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Harcourt Science OnlineLast updated June 10th, 2009 at 1:21 p.m.

First, click on the grade selector on the left side of the screen. You'll then be taken to a screen where you can complete different activities based on each chapter in the textbook. Have fun!

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/science2002/menu.html

Science WebsitesLast updated October 31st, 2009 at 4:52 p.m.

Fact Monster: Great Resources for ALL subject areas!

http://www.factmonster.com/

Games & Activities:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_science.htm#513

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/index.html

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/index.cfm

How Stuff Works for Kids!

http://express.howstuffworks.com/index.htm

Science Project Ideas & Tips:

http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/ http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/scifair.php                   http://youth.net/nsrc/webs.html                                 http://scienceclub.org/scifair.html

 A Science Odyssey: You Try It!: Plate Tectonics

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ 

Continental Drift Animation:

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/flash/2_1.swf

Rock Cycle:

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/rock.php

EdHeads Weather Activity: Report and Predict Weather

http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/frame_loader.htm

Climate Change:

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/global_warming_version2.html

Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming animation:

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/

Wonderville: Phases of the Moon

http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/phases/phases.html

 Adler Planetarium: Astronomy Connections: Earth in Motion:

http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/resources/interactives/seasons.shtml

Lunar and Planetary Institute:

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/intro.shtml

Cell Simulators:

http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/cells/cells.htm

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/

 

How the Body Works:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/

Biomes:

http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/biomes introbiomes.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

http:/www.edselect.com/biomes.htm

Famous Inventions, Patents, and Copyrights:

http://inventors.about.com/od/todayinhistory/qt/day_in_history.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml

Forces: Build Your Own Roller Coaster

http://sideshow.questacon.edu.au/maketracks.html

Circuits:

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/

Science and Math Videos

www.studyjams.com

Math Sites

A+ Math
This site has plenty of activities and games to help beginning to intermediate math students improve their skills. Flash cards, concentration games, more.

AAA Math
Designed for grades K-8, this comprehensive math resource contains hundreds of pages of basic math skills and randomly-created interactive practice activities.

Ask Dr. Math
This is a huge resource of answers to math questions for elementary to college students. If you have a question not covered, you can ask Dr. Math!

Brain Bashers
Includes an interesting collection of math, logic, and language puzzles, games, and illusions, seperated into easy, medium and hard categories.

Brain Teasers
Brain Teasers presents a weekly word problem for 3 grade ranges; answers are given the following week. A section with past 'teasers' is also available.

CoolMath.com
Have fun while practicing your math through lots of cool games, activities, and animated demonstrations. Includes coloring pages for young kids, and helpful sections for teachers and parents.

Education 4 Kids
The math section of this site includes flashcards, math games and drills. Also includes sections which deal with time and money.

Escape from Knab
You've won a one-way ticket to the Planet Knab, but once you're there, you find that it isn't what you thought it would be. Get a good job, make wise financial decisions, and save enough to pay for the next rocket ship to Earth, or you might just be stuck on Knab forever!

Figure This!
Which shape holds the most popcorn? Can you combine the stamps to make $1.77? These are just a couple of the problems you can ponder in this attractively designed collection of real-world math challenges. Updated regularly; includes resources for parents.

The Fruit Game
Can you be the one who takes the last pieces of fruit from the table? Play this tricky game and find out if you have what it takes to beat the computer! Be sure to read the instructions, and good luck! (You'll need it!)

Funbrain
Math games for all ages. Games include Math Baseball, Power Football, Change Maker, Fresh Baked Fractions, Line Jumper, and Shape Surveyor.

Math.com
Math.com offers a lot for everyone. Students can find homework help, puzzles, online calculators, and more... teachers can take advantage of lesson plans, classroom resources, and career resources... there's even a section for parents with lots of helpful information.

Math Advantage
Math activities and games for grades K-8. Some of the games require that you have the Shockwave plug-in.

Math Goodies
Lessons and exercises for a variety of math subjects. Includes calculators, puzzles, and MathChat message boards where you can ask questions and share ideas.

Math in Daily Life
Shows how math is used everyday through examples dealing with savings and credit, population growth, cooking, and other common situations.

MathStories.com
Includes over 1,000 math word problems for grades 1 through 6, plus instructions on how you can use numbers to do magic.

PlaneMath Activities
Airplanes and flight are the subjects of this high-flying math site. Solve word problems, learn how kites stay up in the air, watch Shockwave animations to learn about people like Amelia Earhart, and even design your own airplane.

Prongo.com
In the mood for a fun collection of games that might just teach you something at the same time? Practice your math skills in games like Lemonade Larry and Batter's Up Baseball. Also includes age-specific games like checkers, connect the dots, matching, word and maze games.

Rick's Math Web
Pre-kindergarden to high school students looking for a better understanding of math will find over 4,750 problems to help them improve their skills. Problems can be printed in worksheet form and tips and tricks are included for each area of study.

Teach R Kids Math
Learn number basics, addition, subtraction, fractions, and much more with these interactive online math worksheets. Exercises are designed for preschool through 3rd grade students.

 

Social Studies Sites

Panwapa

http://www.panwapa.com

(which in the Tshiluba language means "here on this earth") aims to foster a foundation for global citizenship and community in children around the world.  Through this Site, Sesame Workshop aims to extend their mission to use educational media to help children reach their highest potential, celebrate cultural diversity, and build global understanding.  Visit Panwapa, it's both educational and fun!

