Put together by: Dina Parra
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Put together by: Dina Parra
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Dr. Alice Chrisite's Favorite Math and Science Links
Intended Audience: Teachers and Parents
Description of Site: This is a very organized site that will provide useful math and science resources. It is a nice place to start for lesson plans and sites to use as references.
Intended Audience: Teachers and Students
Description of Site: This site contains a bunch of references all in one place. Teachers can find wonderful lesson plans that correlate math, science, and language arts together. Very good ideas. Students can find homework help for a variety of subjects as well as learn from reference material provided.
L.A. County Office of Education
Intended Audience: Teachers
Description of Site: This site provides many lesson plans in all curriculum areas. They are very well laid out and many integrate all subject areas. The lessons in this site also contain links to other areas that will help the teacher with background information and extended activities.
Environmental Protection Agency
Intended Audience: Teachers and Students
Description of Site: This is a fun site to visit. There are many areas of science to find here . All information is related to the environment around us. It is categorized for both teachers and students. Topics here provide background information, lessons, and activities to do. There is also information on workshops for teachers and programs being established around the globe! (Students may link directly to EPA Student Center.)
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site:This is a great site for kids to visit. It contains lots of information on science including, links to schools on the web, current events for kids, an art activity, and interactive games. There are also links to get information in your favorite science subject.
Science Friday Kids Connection
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: A nice science site with lots of information. Students of all ages can get answers to questions they have always wondered about. Students can even get involved in a science chat and discuss favorite experiments.
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: Learn about the science involved in sports. Students can explore history of sports as well as investigate how science relates to sports such as hockey, baseball, skatebording and cycling. There is also a place to ask any questions students might have about topics.
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: Wonderful science experiments for kids. In this site there are many interesting links to experiments kids can do at home. It contains step by step procedures and pictures to go with it. Most materials can be found in your own home.
Intended Audience: Teacher, Parents, and Students
Description of Site: In this site you can build your own solar system, view a solar eclipse, and pictures of sun spots. It is a very interesting site and students and teachers can learn a lot from it.
Intended Audience: Teachers and Students
Description of Site: Students and teachers can take a quiz to see how much they know about science. There are topics such as biology, chemistry, geography, biography, and many more. Quizzes can be taken over other areas also, such as music, movies, literature, etc. You can even pick your level of difficulty. Try it!
Intended Audience: Students and Teachers
Description of Site: This is a great resource site, if you would like a geological question answered for you. There are even sample questions available to browse from. The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) also list links related to science that may help you research your topic if you need more information.
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: This site is dedicated to math practice. Students can go to this site and play flashcards in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can come here to practice your math skills, or maybe to sharpen them up.
Intended Audience: Teachers and Students
Description of Site: This is a wonderful site from the California Institute of Technology. There are many pictures of the planets, spaceships, and satellites. There are a few links here that will lead you to more information and pictures to go with it.
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: This is a wonderful interactive web site for kids. They will be exploring a mystery about sea life and they will need to collect information to solve the case. Kids will love playing detective while they learn all about whales, sharks, the ocean and much more.
Intended Audience: Students and Teachers
Description of Site: Students can learn how math is related to sports. This site provides graphic examples, a brief background and even a quick fun quiz. This site will show students how to do calculations while watching their favorite sport. Sports covered are baseball, bowling, basketball and football. Teacher will like this site because the activities can be integrated into the classroom.
Intended Audience: Teachers and Students
Description of Site: This site includes almost everything we use math for in the real world. It gives interactive examples for kids to plan their own party, how to get the most for their dollar, and how to fill a penny bank. Students will have fun investigating this site. Teachers will like it because many of these samples can be used in the classroom.
What's It Like Where You Live?
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: This site contains interesting pictures of the various biome regions of the world. These include, Desert, Temperate, Tundra, Grasslands, Rainforests, and Taiga. Students can look up where these regions are located, find facts, and view pictures of plants and animals in a particular region. An excellent informational site!
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: From this home page kids can go to different sites on literature, enjoy doing some science with Bill Nye, follow easy recipes, and even some simple arts and crafts fun. Kids can even check the weather from here. There are many ideas for things kids can do both on and off the computer.
Intended Audience: Teachers and Students
Description of Site:This site has interesting science projects for students. Teachers can also use this site as a resource for information. Research can be done on careers in science, there are web based activities as well. Students can do a scavenger hunt, and post a question for a scientist.
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: Great site for young astronomers. They can learn all they want to know about the solar sytem we live in. Many facts, on the planets, comets, meteors, and much more. Kids can even play interactive trivia games or do fun activities over what they are learning. Kids will love this very colorful site.
Intended Audience: Students and Teachers
Description of Site: This site is designed as a mystery case to solve. It is about clouds and what they are. Kids can read an interesting story and learn all about them. There is even a place for kids called "Cadet" section that leads them to more information about weather. Teachers have a special place also called a Teacher's lounge, and it's full of resources for them.
Intended Audience: Kids ages 2-9
Description of Site: This is a very colorful interactive site. Kids can play critical thinking games and solve puzzles. It designed for parents and children to enjoy together. Older kids might be able to play by themselves.
Intended Audience: Students, Teachers, and Parents
Description of Site: This site is designed for kids to challenge their math skills and relate it to life. They can find the shortest paht between two cities, or find how many people they can fit on one plane. There are many more challenging activities for kids to do. The activities are geared toward grader 4 and up. There are also links for teachers and parents to enjoy as well.
Intended Audience: Students
Description of Site: Students can take a tour of the San Diego Zoo facility on line. They can see pictures of many animals and view new exhibits that are opening up. Current events are also listed, so you may be able to find out if there are any new baby additions to the zoo.
Intended Audience: Students, Teachers and Parents
Description of Site: This site contains everything you ever wanted to know about space, including myths. There are also puzzles, word search games, student projects, and a place to chat. You can even do all this at your own level. There is a special place for teachers, called Teacher's Resources.
