Life Science
Insects
The Wonderful World of Insects
What’s the Difference Between a Bug and an Insect?
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Insects
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Insects
Planet Science - Insects
Fish
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Fish Facts
Coelacanth: The Fish Out of Time
"Presentation on the primitive fish Latimeria chalumnae, by the Coelacanth Rescue Mission. Discusses the 1938 ""rediscovery"" of the fish in the Comoros Islands, subsequent expeditions, and the identification of a population near Indonesia. Provides biological information on the fish and a look at conservation issues. Includes photographs, diagrams, and video clips."
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - The Endangered Species Program
Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopia
Why Do Pufferfish Puff Up?
Ten facts about coral reef fish
Amphibians
BioKids - Amphibian
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Amphibians
Idaho Public Television - Amphibians
Reptiles
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Reptiles
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Reptile
Dann's Dinosaurs
Extensive information on dinosaurs and marine reptiles of Australia. Provides details on fossils, and dinosaur trackways. Also includes data on animals from mesozoic era.
Desert Iguana
Fact sheet on the reptile species Dispsosaurus dorsalis. Includes a photograph, a description, and information on range and habitat.
Lizards
Fact sheet on the reptile species Crotaphytus insularis. Includes a photograph, a description, and information on range, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.
Western Coral Snake
Fact sheet on the reptile species Micruroides euryxanthus. Includes a photograph, a description, and information on range, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.
Chuckwallas
Fact sheet on these desert reptiles, genus Sauromalus. Includes a photograph, a description, and information on range, habitat, and classification.
Saint Louis Zoo - Reptiles
Kids Ahead - Reptiles
Birds
DLTK's Sites - All About Birds
Enchanted Learning - All About Birds
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Birds
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Bird Facts
Mocomi - Types of birds
Fascinating facts about birds
Parrots
This website provides information on birds including smaller parrots like lovebirds and budgies. Discusses their types and behavior and provides tips on avian health and care. Includes articles and research documents.
What is a bird?
Plant
Science NetLinks - Crops 2: What Plants Need to Grow
Lesson plan to familiarize students with the kinds of things that plants need to grow well.
Backyard Nature - Flowering Plant
Enchanted Learning - Plant Cell Anatomy
Enchanted Learning - Plants
Alphabetical listing of botanical terms for educational reference.
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Plant
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Plants
Science NetLinks - What Parts Are There to a Plant?
Purpose: To encourage students to observe and document similarities and differences between parts of plants.
Biology of Plants
Plants are alive, just like people and animals! Learn about them here!
Kid's Valley Garden
How to grow flowers, vegetables, herbs, and other plants
Why Do Plants Have Flowers
Flowers are the tools that plants use to make their seeds.
Poisonous Flowers and Plants - While most flowers and plants may look harmless, there are a variety of poisonous plants that can be toxic, or even deadly, to humans and animals.
Human Body
The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for Kids - Heart Disease
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Heart
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Digestive System
Untamed Science - Biology - Digestive System
Digestive System for kids
The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for Parents - Endocrine System
Untamed Science - Biology - Endocrine System
Immune system - Lowell Elementary School
Spleen and Lymphatic System
Neuroscience for Kids - The Autonomic Nervous System
Comprehensive resource on this system in the human body. Provides details on its functions and segments, including the sympathetic nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, and the enteric nervous system. Also includes interactive puzzles and quizzes.
Neuroscience for Kids - Adventures in Neuroanatomy: Parts of the Nervous System
Resource on various types of nerve cells and their structures. Provides information on bipolar and multipolar neurons and Pseudounipolar cells. Also includes details on the organelles inside a neuron.
The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for Parents - Brain and Nervous System
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Nervous System
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System
Male Reproductive System
Flash Interactive: Body Basics: Female Reproductive System
Your Lungs & Respiratory System
Respiratory System - By KidsBiology.com - Biology For Kids
Untamed Science - Biology - Skeletal System
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Skeletal System
Skeletal System - By KidsBiology.com - Biology For Kids
Physical Science
Electricity
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Electricity
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Electricity
Science Made Simple - Static Electricity
Educational resource on basic concepts of electrostatics. Covers triboelectric series and Coulomb’s law along with details on various related physics projects.
Physics Demos and Science Exhibit Designs
Directory of links to resources on this subject for students in levels K-6 through K-12. Covers topics such as electricity, electrostatics, Van de Graaff generators, and fractals.
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
"Resource featuring science experiments for students and teachers. Provides a collection of projects on floatation, light refraction, chemical reactions, capillary action, electricity, air pressure, inertia, and gravity. "
Magnetism
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Magnetism
Kids Science Experiments
All About Magnetism and How it Works
Magnetic Field Lines Get Tangled as Sun Rotates
Do Opposites Attract? - Magnets
Sound
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Sound
Fact Monster - Science - The Speed of Sound
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Sound
Science Kids at Home
Kids science: Sound 101
Light
How Light Works
Information on the functioning mechanism of this electromagnetic phenomenon. Includes articles providing its definition, working-principle, composition, properties, and associated technical terminology with the help of diagrams.
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Light & Optics
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Light Facts
How Lasers Work
Information on functioning mechanism of this class of devices that produce an intense beam of light. Includes articles explaining its working-principle, related processes, categories, and associated technical terminology with the help of diagrams.
DK Findout! - Light
Fact Monster - Light
Heat
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Heat & Temperature
Kids Science Experiments
What is heat and thermal energy?
Kids science: Heat Energy
Heat Energy Games - Learning Games For Kids
Kids and Energy
Forces
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Gravity
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Gravitation
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Types of Forces
Forces in Action - Motion & Resistance
Physics4Kids.com: Motion: Forces
Force and Motion: Facts
Motion Basics: Forces
Earth and Space Sciences
Weather
The Weather Underground
Resource on weather conditions and forecast worldwide. Includes satellite imagery, maps, and tables showing temperature, humidity level, snowfall, and wind-chill.
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Weather Facts
Weather Wiz Kids
What is Weather?
DK Findout! - Weather
Earth
10 Interesting Things About Earth
Fact Monster - Science - Earth
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Earth
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Earth
Ecology.com - Kids' Corner - Every Day Is Earth Day
Rocks and Fossils
Rocks For Kids - Identifying Minerals
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Rocks and Minerals
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Fossils
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Fossil Facts
How Fossils Work
Volcanoes
Weather Wiz Kids - Volcanoes
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Volcanoes
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Volcano Facts
Earthquakes
Resource on seismic information. Analyzes the causes of earthquakes, regions most prone to it, prediction technology, and association with volcanoes. Also covers major volcanic activities in the past.
NASA - What is a Volcano?
Sun
Surfing For Sunbeams - A Hypermedia Tour of Our Sun
Illustrated information on the sun. Includes a virtual tour and brief notes on activities.
NASA - Star Child - The Sun
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Sun
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Sun
The Sun: Our Nearest Star
Moon
Enchanted Learning - Phases of the Moon
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Moon
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Moon
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Solar System Moon
NASA - Moon
Stars
Ask an Astronomer FOR KIDS! - Stars
NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Stars
Fact Monster - Stars
Highlights Kids - How Does a Star Twinkle?
How Many Stars Are in the Sky?
Planets
NASA - Welcome to the Planets
Collection of annotated images of the nine planets and various spacecraft from NASA's planetary exploration programs hosted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. Includes profiles of the planets and a glossary of terms.
Time for Kids - What are Planets?
Dwarf Planets
Scholastic - Planets
Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Dwarf Planet
NASA - Why are Planets Round?