Learn the Elements--one video for each element

http://www.periodicvideos.com/#

I LOVE these!

Use Chocolate or marshmallows to measure the speed of light at home!

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/waves_particles/lightspeed_evidence.html

http://www.physics.umd.edu/icpe/newsletters/n34/marshmal.htm

Astronomy: History of The Telescope

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/

Astronomy Timeline

This is a thorough, relatively kid-friendly timeline of the history of Astronomy (NOT of the Universe). I spent weeks finding links to each item, including what else was happening in the world that year. So go and explore. See the first photo of the moon or Buzz Aldrin's own website. I don't think I repeated any links, so click on "Mars", for example, every time you see it and find something new to explore.  I chose the links partially for their value as a source of information on the subject at hand and partially for their value as a starting point in further exploration. All of the websites are free; I apologize for the overabundance of advertising on some of them (that's how we pay for the free things we use!).


Enjoy!


 http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddssdqrh_51ckspbnhf

Strange Plants

http://webecoist.com/2008/11/19/exotic-endangered-plants-flowers-trees-forests/

Strange Animals

http://webecoist.com/2008/11/24/weird-strange-amazin-animal-species/

Animal Camouflage

http://webecoist.com/2008/11/11/examples-of-amazing-animal-camouflage/

An Octopus Builds a House, with video

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/octopus-tools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))

History of Astronomy...and it's tools

People's knowledge of astronomy grew as their access to better and better tools for looking at the sky increased.

Learn more here:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal111/

Fun Science Tricks

For Parents: Helping your child learn science

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/science/index.html

Math and Science from the Khan Academy

http://www.khanacademy.org/

All videos covering various math and science topics.

Astronomy; What we know now.

More Ecology Lessons, focusing on Trees

http://www.americanforests.org/resources/kids/a_tree_for_every_child/AForestsLearningGuide.pdf

http://www.realtrees4kids.org/

Fun Botany Unit

http://www.treetures.com/Meet/Descriptions.html

You can also click here for lessons by topic instead of by "character": http://www.treetures.com/Meet2.htm

Flora of North America Lesson Plans

http://www.fna.org/Outreach/lesson_plans

Astronomy Tools: Infrared Telescopes

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/sitemap.html#cosmicclassroom

Free Soil Science Curriculum

http://www.nutrientsforlife.org/leaders/teachers/curriculum/

Earthquake Lessons and Teacher Resources

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/classroom.php

http://www.iris.edu/hq/audience/educators

http://www.teachingboxes.org/earthquakes/#extraRev

Awesome, Cromprehensive Volcano Links

Including educational materials (TONS of them) on Volcanoes:

http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/

Scroll down the left side and click on "links"

WOW.