Resources
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/
Rainforests: Temperate and Tropical
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/rf/rf.htm
The Wright Brothers
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/flight/flight.htm
Cells
http://mrscienceut.net/CellWebquest.htm
TAKS Study Guides and Released Test
Released Test
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3839&menu_id3=793
Study Guides
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=60&menu_id3=793
1) TechTips – Heat, Light, Motion
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/10a.html
2) Tesla
http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ins/niagara.html
3) Optics for Kids
http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx_f.html
4) Circuits and Conductors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors_fs.shtml
5) Changing Circuits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits_fs.shtml
6) The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Energy Web Sites
Department of Energy
ThinkQuest
http://library.thinkquest.org/20331/types/
Comparisons of various energy sources
http://www.nucleartourist.com/basics/why.htm
Misc.
http://www.sourcesofelectricity.com/
http://home.utah.edu/~ptt25660/tran.html
Law of Motion WebQuest – Balloon Rocket Car Contest/Race/Lab
http://www.rivervaleschools.com/schools/holdrum/BalloonCarReg/studentwebquest.html
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TAKS practice
Matter
Science Fair Projects and Links
http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/observation.htm
Science Fair Central
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/
http://users.rcn.com/tedrowan/ideapage.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html
Roller Coaster
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
Science Games
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/science.html
http://resources.kaboose.com/games/science.html
http://www.purposegames.com/games?c=14&so=mp
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php
http://www.theendoftheuniverse.ca/node/457
http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/STO631.html
Birthday Moons
Types of Telescopes
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112188/refracting_and_reflecting_telescopes.htm
Solar System
Constellations
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http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/constellations.shtmlhttp://allthesky.com/constellations/const.htmlhttp://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/index.html
Oxbow Lake Formation
Volcanoes
Plate Tectonics
Boundaries Exercise - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html
Natural Resources
Fossil Fuels
Read this page to discover how fossil fuels form. http://www.pge.com/microsite/safety_esw_ngsw/ngsw/efficiently/uses.html
Uses of natural gas
http://www.pge.com/microsite/safety_esw_ngsw/ngsw/efficiently/uses.html
Recycle City Activity
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
Landfills
http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/landfill.htm
Earth Science Links
The Atom’s Family
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/
Cells
http://mrscienceut.net/CellWebquest.htm