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Who Pooped is a science site created by the Minnesota Zoo to help students to begin thinking like scientists. One way scientists learn about animals is by studying their poop — also called “scat” or “dung.”
Who Pooped is a science site created by the Minnesota Zoo to help students to begin thinking like scientists. One way scientists learn about animals is by studying their poop — also called “scat” or “dung.”
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http://www.energyville.com/
Energyville, put out by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Chevron, puts you in charge of meeting the energy demands of a city of 5.9 million people, while at the same time keeping the city prosperous, secure, and clean.
http://www.physicsgames.net/
PhysicsGames.net features hundreds of games that help students learn the properties of physics. Games include such concepts as balance, gravity, and bridge-building. See this blog for a teacher's review of the site and how it is used in his classroom.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/multimedia/funandgames_archive_1.html
The NASA website includes dozens of games for grades 5-8 including building space shuttles, developing clean energy technology, and trying to build the perfect solar system.
http://www.cellsalive.com/
This website, created by Jim Sullivan, "represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research." The website teaches students about cell biology, microbiology, immunology, and microscopy through interactive demonstrations and animations, as well as puzzles and games.
http://www.energyville.com/
Energyville, put out by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Chevron, puts you in charge of meeting the energy demands of a city of 5.9 million people, while at the same time keeping the city prosperous, secure, and clean.
http://www.physicsgames.net/
PhysicsGames.net features hundreds of games that help students learn the properties of physics. Games include such concepts as balance, gravity, and bridge-building. See this blog for a teacher's review of the site and how it is used in his classroom.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/multimedia/funandgames_archive_1.html
The NASA website includes dozens of games for grades 5-8 including building space shuttles, developing clean energy technology, and trying to build the perfect solar system.
http://www.cellsalive.com/
This website, created by Jim Sullivan, "represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research." The website teaches students about cell biology, microbiology, immunology, and microscopy through interactive demonstrations and animations, as well as puzzles and games.