Virtual Owl Dissection

Picture of a mole, mole, mole

Picture of a shrew, shrew, shrew, shrew

Picture of a vole, meadow vole

Picture and sound of a field mouse, field mouse What are the other names for a field mouse?

Picture of a rat, rat, rat

What a food web looks like
 

Penguins Around the World

Glacier

Mapping Antarctica
Label the following locations:
-the point of highest elevation
-the point of lowest elevation
-the South Pole
-McMurdo Station
-the Weddell Sea
-Cape Crozier
-the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
-the Ross Ice Shelf
-the Indian Ocean
-the Pacific Ocean
-the Atlantic Ocean
-and the Transantarctic Mountains.

Picture of Antarctica from space

Global Warming Facts and Our Future

Lesson on "Comparing the Continents"

Lesson on "What Do People Know About the Arctic and Antarctic?"

Lesson from Discovery-Antarctica

The Antarctic Treaty
What is the Antarctic Treaty? Go to Antarctic Treaty.
Partnership 1  Research the origin of the treaty.  When was it signed? What countries were responsible for its development? Why was it necessary?

Each of the other partnerships read one of the treaty’s 14 articles. What conditions does it refer to? Why was it necessary? What is its importance?

Once your group has completed your research, you will  each give a brief presentation to the rest of the class.

Then as a group, we will discuss:  Have its goals been achieved? Is it too restrictive? Is it restrictive enough? Are there other articles that students believe should have been included in the treaty?

You Wouldn't Want to Be A Polar Explorer!
 

What is a Biome? 

Wetland Ecosystem  Take a virtual tour of the Kildeer Wetlands and find out about bogs, marshes, and swamps. You can visit the "Marsh" and "Swamp" links on the left to read about these wetlands. Includes photo tours of these habitats.

America's Wetlands; What are Wetlands?  Read to find out what they are and how extremely important this ecosystem is to our world.

The following sites are about food chains and food webs. Includes examples of webs and chains with animals from various biomes. Learn about consumers, producers, prey, predators, herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores.

Food Chains and Webs This site shows a food pyramid and explains food chains and webs through an online game.

Food Chains  An ecosystem is a living community which depends on each member and its surrounding environment. The living part of an ecosystem is sometimes called a food chain. Includes an easy to follow diagram of a food chain.

Food Chain Fish This brief article talks about the important role fish play in most food chains.

Brain POP:  The Food Chain

Habitat and Habitat Loss go here for activities to learn more about this concept.

Biodiversity Click on a colored area of the map to learn more about that particular ecosystem.

Introducing Foreign Species  Follow Iz and Auggie as they discover the downside to introducing animals and plants from one ecosystem into another. Help them solve the problem by playing the game. Click on the red arrow to begin.

Underground Adventure  This exhibit from the Field Museum in Chicago examines the underground ecosystem of soil. Feel what it's like to be 1 1/2 inches tall and meet the many animals that live in dirt. Make sure to click "show the hotspots" so you get all the information.

What is a herbivore?

What is a carnivore?

What is an omnivore?

What is a decomposer?

Cooperative Lesson: Creating a Food Web

Chain Reaction  This interactive tutorial teaches about food chains and what happens if one part of the chain is gone.

Adventures of Herman the Worm

Good Buddies  A research project to learn about parasites, symbiosis, and other interdependent relationships of plants and animals. Worksheet

eNature  Visit the archives and find out all sorts of things about animals and nature.

Kids Gardening

Bembo's Zoo  Alphabet book of animals and their sounds

Exploratorium:  Frogs

All About Frogs for Kids and Teachers

Froghoo!  This site gives even more specific information and news articles about frogs.

Frogs and Toads Photographs and Calls

The Froggy Page

The Somewhat Amusing World of Frogs

Prepared Slides for Plants and Animals  Can also find virtual pond critters here.

Sounds of Animals

Bug Fun  Go here to learn all sorts of things about bugs!

Spiders

Enchanted Learning: Digestive System

Innerbody.com: Digestive System

Body Systems for the Whiteboard

*Digestive System Unit Objectives

The Real Deal on the Digestive System

My Body

Human Anatomy

WebQuest What the Heck Happens to the Food You Eat?
Learning about the Digestive System

WebQuest The Gross and Yucky Stuff of the  Digestive System  
A WebQuest worth looking into!

Digestive System Sites

Another digestive system site

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

Explore the Human Body

Medtropolis  Learn the body parts in English or Spanish

Another Human Body Site

Human Body and Mind Interactive site

Cells Alive!  Go here to learn about different types of cells and what they look like.

What are Germs?

Plastic Fork Diaries  a site that engages and educates kids about issues related to food (origins, preparation, nutrition, and more) through an ongoing tale of lunch and life at a mythical middle school.

Kids' Health Problems

The Fitness Files

Plate Tectonics  take a virtual field trip to find out about this theory

How are mountains formed?

Types of Mountains

Volcanoes

Volcano Unit Objectives and Study Guide

Volcano Hotlist

 

Minerals

Birthstones

Rocks and Minerals Powerpoint

Rock and Mineral Quiz

Mineral Information Institute Mineral Photos

Mineral Information Institute Minerals by Rock Types (Photos)

Rocks

The Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle
     Types of Rocks
     How Rocks Change
     Rock Cycle Diagram

Rock Cycle Review

Rock Cycle Song

How Old Is That Rock?

What is a Million?

How are different types of rocks formed?

How Igneous Rocks are Formed     

Dr. Loopy's Igneous Rocks

How Sedimentary Rocks are Formed

Dr. Loopy's Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock

     Types of Sedimentary Rocks: Pictures

How Metamorphic Rocks are Formed

Dr. Loopy's Rocks and Minerals Part 1

Dr. Loopy's Rocks and Minerals Part 2 (and rock cycle)

Trunk Full of Rocks: WebQuest for learning about sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks

Rock and Mineral Pictures

Rock Gallery

Rock Database

Schoolyard Geology

Odd Rock Formations

Rock Key 1

Identifying Rocks

Fossils

Fossils Now and Then

Fossils for Kids

Fossils Tools

Soil

Soil Q & A

Soil Safari

All About Soil

Dig it! The Secrets of Soil

Layers of Soils

Name that Soil

WebQuest: To Dig or Not to Dig

Underground Adventure

Worms

Weather

Weather Watch  You can learn lots of things about the weather and even change the weather!

Virtual Caves  From the comfort of your keyboard, browse the wonders of the underground! As a caver and photographer for over 30 years, I've collected images from caves all over the world. This site tells the story of caves in words and pictures: what's in them and how it got there. Because caves are so diverse, I've split them into four underground realms. Grab three sources of light, a helmet, some sturdy boots, and your mouse, and have fun exploring - there LOTS to see!

National Parks Geology: see 3D photos after making some 3D glasses

Making rock candy