Junior Wildlife Photography Competition:
If you are aged 17 or under, this is the section for you. We allow prints as well as slides or digital photos, and you can enter pictures of any wild animals, plants or landscapes.
The judges will be looking for original, beautiful or striking shots rather than rare or exotic subjects. Creatures or places close to home that you know well or have easy access to may be your best subjects. The way you frame your subject is as important as getting the focus right, and the level and type of light is a vital ingredient.
The YES Competition offers college scholarship awards to high school juniors and seniors who submit outstanding research projects that apply epidemiological methods of analysis to a health-related issue.
The Natural History Museum's web site allows those interested biodiversity, minerology, paleontology, entomology, zoology and more to take a peak at the museum's collections. Read about current research or view live online lectures by professionals in the field.
Workshops offer your child the opportunity to investigate the Museum's unique collections and specimens, venture into various cultures, and wonder at the human body through activities, experiments, and crafts. We also offer parent-child workshops, so you can explore the world together. The Adult Programs Department offers a year-round selection of courses, workshops, and lectures for the 18-and-older crowd. Classes are on subjects ranging from Artifact Illustration to Space Art, and slide
presentations from visiting scientists and Museum curators.
The EcoTarium is an ecology museum located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The museum includes a planetarium, animal exhibits, a "tree walk," train ride for young children, and many hands-on exhibits. Special educational programs are frequently offered. The mission of the EcoTarium is to promote appreciation, increase knowledge and foster stewardship of New England environments by stimulating learning about the world in which we live.
This is a great museum with lots of great collections. The Museum has twelve departments - Biological Oceanography, Entomology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammalogy, Marine Biology, Mollusks, Ornithology, Population Genetics, and Vertebrate Paleontology. They also have publications available to members: Breviora, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Checklist of Birds of the World, Nuttall Ornithological Club, Occasional Papers on Mollusks, OEBServer
Ornithological Gazetteers of the Neotropics, PSYCHE (A Journal of Entomology).
The Philadelphia Zoo is known as America's first zoo.
Throughout its history, America's first zoo has played a monumental role in educating the public about exotic animals, promoting and participating in worldwide conservation efforts for endangered wildlife, and providing exceptional recreational opportunities for families.
Visit The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, located in the heart of Druid Hill Park, and begin a journey around the world that will bring you face-to-face with more than 2,000 amazing animals.
The Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery offers year-round, hands-on educational programs to people of all ages to foster a lifelong appreciation of the environment and to promote an environmentally aware, responsible and ecologically sound community. Summer programs, school year programs, and outreach programs are available.
Discover the magic of a fairy-tale garden with a visit to Enchanted Woods, a unique children's garden at Winterthur. In a three-acre plot of the Winterthur Garden, the fairy folk created a magical landscape for children of all ages! Canopied by majestic oak trees, Enchanted WoodsTM has been taken over by the woodland fairies who live here and is transformed into a place of enchantment, mystery, and discovery. From the Tulip Tree House to the Faerie Cottage, children will find a new world to explore.
The Academy of Natural Sciences, established in 1812, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas. It's recognized internationally for its vast collections, research, exhibits, and educational programs. The Academy’s collection of over 17 million cataloged natural history specimens and artifacts is among the 10 largest in the U.S.
The mission of the New England Aquarium is to increase understanding of aquatic life and environments, to enable people to act to conserve the world of water, and to provide leadership for the preservation and sustainable use of aquatic resources. This mission is fulfilled through exhibits, and through education, conservation and research programs. Exhibits showcase the diversity, importance and beauty of aquatic life and habitats, and highlight critical aquatic conservation issues. Programs emphasize species, habitats, and issues critical to New England.
Seaworld offers a variety of educational program and camps for students at their various locations across the country. Their educational programs are great for class field trips, homeschool students and K-12 students.
Founded in 1853 as the first scientific institution in the West, the California Academy of Sciences' mission is to explore and explain the natural world. With eight scientific research departments, the Academy's natural history collections are utilized by scientists from around the world. Our scientists discover, collect and study invaluable specimens of animals, plants, minerals and anthropological artifacts from around the world.
Schooner Sound Learning is a non-profit marine education organization dedicated to the conservation of Long Island Sound and the rivers of Connecticut, and appreciation of their culture, history and future. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Schooner provides educational opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to promote awareness and concern for Long Island Sound, arguably Connecticut's greatest natural resource.
