Science Sites

Science Essentials - Earth, sun, moon, sound, light

What is the Role of Energy in Our World?

1. Changing Sounds
   

2. The Physics of Sound
   

3. Sound and Hearing
   

4. Light and Dark
   

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How are Organisms Structured to Ensure Efficiency and Survival?

1. How do We See Things?
   

2. The Senses (experiments)
   

3. Come to Your Senses
   

4. Body Systems - interactive game
   

5. How does the Eye Work?
   

6. Human Body: Sight
   

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How Does the Earth in the Solar System Affect Conditions on Our Planet?

1. Sun, Moon, and Earth
   

2. Star Child
   

3. Earth Observatory
   

4. Why is the Sky Blue? (video)
   

5. Phases of the Moon (video)
   

6. Lunar Simulator
   

7. Earth in the Solar System-Grades 5-8 Resources
   

How do Science and Technology affect the Quality of Our Lives?

1. Camera and the Eye
   

2. How the Eye Works
   

Social Studies

Early American Period / Explorers

1. Columbus Navigation HomePage: Upper elementary students will enjoy following the voyages of Columbus using his techniques of navigating the world.
   

2. Explorers of the Millennium: Greatest adventurers of the past 1000 years in the student created Thinkquest site.
   

3. Mariner's Museum-Newport News, Virginia: Introduce your students to explorers from various countries and times past. A time line is included.
   

4. Zoom Explorers: If the explorer you're interested in isn't here, please e-mail us and we'll add that person.
   

Aztecs

1. The Ancient Aztecs: A Think Quest Site presented by students, this site includes Aztec life, culture, religion, technology, and Spanish conquest.
   

Native Americans

1. Campfire Stories: Native American culture in short videos.
   

2. Index of the North American Indian 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward S. Curtis from 1890 to 1930
   

3. Mythology of North American Indians
   

4. Native Americans A class project by 5th grade students, it includes many facets of native American life.
   

5. TIPILA : A Web Quest Into Native America
   

Colonies

1. American Colonial Life - how stuff works videos of the times
   

2. American Girls in Sturbridge
   

3. Colonial Kids:A Think Quest site created by kids, it includes colonial homes, education, jobs, clothing, transportation, and Native Americans.
   

4. Colonial Williamsburg: In depth information about colonial life, includes lesson plans and electronic field trips.
   

5. Colonial Williamsburg's Historical Almanack: Experience Colonial Life: Look at Trades or Tools.
   

6. Colonial Williamsburg’s Kid Zone
   

7. Images from Jamestown
   

8. Jamestown Adventure - on-line Adventure
   

9. The First Thanksgiving Take a tour of Plimouth Plantation, Meet the Native Americans, and learn about the first Thanksgiving.
   

10. Thirteen Colonies
    

11. 13 Colonies
    

American Revolution

1. The History Place - American Revolution History of U.S. from 1700 to 1790.
   

2. Liberty! The American Revolution Short video samples from the PBS series are included.
   

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4. Declaration Project:
   Declaration of Independence
   Chronicles of Liberty
   National Archives video
   

Two poems about Sybil Ludington (modeled after Longfellow)

1. Paul Revere web sites
   

2. Another ride site
   

3. Longfellow's poem
   

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5. Sybil Ludington web sites:
   

6. Short biography
   

7. More complex biography
   

8. Short biography from "Women in American History"
   

Sturbridge Village

U.S. Constitution

1. U.S. Constitution Complete text of the U.S. Constitution.
   

2. Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution
   

3. Elections Who can vote, who can run for office
   

4. U.S. Sentate
   

5. U.S. House of Representatives
   

Catch IT links

Brain and Senses websites (these sites are more informative)

1.Brain Map: Click on the brain to explore the different functions of each part of the brain. (Note that this page works in Firefox, but not Safari)

2.Newton’s Apple;  Reflexes

3.Senses Challenge:  Offers interactive questions that use various senses, then explains what sense was used and how the brain processes it.  (Note that this page works in Firefox, but not Safari)

4.Do Girls or Boys have a Faster Reaction Time: a student’s science experiment, hypothesis and conclusion.

Reaction Time websites (these sites test reaction time and are just fun!)

1.Sheep Run: Test your reaction time to catch the running sheep and put them to sleep.

2.Reaction Time Test: See how quickly you can reaction to visual stimuli.

3.Zap Time: The frog has to catch the fly.

4.Fastball Reaction Time:
Hit the ball to find your reaction time, then it explains how the baseball player uses their own reaction time to know when to hit.
Baseball player reaction time to learn how baseball players use reaction time.

Embedded Task: Eye

Flashlight Fun

I See

Sight Video

Group Research

Group 1: Why can you see better with 2 eyes? site 1 and site 2

Group 2: Why does our brain see things upside down?

Group 3: How does the eye lens react to light and dark?

Group 4: How does the eye perceive color?

Group 5: Why do some people need glasses?

Students take the vision quiz

Just for fun:

Optical Illusions other interesting sites: upside down Mona Lisa and old woman

fading dot

optical illusions

Math Sites

1. Danbury Elementary Math
   

2. BBC Bitesize
   

3. Online Stopwatch