Interactive Sites for Smartboard Use – Grades K - 5 - Science

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Science: Adaptation and Survival**

Animated tutorial - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Air and Weather

Cold, hot, warm, cool, what does the temperature mean to you? - Primary Level

Science: Animals

How animals meet their needs - Primary Level

Science: Balance and Motion

Find out lots more about how things balance and how things move! - Primary Level

Science: Bee Anatomy

Interactive schematic of internal/external bee - Intermediate Level

Science: Bunny Balance

Lets kids experiment with balance – Primary

Science: Butterfly Life Cycle

Life cycle of a butterfly - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Carl and the Canon

Exploring force and motion - Intermediate Level

Science: Chain Reaction

Food chain lesson- Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Changes in Materials

4 activities - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Changing Shapes of Materials

Activities that show that forces affect different materials in different ways- Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Changing State

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Changing State of Water

Drag and Drop diagram of changing state of water - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Characteristics of Materials

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Circuits

Tutorial, activity and quiz on circuits - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Circuits and Conductors

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Dino Reserve

Interactive site about dinosaurs - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Dinosaur Quiz

Interactive visit the dinosaur museum - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Dry Bones Connected

Music Cartoon Video that illustrates the skeleton - Primary Level

Science: Earth from Space

 

Science: Earth, Sun and Moon

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Earthquakes*

Nice animation about how earthquakes happen - Intermediate

Science: Earth's Resources

Interactive site that teaches about resources and conservation - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Electricity

Which things use electricity? - Primary Level

Science: Electricity

Introductory lesson on using electricity - Primary Level

Science: Electricity

Experiment with different simple circuits - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Electricity

Interactive lesson on circuits - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Electricity

Guide to electric circuits- Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Electricity

Video introducing electricity - Intermediate Level

Science: Electricity - Light it Up

Interactive activity on the lightbulb - Intermediate Level

Science: Endangered Animals

Videos and info on Earth's endangered animals - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Enter the Hive

Learn about the daily life of a honeybee - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Environments & Habitats

Interactive that teaches about world environments and habitats - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Exploring Fossils and Fossil Records

Interactive that teaches about fossils and fossil records - Intermediate Level

Science: Fern Life Cycle

Life Cycle of a Fern - Intermediate Level

Science: Floating and Sinking

This activity recreates an experiment that can be difficult to carry out in the classroom because of the expense and mess. - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Food Chains

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Food Chains

Drag and Drop activity - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Forces in Action

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Friction

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Gases, Liquids, and Solids

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Great White Shark Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Great White - Primary Level

Science: Health and Growth

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Health Network

Video about the human body - Primary Level

Science: Helping Plants Grow

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Human Body

Drag and drop to label parts of the body - Primary Level

Science: Human Body

Interactive tutorial about the internal organs and body systems  - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Human Body

Interactive that gives basic information about the body - Primary Level

Science: Human Body

Drag and drop to label parts of the body - Primary Level

Science: Human Body Quiz

Interactive quiz - - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Human Body Systems

Great interactive about the internal organs and body systems  - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Hurricanes*

Nice animation about how hurricanes develop - Intermediate

Science: Identifying Forces

Identify which type of force is needed to perform certain tasks. - Primary Level

Science: Insects

All about insects - Primary Level

Science: Inside a Flower

Tutorial on flower parts - Intermediate Level

Science: Insight to Eyesight

Wonderful interactive tutorial on the human eye  w/worksheets - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Keeping Healthy

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Keeping Warm

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Labeling Materials

Interactive about materials and properties - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Life Cycles

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Life Cycles

Very primary activity

Science: Life Cycles of Plants & Animals

Life cycle of plant, frog, human are illustrated - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Light

Identify the sources of light - Primary/Intermediate

Science: Light and Dark

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Light and Shadows

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Light and Sight

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Living Things**

Interactive activities about living things - Primary Level

Science: Lunar Cycle Challenge

Game about the lunar cycle- Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Lunar Cycles

Printable chart of main phases and lunar cycle - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Magnet and Springs

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Magnets

Explore magnetic and non-magnetic objects - Primary Level

Science: Microorganisms

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Moving and Growing

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Optical Illusions

Spiral Pinwheel

Science: Optical Illusions

Rotating Gears

Science: Optical Illusions

Pseudo Motion Illusion

Science: Paint Splat

Mixing Colors - Primary

Science: Parts of a Plant

Label the parts of a plant – Primary Level

Science: Parts of a Plant**

Introduces parts of plant - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Photosynthesis Pt. 1                         Photosynthesis Pt. 2

