Kentucky Virtual Library

Science

Access Excellence

Created by the National Health Museum, this site holds a collection of biology/science lesson plans and activities for students and teachers.

American Dietetic Association - Your Link to Nutrition and Health

This site provides nutrition tips, fact sheets, dieting, career information, legislative and regulatory issues (food safety, obesity, etc), and more.
Level - High School
Recommended by - Linda C. Dunsmore MS RD

Bare Bones 101

Bare Bones 101, developed by the University of South Carolnia's Beaufort Library, provides a short, simple tutorial on searching the Web.

Biology Lessons for Teachers

This site provides a collection of biology lesson plans for elementary school teachers.
Level - Elementary School

Biomes of the World; Freshwater Ecosystems; Marine Ecosystems

This is a wonderful site on biomes and adaptations worldwide.

Brain Bashers

This site provides logic puzzles, riddles, optical illusions, and games.
Level - Middle School

Cells Alive

This website has excellent mitosis and cell cycle animations. There is a cell gallery with many pictures of different types of cells. All teachers and students have permission to download pictures etc. from this site to use in class reports, homework, handouts, and import them into presentations. This is a wonderful resource for cell biology.
Level - High School
Recommended by - Melody Mingus

Center for Science Education

The Center provides lesson plans for grades 4-12 in space science, sun and earth, and the solar system. It includes online interactive lessons.

Coal Education

This website provides educational materials about coal and coal mining and its economic and historical impact on Kentucky.

Common Cold

This site provides a comprehensive, updated and referenced source of information on the common cold. The goal is to provide a framework for critical thinking which will allowinformed decisions about medical care for the common cold.

Corn Curriculum

This site is produced by the National Corn Growers Association and has lessons for the classroom on corn.

DinoData

This site includes information on dinosaur anatomy, fossil sites, genera, and earth history. Also included are a glossary, illustrations, news, and a DinoKids section.

Dole 5 a Day

Five a day program encourages everyone to eat 5 servings of vegetables and fruits every day. The site includes classroom resources for teachers and online activities for kids including games, music, a cookbook and a fruit and vegetable encyclopedia.
Level - Middle School
Recommended by - Linda C. Dunsmore MS RD

DragonFly

This site is for K-5 students who are interested in all kinds of science investigation. The site is navigated from the main page through pictures in the Dragonfly Pond. Concepts like water, trees, and space are explored in a graphic way broken down by subtopics.

Earth Science Education Network

This network, sponsored by the Kentucky Geological Survey and the Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists, provides geology resources from around the world and a group of geologists interested in serving as resource persons for K-12 teachers.

Eureka Science

Eureka ! Science offers the I Can Do That! web pages as a painless way to find fun facts about DNA, RNA, cells, protein and cloning.

Evolution -- PBS

This is a very comprehensive site developed as a companion piece for the PBS series on Evolution. This site has everything that you will need to teach evolution!
Level - High School
Recommended by - Diane Johnson

Exploratorium

This site is a warehouse of science fun for your students. It is an online exploration of what this museum has to offer. Be sure to visit the \"Online Exhibits\" in the Learning Studio and the \"Sport Science\" activities are sure to be a hit with all of your students.
Level - High School, Middle School
Recommended by - Billie Jo Thornsberry, Lewis County Middle School

Funology - The Science of having fun

This colorful site is full of activities for young kids to learn how to make things, explore the world, and discover new skills. Find science experiments at this site for early childhood and elementary students. Students can sign up for the free newsletter that includes jokes, tricks and creative craft ideas.
Level - Elementary School

Insectclopedia

Find information about insects categorized by species. Pictures are included as well as information about insects fit into the various ecosystems.

Jungle Walk

"Are you interested in nature and wildlife? You have come to the right place! We have a web site for you animal lovers which will give you quick access to animal information available in the web. We have a large compilation of links to animal movie and animal sound clips, categorized and arranged for easy reference. Learn about many different animals, big and small. Watch movies of protozoan animal cells and cheetahs hunting, explore bird sounds, and hear blue whale songs, right here at JungleWalk - your virtual Animal Encyclopaedia."

KATE: Kentucky Academy of Technology Education

"The mission of the Kentucky Academy of Tech Education (KATE) is to impact student learning by improving the use of technology as an effective instructional tool. KATE is committed to providing visionary leadership and high-level technological resources to ensure that exemplary services are readily available to educators in the Commonwealth of Kentucky."

Monarch Watch

The goals of this site are "to further science education, particularly in primary and secondary school systems; to promote the conservation of Monarch butterflies; and to involve thousands of students and adults in a cooperative study of the Monarchs' spectacular fall migration."

NASA Kids

"NASA KIDS offers a fun way for children to learn about NASA's activities and science, using interactive tools and kid-attractive pages."

NASA Quest

NASA Quest brings the Internet into your classroom with links to NASA and educational online resources, videos, interactive projects and broadcasts, grant information and links to other schools and educators.

Nova Online

Nova Online includes hundreds of articles, images, video clips, lesson ideas and online activities for use by science teachers in grades 6-12. Be sure to explore the "Teachers" link.

Sci4Kids

At this site, learn science as you read stories about help bacteria, "blowing-up" Mars, insects and more.

Teach Nutrition

Site designed for Ontario teachers by teachers and registered dietitians. Site includes nutrition quizzes and myth/facts, teacher activities, online student game (more to come), k-10 curriculum- based teacher resources.
Level - Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Today in Science History

Births, deaths and events in the history of science, invention and technology described for each day with images and links
Level - High School
Recommended by - Ian Ellis, DuPont Manual High School

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

A fun site full of learning games centered on science. For instance check out "Your Gross and Cool Body" to learn about digestion, ear wax, zits, and more.

Web Search Engine Comparison Chart

This chart, developed by the Millner Library at Illinois State University, compares search strategies of some of the most well-known search engines.

Zoom Dinosaurs

"Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to more advanced information as desired."