Science Links *

 IF YOU WANT TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF SCIENCE, YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!

Here are my very favorite sites. These are awesome learning games and a lot of fun at the same time. Each game takes at least thirty minutes. These games are a fantastic way to review for tests on the respective topics below: 

     Electricity & Circuits  - (See Electricity - #2)
     Forces in Motion - (See Motion - #2)
     Sound - (See Sound #1 & 2) 
     Light - (See Light - #6)
     Earth & Beyond (Solar System) - (See Earth and Space - #1)
 

CELLS

1.

THE VIRTUAL CELL - Take a close look at the different parts of a cell and see them cut open.
      Click here.

2.

3.

VIRTUAL CELL TOUR
     Click here.

4.

VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE - Take a look at bread mold, a muscle cell, a red  cell, slime, mold, and much more!
     Click here.
 CELL PARTS REVIEW & GAMES
 

1.

PLANT CELL GAME - Identify the correct parts of a plant cell.

2.

 ANIMAL CELL GAME - Identify the correct parts of an animal cell.

3.

 BACTERIAL CELL - Learn the parts of a bacterial cell and then play a game.

4.

CELL PARTS QUIZ - a great review
     http://myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/70.asp

FIVE KINGDOMS

1.

    http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/24630-biologically-speaking-the-five-kingdoms-video.htm
 2.
CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS GAME   

SIMPLE LIVING THINGS


1.

LIVING THINGS - MICROORGANISMS - Interesting Activities & Quizzes
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml

2.

MICROBIOLOGICAL GARDEN - Check out the following:
     Microbes in the kitchen, bacteria on skin, yeast under the microscope, beautiful fungi, Spores too), diatoms, phytoplankton, and zooplankton
     http://www.icbm.de/pmbio/mikrobiologischer-garten/eng/index.php3
MONERANS

1.

 http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/8557-the-world-of-living-things-kingdom-monera-video.htm

VIRUSES


1.

VIRUS REPRODUCING - ANIMATION  - See how a virus attacks a cell and reproduces...
     Click here.

BACTERIA & VIRUSES


1.

MINI-REVIEW ON BACTERIA AND VIRUSES   
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/revision_bites/micro_organisms.shtml

PROTISTS


1.

POND WATER UNDER A MICROSCOPE - (See a diatom, algae...)
     Click here.

2.

 AMOEBA FEEDS - See it in action with its pseudopods (false feet).
    http://www.microscopyu.com/moviegallery/pondscum/amoeba/

3.

AMOEBA REPRODUCES  - Watch how an amoeba reproduces.   

4.

KINGDOM OF PROTISTS

 5.

PARAMECIUM - Take a look under a microscope to see a paramecium move and feed.
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLYHUs6cWk&NR=1

FUNGI


1.

INVERTEBRATES


CLASSIFICATION


1.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/23585-how-we-classify-animals-invertebrates-video.htm

2.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/23585-how-we

3.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11827-invertebrates-animals-without-backbones-video.htm

SPONGES


1.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/16850-animals

2.

BARREL SPONGE FILTER FEEDING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7E1rq7zHLc

STINGING-CELL ANIMALS


1.

     http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/27173-the-basics

WORMS


1.

PLANARIAN REGENERATION - Watch in amazement at the regeneration of a planarian.
     http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/research/planaria/story_planaria1.php

MOLLUSKS


1.

     http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11760-the-world

SPINY-SKINNED ANIMALS

(or ECHINODERMS)

1.

     http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/27182-the-bas

2.

     http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/16841-animals-without-backbones-echinoderms-video.htm

ARTHROPODS


CRUSTACEANS

1.

     http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11761-the-world

2.

  

GRAVITY


1.
2.
WEIGHT ON OTHER WORLDS - Discover what your weight is on other worlds.
     http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/

ELEMENTS


1.
MATERIALS - Interesting Activities & Quizzes
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials.shtml

2.

ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
     http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEsoft/CCA/CCA4/WORDS.HTM

3.

ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
     http://www.bayerus.com/MSMS/MSMS_Education_Resources_Activities/ResourcesSTP/

 4.

ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE

5.

ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
     http://www.chemicalelements.com/

MOLECULES


1.
 
MAKING GOOP

CHEMICAL REACTIONS


1.

PHYSICAL PROCESSES 


1.
INTERESTING ACTIVITIES & QUIZZES
    (Circuits & conductors, forces, motion, friction, sounds, magnets...)
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes.shtml

MOTION


1.

ROLLERCOASTER GAME - KINETIC & POTENTIAL ENERGY
     http://pbskids.org/fetch/games/coaster/index.html

2.

FORCES IN MOTION - This sight is totally awesome! Play, learn, and decide which ride is unsafe at an amusement park.
     http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot.htm

3.

