Science

McAllen Memorial Public Library Homework Helper -- Science Links

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Rocks and Minerals

1.	Georgia's Rocks and Minerals
2.	Rocks and Minerals
3.	Children's Museum -- Geologic Mysteries
4.	Houghton Mifflin: Why do rocks have different colors?
5.	Game at Harcourt
6.	Moh's Scale of Rock Hardness
7.	Find Earth Materials Game
8.	Rock Collecting
9.	This Planet Really Rocks
10.	Mineral Matters
11.	Rocks and Minerals at Enchanted Learning For Handout. Click HERE

Stars and Star Patterns

1.	Astronomy Links
2.	Woodlands Schools
3.	Houghton Mifflin: What Makes Stars Appear to Twinkle?
4.	Woodland Schools 2
5.	Windows to the Universe
6.	Star Fall
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Landforms

1.	Kids Geo
2.	Mr. Nussbaum--World Landforms
3.	Mr. Nussbaum - Landforms Scavenger Hunt
4.	Harcourt - Types of Land
5.	Enchanted Learning - Landform Glossary
6.	Enchanted Learning - Landform Quiz
7.	Edu.pe.ca--Landforms
8.	Landform Powerpoints
9.	I Know That
10.	Matching Landform Terms and Definitions at Webschool
11.	Researching Bodies of Water

Soil, Fossils, and Weathering

1.	Soil Composition and Fossils
2.	EcoKids: Fossil Fuels and Energy
3.	Who Am I? Rocks Game
4.	Kids Geo
5.	Edu.pe.ca - Rock Cycle
6.	Edu.pe.ca - Processes of Erosion, Weathering, Plate Tectonics
7.	Virtual Tour of Soil
8.	Classzone-How do rocks undergo change?
9.	EnergyQuest - Energy Story
10.	Children's University: Energy
11.	Soiled Again!
12.	S. K. Worm--Answers Soil Questions
13.	Soil-net.com
14.	Soil Biological Communities (HANDOUT)
15.	Windows to the Universe
16.	Decomposer Activity
17.	Fossil Facts at Dialogue4Kids
18.	Abiator: How Fossils are Made quiz
19.	Abiator: Questions about Fossils quiz
20.	Abiator: More Questions about Fossils quiz
21.	Some Fossil Vocabulary

Solar System

1.	Engineering Interact Activity
2.	Astronomy Links Page
3.	Houghton Mifflin: Our Solar System Game
4.	Woodland Schools
5.	Woodland Schools 2
6.	Kids Astronomy
7.	Harcourt: Blast Off -- A Trip Through the Solar System
8.	Windows to the Universe
9.	Welcome to the Planets (NASA)
10.	Observing the Solar System and Universe
11.	Tides and the Pull of the Moon
12.	Planet Research

Constructive Forces and Destructive Forces

1.	Constructive and Destructive Forces (Click HERE for organizer.)
2.	Learner.org--The Dynamic Earth
3.	Houghton Mifflin: What causes a volcano to become extinct?
4.	Houghton Mifflin: Earth's Changing Structure games
5.	Kids Geo
6.	Edu.pe.ca - Processes of Erosion, Weathering, Plate Tectonics
7.	Earthquake Testing Zone
8.	Promotega.org -- Great site!
9.	Slideshow: Constructive and Destructive Forces
10.	Georgia Landforms
11.	Georgia Landform Links
12.	Inside the Earth Webquest

Light

1.	Light Links Page
2.	Woodland Schools
3.	Houghton Mifflin: Light Games
4.	Engineering Interact
5.	Optical Research.com
6.	Light and Optics
7.	My Schoolhouse.com

Activity for ReviseWise Light Lesson

Conservation of Matter

1.	Houghton Mifflin: Properties of Matter games
2.	Woodland Schools
3.	I Know That.com
4.	BBC
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Pollution and Conservation

1.	EcoKids: It's Not Waste Until You Waste It
2.	EcoKids: Waste - games
3.	Recycle City
4.	Harcourt - Waste Not
5.	Sci Spy - Has a Recycling Lesson
6.	Kids for Saving the Earth
7.	Mr. Nussbaum Recycling
8.	Quest Atlantis
9.	PBS Kids: EcoWorld

Sound

1.	Engineering Interact
2.	How Loud is Too Loud?
3.	BBC: Changing Sounds
4.	Juice Bottle Jingles
5.	Listen to Instruments
6.	Quia: Sound Quiz
7.	Woodland Schools
8.	Dangerous Decibels

Physical Changes

1.	Houghton Mifflin: What caused the Statue of Liberty to change color over time?
2.	Houghton Mifflin: How Matter Changes games
3.	Woodland Schools
4.	Harcourt: The Mixtures Lab
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Habitats: Plants and Animals

