Awesome Science Sites

• Electricity
   
• Human Body and Genetics
  
  
  • The Respiratory System
     
  • The Circulatory System
     
  • The Skeletal System
     
  • Introduction to Genetics
     
• Animal Classification

Cool Social Studies Links

• Geography
   
• Native American Studies
   
• Explorers of North America
   
• Colonial America

Math on the Web

Language Arts

Electricity

• Cool Electricity Projects for Kids
   
• Thinkquest Electricity
   
• Electricity and Magnetism: Lots of Neat Links
   
• Theater of Electricity
   
• Mike's Electric Stuff
   
• Science Made Simple: What is Static Electricity?

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The Human Body

The Respiratory System

• The Canadian Lung Association Site
   
• Your Gross and Cool Body...the Respiratory System
   
• Animations and Descriptions (Cardiovascular System)
   
• Kids Health
   
• ThinkQuest - Basic Explanation of the Respiratory System
   
• Body Quest: Data and Interesting Graphics
   
• Asthma Tutorial for Parents and Kids
   
• Do "Dust Bunnies" Make You Wheeze? Check out what they REALLY look like, as well as other things viewed through a high-powered microscope

The Circulatory System

• The Structure of the Heart
   
• Animations and Descriptions
   
• Body Quest: Data and Interesting Graphics
   
• Circulatory System Theme Page (Lots of terrific links)
   
• Kid Health

The Skeletal System

• The Virtual Body
   
• Bone Close-ups
   
• The Skeletal System
   
• Bones, Bones, and More Bones: Virtual Treasure Hunt!
   
• Skeletal System Theme Page (Tons of Really Great Links!)
   
• Body Quest: Data and Interesting Graphics
   
• Animations and Descriptions

Introduction to Genetics

• The Gene School; A Thinkquest Adventure with Links to Mendel, Interactive Fruit Fly Experiments, and Much More!
   
• Cells Viewed through a High-powered Microscope
   
• The Basics and Beyond
   
• What is Inheritance?
   
• A Cell Model
   
• The Eukaryote Cell: A Virtual Tour
   
• Introduction to Chromosomes
   
• Chromosomes and Their Genetics Disorders
   
• All About Punnett Squares
   
• Virtual Fly Lab: YOU are a Geneticist!
   
• DNA: the Instruction Manual for all Life
   
• Interactive Pea Experiments (Just like Mendel!)
   
• Interactive Genetics: Cool Detective Work!
   
• What the Heck is a Gene?
   
• Virtual Cell (Investigate it like a Scientist!)
   
• DNA Details
   
• Blazing a Genetic Trail: A Brief Key to Basic Genetics
   
• How to Extract DNA from Anything Living

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Animal Classification (Taxonomy)

•   Linneaus: The Father of Classification
   
•  Classification of Plants and Animals
   
•  Marine (Ocean) and Other Invertebrates
   
•  Metazoa (Animal) Systematic (Classification)
   
•   Introduction to the Metozoa (Animals)
   
•  Animal Skull Collection
   
•   Animal Diversity Web
   
•  Net Vet: Invertebrates
   
•   A Brief Description of Invertebrates Phyla (Groups)
   
•  To the Myriad Worlds Of the Invertebrates
   
•  The University Of Hawaii's Main Invertebrate Page
   
•  The Wonders of the Seas
   
•  Explore the Sea with Jacques Cousteau!

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Language Arts Links

•   On-line Spelling Tests
   
•   Word Play (Unbelievable links for fun with words!!)
   
•   Word Central (An online dictionary, and even create your OWN dictionary!)
   
•   Big Dog's Grammar (A "Bare Bones" Guide)
   
•   Black Dog's Word Jumbles Games 
   
•   Crossword Puzzle Maker (Make your OWN word puzzles!)
   
•   Palindromes

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 Math on the Web

• Math Archives for Kids
   
• Brain Teasers
   
• Five Grade Math Puzzlers
   
• Math Sites for 5th Graders
   
• "Super Kids" Math Worksheet Creator (Cool!)
   
• A+ Math
   
• Math Facts and Computation
   
• Time Table
   
• Math Goodies
   
• How Number Systems Began
   
• "Project Happy Child": Arabic, Roman, and Binary Numerals
   
• Clickable  Abacus!
   
