Science

[|Discovery Education] - Science learning objects: waterways, chemical changes and backyard habitats
==[|Gamequarian -] videos and games on a range of science themes - nutrition, energy, electricity, dinosaurs, forces and motion, space, weather and more== [|Columbus Zoo] - Find out about animal groups, diets, habitats [|Forces: Science Build a Parachute] - Investigate how parachutes work and the forces of gravity and air resistance affect the rate of fall. [|Dolphins in Depth] - Interactive site on dolphins from Brookfield zoo [|Tissues of Life] - Interactive site to Learn about the 4 tissue types that make up the human body [|Pollen Park] - learn about bees, plants and their reproductive cycle

A place for students to share their science learning.
[|The Food Chain Game] - Drag the parts of the food chain to the correct place then watch it in action [|The Potato Story] - Life Cycles, Healthy Potatoes, Growing Potatoes, Balanced meals

[|Kids Saving Energy] - Learn how to save energy, My Smart Energy Home, Games and renewable Energy
[|Electric Circuits] -

Just think up a name for your city and declare yourself Mayor. Manage your own city [|here.]
[|Electricity and Circuits]- interactive

[|The Road Ahead] - The Power of the Plug: How Electricity Will Change Our Lives... Again ==[|Food Fuels] - Use this SMART Table activity to learn about which food types help you to grow and give you energy.== [|Toys from Trash] - Fun activities to build, you might tie them into energy using forces etc [|The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits]- Interactive resource on How circuits work [|K12 Energy] resources and activities

**And if you want some [|human anatomy] pictures try here** **at Visible Body **
 *  [|Operation heart transplant] - **** or How to Transplant a Heart in Nineteen Easy Steps **

[|Interactive Rock Cycle Animation] - This cutaway view of Earth shows where some common rock-forming processes occur. Embedded animations will illustrate the pa[|th of a rock moving through the rock cycle.Let's All Learn about Whales] - Story and Quiz

**[|MR Nussbaum's] interactive and informative games and activities in different contexts**
==**[|Water -] We drink it, we cook with it, we use it to wash ourselves, our clothes and our dishes. We flush the toilet with it, we wash our cars and water our gardens with it. We use it to make things. We even swim and have fun in it. We can't live without it!**==

[|Erosion] __- interactive resource showing changes on the landscape over time__ [|T]
==[|The Rock Cycle -] __Discover rock secrets through these activities. Create a rock collection as you learn about the three main types of rock, find out how to tell the different rock types apart, and see how rocks change from one type into another!__ ==

A bit of everything here at [|e-learning for kids]
[|**Design a Planet**] http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/DAP/DAP.htmlThis is a great animation that enables you to design your own planet including the sun, the orbit, mass, plate movements amongst other aspects. Suitable for Keystages 2 and 3. Another fantastic website from NASA to try is Planet Quest [|http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm]

**[|Bobbie's Ecological Footprint] and [|Kids and the Earth Charter]**
=**Encyclopedia of Life - [|website]**= media type="youtube" key="6NwfGA4cxJQ" width="425" height="350" =**Earth Hour**=

media type="youtube" key="HE3WPIKYkuc&rel=1" height="355" width="425" [|Treasures of the Sea]

[|www.wastewise.org.nz] Find online resources for recycling here

Buy[| interactive resources] for recycling here