This book for ages 9-12 is a practical and upbeat guide to saving resources and protecting the environment. Each brief chapter begins with an often humorous "Take a Guess," followed by an overview of a problem in "Did You Know," "What You Can Do," and "See For Yourself" sections. Statistics and measurements are translated into age-appropriate terms, such as comparing children's weight to the amount of garbage thrown away in a year. Parents and teachers will find this to be a useful guide for increasing awareness of environmental problems and a superb teaching tool.
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules is a series of books that contains biology, chemistry, and geology experiments. Each experiment can be done as a classroom activity or at home with easy-to-find materials. Each book contains instructions for 30 experiments that show the effectiveness of the scientific method.
This book by author E. Minkoff covers 93 key topics under 10 general themes, such as cells and tissues, genetics, bodily functions, ecology, evolution, and organic diversity.
This book reviews the fundamentals of biology on a high school and college-101 level. It summarizes latest concepts and research in modern biology. Topics covered include the cell, bacteria and viruses, fungi, plants, invertebrates, chordates, Homo Sapiens, heredity, genetics and biotechnology, evolution, ecology, and much more. Questions and answers for review and self-testing are included.
This innovative text helps students make the connections among the fields of biology, the interdisciplinary nature of today's biology, and the intimate connections between biological and social issues. Biology Today: An Issues Approach instills in students the feeling that biology is both interesting and relevant to their lives, and that a further understanding of biology can be rewarding rather than burdensome. Additionally, the text builds an excellent foundation for upper-level courses by teaching all the basics necessary for understanding advanced material while fostering the understanding of biology as a process of discovery.
The author examines the 'mechanical worlds of nature and people' in such chapters as 'The Stiff and the Soft' and 'The Matter of Magnitude.' Line-drawing illustrations help readers understand the examples used to answer questions of animal and machine efficiency, design and repair. This book is filled with intriguing answers to such hidden questions, and curious readers will eagerly dive into the investigations of whether nature or human design is superior and why the two technologies have diverged so much.
This introductory science book conveys the complex concepts of cells to young children in an easy-to-understand manner. It's brightly colored cartoons and straightforward tone help readers learn about biology while having fun. Other books in this series include: DNA is Here to Stay, Cells Are Us, and Amazing Schemes Within Your Genes.
This textbook is for general students and lay readers and is about vertebrate paleontology. The book provides an account of the evolution of backboned animals as based on the fossil record. It offers no discussion of the principles or mechanisms of evolution, but primarily surveys the fossil record over the past 500 million years or so.
Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this breakthrough.
A short, 41-page book packed with great illustrations of microlife. The author uses intricate models and cross-sections to explore the structure and function of microscopic life and particles including atoms, molecules, cells, bacteria, fungal spores, and ice crystals.
Chris McGowan, a curator at the Royal Ontario Museum, has come up with the ideal hands-on science project. All you need is this book, three young chickens, a few household items, and some time to make your own scale model of an apatosaurus skeleton. And it neatly dovetails with current scientific theories that birds are the living descendents of dinosaurs. McGowan's detailed, practical directions even include recipes for the leftovers. No one who has ever been interested in dinosaurs will be able to resist this book.
Learn about the basic processes of life and the interactions of living things with their environment. Readers are tutored through the fundamental concepts of biology and the evidence and reasoning processes which led to them, while the colors and movements form mental associations which improve comprehension and memory.
For ages 4-8, this book is well-organized with scientific information, attention-grabbing facts and accessible procedures for activities and projects. Chock-full of entertaining activities that will help inspire enthusiasm for the natural sciences, this is a terrific way to introduce kids to the real-life meaning of scientific concepts.
The Moravian monk and naturalist Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) labored quietly over the years in his abbey's garden, becoming known locally as a reliable meteorologist with an unusually green thumb. He was much more than that, of course, but his transforming experiments in what a later acolyte would call "genetics" were less well known.
The Web of Life offers a synthesis of recent scientific breakthroughs including the theory of complexity, Gaia theory, chaos theory, and other explanations of the properties of organisms, social systems, and ecosystems. Its surprising findings stand in stark contrast to accepted paradigms of mechanism and Darwinism and provide a new foundation for ecological policies that will allow us to build and sustain communities without diminishing opportunities for future generations.
