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The Great Plant Escape: You’ve Learned the Mystery of Green Life
 Students will enjoy traveling with Bud and Sprout as they help Detective LePlant find out how one plant can produce many other plants. A case brief is provided in the beginning that explains to the student the objectives of the lesson as well as an overview of important facts that they will be learning. Students are then taken through a study on plants and their need for love and care, that caring for plants involves responsibility, and how working with plants can be a career or hobby. Students are led through several hands-on activities with lettuce including a planting activity, making of a salad, and a crossword puzzle.
Kids National Geographic
 Nature and culture are revealed in these pages.
Explore the history of the Titanic, the life of a volcano, and the mapping of the world. The National
Geographic Society's tradition of awesome photography and illustration is not lost on the web and with interactive features, makes the pages come alive.
Link http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/uplink/gpe/gpe.html http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/hotspots/kidsfea tures/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

How does the moon power the tides?
 In Beakman's World students can observe how the moon's orbit controls the tides on Earth. Students can also see what happens when the moon orbits and receive a simple explanation.
The Butterfly Website – younger children… narrated stories
 This science website gives all kinds of information on butterflies. It provides bibliographies on books describing the various types of butterflies, a picture gallery displaying types of butterflies, gardening tips to attract them and chat rooms that encourage discussion of what your class is doing. This is an excellent and useful tool when teaching a science unit that is new and different. http://www.google.com/#q=beakman%27s+world&hl=en&pr md=iv&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=gx2NTN3mPIWdl geZ2tBl&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2
&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQqwQwAQ&fp=280187d6f0589da0 http://www.mgfx.com/butterfly/

Look, Learn and Do
 A place where kids can read great on-line books, learn interesting facts, play games, and build fun projects with easy to follow illustrated plans. More books, facts, projects and games will be added regularly. http://www.looledo.com/index.php http://www.looledo.com/index.php/educationalresources.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSu3odvis&feature=related
SchoolHouse Rock
 This popular site contains lots of catchy tunes and lyrics to help you learn about grammar, United States government and history, mathematics, and science.
Download the songs and listen or print the words to sing along. You can choose a low connection speed version or one for higher speeds. Choose from
Grammar Rock, Multiplication Rock, Science Rock, or
America Rock to meet these benchmarks

The Field Museum
 The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago,
Illinois is on-line and offers several virtual field trips through the museum. Everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs is provided. There is even an audio file with the weather forecast for the Triassic period!
Bubbleshere
 Think you know all you need to know about bubbles?
Think again. This site gives the history of bubbles, recipes for making bubbles, and some cool games to play with bubbles. http://www.fieldmuseum.org/education/online_learn.htm http://www.bubbles.org
The Great Plant Escape: In Search of Green Life
 Students will enjoy traveling with Bud and Sprout as they help Detective LePlant on his search for green life. A case brief is provided in the beginning that explains the objectives of the lesson to learners, as well as an overview of important facts that they will be learning. Students are then taken through a study on plant structure, life cycle, plant parts, and growing plants indoors. Each of these descriptions includes colorful animated graphics with factual information.
There is even an embedded glossary of new terms. To conclude the case study students are asked to solve the mystery. As they do this they are presented with several questions, which include immediate feedback http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/uplink/gpe/gpe.html

Earth Day at Kid's Domain
 Earth Day is April 22 but after visiting this site you will want to celebrate Earth Day every day. Read stories, learn the history of Earth Day, print coloring pages and word searches, make crafts, and download kid's shareware related to the environment. This site also includes descriptions of other resources such as literature, educational television programs, Internet links, and CD-ROMS with reviews and prices included. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/index.html
The Great Plant Escape: Soiled Again!
 Solve the case with Bud and Sprout. Students must help Detective LePlant dig for clues in the soil. A case brief is provided to students in the beginning to explain the objectives of the lesson as well as an overview of important facts that they will be learning. Students are then taken through a study on soil composition, why it is important, and in what kinds of soil plants grow. Each of these descriptions includes colorful animated graphics with factual information and an embedded glossary. To conclude the case study students are asked to solve the mystery by answering several questions, which include immediate feedback. http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/uplink/gpe/gpe.html

The Great Plant Escape: Is it Dust, Dirt, Dandruff
and Seed?
 Travel with Bud and Sprout as they help Detective
LePlant discover the mysteries of the seed and how it grows into a plant. The case brief provided for students in the beginning explains the objectives of the lesson and gives an overview of important facts to be learned. Students are taken through a study on seeds, seed structure, germination, and non-flowering plants. Each of these descriptions includes colorful animated graphics with factual information and a glossary. To conclude the case study students are asked to solve the mystery. They are presented with several questions all of which include immediate feedback. http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/uplink/gpe/gpe.html
The Great Plant Escape: The Plot Thickens
Plantenstein Is the Suspect
 Travel with Bud and Sprout to solve the latest plant mystery. Students help Detective LePlant find out how one plant can produce many other plants. First, the case brief is provided to explain the objectives of the lesson as well as provide an overview of important facts that they will be learning. Students are then taken through a study on plant reproduction, http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/uplink/gpe/gpe.html

the importance of flowers, the pollination process, and the relationship between plants and animals in reproduction. Each of these descriptions includes colorful animated graphics with factual information and an embedded glossary. Students are asked to solve the mystery by answering several questions, which include immediate feedback.
The Great Plant Escape: Mysterious Parts That
Surprise
 Detective Le Plant has found a strange note attached to his door. It says, "A bulb is a bulb, but not always."
Student will enjoy unraveling the true meaning of this mystery with Detective Le Plant and his colleagues
Bud and Sprout. A case brief is provided in the beginning that explains to the student the objectives of the lesson as well as an overview of important facts that they will be learning. Students are then taken through a study on: the differences between a bulb, rhizome, and tuber, how bulbs and tubers are used as food, how plants reproduce without seeds -- and ways to grow a variety of plants without spending money, how to grow plants from bulbs and rhizomes, how to grow plants from tubers and be able to identify tubers found at home, and how to dissect bulbs and other plant parts that are available. Each of these descriptions includes colorful animated http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/uplink/gpe/gpe.html

graphics with factual information. Finally, students are asked to solve the mystery. As they do this they are presented with several questions, which include immediate feedback.
Science fair projects: ideas, topics, methods & examples…
 Science articles, easy kids science projects & experiments
Science made Simple
The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html