Ayla
19-08-2008, 07:18 PM
A huge thank you to Beatrice as the main contributer for these fantastic web links! :kotc
BrainPOP (http://www.brainpop.com/)
Up To Ten (http://www.uptoten.com)
Global Garden (http://www.global-garden.com.au/gardenkids.htm)
For Teachers (http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm) (curriculum stuff)
Science, Natural World
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen (http://bizarrelabs.com/cat.htm)
Birds in Backyards (http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/)
Build a Frog Pond (http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html)
About Insects (http://www.ento.csiro.au/about_insects/index.html)
Spiders (http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/)
Winogradsky column tutorial (http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html)
Digital Frog Dissection (http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu)
Animal Diversity Web (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html)
ARKive (http://www.arkive.org/)
Kids Do Ecology (http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/)
Census of Marine Life (http://www.coml.org/coml.htm)
The Living Africa (http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html)
PBS Nature [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
PBS Nova - nature archive [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/]
Optical Illusions [http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html]
Exploratorium Science Snacks [http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html] Experiments.
Science Museum online stuff [http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx] Linky goodness!
Why Is It So? [http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/] A blast from the past!
Nova Science in the news [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] Flash site, bandwidth-heavy.
ABC Surfing Scientists [http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/] As seen on Rollercoaster.
Ask a Scientist [http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/] Ask a question or browse the archives.
Places for Kid Scientists [http://www.teachingfirst.net/science.htm]
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - science and technology [http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Science_and_technology/]
The Size of Our World [http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm] Amazing visual representation of the solar system and beyond.
Powers of 10 [http://www.powersof10.com/] Amazing short movie (link on the main page).
Some Geology resources:
Rocks for Kids [http://www.rocksforkids.com/].
Volcanocams around the World [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/volcano_cams.html]
Geology in a Nutshell [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/]
NASA's The Space Place [http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/]
NASA's Earth Observing System [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/] Suitable for older kids.
The Weather Dude [http://www.wxdude.com/]
BOM Learning Activities [http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm]
Some astronomy resources:
NASA's home page [http://www.nasa.gov/home/]. If you follow the multimedia link you can watch NASA TV, amongst other things
NASA Sun Earth Viewer [http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html]
Buying your first telescope in Australia [http://astronomy.concreteairship.com/scope.htm]
Telescopes and Eyepieces [http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/optint.htm]
Astronomy Picture of the Day [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html]
Space.com [http://www.space.com/]
Lots of astronomy links (scroll down the page) [http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/cas/specialinterest.html]
Some chemistry links:
The Wooden Periodic Table Table [http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html] My personal favourite
Visual Elements Periodic Table [http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/pertable_fla.htm]
Home Chemistry [http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/]
Chemistry [http://chemistry.about.com/]
English links
Bizarre newspaper snippet generator [http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp]
Word list maker [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/listmaker.htm]
Puzzle maker [http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/]
Bookworm [http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=bookworm] - word game
Merriam-Webster wordgame links [http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/more.htm]
Babble [http://www.playbabble.com/]
Scholastic Book Clubs [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]
Reading Eggs http://readingeggs.com free until mid September with this code DRF35XLP
English
Starfall (http://www.starfall.com/)
BrainPOP (http://www.brainpop.com/)
Up To Ten (http://www.uptoten.com)
Global Garden (http://www.global-garden.com.au/gardenkids.htm)
For Teachers (http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm) (curriculum stuff)
Science, Natural World
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen (http://bizarrelabs.com/cat.htm)
Birds in Backyards (http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/)
Build a Frog Pond (http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html)
About Insects (http://www.ento.csiro.au/about_insects/index.html)
Spiders (http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/)
Winogradsky column tutorial (http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html)
Digital Frog Dissection (http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu)
Animal Diversity Web (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html)
ARKive (http://www.arkive.org/)
Kids Do Ecology (http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/)
Census of Marine Life (http://www.coml.org/coml.htm)
The Living Africa (http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html)
PBS Nature [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
PBS Nova - nature archive [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/]
Optical Illusions [http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html]
Exploratorium Science Snacks [http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html] Experiments.
Science Museum online stuff [http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff.aspx] Linky goodness!
Why Is It So? [http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/] A blast from the past!
Nova Science in the news [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] Flash site, bandwidth-heavy.
ABC Surfing Scientists [http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/] As seen on Rollercoaster.
Ask a Scientist [http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/] Ask a question or browse the archives.
Places for Kid Scientists [http://www.teachingfirst.net/science.htm]
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - science and technology [http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Science_and_technology/]
The Size of Our World [http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm] Amazing visual representation of the solar system and beyond.
Powers of 10 [http://www.powersof10.com/] Amazing short movie (link on the main page).
Some Geology resources:
Rocks for Kids [http://www.rocksforkids.com/].
Volcanocams around the World [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Photo/volcano_cams.html]
Geology in a Nutshell [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/]
NASA's The Space Place [http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/]
NASA's Earth Observing System [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/] Suitable for older kids.
The Weather Dude [http://www.wxdude.com/]
BOM Learning Activities [http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm]
Some astronomy resources:
NASA's home page [http://www.nasa.gov/home/]. If you follow the multimedia link you can watch NASA TV, amongst other things
NASA Sun Earth Viewer [http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html]
Buying your first telescope in Australia [http://astronomy.concreteairship.com/scope.htm]
Telescopes and Eyepieces [http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/optint.htm]
Astronomy Picture of the Day [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html]
Space.com [http://www.space.com/]
Lots of astronomy links (scroll down the page) [http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/cas/specialinterest.html]
Some chemistry links:
The Wooden Periodic Table Table [http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html] My personal favourite
Visual Elements Periodic Table [http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/pertable_fla.htm]
Home Chemistry [http://homechemistry.blogspot.com/]
Chemistry [http://chemistry.about.com/]
English links
Bizarre newspaper snippet generator [http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp]
Word list maker [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/listmaker.htm]
Puzzle maker [http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/]
Bookworm [http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=bookworm] - word game
Merriam-Webster wordgame links [http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/more.htm]
Babble [http://www.playbabble.com/]
Scholastic Book Clubs [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]
Reading Eggs http://readingeggs.com free until mid September with this code DRF35XLP
English
Starfall (http://www.starfall.com/)