• Roman Numeral Games (Flashcards, Concentration,& Matching)
   
• Lee's Useless Roman Numeral Converter
   
• Handy Roman Numeral Converter
   
• How Large Can Numbers Get?
   
• Fraction, Decimal and Percent Equivalents
   
• Primes
   
• The Math Forum (Ask "Dr. Math", problem of the day, and MORE)
   
• Cool Math For Kids - an amusement park of math.
   
• King's List of Online Math Activities (An amazing resource!)
   
• Calculation Tips and Tricks
   
• The Meaning of Decimals
   
• Interactive Decimals
   
• Decimal Football
   
• Decimal Fast Facts
   
• Decimal Homework Help
   
• Decimal Tutorial
   
• Decimal Games
   
• Quia - Decimals Game 2.0
   
• Decimals, Whole Numbers, and Exponents
   
• Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math FAQ's - Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages
   
• Math, Fraction And Decimals
   
• Percent / Fractions / Decimals Review
   
• Math League - Everything You Need to Know About Fractions
   
• Lemonade Stand
   
• Statistically Right! - The Median, The Mean and The Mode
   

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 Social Studies

Geography

•  All About Geography
   
•  US Census Bureau Gazetteer of Maps
   
•  National Geographic
   
•  US Census Bureau Pop Clocks
   
•  World Census Data
   
•  50 States Facts and Home Pages
   
•  Geography Internet Resources
   
•  Learning About The Compass
   
•  MapQuest (interactive site)
   
•  Basic Facts/Statistics on all 50 States 

Native American Studies
 

•  Index of Native American Resources
   
•  Li'l Anna's Resource Links (Fantastic!)
   
•  Direct Links to all Modern Tribes
   
•  Native American Storytellers
   
•  Native American Resources(Many Great Links) 

Explorers of North America
 

•  Alphabetical List of Explorers from Discoverers Web
   
•  Tons of Explorer sites!!
   
•  Yahooligans (Type in the name of your explorer)
   
•  Yahoo's List of Explorer Sites
   
•  Discoverers Web(INCREDIBLE!!!)
   
•  European Explorers Resources on the WWW from Canada's Gander Academy
   
•   The Mariners' Museum: The Age of Exploration (Fabulous links, photos, time lines and activities! Go to MENU or TIME LINE)
   
•  Educator's Choice Search:Explorers
   
•  Spanish Explorers of North America
   
•  Exploration of the Americas(Lots more links!)
   
•  *QUIZ YOURSELF on the Explorers for a REAL challenge!(Flashcards and other cool games)*

Colonial America
 

•  Net's Colonial America (Tons of Sites!)
   
•  Room 20's Colonial Webpage (New England, Middle and Southern Colonies reports created by kids)
   
•  Chart of Basic Information on 15 Colonies
   
•  13 Originals (Links to All 13 Colonies
   
•  Yahooligans Colonial Links
   
•  Revolutionary and Colonial America (MANY links!)
   
•  Colonial and Revolutionary Relics ( Authentic Antiques from the Colonial Days)
   
•  Creating a Colony in the New Land (Wonderful Sites of all Kinds!
   
•  Schooling, Education and Literacy in the Colonies
   
•  The Lost Colony of Roanoke ( A History Mystery)
   
•  The Lost Colony of Roanoke ( A student's report)
   
•  English Settlement in the New World (Roanoke, Raleigh, Jamestown, etc.)
   
•  Sir Walter Raleigh
   
•  Massachusetts Bay Colony
   
•  New Amsterdam/New Netherlands
   
•  The History of New York/New Amsterdam (a kid's report)
   
•  The New York/New Amsterdam Colony( another student report)
   
•  A Brief History of Jamestown
   
•  Jamestown (An Overview)
   
•   Capt. John Smith of Jamestown
   
•  John Rolfe and Pocohontas of Jamestown
   
•   Pocahontas and John Smith of Jamestown
   
•   St. Augustine, the Oldest Permanent Settlement
   
•  Everyday Life in Colonial Williamsburg
   
•  The Plymouth/Plimoth Plantation; History of the Plymouth Colony
   
•  Mayflower Web Pages 
   
•  Mayflower Myths
   
•  Who were the Pilgrims?
   
•  The Pilgrims of Plymouth for Kids
   
•  The Puritans
   

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