 

Geosense
http://www.geosense.net

Test your knowledge of world geography by playing Geosense, alone or with a partner. Grades 7+

 

Latitude and Longitude http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

Enter two global coordinates and receive the crow's flight distance between the two or examine the
distance between many large cities on the planet. Grades 5+

 

Don't Gross Out the World  Cute - International Dining Etiquette Quiz


Mr. Nussbaum Social Studies  Games, maps, history


Interactive Lewis + Clark


CommonCents!  Interactive economics by grade level

 

Growth of A Nation

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html

Explore the animated timeline that traces the growth of the United States at the animated atlas. Grades 3+

 

Fact Monster   Atlas, encyclopedia, current events, daily facts and more


Ref Desk  A collection of references: encyclopedias, newspapers, language translators and more


Net Detectives  Interactive role playing


Kids NewsRoom   This week's news written just for kids.


dMarie Time Capsule   Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening'


Place the State  


BuzzTracker   Shows relationship between news stories. Great for current events!


Sim City   FREE online Classic version.


City Creator  For the younger kids


MapZone   How to read a map - interactive


History Mystery From Scholastic Gr 4-9


Flags of the World


Lemonade Stand Great way to apply economics


Historic Tale Reconstruction Kit  World History: Create your own stories


Bayeux Tapestry Activities  World History: Complete the tapestry, build a Norman ship, etc

 

Archiving Early America

http://earlyamerica.com/series.html

This site contains movies based on the 'Famous Moments' series which highlight a true story of historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era.  Grades 3-8

 

Edison Motion Pictures http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvhm.html
  *Alphabetical Listing http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvalpha.html
A collection of 341 Edison films, including 127 titles made from 1891 to1918.  For best results, right-click and save file to computer.  Grades 2-12

 

Take the Worldwide Table Manners Flash Quiz and find out how much you know about customs around the world.  Grades 2-8

 

Wicked

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/what_on_earth.php

Interactive shockwave quizzes on topics of geology.

 

Geocaching   Got a GPS unit? This site will help YOU be the search engine, then try PodCacher, a weekly podcast all about geocaching.

 

Kids in the House

http://clerkkids.house.gov/

An interactive center created to help kids learn about the United States House of Representatives and its role in lawmaking.  Grades 2-5

 

FactFinder Kids' Corner:

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html

A super site for kids to learn U. S. census information.  Includes an interactive map students can click on to learn information about each state.  Also includes online quizzes. Grades 2-5

 

National Geographic's "Xpeditions":  

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html

Check out this interactive "museum" that will take on geography journeys.  Come in and visit an archeological dig or climb a mountain. This site includes lesson plans, games, maps, activities and more.  Grades 5-8

 

Virtual Tourist

http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/
At this site there is an interactive world map and you'll be instantly transported to a large collection of online sites located in the continent, country, city, or town or your choice.  Grades 6-12

 

Time Capsule
http://www.dmarie.com/timecap
There are many time capsule sites available on the web and this is just one that students can use. At this site you can type in a specific date and see the highlights including music, politics, TV, movies, prices of goods, etc.  Grades 3-8

 

Kid Port

Enchanted Learning
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html
This is a fun educational site for audiences as young as preschool. Some of the areas covered: science, language arts and geography. (Not all pages are interactive.) Grades PreK-3

 

Scholastic News
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/
The News Zone presents current events that are most relevant to students, in a format that is fun and appealing. The current events and engaging activities include Note Now, Games and Quizzes, What’s Your IQ and Write a Caption. Grades 3-8

 

Gameaquarium

http://www.gamequarium.com

A collection of language arts, math, science, and social studies.  Grades PreK-6

 

Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1

This site contains a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas of math, language arts, social studies, and science.  Grades K-6

 

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
This site provides interactive timelines, essays, visual histories, and a reference room with speeches, music, images, maps, and more from various periods of American history. Ask a professional historian questions, play games, or watch a flash movie. Grades 3-12

 

Consumer Kids

http://www.consumerkids.govt.nz/english/index.html

Economics for the 8-10 year old.

 

GeoSpy  Geography game from National Geographic


Puzzled States  US puzzle from Scholastic


The Road to Revolution - 1763 from PBS


SavingsQuest - Savings & budget game for kids

 

World Magazine

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/index.html
This e-zine from National Geographic provides articles, online games, brainteasers, plus lots of other
surprises.  Grades 3+

 

The Seven Wonders of the World

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm
Take a virtual tour of the seven wonders of the world and and learn about The Temple of Artemis, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Great Pyramid, The Lighthouse of Alexandria plus three others.

 

Maps

World Atlas.com   Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening'
Google Earth   Free download of satellite images and local facts.
Google Earth in the Classroom  Tutorial & Tips
Earth Contest   Free way for encourage students to USE Google Earth!
Google Earth Touring  How to create a Google Earth tour.
Google Moon    NASA images and Google maps
Google Mars   NASA images and Google maps let you visit Mars
NASA World Wind  Free PC download enables zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth
Map Machine  National Geographic
The World Factbook  fCIA
InfoNation  Lets you compare countries
NationMaster and StateMaster let's you compare statistics for countries and states
Maps   provides outlines of states, countries, & continents
How Far Is It?   Measure destinations of two locations to find the mileage & latitude and longitude
Maps   Outlines of states, countries, & continents
Gmaps Pedometer Track your walks
TerraClues  Interactive Scavenger Hunts using Google Maps
Map Maker Make your own map from National Atlas
Earth Album  Google Earth and flickr shares photos around the world
Google Earth file: Extent of sea ice  downloads directly to Google Earth
Global Temperature Trends for Google Earth Download this set of .kmz files to get data on temperature trends
US Map practice How well do you know the US?

I Know That Social Studies Games

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies

 

Social Studies Basic Skills and Games http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/socst.html