Science

*Science~

           Children’s Butterfly Site
           This site is an good companion site for a unit on butterflies. It contains a
           photo gallery of butterflies from around the world and coloring pages
           describing the life cycle of butterflies in several languages (English,
           French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch). This site also contains
           instructions for raising caterpillars.
           Early Childhood, Elementary

        Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons
            in Life
            This site, created by the Center for Insect Science Education Outreach at
            the University of Arizona, is online curriculum and resources developed to
            support K-3 teachers interested in moving from a traditional textbook-
            driven curriculum to a more integrated, hands on, inquiry approach. This
            site contains twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities
            that use live insects. Lessons are available in Spanish and are aligned with
            National Science Education Standards (NSES).
            Early Childhood and Elementary

        Science, Tobacco, and You From Blue Web'n -Designed for
            fourth and fifth grade students and teachers, this site contains a
            multi-disciplinary unit combining media literacy (adsmarts) with science and
            psychology.   Available in English and Spanish.

Blue Web'n - Blue Web'n Update (subscribe online) lists the weekly additions to Blue Web'n, a searchable library of Blue-Ribbon Web sites categorized by grade level, content area, type, and Dewey number. Visit us online to browse, search, and view archives.

Kit 7 Kaboodle - Kit & Kaboodle is a highly interactive and interdisciplinary online elementary science curriculum. With hands-on class investigations, simulations, and collaboration opportunities, the pilot "Water Detectives" module offers an engaging look at water quality. The instructional framework is based on the 5-E model (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate), and support for teachers is built in. Embedded assessment for both Internet skills and key concepts allows teachers to keep track of each student's progress. Funded by the National Science Foundation, UPS, Mind spring, and others. You must register to use this free curriculum.

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~These sites were recommended by teachers for teacher's use. I have checked the links, but not visited each site. If you would like to give input, please email me.~