National Geographic Kids is an interactive, multitopic magazine covering animals, entertainment, science, technology, current events and cultures from around the world. The magazine has articles, puzzles, and contests, and a "Kids Did It" department featuring children's accomplishments.
This magazine is put out by the American Museum of Natural History. It contains a wide range of subject matter, most of it in the realm of sciences and world cultures; it also has a regular column by Stephen Jay Gould. Though it is written for adults, it is appropriate for any intelligent young readers.
Nature Journal is a great resource for students, teachers, and parents who have an interest in science, genetics, physics, evolution, and many more exciting topics.
Ranger Rick is a monthly magazine about wildlife, for ages 7 and up. There is a featured animal each month accompanied by stories, poems, and fun activities to help kids learn about animals.
The Wright State University School of Medicine currently offers three enrichment programs for high school and/or college undergraduate students.
Touch the life of the Chesapeake Bay region and participate in an experience to remember for a lifetime! While participating in one of these programs, you will develop a first hand understanding of the Bay environment as well as leadership skills to make a personal difference. The Chesapeake Bay is your classroom, and nearly all instruction will take place outdoors, whether it is on a workboat, an historic Skipjack, in a canoe, or in the marsh. Tents will provide housing on all trips; while Session C and the two-week trips will also visit one of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's rustic island residential centers. Participants must have a strong desire to participate in a rigorous outdoor experience!"
This program allows students entering grades 7-9 an opportunity to learn about math, science and technology from a nautical perspective. While living and studying aboard a fleet of historic ships, students can gain experience in naval architecture, marine engineering, nautical science, etc. These week-long summer seesions are also valuable in teaching logical, creative thinking.
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Governor's School is a five-week summer residential school provided in cooperation with Christopher Newport University. For 14 years, this program has been serving high achieving high school students throughout the state of Virginia and providing participants with exceptional, authentic experiences in marine research. Each summer, VIMS hosts six gifted/talented students who have demonstrated interest in and aptitude for marine science. The program is structured as an apprenticeship, and is administered concurrently with a similar program sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). These apprenticeships offer a broad variety of marine research experiences, and specific learner outcomes and achievements vary accordingly as each student works with a faculty sponsor on an authentic VIMS research project.
The School's mission will be to provide hands-on, cutting-edge scientific and academic instruction to these future leaders and scientists to develop their understanding of the scope, opportunities, challenges, and both academic and scientific rigor of the broad fields of agriculture and natural resources.
A Mentoring Team will consist of a public school science teacher and a medical or health professional student whose responsibilities would be to design and develop small group experiences, research projects and one on one opportunities for the students to obtain research and clinical exposure. The 30 students will be divided into 5 or 6 teams. Each team remains with the same teacher/student mentors throughout the experience. The curriculum consists of morning lectures provided by star clinical or research faculty in the fields such as genetics, forensics, neonatology, and bioinformatics. Afternoons would be reserved for the team to pursue opportunities with clinical or research experiences related to the morning sessions and time for work on their individual research project.
The Environmental Health Sciences Institute (EHSI) for Rural Youth was created in 1997 as an educational outreach activity. It is a full-scholarship, one-week residential experience for gifted Iowa 10th grade students from communities of less than 5,000 residents. The program was designed to expose these students to cutting-edge environmental health research at a time in their lives when they are making important decisions regarding their future studies and careers. A total of 153 students from 89 rural communities in Iowa and 10 rural communities in Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Missouri, have attended EHSI.
This is a simulated dig which enables youth ages 4-13 to learn the Earthwatch volunteer techniques, including excavation and bone identification. Paleontological excavation techniques are taught, including identification of replica mammoth and giant short-faced bear fossils.
Each summer, 64 of the state's top high school juniors and seniors spend five weeks at Penn State, learning about agricultural sciences topics such as animal and plant science, natural resources and the environment, and food science and agricultural engineering from over 80 College of Agricultural Sciences faculty and staff. The students work on research projects, and have access to college facilities, including specialized libraries and laboratories.
