Interactive Science Sites

Several weeks ago, I attended a fantastic two day SmartBoard content creation workshop funded by The Morgridge Family Foundation  The workshop reignited my passion for developing lessons which utilize 21st century tools.  For the last couple of weeks, I have been working on a variety of lessons which utlize the new Smartboards that we have at school. 

 

The process, reminded me that several years ago, I started putting together a list of interactive websites that I could use with students.  Today, I cleaned up the science list.  Check back later this week for math, language arts, fine arts, and social studies lists. These lists are focused on elementary school age students.  There are a great many interactive sites, simulations, and virtual experiments for middle and high school students but I have not included those in the list below.  Feel free to add any other great finds in the comments below.

 

Science – interactive websites for student projects and Smartboard Lessons

 

General Resources

• BrainPop
• BBC Science

Chemistry

·         Chemistry Explorer

·         Periodic Table
·         Matter
·         Chem4Kids
·         Chemistry Interactives
·         Chemistry
·         Compound Machine
·         The Elements
·         Mystery Powders
·         Chemistry Simulations - Freezeray

Physics
·         Friction
·         Freezeray Physics simulations
·         The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
·         Exploring Simple Machines
·         Simple Machines
·         Simple Machines
·         Magnets and Springs
·         Magnets Webquest
·         Lights and Shadows
·         Circuits and Conductors

  

Life Science

·         Cells Alive

·         Inside a Cell
·         How Cells Divide
·         Invasive Species Public Service Announcement
·         Classifying Life
·         The Body and Medicines
·         Muscles
·         Virtual Body - Skeleton
·         How the Body Works
·         Virtual Hip Replacement
·         Virtual Knee Surgery
·         Freezeray - Anatomy

Animals and Habitats

·         Let's Talk About Insects

·         Oceans
·         Name that Bug
·         Habitats - BBC
·         Habitats - BrainPop
·         The Great Plant Escape
·         Biomes of the World
·         Frogs
·         Switcheroo Zoo
·         ZooBooks
·         Discovery animal guides
·         Let's Talk about Insects
·         All About Sea Otters  
·         Life in the Deep Sea
·         March of the Penguins
·         Make a Tidepool Interactive Game
·         This Old Habitat
·         Underground Adventure - Virtual Tour
·         Amazing Animals
·         Creature Features
·         Owl Pellets

Earth Science

·         Water Cycle

·         The Rock Cycle
·         Earth
·         Rocks and Soil
·        Earth - Interactives
·         The Dynamic Earth
·         Grow Your Own Tornado
·         Earthquake Simulator
·         Tides
·         Lunar Phases
·         Ozone in the Atmosphere
·         Weather
·         Can You Keep the Earth in Balance?
·         Rock Hounds
·         Plate Tectonics
·         Plate Tectonics

  

Space
·         Nine Planets
·         AstroVenture
·         Lunar Cycle Challenge
·         Space Huttle - How Stuff Works
·         The Earth and Beyond
·         International Space Station Interactives
·         Nova and the Moon