Fourth Grade Science Web Sites
Life
Science
Matter
Science
Fair
Environmental
Science
Earth
Materials
Biographies of Scientists
and Inventors
Animal Migration
and Adaptation
General
Science
Chesapeake
Bay
Astronomy
LIFE SCIENCE
Animal Characteristics Game
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm
Animal Classification Game
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/
Animal Stories—from the Shedd Aquarium in the Chicago
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/explore_by_animal.html
ARKive—comprehensive guide to endangered species
http://www.arkive.org/
Biomes and Adaptations—The Earth Floor Web Site
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Bird Beaks—learn about adaptation as you use what you have at home to experiment with different bird beak designs
http://scienceview3.lhs.berkeley.edu/kidsite/
Bronx Zoo—many interesting animals videos
http://bronxzoo.org/animals-and-exhibits/animals.aspx
Carnivorous Plants (a Springboard Magazine Article)
http://www.springboardmagazine.com/science/carnivorousplants.htm
Carnivorous Plants/Insectivorous Plants (Botanical Society of America) High reading level but great pictures and details
http://www.botany.org/Carnivorous_Plants/index.php
The Dirt on Soil
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
Ecosystems
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm
Eeko World—Plants and Animals
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=plants_animals
Electronic Zoo—massive database of animals websites
http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm
E-Nature
http://www.enature.com/home/
Endangered Ecosystems
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/mission.asp
Exploring Nature
http://www.exploringnature.org/
Field Trip Earth
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/index.xml
Food Chain Game
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
Food Production including Food Webs—many interactive sites
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/food.htm
Habitats—a short BBC exploration
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtml
Habitats
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/
Interdependence and Adaptation—an interactive BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml
Kidport Animal Reference Library—Animal Classification
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm
Kids Do Ecology
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/
Marine Biology—explore activities on the American Museum of Natural History’s website
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/marinebiology
Maryland Department of Natural Resources for Kids
http://dnr2.maryland.gov/Education/pages/students.aspx
Microorganisms—a BBC interactive website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/micro_organisms.shtml
Migration
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep4a.htm
Moo-Milk—learn about the dairy industry
http://www.moomilk.com/
National Geographic Kids—check out the short videos about amphibians and reptiles!
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/
National Zoo for Kids Animal Cams Check out the Cheetah cam!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/
Nature Files-Concepts and Information on over 200 animals
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nw4.htm
Oology—explore the biodiversity activities at the American Museum of Natural History website
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/biodiversity
Organism Needs
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=f0d4b88e-314a-4e5b-9c76-4d2d1f85ddd4
Producers and Consumers (scroll down.. do not click on ads)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm
Eastern Willet Migration
http://www.nature.org/ourscience/sciencefeatures/secrets-of-willet-migration-revealed.xml
Science Online-Living Things
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/living-things.htm
Trapping Predators
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Predator_trap
University of Michigan Diversity Web—Animal Classification Information
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
Venus Flytrap—short video of Venus Flytrap in action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Venus_Flytrap
Venus Flytrap—an explanation of how the trap works
http://www.botany.org/carnivorous_plants/venus_flytrap.php
What’s It Like Where You Live? Biomes and Ecosystems
http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm
Wildlife—many BBC links to information and video clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/
Zoology—learn about animal science on the American Museum of Natural History’s zoology site
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/zoology
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Earth Rangers
http://www.earthrangers.com/
EcoKids
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
Eeko World—Air and Water
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=air_water
Eeko World—Garbage and Recycling
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=garbage_recycling
EPA’s Student Game Pages
http://www.epa.gov/students/games.html
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Kids for a Cleaner Environment
http://www.kidsface.org/
Lawrence Hall of Science Page—check out the oil spill experiments and links
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/
The Lorax Project
http://www.seussville.com/loraxproject/
NOAA Oil Spill Information
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS: MIGRATION AND HIBERNATION
Whale Migration
http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/stop.html
Gray Whale Migration
http://acsonline.org/conservation/gray-whale-census-and-behavior-project/
Fish Adaptations
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Education/Adapt/Adapt.htm
Monarch Watch
http://www.monarchwatch.org/tagmig/index.htm
Magnetic Map Guides
Animal Migration
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/10/1012_TVanimalnavigation.html
Sea Turtles
http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=overview
Bird Formation
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF12/1248.html
Earthlife Article on
Migration
National Park Service
Migration Report—
challenging, but very
thorough
Animal Adaptations in
different biomes
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/migration1.html
http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/migratoryspecies/documents/MigrationWorksho
pReport.pdf
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tundraA.html
Camouflage Game
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/camouflage/camouflage.html
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Wildebeest Migration
http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/1024/
Echo the Bat Migration
Story
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/echohome.html
Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org/
Wood Frogs
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/woodfrog/frozen.html
