
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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ABC Science
Environmental fun and activitiesPlay Catchment Detox to see if you can successfully manage a river catchment and create a sustainable and thriving economy. It’s an online game where you’re in charge of the whole catchment. You get to decide what activities you undertake – whether to plant crops, log forests, build factories or set up national parks. The aim is to avoid environmental problems and provide food and wealth for the population.
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AMSER
Resources for Community and Technical CollegesAMSER (the Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the National Science Digital Library, and is being created by a team of project partners led by Internet Scout.
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Annenberg Learner
Advance excellence in teachingUses media and telecommunications to advance excellence teaching in American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers.
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Aries
Supports change towards sustainable developmentA research, consultancy and education centre at Macquarie University that supports change towards sustainable development within government, business and the community. The ARIES website gives a good overview of EfS principles and provides links to their EfS publications and various other useful websites.
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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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Ask Dr. Universe
All your science questions answeredAnswers many common questions related to science. Questions cover topics such as biology, chemistry, animals, the Earth, the human body, and more.
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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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Biology 4 Kids
Controlled search engine for BiologyWhere kids learn about cells, microbes, plants, invertebrates, animal systems.
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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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Britannica
The much loved encyclopedia onlineFeaturing 100,000 scholarly articles. Highly respected. Britannica online.
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Chem 4 Kids
Chemistry activities and information for childrenWhere kids learn about matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions and biochemistry.
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Cool Australia
Education resources for students and teachersLinking sustainability resources to subjects across the Australian Curriculum. The mission of Cool Australia is to provide online educational material and support to the teaching community. We bring sustainability and our environment into Australian classrooms, providing teachers with engaging, fun and informative learning activities and units of work on a whole range of topics.
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Cosmeo
Online homework help serviceAn online homework help tool for report research, learning games, and more. Powered by Discovery Channel, Cosmeo is based on the most widely used educational video streaming service in U.S. schools.
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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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Discovery Education
Education via digital mediaFeatures lesson plans, videos, puzzle makers, science fair ideas, contests, grants, science help and more. The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is a global community of educators passionate about teaching with digital media, sharing resources, collaborating, and networking. The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is a global community of educators passionate about teaching with digital media, and sharing resources.
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Discovery Kids
Resources of the Discovery Channel for kidsDiscovery Kids allows kids to play games, solve puzzles, and find answers to some of their most pressing questions.
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edHelper
Teacher resources for busy professionalsTeacher resources organized by subject matter and grade. edHelper.com is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources edHelper was created by a team of teachers who have edhelped (!) in its development.
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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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