Chem4Kids.com! The web site that teaches the basics of chemistry to everyone! This site, aimed at grades 4 to 10, introduces visitors to the basics of chemistry. Chemistry topics available on this site include matter, elements, and atoms, in addition to math and reactions.
Explains how plants make food, why their leaves change color in the fall, and how plants prepare for winter. Includes a word scramble and three projects to do with an adult. Developed by Science Made Simple, Inc., publisher of educational materials.
"Running on Renewables" is a lesson plan that affords students the opportunity to utilize software developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) called HOMER to find out what costs and benefits are associated with converting or combining sustainable technology to their school's power production portfolio. Their mission will be to best utilize a "Clean Energy Grant" to assist the school in the purchase of renewable energy sources such as wind turbines and photovoltaic arrays (solar panels).
Web site designed just for kids to learn about weather, from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids!.
Ecomagination is GE's commitment to imagine and build innovative solutions that solve today's environmental challenges and benefit customers and society at large. It is both a business strategy to drive growth at GE and a promise to contribute positively to the environment in the process.
Clicking on "Catch the Wave" and following "next" links will lead you through an interactive lesson on light that includes information on the electromagnetic spectrum, waves, and the relationship between light and temperature. Source: Space Telescope Science Institute with the help of teachers.
An online book by Stephen R. Brantley, published by the USGS. Contents include: Introduction, volcanoes and the theory of plate tectonics, recent eruptions from U. S. volcanoes, Hawaiian volcanoes, Cascade volcanoes, Alaskan volcanoes, restless calderas, active volcanoes: windows into the past, a glossary and further reading.
This site, by Associate Professor Fred Senese of the Frostburg State University (Maryland) Chemistry Department, provides numerous online resources for understanding general chemistry. A library of over 800 common compounds, tutorials, and FAQ's, are included as well as a glossary and researchable database of more than 400 links to general chemistry web references.
The website for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) features pages dedicated to educators and to students. Use NASA's Education Materials Finder to locate resources for use in your classroom.\n\n