General links about
animals and
hibernation
http://www.naturenorth.com/winter/frozen/Ffrozen.html
Bears
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/animals.html
hhttp://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/Kids/kpwinter.htm
http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/2003/BearHibernation.aspx
CHESAPEAKE BAY
Bay Grasses
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_baygrasses.aspx?menuitem=14338
Bay Trippers—Online field trip to the Chesapeake Bay
http://baytrippers.thinkport.org/sail/frameset.htm
Birds of the Chesapeake Bay—pictures and fact sheets
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_birds.aspx?menuitem=14339
Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Organisms
http://www.greenworks.tv/stormwater/riparianbuffer.htm
Chesapeake Bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/about.htm
Chesapeake Bay Animals and Plants
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/site/searchresults?q=animals%20and%20plants%20of%20the%20chesapeake%20bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net
Chesapeake Bay Coloring Book
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/bayfun/coloring
Chesapeake Bay Facts and Figures
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/factsandfigures.aspx?menuitem=14582
Chesapeake Bay Fun
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/bayfun
Estuaries
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep6a.htm
Estuaries
http://epa.gov/owow_keep/estuaries/kids/
Exploring the Chesapeake—Then and Now
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/chesapeake/
Fish of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_fish.aspx?menuitem=14340
Frequently Asked Questions about the Chesapeake Bay
http://bayville.thinkport.org/resourcelibrary/faq.aspx
Give Water a Hand—young people take action
http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
Guide to the Organisms of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/cblife/index.html
Mammals of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_mammals.aspx?menuitem=14342
Maryland Fish and Shellfish Facts
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/index.asp
Maryland State Symbols (including state fish, crustacean, bird, flower, tree and reptile)
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/00list.html
Monitoring Health of Chesapeake Bay
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/monitoring/mon_mngmt_actions/chapter2.html
Nature Conservancy—Conserving Nature in the Maryland/DC Area
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/maryland_dc/explore/index.htm
Nonpoint Source Pollution
http://www.epa.gov/owow/NPS/kids/
Plants and Trees of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_plants.aspx?menuitem=14343
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_reptphib.aspx?menuitem=14344
Save the Bay Webquest
http://teacherweb.com/MD/Matsunaga/SavetheBay/index.html
Underwater Grasses of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bfg_baygrasses.aspx?menuitem=14338
USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities—science, press links, Chesapeake Bay map
http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/
Welcome to Bayville—Sign in as a guest to explore this multi-faceted web site
http://bayville.thinkport.org/default_flash.aspx
What is a Riparian Buffer?
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/wqg/sri/riparian5.pdf
http://www.greenworks.tv/stormwater/riparianbuffer.htm
Chesapeake Bay
Animals
Atlantic Croaker
Great Blue Heron
Red-winged Blackbird
Bald Eagle
Horseshoe Crab
Sandbar Shark
Blue Crab
Jellyfish
Shrimp
Bullfrog
Kingfisher
Snails
Bullfrog
Mallard Duck
Striped Bass
Canada Goose
Menhaden
Striped Bass
Catfish
Muskrat
Sturgeon
Calm (Clam)
Muskrat
Zooplankton
Egret
Northern Harrier
(Marsh Hawk)
Zooplankton
Flounder
Oyster
Golden Shiner
Raccoon
MATTER
Acids and Basis—an interactive video
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=7b344c6b-0c93-4666-af58-7d118eb43d35
Changing State—Interactive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_state.shtml
Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/
Chemicool—explore this interactive periodic table to learn about the elements
http://www.chemicool.com/
Changing States—Short Interactive Video clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/changing_states/play.shtml
Jefferson Lab—Check out the liquid nitrogen demonstrations in the Frostbite Theater in the Science Cinema
http://education.jlab.org/
Lawrence Hall of Science Page—check out the crystal experiments and links
http://scienceview3.lhs.berkeley.edu/kidsite/
Matter—Interactive Websites
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/matter.htm
Molecularium
http://www.molecularium.com/kidsite.html
The pH Factor—Miami Museum of Science web site
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/phpanel.html
Reversible and Irreversible Changes—interactive BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/rev_irrev_changes.shtml
States of Matter in the Chemistry 4 Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_states.html
Strange Matter—learn what things are made of in this informative site on materials science
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/jump.html
Oology—explore the water activities on the American Museum of Natural History websites
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=water
Water Cycle
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html
Water Cycle
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=087777c8-4ff0-45d2-878f-e7cd90f7ee19
Weather Wiz Kids
http://weatherwizkids.com/
EARTH MATERIALS
Birthstone List—USGS
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gemstones/birthstones.html
Birthstone Background—Lists of modern and traditional birthstones
http://www.gems4friends.com/birthstones.html
Birthstones: Myths and Mysteries
http://www.burkemuseum.org/geology/birthstones/
Charlotte, the Vermont Whale
http://www.uvm.edu/whale/whalehome.html
The Dirt on Soil
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
Dynamic Earth
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/main_frames.html
Earthfloor—Plate Tectonics
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html
Earthfloor—Rock Cycles
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
Earthquakes for Kids
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
Earth’s Features—interactive websites
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/earth-features.htm
Earth’s Resources—many interactive websites
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/resources.htm
Exploring the Earth
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm
Face of Earth—a website about landforms
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/face.htm
Gallery of Mineral Photographs
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bestgall.htm
How Gemstones Form. Scroll down to find information about gemstones under gemstones for sale. Do not click on
advertisements!