The goal of the UPHCSA is to introduce students to the world of health care, including issues of primary care, prevention, public health, human growth and development, and areas of practice. Students will participate in hands-on learning, core courses, concentration courses, small discussion groups, simulations, team projects, presentations and multiple site visits. The living-learning experience will prepare students to be empathetic and culturally competent in their careers, understand what course of action is necessary for them to reach their goals, and incorporate what they learn into a medical profession.
The edge of the sea is our classroom. While one group of students finishes a transect of the beach, another group collects specimens for the cold water tanks in our wet lab. Other students focus their binoculars on offshore seabirds and cetaceans. Each evening, our staff or visiting speakers present special lectures that provide background information, and mini-seminars are offered before dinner. There are also optional morning laboratory activities. And all students design and maintain a saltwater aquarium.
This five-day summer program includes activities and experiments to increase genetic literacy, critical thinking, & interest in biotechnology. Students can participate in labs and activities constructing cell and DNA models, observing 5 kingdoms microscopically, extracting DNA, observing mutations in fruit flies and worms, and genetically engineering bacteria.
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is an independent, not-for-profit, marine research institution founded in 1898. It is located in the village of Salisbury Cove, Maine, a small community wrapped around sheltered coves and wooded peninsulas on the northern edge of Mount Desert Island. Year round and seasonal research is conducted at MDIBL in the areas of marine biomedicine and physiology, marine molecular biology and functional genomics, bioinformatics, environmental toxicology and toxicogenomics, transgenic species, and neuroscience.
Marine Quest runs numerous camps for all different age groups. All camps provide exploration of local marine habitats, laboratory activities, quality instruction, complete supervision, recreation, and the opportunity to develop friendships with peers from across the US.
Located on Catalina Island in Southern California, Sea Camp is a residential enrichment summer camp with emphasis on Ocean related activities. The program is for boys and girls ages 12-17 (Junior Sea Camp ages 8-13).
This site offers a series of interactive biology labs are available on a per-use, subscription basis. Prices vary between $7.80 for a single lab to $28.60 for 10.
Carolina Biological Supply Co. provides supplies, educational resources and lab aids for the instruction of math and science. Sections of the site include; Worlds of Science such as, Anthropology and Archaeology, Biotechnology and Genetics, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Ecology, K-6 Science, Mathematics, Physics, Software, etc.
This website offers viewable maps of just about anywhere. There is also a daily geography quiz offering a $60 prize to the first person who can figure out what location is being described. Maps are also available for purchase.
This construction system by K'NEX ® allows users to build simple, informative DNA models.
This line of science kits is available in Biology/Life Science, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Chemistry and Elementary Science. Complete hands-on activities provides all the material needed and allows students to individually participate, making science experiments a personal and living experience every time!
A lab and classroom supply catalogue selling everything from lifesized, scientifically correct human skeleton models to rare and unusual insects, as well as microscopes and microscope supplies, creatures for dissection, all equipment needed for any and all science experiments at home, in the lab or in the classroom. Ward's Scientific supplies most major labs in the US.
The Classroom section of Rand MAcNally's website is packed full with Teacher Resources that include class activiy ideas from "Make your own compass", to "Physical-Political Wall Map" making, to teaching "Ocean Current."
The Learning Adventure Series produced this veterinarian CD. It lets you click across the world map, and once you're there, wait for sick animals to come out. You have to choose the right treatment for the animal.
This mystery game challenges young sleuths to solve eight mysteries using the forensic science techniques of professional crime stoppers. Areas included examining fingerprints and DNA prints, analyzing evidence through scientific testing, how to identify mysterious substances, performing chromatography, using litmus paper to identify acids and bases, investigating crime scenes, identifying suspects, and analyzing motives.
The National Audubon Society is a birder's organization. It has many chapters across the country. The National Audubon Society is devoted to helping the environment, but especially birds. They have magazines, newsletters, chapters, reserves, stores, activites, nature trips, and many more things for the bird lover.
Check out this zoological museums's online galleries which include: (1) Mammals & Birds, (2) Lord Rothschild's Office,(3) Fish, Large Animals & Invertebrates, (4) Zebras, Horses, Tapirs & Rhinos, (5) Deer, Pigs, Antelopes & Aquatic Mammals, (6)Amphibians, Marsupials, Reptiles & Domestic Dogs.
