Wednesday, April 4, 2012

10 Blogs/Websites About Science


1.The Tundra-
 www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=136160- This webquest is all about the Tundra. Children will learn what they can find in the Tundra by watching videos and playing games about different animals and plants that live in the Tundra. The value of this webquest is students can learn about the Tundra and have fun doing so because they are playing games. Many students do not know much about the Tundra therefore this can introduce them to the idea of the Tundra and how animals and plants survive in this harsh climate.
2. Life Cycle of a Butterfly-
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/- This website is all about butterflies. This website describes what exactly a butterfly is and talks about the life cycle of the butterfly which  is something that many students are interested in at a young age. This website gives puzzles of butterflies for children to complete, butterfly quizzes for children to complete, and the website even gives math activities about butterflies for children to tie math into science. The value of this website is students can learn many different fascinating things about a butterfly by going to this one website. This website is very interactive and allows students to explore on their own about butterflies.
3. The Water Cycle-
http://www.neok12.com/Water-Cycle.htm- This website is all about the water cycle. The websites gives many short videos children can watch about the water cycle. The website also provides a diagram about the water cycle for children to fill out and complete. The website also has puzzles for children to complete about the water cycle. The value of this website is that children can simply go to this website to understand how the water cycle works to give them a better understanding that goes beyond what they learned in the classroom.
4. Classifying Animals-
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_appearance.htm- This website is all about different ways to classify different animals. The animals can be classified by  land mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish. The  website also describes the difference between warm and cold blooded animals. The website gives examples of warm and cold blooded animals. The value of this website is that children can learn different ways to classify different animals.
5. Biomes Around the World-
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0165-biomes.php- This website will teach children about the different biomes in the world. They can click on the different biomes and learn what types of animals can be found in the different biomes. The students can also learn about how the animals survive by adapting over time to the environment that they are living in. The value of this website for children is they can learn on their own about the the different biomes around the world. The students can learn on their own about the different biomes and how fascinating it is by how they adapt overtime to survive in the environment that they live in.
6. Life in the Ocean and the Marine-
 http://www.earthskids.com/ek_science-marine.htm- This website is all about the ocean and marine life. The website has many videos about the ocean and marine life. The website gives a video about why the ocean matters and gives twenty five things humans can do to save the coral reefs. The value of this website is that children can learn at a young age of how important it is to take care of our oceans. Children who go to this website can learn about the facts about the different animals that can be found in the ocean and marine. The website also gives children coloring pages for children to color of different animals that can be found in the ocean. This will be good for children who are younger to get a chance to see what different animal creatures look like.
7. Parts of a Plant-
http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=139070- This webquest teaches students about the different parts of the plant. The webquest also describes to students that they are going to be botanist which is a person who studies plants and flowers. This is something that the children may not have never heard of before. The webquest has videos that children can watch that teaches them about the life cycle of a plant. Students can learn and practice labeling the parts of a plant. The children can also have the opportunity to play a game about labeling the parts of the plant. The value of this webquest is children can have the opportunity to learn all about the different parts of plants by having many choices of practicing the different parts of the plant by playing games and labeling the parts of the plant.
8. Life Cycle of Animals-
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/index.htm- This website teaches students about the different life cycle of different animals. The students can click on either the frog, butterfly, or bird to play a game about the life cycle of the animal. The website also has a video about life cycles of different animals. This can teach children about the different stages of the life cycle. The value of this website is children can learn about the life cycle by watching the video but they can also have fun practicing what they have learned by playing the games of putting the stages in order of the animal's life cycle.
9. The World of Weather-
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/- This website teaches children to learn more about the fascinating world of the weather. Students can learn about the different types of weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes. The website also gives children safety tips of what is safe to do during different types of storms. The website gives different games for children to play such as a memory game that has children match different pictures of weather and also a word search of weather vocabulary.  The website also has answers to common asked questions that children ask such as why is the sky blue. The value of this website is that it gives many different activities for children to do that will teach them about the different types of weather that can occur. What I found most useful from this website for children to do is the safety tips that the website gives for children to do in certain weather circumstances. Weather can be dangerous at times therefore children need to learn at a young age what to do.
10. The Solar System-
 http://home.earthlink.net/~tpabon/kindergplanets.html- This website is all about the different planets that can be found in the solar system. On the website there is a picture of each planet and the student can click on the planet that they want to learn more about. When the student clicks on the planet they want to learn more about, they can learn how close the planet is to the sun and the temperature that it is on that planet. The website also gives parents and teachers activities that they can do with their children to better understand the location of the planet to the sun. The value of this website is children can learn facts about the different planets on their own by going to this website. I know some children love to learn about the different planets therefore this websites allows them to to find facts on their own and see what the planets look like up close.



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