Science Links

Student Resources:

• Biology of Plants - In early 2005, the Missouri Botanical Garden launched it's newest addition to the MBGnet site: The Biology of Plants. This site is based on the Biology of Plants video series, geared to grades K-3.
• Biomes from Enchanted Learning - Enchanted Learning comes with printable, color-me animals that are linked from each biome page. There is also a printable Biome calendar, which features a different biome to color each month. Enchanted Learning will be a sure hit with elementary students.
• Biomes of the World - Six terrestrial biomes (rainforests, desert, tundra, grasslands, taiga, and temperate) are covered in depth in these attractive pages from the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Each biome topic includes pages on plants and animals, a photo gallery and a links section. Straight-forward text and beautiful photos make this great site for elementary and middle-school report writers.
• Blue Planet World Biomes - In this site you will discover facts about our planet, its complex patterns of biomes, plants, and animals, and how climates ultimately determine the biomes of our Earth. This site was created to teach students the power of the Internet as a tool for both communication and learning, and how to use this tool while at the same time express their scientific/environmental knowledge in a fun way.
  
• Discovery School Learning Adventures - Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.
• Explore Learning Gizmo Collection - ExploreLearning offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for teachers and students in grades 6-12. We call these simulations Gizmo's.
• Exploratorium: Science Snacks - This web site is full of Snacks...but they're not the kind you eat. They're the kind you can learn from and have fun with. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniatrue versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium.
• How Stuff Works - HowStuffWorks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications, is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain in 1998, the site is now an online resource for millions of people of all ages.
• Kinetic City - The most amazing collection of science experiments, activities, games, challenges and more.
• Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - Your source of free science experiments for parents, teachers, and children of all ages. Kick off your shoes. Pull up a chair. Make yourself comfortable. Oh yeah, did we mention that protective goggles are required.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
  
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife - National Wetlands Inventory
  
• World's Biomes - The mission of the University of California Museum of Paleontology is to investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's biota through research and education.

Teacher Resources:

• Kids Gardening - NGA (National Gardening Association) is a leading national provider of K-12, plant-based educational materials. With teachers and community leaders serving as guides, our school and youth gardening programs help children gain knowledge in science, literacy, social studies, nutrition, the environment, and personal skills areas such as leadership, problem-solving, and team building.
• NOVA - NOVA Online offers teachers quick access to more than 500 of the popular science program's educational resources in its expanded Teachers site, which includes a searchable database of program information, activities, and other classroom tools.