Ursuppe is a game that allows kids to learn about evolution through the genetic mutations of amoebas. Through gene cards players are able to change the rules that the amoebas follow for survival. Honing their strategy skills children are engaged in a entertaining educational pursuit.
The NASA Astrobiology Institute is a partnership between NASA and a number of academic research organizations to promote, conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary astrobiology research and train young researchers. The site offers the latest information on astrobiology with forums, mailing lists, an "ask an astrobiologist" feature and a calendar of events as well as teaching resources and a kids page.
This site offers labeled diagrams of parts of the human body. Students click on the part of the body or the body system that interests them and diagrams with a label and description appears.
This site is an interactive documentary experience that tells the story of human evolution. It includes an exhaustive glossary, learning center and resource section.
This site represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research. Users can even send a favorite photo or video as an electronic greeting. Also includes bacteria, viruses and immunology.
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a research and educational institution. The Laboratory has research programs focusing on cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and a broad educational mission, including the recently established Watson School of Biological Sciences.
This website contains information about the Human Genome Project, a 13-year effort coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The Genomes to Life program is DOE's next step in genomics--building on data and resources from the Human Genome Project, the Microbial Genome Program, and systems biology to accelerate understanding of dynamic living systems for energy and environmental applications.
This is a database and guide to the most well-described dinosaurs. You can search for these dinosaurs alphabetically, by time period, country or body type.
This site has articles on the history of Paleontology and links for all things dinosaur related. This is a wonderful clearinghouse of information about dinosaurs sponsored by the Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology.
This site features the most complete directory and search engine of online insect-related resources.
This website contains a list of links to numerous resources on entomology.
This website increases the focus of geography in school classrooms. Geography Zone makes geography fun to learn and promotes higher achievement and awareness. The site contains a comprehensive online quiz, designed to test geography skills, a list of frequently asked geography questions, an online store and more. There are a number of resources, including globes, atlases and games.
This site features the complete book Henry Gray's book Anatomy of the Human Body. Features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, and a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
This site has four virtual labs: The Bacterial ID Lab, The Cardiology Lab, The Neurophysiology Lab, and the ELISA Assay Lab. They allow the user to become a virtual scientist, lab technician, or doctor. They also offer the labs on CD-Rom at no charge.
This nonprofit medical research organization has produced a variety of award-winning publications, videos and other free materials that can be ordered online. Also available at their Web site is BioInteractive, a collection of virtual labs, biological animations and other learning modules; an online laboratory safety training program and other interactive sites.
This site is about children's health from before birth through adolescence. There are designated areas for kids, teens, and parents with in-depth features, articles, animations, games and resources.
This site features fun, interactive activities about oysters, algae, and the Chesapeake Bay. Test your knowledge by matching up the parts of the microscope and compare oyster and human anatomy with a matching challenge.
The Molecular Expressions website features their acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. "We are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"). Visit our Photo Gallery for an introductory selection of images covering just about everything from beer and ice cream to integrated circuits and ceramic superconductors."
The site includes offers games and activities, homework help, fascinating guides to adventure, animals and nature, maps (including MapMachine, a searchable, up-to-the-minute atlas), news, photography and travel.
This website, in partnership with National Geographic and MarcoPolo, is a great resource for geography and related world topics. Lesson plans are provided on a number of varied topics, from Mars Mobiles to Daily Life in the Middle East. Fun, interactive activities, printer-friendly atlas maps and a virtual museum (Xpedition Hall) are some of this site's many features.
This website details multiple expeditions to the Sahara in search of dinosaur fossils and does so with the typical finesse of National Geographic.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) offers a searchable database of summer laboratory opportunities for high school students, college students, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, college/university faculty, or school administrators who are interested pursuing a summer science experience at biomedical laboratories across the United States. A number of NIH-funded researchers have funds available to support a limited number of summer research interns.
The NIH has developed this website to help students and teachers find research opportunities in their geographic region. The details of each internship are strictly determined between the hosting scientist or institution and the individual student or teacher. There is a short window of time between when an award is funded and when an opportunity begins, thus contact participating laboratories soon.
This site is for young scientists who want to learn more about the nervous system. The home page opens up to 12 sections full of information, articles, activities, games, lessons and software for kids, parents and teachers.
This educational resource is for students and teachers who would like to learn about oceanography. Dr. Bob, a professor of oceanography at Texas A&M University, answers questions about this study and provides information on the website.
