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Food Chain Fun: Picture Books and Activities for Learning About the Circle of Life

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Picture books are a great tool for helping kids understand complex science concepts, in this case, food chains and food webs, the relationships between organisms and how they depend on each other for survival. Take a look at these free online books, which can be downloaded as PDFs. Each describes the producers, primary and secondary …

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Snow Days

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Snow. I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow… Yeah, no, not especially. I’m not a big fan of snow. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, we certainly had our share of it. Of course, we had fun as kids doing all the things kids do — the sledding, the snowball fights, …

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Glencoe Science Units

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Glencoe Science Modules covering topics in Life Science, Earth Science, Physics, and Chemistry. Besides the primary topics, each title includes a science skills handbook with explanation of the scientific method, try-at-home labs, and math skills review. The modules: The Nature of Matter: Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures; states, properties and changes of matter; the periodic …

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Buggin’ Out

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For budding entomolgists and nature detectives, these free insect investigations help take the learning outside:  Field Guides: Essential for comparing illustrations with actual crawlies and flying beasties discovered, and for learning fast facts. Here are a couple you can download for free: Orkin Guide: Has color photos and basic information on common insects, like bees, …

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Electricity and Magnetism

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These free resources for learning about electricity and magnetism combine visual lessons with hands-on activities:  Energy Kids: Provides information on how electricity is generated and measured, and how it relates to magnetism. Includes experiments and games. Science Matters: Here, you’ll find an entire fourth grade unit on electricity and magnetism, with 12 lessons and several …

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All About Cells

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Seeing Inside Cells: Lesson for comparing and contrasting plant, animal, yeast, and bacteria cells using interactive exercises and worksheets. Science-Class.net: Many free science resources for elementary and middle-school grades. The section on cells features activities and labs, slideshows, games and quizzes, and links to interactives and other resources.  Biology Corner: Another site with many lesson …

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