Administration
19-08-2008, 05:30 PM
Contributers - Beatrice (extensive stuff, thank you!), Cyathea, Miss Caz, MajikFaerie,
Birds in Backyards [http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/ (http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/)] Birds in Backyards is a research, education and conservation program focusing on the birds that live where people live. Get involved by becoming a member and taking part in our online surveys. Learn about how you can create bird-friendly spaces in your garden and local community. Find out more about Australian birds and their habitats.
Build a Frog Pond [http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html (http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html)]
About Insects [http://www.ento.csiro.au/about_insects/index.html (http://www.ento.csiro.au/about_insects/index.html)] Australian site.
Spiders [http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/ (http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/)] Another awesome Australian website.
Winogradsky column tutorial [http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html (http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html)]
Digital Frog Dissection [http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu// (http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//)]
Animal Diversity Web [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html)] Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org/ (http://www.arkive.org/)] a unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species.
Kids Do Ecology [http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/ (http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/)] haven't used this myself but it looks interesting.
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen - Science Based http://bizarrelabs.com/cat.htm
BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site For Kids http://www.brainpop.com/
A great gardening page for kids http://www.global-garden.com.au/gardenkids.htm
Great for online literacy activities.
http://www.starfall.com/ (http://www.starfall.com/)
Literacy activities (I have all these downloaded to my laptop...if anyone would like me to post them a CD copy of it let me know, probably illegal but its share and share alike in the world of education)
http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm (http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm)
http://www.poissonrouge.com but it's more for pre-schoolers and younger
http://www.uptoten.com is really great too
More Natural History stuff:
Census of Marine Life [http://www.coml.org/coml.htm (http://www.coml.org/coml.htm)]
The Living Africa [http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html (http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html)]
PBS Nature [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/index.html (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/index.html)] Lots of teachery stuff but worth poking around in if you have a natural history buff like B http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
PBS Nova - nature archive [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_natu.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_natu.html)]
Cool sciency bits and pieces
Science Toys you can make with your kids [http://scitoys.com/ (http://scitoys.com/)]
Optical Illusions [http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html (http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html)]
Exploratorium Science Snacks [http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html (http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html)] Experiments.
Science Museum online stuff [http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx (http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx)] Linky goodness!
Why Is It So? [http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/ (http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/)] A blast from the past!
Nova Science in the news [http://www.science.org.au/nova/ (http://www.science.org.au/nova/)] Australian Academy of Sciences resource.
BBC School Science Clips [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml)] Flash site, bandwidth-heavy.
ABC Surfing Scientists [http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/ (http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/)] As seen on Rollercoaster.
Ask a Scientist [http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/ (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/)] Ask a question or browse the archives.
Places for Kid Scientists [http://www.teachingfirst.net/science.htm (http://www.teachingfirst.net/science.htm)]
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - science and technology [http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Science_and_technology/ (http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Science_and_technology/)]
The Size of Our World [http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm (http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm)] Amazing visual representation of the solar system and beyond.
Powers of 10 [http://www.powersof10.com/ (http://www.powersof10.com/)] Amazing short movie (link on the main page).
Some Geology resources:
Rocks for Kids [http://www.rocksforkids.com/ (http://www.rocksforkids.com/)].
Volcanocams around the World [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/volcano_cams.html (http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/volcano_cams.html)]
Geology in a Nutshell [http://geology.about.com/od/nutshells/Geology_in_a_Nutshell.htm (http://geology.about.com/od/nutshells/Geology_in_a_Nutshell.htm)]
Other Earth Sciences links:
NASA's For Kids Only [http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/ (http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/)]
NASA's The Space Place [http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ (http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/)]
NASA's Earth Observing System [http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/)] This one is more for adults, they have some good links for educators.
NASA's Earth Observatory [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/)] Suitable for older kids.
The Weather Dude [http://www.wxdude.com/ (http://www.wxdude.com/)]
BOM Learning Activities [http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm (http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm)]
Some astronomy resources:
NASA's home page [http://www.nasa.gov/home/ (http://www.nasa.gov/home/)]. If you follow the multimedia link you can watch NASA TV, amongst other things http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
NASA Sun Earth Viewer [http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html (http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html)]
Buying your first telescope in Australia [http://astronomy.concreteairship.com/scope.htm (http://astronomy.concreteairship.com/scope.htm)]
Telescopes and Eyepieces [http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/optint.htm (http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/optint.htm)]
Astronomy Picture of the Day [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html)]
Space.com [http://www.space.com/ (http://www.space.com/)]
Lots of astronomy links (scroll down the page) [http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/cas/specialinterest.html (http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/cas/specialinterest.html)]
Some chemistry links:
The Wooden Periodic Table Table [http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html (http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html)] My personal favourite http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
Visual Elements Periodic Table [http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/pertable_fla.htm (http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/pertable_fla.htm)]
Home Chemistry [http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/ (http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/)]
Chemistry [http://chemistry.about.com/ (http://chemistry.about.com/)]
And now for something completely different! English links http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
Bizarre newspaper snippet generator [http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp (http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp)]
Word list maker [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/listmaker.htm (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/listmaker.htm)]
Puzzle maker [http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ (http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/)]
Bookworm [http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=bookworm (http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=bookworm)] - word game
Merriam-Webster wordgame links [http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/more.htm (http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/more.htm)]
Babble [http://www.playbabble.com/ (http://www.playbabble.com/)]
Scholastic Book Clubs [http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/bookclub/club_faqs.asp (http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/bookclub/club_faqs.asp)] Registered homeschoolers can sign up to run a book club.