1.	Animal Research For a graphic organizer, click HERE.
2.	Houghton Mifflin: How do bats use sound to find insects?
3.	Houghton Mifflin: Preserving Ecosystems Games
4.	Woodland Schools
5.	Meet the Creepy Critters - Insects
6.	Amazing World of Habitats
7.	CNN Special Report--Planet in Peril
8.	Mr. Nussbaum Habitat Maker 2.0
9.	Study Zone

Simple Machines

1.	EdHeads
2.	Houghton Mifflin: How does a soccer player kick the ball to make it move in different ways?
3.	Houghton Mifflin: Motion and Machines Games
4.	Engineering Interact
5.	Woodland Schools
6.	Harcourt: Simple Machines
7.	MIKids.com
8.	Simple Machines Learning Site
9.	Simple and Complex Machines
10.	Beacon Learning Center
11.	Cosi.org

Chemical Changes

1.	Houghton Mifflin: What caused the Statue of Liberty to change color over time?
2.	Houghton Mifflin: How Matter Changes games
3.	Woodland Schools
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Magnets

1.	Magnets
2.	Houghton Mifflin: How can a magnet keep you from getting lost?
3.	Woodland Schools
4.	Engineering Interact
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Gravity

1.	Galileo's Experiment
2.	Gravity Launch Game
3.	Effect of Gravity on Different Planets
4.	Galileo at PBS
5.	Scholastic: Journey into Space
6.	Engineering Interact
7.	Harcourt: How does gravity affect weight?

Gravity Launch Data Sheet
Teacher Info for Gravity Launch

Electricity and Magnetism

1.	Electricity
2.	Houghton Mifflin: Electricity and Magnetism
3.	Engineering Interact
4.	IPPEX: Electricity and Magnetism
5.	MySchoolhouse.com

Heat Energy

1.	BBC Science Clips Keeping Warm
2.	Heat Travels
3.	States of Matter - Effects of Heat
4.	Sci Spy--2 lessons on heat
5.	Absolute Zero
6.	BBC

Ecosystems

1.	Houghton Mifflin: How old can coral reefs be?
2.	Houghton Mifflin: Ecosystem games
3.	Woodland Schools
4.	Woodland Schools 2
5.	Kids Know It: Biomes Movie
6.	PBS - What are Ecosystems?
7.	Windows to the Universe
8.	Study Zone: Habitats
9.	CNN Special Report--Planet in Peril
10.	Blue Planet Biomes
11.	Free BrainPop Movie on Ecosystems

Classification of Organisms

1.	Animal Research Project
2.	Houghton Mifflin: Classifying Organisms games
3.	Classifying Animals
4.	Classifying Critters
5.	Life Science Safari
6.	Windows to the Universe
7.	Free BrainPop Movie on the 6 Kingdoms
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Food Webs

1.	Woodland Schools
2.	Food Chains and Webs vtaide
3.	Houghton Mifflin: How old can coral reefs be?
4.	Woodland Schools
5.	Woodland Schools 2
6.	EcoKids: Chain Reactions
7.	Science Bob: Food Chain vs Food Web
8.	Kids Know It: Food Chains Movie
9.	My Pyramid Blast Off Game
10.	Food Chain Game

Traits (Heredity)

1.	Inherited Traits and Learned Behavior
2.	Houghton Mifflin: Traits of Living Things games
3.	Windows to the Universe
4.	Free BrainPop Movie on Heredity
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Adaptation
Animal Adaptations Worksheet

1.	Animal Research Links
2.	Animal Adaptations Game
3.	BBC: Interdependence and Adaptation
4.	Adaptations for Weather and Seasonal Change
5.	Quia: Rags to Riches Adaptation Game
6.	PBS: Kratts Critters Adaptations
7.	Harcourt: Adaptations and Extinction games
8.	Woodland Schools
9.	Woodland Schools 2
10.	EcoKids: Animals
11.	Lincoln Park Zoo

Cells and Micro-organisms

1.	Introducing Cells (HANDOUT)
2.	Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
3.	Harcourt Science--Cell Inspector--Interactive Labeling
4.	Windows to the Universe
5.	MySchoolhouse.com
6.	Houghton Mifflin: Cell Structure and Function
7.	Harcourt: Why aren't any single-celled organisms as big as you?
8.	MORE LINKS: Plant and Animal Cells
9.	Animal Cells Game and Quiz
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Weather

1.	Weather
2.	Houghton Mifflin: Weather Game
3.	Woodland Schools
4.	Woodland Schools 2
5.	EcoKids: Climate and Weather
6.	Science Bob: Weather Station
7.	Kids Know It: Weather
8.	Kids Know It: Hurricanes Movie
9.	Kids Know It: Lightning Movie
10.	Kids Know It: Tornadoes Movie
11.	WeatherDog - Game at FunBrain