http://www.gemselect.com/other-info/gemstone-formation.php
How the Earth Works—Explore Volcanoes, Oceans and the Atmosphere--interactive BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth
How Rocks are Used-- interactive BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/rocks_soils/read3.shtml
KidsGeo—online textbook and games (do not click on advertisements)
http://www.kidsgeo.com/
Mineralogy for Kids
http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/
Minerals by Name
http://www.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm
Oology—Learn about volcanoes on the American Museum of Natural History website
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=earth
Rocks and Soils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils—an extensive list of websites
http://canaveral.scs.sk.ca/science/science/rocks/online.htm#Minerals:
Smithsonian Mineral Science
http://mineralsciences.si.edu/
GENERAL SCIENCE
Color at the Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/staff_picks/color/
CSI Web Quest Truly awesome site. Take the lab tech tutorials, then use what you learn to solve crimes.
http://forensics.rice.edu/
Discovery for Kids
http://kids.discovery.com/?clik=www_nav_kids
Discovery School’s A-Z Science
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/students/index.html
Exploratorium –the San Francisco Museum of science, art, and human perception
http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/
Field Trip Earth-the North Carolina Zoological Society
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/index.xml
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
National Defense Education Program—watch Lab TV webisodes dealing with science and engineering
http://www.ndep.us/LabTV
Oology—the American Museum of Natural History’s outstanding website
http://www.amnh.org/ology/
Scanning Electron Microscope Images—checkout the image of Kosher Salt and a scratch and sniff sticker
http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/sem.html
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Scientific Inquiry Simulation—Try out the “Guess Box”
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=78fc114d-bec1-4208-bebd-1d932a5b8a1d
Smithsonian for Kids
http://www.si.edu/kids/
Sport Science at the Exploratorium—learn about the science behind your favorite sports
http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/staff_picks/sports_science/
Thinking Fountain A very intriguing science web site!
http://www.thinkingfountain.org/nav/tfatoz.html
The Why Files—read about the science behind the news
http://whyfiles.org/
ASTRONOMY
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Ask an Astronomer
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/nightsky.shtml
Ask an Astrophysicity—Library of past questions answered by NASA Goddard scientists
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/solar_system.html
Astronomy for Kids—the planets (??Pluto is still listed as a planet on this site!)
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/planets.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html
Constellations and their Stars
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
Hubble Telescope Site
http://hubblesite.org/
Kid’s Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Moon Phase Images (view the images of the phases of the moon from 1800-2199 A.D.)
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
NASA for Kids
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/index.html
National Air and Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Nine Planets (They acknowledge that Pluto is officially no longer considered to be a planet)
http://nineplanets.org/
Ology—explore the astronomy websites at the American Museum of Natural History website
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=astronomy
Our Solar System
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Photojournal—California Institute of Technology
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
Star Date Moon Phases
http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon
Tonight’s Sky
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/tonights_sky/
Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Windows to the Universe: Our Solar System
http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/solar_system.html
Women of NASA
http://women.nasa.gov/
SCIENCE FAIR
Science Buddies
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
Science Fair Websites
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/resources.php#l6
Try Science—try some of these activities at home then adapt them for use as a science fair project
http://www.tryscience.org/home.html
BIOGRAPHIES OF SCIENTISTS AND INVENTORS
Invention Dimension—MIT Inventor Archive
http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html
Open Directory: Kids and Teens: Scientists
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Scientists/
Women Scientists
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/