BUILD YOUR OWN ROLLERCOASTER & TEST IT.
      http://sideshow.questacon.edu.au/maketracks.html

LIGHT


1.

2.

AFTERIMAGE EXPERIMENT - Green rectangle with a red dot
     http://www.unmuseum.org/exafter.htm

3.

 AFTERIMAGE EXPERIMENT - Very cool!
     http://www.psychologie.tu-dresden.de/i1/kaw/diverses%   20Material/www.illusionworks.com/html/color_aftereffect.html

4.

AFTERIMAGE EXPERIMENT - Flag
     http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/experiments/experiment_flag.html

5.

MIX COLORS TO MAKE WHITE
     http://sv.berkeley.edu/java/emission/Java%20Classes/emission.html

6.

 LIGHT - Wipe out the crime in the universe and learn about light at the same time.
     http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack/alienattacklink.htm

SOUND


1.

VIRTUAL EXHIBIT OF SOUND ENERGY - This is the table of contents page for a virtual exhibit on sound energy. This site is so cool!!!
     http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/index.html

2.

SOUND - Another awesome sight to learn about sound and help ocean creatures. 
     http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/oceanodyssey/oceanodysseylink.htm

3.

WHAT IS THAT SOUND?
     http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/1whatsthatsound.html

4.

 TAKE A LOOK INSIDE YOUR EAR
     http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/2howdowehearb.html

5.

 HOW LOUD IS TOO LOUD? - Test your knowledge of decibels.
     Http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/3howloudistooloud.html

6.

7.

SAVE YOUR EARS - Select the best choice to protect your ears in various situations.
     Http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/5saveyourears.html

8.

LISTEN TO DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES - Listen to a high frequency and a low frequency.
     Http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/6measuringsound.html

9.

MAKING GOOD CHOICES -  Test your knowledge about making good choices to protect your hearing.
     Http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/7rockyourworld.html

10.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW? - Test your knowledge about sound energy.
     http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/8whaddayaknow.html

LIGHTNING


1.

LIGHTNING SAFETY GAME - Check your knowledge to keep Leon safe.
     http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/multimedia/Lightning_Game.swf

2.

MAKING LIGHTNING STRIKE - Click on objects to see what happens when lightning strikes.
     Take a look inside a thundercloud, see the charges, and a lightning bolt strike.   
     http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters

3.

PUZZLES -  Easy, medium, and hard puzzles of lightning.  
     http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/template/tem_

MAGNETISM


1.

TEST YOUR SKILL PICKING UP OBJECTS WITH A MAGNET
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/magnets_springs.shtml

2.

ELECTRICITY


1.

CONDUCTORS & INSULATORS
     Drag various objects and discover which ones will complete the circuit to turn the light on. 
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors_fs.shtml

2.

ELECTRICITY - VERY COOL CIRCUIT GAME
     Learn all about circuits and then destroy the enemy.
     http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies.htm

3.

STATIC ELECTRICITY VOLTAGE GAME
     Use a Van de Graaff generator to make hair stand up.
     http://www.sciencealive.ca/flash_game.html

4.

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT LIGHT, SOUND, FORCES & MOTION, EARTH & BEYOND, and ELECTRICITY
     How is science used to help people?
     What exciting new inventions will we be using in the future?
     http://www.engineeringinteract.org/applications.htm

5.

MAGNETS & SPRINGS - Experiment with different size magnets and poles to pick up objects.
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs.shtml

 ENERGY


1.

RADIANT ENERGY GAME - SAVING ENERGY
     http://www.managenergy.net/kidscorner/games/electroviper/factory.html

2.

WIND ENERGY GAME
     http://managenergy.net/kidscorner/games/windmill/windmills.swf

3.

BIOVALLEY RACER GAME - Demo version
     http://www.managenergy.net/kidscorner/games/biovalley/biovalleytest1.html

4.

BIOVALLEY RACER GAME - Longer version
     http://www.managenergy.net/kidscorner/games/biovalley/biovalleytest.html

5.

HONOLOKO 
     Visit an island to test what you know about saving energy. 
     http://honoloko.eea.europa.eu/Honoloko.html

6.

GREENHOUSE KNOCKOUT
     Knockout greenhouse gases game.
     http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/Games/Breakout/breakout.html

7.

HANGMAN WITH ENERGY TERMS
     http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/Games/Hangman/hangman.html

8.

ENERGY QUEST
     http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/

9.

MEMORY GAME WITH ENERGY PICTURES
     http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/Games/Pairs/pairs.html

EARTH & SPACE


1.

 EARTH & BEYOND - Investigate the solar system as you save yourself from disaster.
     http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/astroadventure/astroadventurelink.htm
EARTH

1.

PANGEA - See what Earth looked like millions of years ago.
     http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Pangea/Pangea1.html