website)
Animal life cycle
Life Cycle Video - watch this interesting video on life cycles.

Life Cycle of a Chick - Explore the life cycle (21 days) of the embryological chick.
All About Chickens - Learn about chickens on Enchanted Learning Website
Life Cycles - Interactive learning games


Animal Habitats

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PBS Video - watch the video to help gather information about habitats.

Habitats- Interactive and informational site. Students discover which animals live in the wetlands/pond. 
Ocean Habitat  - Discover and learn about the ocean habitat
Discover Habitats - Interactive
World Biomes - Listen to and learn about various biomes.
Dessert Habitat - A face paced classificaiton game, click on the animal that lives in the desert
Humans and Animal Habitats - Answer questions about the animal/habitat
SwitchZoo - A fun interactive game, drag the picture to the animal's home
What doesn't belong? Play this interactive game, identify what organism doesn't belong in that habitat. 

Habitats- Interactive learning sites
Animal Habitats
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Animals and their habitat -
check out National Geographic website
Habitat game - Do you know where animals Live? Learn and play this interactive game
Animal Homes - interactive
Biome/Habitats - Enchanted Learning website
What Kind of Animal? - Sheppard Software website 
Animal Habitats - BBC website
Woodlands habitat -
interactive
Biomes - Interactive Learning





Scholastic News

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Check out the magazines issued for the month . Click the grade link below. Press the student button, then enter the code


Grade 1 
Grade 2  
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Let's Find Out - Click the "go to my online resources" button to access the recent

Cells / Kingdoms
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The Six Kingdoms -Learn how and why systems are classified into six Kingdoms; Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

Cells- Interactive activities from the Interactive Sites for Education Website

Animal Classification - Check out these great interactive sites 
 


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Animal Adaptations - Learn about animal adaptations using these great activities
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Mission Adaptation - A fun game on Planet Science website; travel around the world to document how different plants and animals adapt their their habitats.








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Dinosaurs & Fossils
Visit Sheppard's Software website to learn about fossils and dinosaurs
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​Dino Movie
Dinosaur 
DINOmight Timeline
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Extinction Movie
Fossil Movie (learn how fossils are made)
Examine a Fossil 


​Dino 
Games





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