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Spring
Into Science Part V: JuSt FoR KiDz
Weekly website
series by Leslie Cohen, Intern
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Do you like to"monkey" around on the Web? Do you like science?
Do you want to impress your class-mates with an
optical illusion, look at the stars, play a math
or science game, or solve a mystery using your
multiplication skills? Would you like a penpal?
If you answered yes to any of these questions you
need to check out the CooL Sites below! |
FeAtuRe SiTe !
| K.I.D.S.
is an
acronym which stands for
KiDS IdeNtiFyinG aNd DiScOveRinG SiTeS!
The K.I.D.S.
site is compiled by kids like you from 2
classrooms in Madison, Wisconsin and 2 classrooms
in Boulder, Colorado. They work together to
select and link interesting and fun sites for
their biweekly K.I.D.S. Web-sites...so check them
out! Also you may search
this site
for science information and read past
issues of K.I.D.S.!
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OtHer CooL Sites!
Kid's Space!
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What do you weigh on
another Jupiter? How old are you on Mars? How can
you figure it out? To learn these answers and
much more check out Kid's Space (Grades 1-8). This site also has cool games and
puzzles and you can even join Space
Cadet Academy where you will learn all about
astronauts, space-suits, and space shuttles! |
Just for Kids!
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Find fun games (Grades 1-8) and activities from the National Wildlife Federation for students on this page! |
Adopt
a Wild Animal!
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One of the National Wildlife Federation's great ideas was to Adopt an
Animal! So link to Utah's
Hogle Zoo
(All
Grades). Through this site you can "Adopt a
Wild Child;" in other words, you can adopt a
zoo animal for a year. Download
an Adoption Application for your class today!
Also the Shambala
Preserve lets you Adopt a Wild Animal!
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Math is Fun!
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* Ask Dr.
Math (All
Grades) any math question and read his
response to your questions and questions from
other kids!
* Do you think that
you are clever? Check out Clever Games for Clever People
(Grades 9-12)
and try all sixteen games to see if
you measure up!
*Do you know your multiplication
tables? Do you want to solve a mystery? Solve the
problems on the Stanley
Park Chase
(Grades
3-6) and see if
you really are a math detective!
* What about division? Solve
another math mystery called Bert's
Victoria Run
(Grades
3-6)
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Reeko's Mad
Scientist Lab!
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Pull out those
chemistry goggles, it is time to impress all of
your friends by Creating
an Optical Illusion! (All Grades) You could also watch a Chemical
Reaction in Action (All Grades), learn about Capillary
Action (Grades 7-12), Build a
Real Working Volcano (Grades 9-12) and much more...just link to Reeko's
Mad Science Lab and learn about all the
experiments you can conduct! |
Find
a PENPAL!
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Write to a friend in another
country, state, or city! Learn about new places
and make a new friend! Share some of your science
findings with them! Tell them about the wild
animal you've adopted! Here is a list of sites where you can find Penpals
all over the world. |
Visit the entire Spring into
Science Website Series!
Part I, Strange Weather (El
Niņo!)
Part II,
Earth Science
Part III,
Virtual Field Trips
Part IV,
The Facts of WildLife!
Part V,
Just for Kidz!
Part VI:
Connecting Standards and Lessons
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