THE SCIENCE LITERACY PAGE

 


Science Words of the Month

September Explain - Define, justify or give reasons for
October Predict - Foretell or state in advance what will happen based on background knowledge
   


 

Science Links

Support for Grade Level Curriculum Activities

Kindergarten Grade 1
  Adventures of Herman - Learn about worm history, anatomy, feeding, and care from Squirmin' Herman.
More Worm Links

Be an Architect
Grade 2 Grade 3
  FBI Kid's Page - Designed for children and their parents to learn more about the FBI through age-appropriate games, tips, stories and interactives. Visitors are also introduced to working dogs and shown how FBI special agents and analysts investigate cases.
The Case of the Kidnapped Cat - Play this interactive forensic science game and learn more about fingerprinting.
CyberBee Fingerprinting - More on fingerprinting and other crime solving techniques.
BKFK 2007 Invent-A-Toy World Games
The BKFK 2007 Invent-A-Toy World Games is a competition seeking out the best toy, game or sporting good inventions.
Bugasaurus Explorus: Build-a-Bug - This game lets you create hundreds of crazy critters. Using the real-life parts of super-cool bugs, you can create your own little monster, deciding what look would suit you best!
Bartlett Park District: Build-a-Bug - You can build your own bug from a variety of cool bug parts! Once you have created your own special bug you can print it
Grade 4 Grade 5
Endangered Ecosystems - Join research teams in Costa Rica and Mexico to learn about tropical forest ecosystems, the important roles of large and small animals within an ecosystem, and the threats to their survival.
PBS Creature Adventure - Includes episode guide, information on animals around the world, and creature of the week.
Stop Disasters
A disaster simulation game from UN/ISDR
Exploratorium - Structures around the World - Includes many hands on activities to help students learn about the science involved in building various structures.
Sally Ride Science Festival for Grades 5-8 Girls


General Links

Create a Graph - Here you will find five different graphs and charts for you to consider. Use homework problems, things you have a special interest in, or use some of the numbers you find elsewhere on this site.

The US Mint's Site for Kids
The awesome history of coins and how the mint makes money. Interactive clubhouse for kids and teachers includes cartoons, history, and news.
FEMA Kids: Disasters - A resources for kids to learn about disaster preparedness. Includes information for teachers and students.

Sandia: Try These at Home - Safe, easy to perform home science experiments.


Science Reference Desk

Enchanted Learning Science Dictionary Weather Words from Dave's Dictionary
Encyclopedia Smithsonian Yahooligans Science and Nature
How Stuff Works  

 


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