Australian Word Map [http://www.abc.net.au/wordmap/default.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/wordmap/default.htm)]
Birds in Backyards [http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/ (http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/)] Birds in Backyards is a research, education and conservation program focusing on the birds that live where people live. Get involved by becoming a member and taking part in our online surveys. Learn about how you can create bird-friendly spaces in your garden and local community. Find out more about Australian birds and their habitats.
Build a Frog Pond [http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html (http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html)]
About Insects [http://www.ento.csiro.au/about_insects/index.html (http://www.ento.csiro.au/about_insects/index.html)] Australian site.
Spiders [http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/ (http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/)] Another awesome Australian website.
Winogradsky column tutorial [http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html (http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html)]
Digital Frog Dissection [http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu// (http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//)]
Animal Diversity Web [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html)] Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org/ (http://www.arkive.org/)] a unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species.
Kids Do Ecology [http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/ (http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/)] haven't used this myself but it looks interesting.
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen - Science Based http://bizarrelabs.com/cat.htm
BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site For Kids http://www.brainpop.com/
A great gardening page for kids http://www.global-garden.com.au/gardenkids.htm
Great for online literacy activities.
http://www.starfall.com/ (http://www.starfall.com/)
Literacy activities (I have all these downloaded to my laptop...if anyone would like me to post them a CD copy of it let me know, probably illegal but its share and share alike in the world of education)
http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm (http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm)
http://www.poissonrouge.com but it's more for pre-schoolers and younger
http://www.uptoten.com is really great too
More Natural History stuff:
Census of Marine Life [http://www.coml.org/coml.htm (http://www.coml.org/coml.htm)]
The Living Africa [http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html (http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html)]
PBS Nature [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/index.html (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/index.html)] Lots of teachery stuff but worth poking around in if you have a natural history buff like B http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
PBS Nova - nature archive [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_natu.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_natu.html)]
Cool sciency bits and pieces
Science Toys you can make with your kids [http://scitoys.com/ (http://scitoys.com/)]
Optical Illusions [http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html (http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html)]
Exploratorium Science Snacks [http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html (http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html)] Experiments.
Science Museum online stuff [http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx (http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx)] Linky goodness!
Why Is It So? [http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/ (http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/)] A blast from the past!
Nova Science in the news [http://www.science.org.au/nova/ (http://www.science.org.au/nova/)] Australian Academy of Sciences resource.
BBC School Science Clips [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml)] Flash site, bandwidth-heavy.
ABC Surfing Scientists [http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/ (http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/)] As seen on Rollercoaster.
Ask a Scientist [http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/ (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/)] Ask a question or browse the archives.
Places for Kid Scientists [http://www.teachingfirst.net/science.htm (http://www.teachingfirst.net/science.htm)]
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - science and technology [http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Science_and_technology/ (http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Science_and_technology/)]
The Size of Our World [http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm (http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm)] Amazing visual representation of the solar system and beyond.
Powers of 10 [http://www.powersof10.com/ (http://www.powersof10.com/)] Amazing short movie (link on the main page).
Some Geology resources:
Rocks for Kids [http://www.rocksforkids.com/ (http://www.rocksforkids.com/)].
Volcanocams around the World [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/volcano_cams.html (http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/volcano_cams.html)]
Geology in a Nutshell [http://geology.about.com/od/nutshells/Geology_in_a_Nutshell.htm (http://geology.about.com/od/nutshells/Geology_in_a_Nutshell.htm)]
Other Earth Sciences links:
NASA's For Kids Only [http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/ (http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/)]
NASA's The Space Place [http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ (http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/)]
NASA's Earth Observing System [http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/)] This one is more for adults, they have some good links for educators.
NASA's Earth Observatory [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/)] Suitable for older kids.
The Weather Dude [http://www.wxdude.com/ (http://www.wxdude.com/)]
BOM Learning Activities [http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm (http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm)]
Some astronomy resources:
NASA's home page [http://www.nasa.gov/home/ (http://www.nasa.gov/home/)]. If you follow the multimedia link you can watch NASA TV, amongst other things http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
NASA Sun Earth Viewer [http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html (http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html)]
Buying your first telescope in Australia [http://astronomy.concreteairship.com/scope.htm (http://astronomy.concreteairship.com/scope.htm)]
Telescopes and Eyepieces [http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/optint.htm (http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/optint.htm)]
Astronomy Picture of the Day [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html)]
Space.com [http://www.space.com/ (http://www.space.com/)]
Lots of astronomy links (scroll down the page) [http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/cas/specialinterest.html (http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/cas/specialinterest.html)]
Some chemistry links:
The Wooden Periodic Table Table [http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html (http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html)] My personal favourite http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
Visual Elements Periodic Table [http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/pertable_fla.htm (http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/pertable_fla.htm)]
Home Chemistry [http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/ (http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/)]
Chemistry [http://chemistry.about.com/ (http://chemistry.about.com/)]
And now for something completely different! English links http://joyouslearning.info/blahdocs/Smilies/smiley.png
Bizarre newspaper snippet generator [http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp (http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp)]
Word list maker [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/listmaker.htm (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/listmaker.htm)]
Puzzle maker [http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ (http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/)]
Bookworm [http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=bookworm (http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=bookworm)] - word game
Merriam-Webster wordgame links [http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/more.htm (http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/more.htm)]
Babble [http://www.playbabble.com/ (http://www.playbabble.com/)]
Scholastic Book Clubs [http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/bookclub/club_faqs.asp (http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/bookclub/club_faqs.asp)] Registered homeschoolers can sign up to run a book club.
Australian Word Map [http://www.abc.net.au/wordmap/default.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/wordmap/default.htm)]