Ladybugs:

 

Learn About Ladybugs - Enchanted Learning and ladybugs.

 

Ladybugs! - ladybug facts, crafts and games.

 

Life Cycle of the Ladybug - learn all about the life cycle of the ladybug.

 

Ladybug Activity - students must find identical ladybugs.

 

Ladybug Lessons - lessons, pictures and poems about ladybugs.

 

The Grouchy Lady Bug by Eric Carle - find lessons using The Grouchy Ladybug.

 

The Ladybug Lady - learn more about ladybugs!

 

Comparing and Measuring:

 

Max's Measuring Mania - help Max solve the measurement riddle.

 

Organisms:

 

Frogs! - all about frogs!

 

Little Explorers Dictionary - find science words and lessons!

 

Minibeast Museum - learn about insects and spiders.

 

The San Diego Zoo - see what's happening at the zoo.

 

WorldKids - learn about your favorite critters.

 

Solids and Liquids:

 

Solid Basics - learn all the facts about solids.

 

Liquid Basics - learn all about liquids.

 

Solid and Liquid Quiz - take a quiz about solids and liquids.

 

Solids and Liquids Demo - see a demonstration of the changes of solids and liquids.

 

Matter Changing States - see a cartoon on changing solids, liquids and gases.

 

Weather:

 

Weather Tools - see a thermometer, rain gauge and wind streamer.

 

The Weather Channel - check out the forecast and current temperatures.

 

Clouds - learn all about clouds and how they form.

 

Cloud Types - learn about the different cloud types.

 

Effects of Cloud Cover - learn how clouds effect temperature.

 

Temperature - see a cartoon about temperature.

 

Hurricanes - learn about hurricanes from National Geographic.

 

Thunderstorms - learn about thunderstorms from FEMA!

 

Tornadoes - learn about tornadoes from National Geographic.

 

Snow - all about snow!

 

Water Cycle - learn about the water cycle.

 

Balancing and Weighing:

 

Measurement Unit - lesson plans for a measurement unit from NCTM Illuminations.

 

A Balancing Act - links and lessons on balancing and weighing.

 

Butterflies:

 

Butterfly Cams - see videos and pictures of butterflies.

 

Children's Butterfly Site - learn all about butterflies.

 

Life Cycle of the Butterfly - learn all about the life cycle from Enchanted Learning.

 

The Butterfly Website - see pictures and videos of butterflies.

 

More Life Cycles - get another look at the life cycle of a butterfly.

 

The Cockrell Butterfly Center - Houston's own butterfly exhibit at the Museum of Natural Science!

 

Soils:

 

WormWorld - all about worms!!

 

Herman the Worm - the adventures of Herman the Worm.

 

Soil and students - learn all about soil from NASA.

 

USDA Agriculture - learn all about soil from S.K. Worm.

 

Changes:

 

Changing Time - take a look how the world changes over time.

 

Reversible and Irreversible Changes - watch a cartoon about changes.

 

Plant Growth:

 

What is a flower? - learn all about flower from ThinkQuest.

 

Partners in Pollination: Plants and Animals - a lesson from the Smithsonian Institute.

 

Texas Wildflowers - learn all about native Texas wildflowers!

 

*The Great Plant Escape - help Detective Leplant solve the mystery about plant life.

 

Rocks and Minerals:

 

Rocks and Minerals Slide Show - see pictures of different types of rocks and minerals.

 

Rocks and Minerals WebQuest - students research minerals their characteristics and origins.

 

How rocks are formed - learn how rocks are formed from the Rocks Hound!

 

Sound:

 

The Magic School Bus: Sound - play a game with the Frizz to match sounds.

 

How do you hear? - learn how sounds are formed inside the ear.

 

The Sound Site - activities, games and lessons all about sound.

 

Chemical Test:

 

Chem4Kids - learn about chemical reactions.

 

Chemical Elements - a periodic table of elements for students.

 

Science is Fun - experiments for home!

 

Animal Studies:

 

Animal Encyclopedia - learn about animals from aardvark to zebra.

 

AnimalLand - learn about animals from the ASPCA.

 

Animal Information Database - animal database from Seaworld.

 

San Diego Zoo - Panda Cam - watch pandas on the web!

 

San Diego Zoo - Polar Cam - watch polar bears on the web!

 

San Diego Zoo - Absolutely Apes - watch apes on the web!

 

San Diego Zoo - Elephants Cam - watch these enormous creatures live!

Toledo Zoo Cams - watch polar bears, hippos and storks live!  Real Player Required    

 

Frog Dissection - manipulate and dissect a frog!

 

All About Frogs - links to amphibian websites!

 

Electric Circuits:

 

Frankenstein's Laboratory - learn about electricity and safety.

 

EnergyQuest - learn about different forms of energy.

 

Theater of Electricity - see images and watch videos of the awesome power of electricity.

 

Electric Motor - learn how to create your own electric motor with Beakman!

 

Benjamin Franklin and Electricity - learn about the famous inventor.

 

Thomas Edison - learn about this early inventor.

 

Lightning - view image of lightning from National Geographic.

 

Electricity Online - learn all the facts about electricity.

 

Floating and Sinking:

 

Density Lab - learn about mass, density and volume with this interactive site.

 

Motion and Design:

 

How Stuff Works - learn how jet engines work and more!

 

Simple Machines - learn about simple machines.

 

Kids Design Network - find out about real world issues in engineering.

 

More Simple Machines - explore the lever, inclined plane, wedge and more.