
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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ARKive
Wildlife films and photos from around the worldWildlife films and photos from some of the world’s best filmmakers and photographers. ARKive is leading the ‘virtual’ conservation effort – gathering together films, photographs and audio recordings of the world’s species, prioritising those most at risk of extinction, and building them into comprehensive multimedia digital profiles. ARKive is a unique record of the world’s increasingly threatened biodiversity.
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Astronomy Magazine
Astronominical information for all agesGreat astronomical photos, articles and resources. Astronomy is a monthly American magazine about astronomy. Targeting amateur astronomers for its readers, it contains columns on sky viewing, reader-submitted astrophotographs, and articles on astronomy and astrophysics that are readable by nonscientists.
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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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BrainPOP
Animated resources that bring learning to lifeAnimated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students – in school, at home, and on mobile devices. Resources include movies, quizzes, games, mobile apps, experiments, activity pages, and much more covering hundreds of topics within Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health. All content is aligned to state standards including Common Core.
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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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Encyclopedia of Life
Global access to knowledge about life on EarthDatabase of scientific information on and photographs of known species. Global access to knowledge about life on Earth. Our Mission: To increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource.
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Exploratorium
Explore how the world worksA museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. We believe that following your curiosity and asking questions can lead to amazing moments of discovery, learning, and awareness and can increase your confidence in your ability to understand how the world works. We also believe that being playful and having fun is an important part of the process for people of all ages.
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How Stuff Works
The complex made simple to build understandingTopics include engineering, environmental science, forces of nature, innovation, and more. Founded by Marshall Brain with a goal of giving its target audience an insight into the way in which many things work. The site uses various media in its effort to explain complex concepts, terminology and mechanisms, including photographs, diagrams, videos and animations, and articles.
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Museum of Natural History, Academy of Taxidermy
A museum of natural historyAnimal specimens utilised by educational institutions, marketing companies, video and film production houses, museums, and DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation). Guildford, Greater Perth, Natural History, Stuffed animal mounts
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NASA eClips
Short, relevant educational video segments from NASAA great way for students and educators to learn about space exploration, with clips divided by grade level. NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections.
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NASA Education
The resources of NASA for educatorsConnects teachers and students with lesson plans and videos related to some of NASA’s most well-known, and most amazing, projects. Enhance the study of science and technology by employing the diverse resources available from NASA. These include video e-Clips, pod casts, NASA television, live space station video, and blogs.
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PopTech
A global community of change innovatorsFeatures videos explaining economics, water, and plant-based fuels. A global community of innovators, working together to expand the edge of change. We bring innovators together from many different fields—science, technology, design, corporate and civic leadership, public health, social and ecological innovation, and the arts and humanities, among others—in a network that complements the silos.
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Popular Science
Keep up to date with the latest developments in ScienceFeatures interesting articles on the latest developments in the scientific world, providing teachers with articles to enhance their middle or high school lesson plans.
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Powerhouse Museum
A diverse collection encompassing all kinds of technologyThe Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney. Although often described as a science museum, the Powerhouse has a diverse collection encompassing all sorts of technology including Decorative arts, Science, Communication, Transport, Costume, Furniture, Media, Computer technology, Space technology and Steam engines.
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Questacon
The Australian National Science and Technology Centre.At Questacon, we strive to promote greater understanding and awareness of science and technology within the community. We’re committed to making that experience fun, interactive, and relevant.
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The British Museum: home educators
Information for homeschoolers at the famous museumThe British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works,[3] is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence[3] and originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.
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The Science Network
Exploring the intersection of science and social policyThe world’s leading scientists explain concepts including viruses and the birth of neurones. The mission of The Science Network (TSN) is to build an online science and society agora, or public square, dedicated to the discussion of issues at the intersection of science and social policy. By engaging a diverse community of concerned constituencies in conversation TSN is creating a scientific no-spin zone free from the tyranny of the sound…
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The Smithsonian
The gateway to Smithsonian educational resourcesFeatures lesson plans and other resources to use in the classroom and games and virtual tours fro children.
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The Vega Science Trust
An independent broadcaster of informed scientific visual and audio mediaA project of Florida State University, The Vega Science Trust shares lectures, documentaries, interviews, and more for students to enjoy and learn from. An Independent Broadcaster of Informed Scientific Visual and Audio Media
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Zoology Museum at the University of New England
A museum designed to support the teaching of the ZoologyA teaching museum with displays primarily designed to support the teaching of the Zoology department’s own students. The displays stress form, anatomy, taxonomy and evolutionary relationships within all of the major Zoological groups and include several fine sequences of associated fossils. Armidale, Northern Tablelands, Natural history, Teaching museum open to the public
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