
There is so much out there on the web to help kids learn. But it’s so hard to find! At EdAlive Top Sites you’ll find over 500 educational web sites designed expressly for, or useful to you in your quest for great resources.
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BioInteractive
Search hundreds of free science eduation resourcesMultimedia resources, including apps, animations, videos, interactives, and virtual labs, to bring the excitement of scientific discovery into your classroom. Our rich video resources range from a series of short films on evolution, hosted by an award-winning author-scientist, to lectures on the brain given by a Nobel-prize winner—all supplemented by teacher guides and classroom activities.
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CSIRO
Shaping the future through scienceLinks to material regarding many issues confronting the Australian environment. At CSIRO we shape the future. We do this by using science to solve real issues. Our research makes a difference to industry, people, and the planet. We ask, we seek, we solve.
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Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Queensland Government resource for Primary IndustriesThe site is divided into sections on business and trade, plants, animals, fisheries, environment, biosecurity and research. The Environment section covers issues such as drought and the Research tab leads to case studies on issues such as food technology. The home page features an ‘alerts’ link about current biosecurity threats, and ‘From the Minister’ highlights other current issues.
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Museum of Tropical Queensland
Museum located in North QueenslandHouses the Maritime Archaeology section of the Queensland Museum and has links to the field excavation site of the Royal Navy warship, ‘Pandora’, which was sent to the South Pacific to capture the men who had ‘pirated’ the Bounty. Our focus is on researching and interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of tropical Queensland.
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National Geographic Kids’
Inspiring kids to explore and care about our PlanetPlay games, watch videos, learn about animals, and places, and get fun facts on the National Geographic Kids website. National Geographic Kids publishes ten issues annually. It has an advisory board of 500 subscribers and solicits reader feedback after each issue.
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Natural History Museum
A collection of over 80 million itemsHome to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture—sometimes dubbed a cathedral of nature.
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The Happy Scientist
Understandable science for everyoneCovers the topics of life, earth, space, chemical, physical science and more. Includes study units, science videos, a science picture of the day and so much more. There are many free items on the site but the full service is a paid subscription. Aligned with Utah and Florida State Standards.
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The Science Spot
A resource for junior high teachers and studentsOffers lesson plans, activities, and student examples from one teacher’s science classroom, as well as daily science trivia challenges and daily science starters.
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