Nice explanation of photosynthesis - Intermediate Level

Science: Photosynthesis Pt. 1
Photosynthesis Pt. 2

Nice explanation of photosynthesis - Primary Level

Science: Plant Life Cycle

Life Cycle of Plants from Seed to Dispersal

Science: Plant Life Cycles**

Animation of plant life cycle and activities - Intermediate Level

Science: Plant Parts

Parts of a flower - Primary Level

Science: Plant Parts Concentration

Concentration game focusing on plant vocabulary - Primary Level

Science: Plant Parts Concentration

Concentration game focusing on plant vocabulary - Intermediate Level

Science: Plant Reproduction

Investigates plant reproduction through a series of whiteboard activities. - Intermediate Level

Science: Plant Reproduction

How seed plants reproduce - Intermediate Level

Science: Plants and Animals

Learn to grow flowers and feed the animals - Primary Level

Science: Plants Life Cycle

Smartboard lessons on life cycle of plant - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Pollen Park

Explains plant reproduction in a straightforward manner

Science: Power Play

An activity about capturing power -  - Primary Level

Science: Predators and Prey

Find out how predators and prey are adapted to help them survive - Primary

Science: Pushing and Pulling

Explore the effect of the strength of a push on how far an object will travel - Primary Level

Science: Reversible & Irreversible Changes

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Rocks

Slideshow about rocks - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Rocks and Soils

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Science World

Interactive site including observatory, microscope, greenhouse, space travel, mineralogy - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Seed Germination Lab

Germinating seeds - Primary Level

Science: Solar System Game

 

Science: Solids and Liquids

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Solids and Liquids

How can you change a liquid into a solid or a solid into a liquid? - Primary Level

Science: Solids, Liquids and Gases

Cartoon animations explain in simple terms why different materials have different properties and how they change on heating and cooling. Other animations cover separating solids from liquids and show what happens to a solid when it dissolves in a liquid. - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Sound

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Spinning Moon Globe

 

Science: Squish the Fish

Life on a coral reef - Primary Level

Science: States of Matter

Animated model of a solid changing to a liquid and then into a gas

Science: Storms

Video that talks about different types of storms - Primary Level

Science: Storms

Severe weather videos - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Teeth and Eating

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: That Water Cycle

Animation - Primary/Intermediate

Science: The Balance of Nature

Chief Seattle's words in video - Intermediate Level

Science: The Bone Blaster

Fun way to introduce vertebrates and invertebrates

Science: The Eye

Interactive diagram of the eye

Science: The Planets

Tutorials and animations about the solar system - Primary/Intermediate

Science: The Teeth

Interactive that includes information pane, teeth ID diagram and tooth structure diagram - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: The Water Cycle

Animation - Primary/Intermediate

Science: Tornadoes*

Nice animation about how  tornadoes develop - Intermediate

Science: Trees are Terrific

Movie and tutorial on trees - Primary Level

Science: Tsunami*

Animated guide that shows how tsunamis are formed - Intermediate

Science: Variation

Tutorial, activity and quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Variation in Living Things

Sorting plants and animals according to attributes/comparing and contrasting. - Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Vascular Plants

Tutorial about vascular plants - Intermediate Level

Science: Volcanoes

Amazing videos of volcanic eruptions- Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Volcanos*

Animated guide that shows how volcanos are formed - Intermediate

Science: Water Cycle

TeacherTube Video on water cycle - Primary Level

Science: What is Wind?

Illustrated/Animated book that explains what causes wind - Primary Level

Science: Where on Earth*

game show format where the aim is to guess the habitat using the least amount of clues. -  Primary/Intermediate Level

Science: Where’s Quack

Playing with sound – Primary

Science: Why do Leaves Change Colors?

Illustrated/Animated book that explains why leaves change colors - Primary Level

Science: Why does it Snow?

Illustrated/Animated book that explains why it snows - Primary Level

Science: Why Does the Sky Look Blue?

Illustrated/Animated book that explains why the sky looks blue - Primary Level

Science: Why is the Grass Green?

Illustrated/Animated book that explains why grass is green - Primary Level

Science: Why Plants Grow

factors affecting plants - - Primary/Intermediate

Science:  Human Body

Student produced electronic book about the human body – Primary Level

Science:  Volcano

Wonderful volcano movie clips from Hawaii