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Grade 1:	CuriousCanuck.com Grade 1 Science: Earth and Space -A look at the seasons ( *) Miami Museum of Science: Make a weather station - weather ( tools and how to measure) good class project ideas () Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers: Seasons Clipart - clip art for posters CriticalThinking.Org: Weather Changes with the Seasons -lesson plan for teachers Pocantico Hills School Weather Page -good for age group (different cloud types etc.) (*)
Grade 2:	Science made simple: How do animals spend the winter? -(*) Animals in winter: Hibernation - animal behaviour in the winter () Astronomy and Earth Science: Clouds -Clouds, how they form (good for teachers for background info.) () Did you know? Water - interesting facts about water-lesson plan for water cycle () NASA's For Kids Only - Earh Science Enterprise how nasa studies water and air () Thinkquest: Meteorology Online - meteorology- the sun, weather solar power, temp... (v. informative) () The Water Cycle -The water cycle (good animated diagram) () ProTeacher: Water lesson plans for elementary school teachers -good links for teachers Ready for Winter -how plants and animals survive the winter in Canada () The Water Cycle water cycle, nicely explained (***)
Grade 3:	Bringing ponds into the classroom -experiment on soil permeability () U.S. Geological Survey: Erosion of Jump-off Joe pictures to show a visual impact of erosion over a long period () (good to integrate into the class room) NASA Soil Science Education Home Page Very good teacher resource- provides most of the required info (**) University of Arizona Erosion Lab erosion experiments. (ill. With the presence of vegetation)() Minnesota Assoc. of Prof. Soil Scientists: Introduction to Soils good for understanding soil components, a bit advanced for grade 3, but good background info for teacher (2) University of Illinois Great Plant Escape: Components of Soil -easy to read, good info (*2)
Grade 4:	Rogers Group Cool Activities with Rocks - fun activities for the class about different rock types (*2) ThinkQuest: This Planet Really Rocks - fun site, jokes etc about rocks and minerals () Discover How Rocks are Formed -explains ig, sed, and meta rocks. V.G. for teachers and students (**) Rocks for Kids -info on rocks and minerals (formation, identification, collection...) () Soil Resources in Agricultural Areas -erosion and its effects () BBC Education: Rock Cycle Experiments -fun experiments on the rock cycle () University of North Dakota Volcano World: Rocks -slide show on rocks (rock cycle, types and formation), nice to browse through. (*)
Grade 5:	Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command: Atmospheric Moisture Atmospheric pressure and water cycle (wordy, good for teach.) (*) Wild Weather -Several basics on weather () Beakman and Jax NetScooter: What is Thunder? how thunder forms - good explanation Beakman and Jax NetScooter: Acid Rain - how acid rain forms, global warming (*) ThinkQuest: Weather Gone Wild - Great for describing weather disasters () ThinkQuest: Bay Kids' Weather Page weather ()
Grade 6:	StarChild: Learning Center for Young Astronomers -the solar system, good for children (*) The Nine Planets -detailed, good pictures of each planet National Geographic Virtual Solar System -descriptions of solar system ()- good for projects Gander Academy's Solar System Theme Page -planet descriptions V.G. resource (**) Astronomy for Kids: What causes a Solar Eclipse? -explains a solar eclipse San Francisco Exploratorium: Making a Sun Clock -make a sun dial (fun) Space Telescope Science Institute: Solar System Game - Trading Card game about the Solar System Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Star distances - explains the concept of how astronomers measure the distance of stars why the earth turns Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Earth's spin - Why does the earth turn?
Grade 7:	Southern Kings School: The Earth's Crust - good background on several topics discussed during the year Extreme Science: Plate Tectonics - plate tectonics lesson very well explained (***) Good for students and teachers Natural Resources Canada: Minerals and Metals - a site on Canadian mineral and metal resources US National Park Service: Plate Tectonics - examples of convergent / divergent / transform plate boundaries, hot spots and accreted terrains found in the U.S. National Parks. Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Plate Tectonics - good description of plate tectonics University of North Dakota: Volcano World - all about volcanoes, good examples of volcanoes PBS Savage Earth: Hell's Crust - nice description of plate tectonics, with Flash animations EnchantedLearning: Plate Tectonics - nice colourful description of plate tectonics, many pictures
Grade 8:	University of Minnesota Bell Museum: The Watershed Game - educational game dealing with city planning etc. (*2) Science Corner: Water -water cycle- good for teachers, has experiments to demonstrate this Fresh Water Ecology and Pollution - water, properties, uses, treatment etc. (good for teachers) (wordy) () Montana State University: The Water Cycle - teacher lesson plan Geography 4 Kids: The Hydrosphere - water cycle, groundwater, seawater, clouds, freshwater..., good info (2) U.S. Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools - earth's water, good info and interesting facts! (**) U.S. Geological Survey: Plate Tectonics - excellent but wordy descriptions, good relevant pictures and diagrams
Grade 10:	Virtual Courseware: Earthquake - magnitude and intensity of earthquake (****), virtual location measurements (v.g.) Mineralogical Society of America: Mineral Identification - mineral Id.-great for simple identification
Grade 11&12:	ThinkQuest: Earth Works plate tectonics, mineralogy (nice pics) (**) Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future: The Rock Cycle - the rock cycle (**) Mineral Identification Key - steps to help id minerals (useful for teachers and students) BBC Education: Rock Cycle Experiments - experiments to demonstrate the rock cycle and other geological concepts U.S. Geological Survey: Plate Tectonics - same as Grade 8 above Virtual Courseware: Earthquake - same as Grade 10 above