This online biology text is compiled from modified lecture outlines that Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D. developed over many years of teaching college-level introductory biology. Dr. Farabee teaches at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, Arizona.
This website is a "living classroom" that involves students and the public in scientific discovery by connecting kids and families to interactive exhibits, labs, unique science programs and real scientists.
This website for the Public Library of Science (PLoS) provides online journals containing ideas, discoveries, and research results in the fields of life sciences and medicine. PLoS is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource. The goal of the organization is to offer unlimited, free access to the latest scientific research.
This site is free resource created by the National Library of Medicine, and is the premiere search engine of medical researchers in the world. PubMed has information on more than 11 million medical research articles dating to the 1960's, and in most cases include an abstract. Many of the citations link to websites where articles may be available.
This webpage offers a list of entomology books recommended by the San Diego Natural History Museum. Many of these books are available from the Museum store or from Amazon.com.
This CIA online resource provides country profiles, and reference maps for countries and regions around the globe. In addition one may search the CIA's fact book for information of interest.
This website features information about wild animals, specifically monkeys, apes, lemurs and birds. You can play online games, activities, and more. Links are provided to the Audubon Bird site, where you can listen to birds online.
This website for kids interested in things that parents find gross. You can learn about gross bodily functions, worms and things like rats and cockroaches.
This website contains slides of actual laboratory experiments. Within each of the seven labs there are more detailed topics. If you click on the specific topics then you see actual slides of cells as seen through a microscope. For example, you could see the cells of an amoeba proteus in the Protazoans lab. The labs are Animal Tissues, Protozoans, Poriferans and Radiate Animals, Acoelomates and Pseudocoelomates, Molluscs, Annelids and Lesser Protostomes, Arthropod Anatomy, Arthropod Classification, Echinoderms and Protochordates and Vertebrates.
Join tour guides Adam and Eve on a fantastic trip through the human body. You'll find over 4 hours of learning fun as you explore each of the body's 12 major systems in colorful detail. With the new CYBERVIZZ 3D, you'll get up close to the real thing. These are incredible rotatable, 3D graphics. There is also internet access to link to top medical sites; voice pronunciations of over 1,200 anatomical structures, "the quizmeister" (interactive quizzes to challenge your knowledge, ability to print out each layer of anatomy for reports, and a medical dictionary.
This site provides the free Chem Sketch program, a tool for building chemical molecules structurally. Once the molecule is complete, there is a 3-D viewer that allows the user to see what has been built.
A CD Rom that teaches the geography of the United States including the capitals, state flowers, birds, trees, etc.
Froguts officially started in the Spring of 2001 after Richard Hill developed the first frog simulation for a graduate project. As froguts grew in acclaim, a company was established to continue developing quality education modules, as well as offering laboratory maintenance and specimen products to schools and individuals.
An interactive science lab that allows kids to experiment with the principles of science. Three sections focus on biology, physics, and chemistry. There are experiments, activities, and questions and answer sections. The graphics/animations are very kid friendly.
Scholastic's cartographer, Jim McMahon, has written four questions for you which will score instantly after you answer each one. Don't worry. If you don't know the answer, Mapman has a tip to help you figure it out. Click on Tips and Hints for the information. You will need the Flash plugin to play Mapman.
This geography and cartography program uses an activity-based approach to learning geography. Beginning with drawing maps from memory and a "grapefruit" activity that simulates the difficulty of representing spherical information on a flat surface, the program teaches the major geographic elements of each continent, cultural geography using a "world's fair" activity, active geography games, all culminating in an end of the year, three week activity called "mapping the world by heart," in which students use the information and skills they have learned all year to create accurate world maps from memory. The program includes reproducible maps and other materials, and a teacher training video.
My Amazing Human Body provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the human body, enabling children to explore the body from the inside out through a variety of compelling games and activities.
An interactive cd rom that brings students through both macro and micro plant anatomy. It serves as a resource in cells as well as taxanonomy.
This video from NOVA takes viewers on a voyage into the microworld of the human body to explore The Universe Within. Breathtaking sports photography captures amazing athletes in action--but the real action happens inside, revealed by microphotography that is in the style of NOVA's classic documentary of human development, The Miracle of Life.