2. Take a virtual journey of the solar system through this interactive website. It is setup through a cockpit point of view and the children then click on which planet they want to explore. When you click on the planet, the website gives great information about the planet such as facts about the surface, interior, satellites and more. This would be a great website to have children use to research information about the planets.
3.
NASA’s website for kids is fantastic! This site includes informational facts
about space, pictures of objects in space, and games about the solar system. Children can learn while they explore
this website and play the interactive games. For example, children can play the Cassini Commander game
where they guide the spacecraft around moons, rings, and asteroids to reach the
planet. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/solar-system/
4. This interactive website is all about collecting solar system cards. Students receive pictures of solar system objects and are then asked to answer questions about each picture. If they guess correctly, they collect that card. If they guess incorrectly, the site provides them with more information about the planets and clues to help answer the questions. Then the children go on to try to collect all the solar system cards. This would be a great website to have children use as a review after covering information on the planets. http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/
5. We finally get to control the weather! This website is designed so that children can determine the weather based on temperature and relative humidity. There is a house with a tree and yard and depending on the temperature and relative humidity, children can make it snow or rain on the house. This is a great website to demonstrate weather and precipitation. http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/
6.
On this website, children can explore the greatest
engineering achievements of the 20th century such as the automobile,
airplane, Internet, and spacecrafts.
For each of the achievements, there is a timeline for the development of
the achievement. The website also
provides information about how the product was made. http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3871
7.
This website provides science news for
children. There are different
categories of science to read about such as atoms and forces, Earth and sky,
humans and health, and technology and math. The site provides recent articles for students to read about
the various topics of science. http://familyinternet.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=familyinternet&cdn=parenting&tm=89&f=20&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
8. The Magic School Bus website is a great, interactive website for students to explore. The site has great science games such as Space Chase. In this game, the students have to find the Magic School Bus as it travels to different planets. For example, the game will give the student a clue then he must determine which planet the bus is located. http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/space/index.htm
9. Steve Spangle’s blog has phenomenal scientific posts and information on it. Not only does he provide science experiments and activity, he also has articles about current events. For example, there was one post about a teacher making snow for kids in Haiti. http://www.stevespangler.com/
10. Bill Nye the Science Guy site as a section for kids and teachers to do home demos of the experiments he has done. There are numerous activities for children, teacher, or parents to complete. Each activity or lesson provides a list of material, a procedure for the lesson, and the science behind the lesson and reason for why it works. http://www.billnye.com/for-kids-teachers/home-demos/
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