Amazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories
Amazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories I try not to list sites as a whole because I know how little time we have to dig through things. However, this site has a wealth of information and to break it down would be ridiculous. It covers several topics - Sky, Water, Land, Life – with some very [...]
Read MoreThe Age of Dinosaurs
I’m putting this under geologic timelines because that seems like a good starting point. It actually goes through several different concepts and you can go through as many as you want. It includes links to other sites as you continue through the pages. The reading is fairly easy and it would be a great site [...]
Read MoreThe Learning Zone
This is a British site from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. They’re cute, quick little things which may seem a little young in some respects, but can be a little tough. Among the topics covered are the rock cycle, fossils, minerals, animals and insects. They also have a game page called the “funstuff.” [...]
Read MoreWebquests
Want to do a Webquest, but don’t have time to get it all together? There are some great ones already put together. This site has several listed. Once we get to the point where I’m more organized, I’ll put them into categories for you. For now, this is the best I can do. Online Activities
Read MoreAnimal Articles, Quizzes, Facts, etc
Okay, so while the goal of this site is to provide you with some good online activities you can use in your classroom, I’ve got to admit that even for the most reluctant reader, the little tidbits of information on this site are sort of neat. There are also quizzes along the way so it [...]
Read MoreCells
Microbe Zoo has some really neat stuff for your kids to explore. A little too much reading for my taste, but if you’re looking for something to explore together or to create a webquest with, it might be just what you’re looking for. The Microbe Zoo
Read MoreKaryotyping Activity
This worksheet is a sort of webquest, giving you sites to go to and activities to do. There are sheets to print out in order to complete karyotypes and answer questions that go along with them. The second half allows you the freedom of picking out which set of chromosomes you want to use. Once [...]
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