k-5 science lesson plan web guide/
These links all go straight to science LP link pages to minimize search time. Hosted by Science Lesson Plans That Teach Literacy K-2. Last update: January 31, 2000.
general elementary science lesson plans/
Minnetonka Public Schools Science Grade level lessons 2-3
Northside Elementary School , Elko Nevada Science Lesson Plans K-3
K-5 Science from the Columbia Education Center- hundreds of lessons here and some are really special.
The Academy Curriculum Exchange, More than 100 lesson plan ideas and suggestions
K-3 Science from Northmoor Elementary
Lesson Plan Exchange from Engaging Science( .org)
The ooooey goooey recipe page.
Paso Partners - Integrating Mathematics, Science and Language. A Bilingual Instructional Program.
Science Education Sites on the internet for a Cross-Curricula Approach to Science K-5.
Science Links and Lesson Plans for Grades K-5. This site seems to have been abandoned but it still has a few good links.
Rainforest Links and more from the Pawtucket School Department
The Science Explorer from the Exploratorium
insects/
Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms from the University of Arizona
Iowa State Entomology Index: K-12 Educators' Recommended Sites- plenty of K-5 links.
Themeunits.com , many lesson plans using ants.
magnets and electricity/
Calvertnet from Calvert County MD.
Second Grade magnet unit on Calvernet:
weather/
The Cloud Boutique: Beautiful cloud pictures in the text links. Plymouth State College Meteorology Program.
A K-2 weather familiarity and comparison lesson unit can be found at this link. This site yields good ideas but the actual project ended a few years ago.
Webquest Weather Watchers: A great ongoing internet lesson for K-2.
District #46, A lesson using KidPix to identify and record weather.
Franklin Institute Science Museum - A great weather science hotlist.
Air Travelers is an introduction to buoyancy, properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning. This resource is primarily for teachers in the upper elementary grades.
Lesson plans about weather in a unit
The World Weather Watch- an interactive weather project
geology/
See "Investigating Salt" and "Core Samples" at this site for two good K-2 lesson plans. Other NESEN teacher submissions are found here that can be streamlined and simplified for K-2. http://ucaswww.mcm.uc.edu/geology/crest/lesplans/NESEN_April96/geology.html
NASA's Volcano World is a source for both lessons and classroom center use.Learning about Volcanoes at http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/learning.html
Link to the United State Geologic Survey to " Ask-A-Geologist!" any questions you might have.
A site for integrating geology and geography: ParkNet The National Park Service
The Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection (this is a big file!)
on-line projects/
Journey North - a global migration study.
The World Weather Watch- an interactive weather project
Project Learning Tree - Environmental topics and projects.
other resourceful sites/
The Teacher and Kids Linkpage- Classroom Links. Many of the great sites on this link page are just for teachers. SEVEN search engines are included.
Jim Speirs' Craft Recipie page
Northside Elementary School Favorite Links for Kids, Parents and Teachers.
Weather Wise I think this is no longer an active project but the page is interesting. This was created for an integrated science unit on weather for lower elementary students.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
