550's-590's+Catalog

=550-590 Earth and Life Sciences=

550 Destination Earth [] This site is sponsored by NASA. It includes areas for teachers and students. Kids can play, learn, and explore to learn about our Sun, Earth, solar system, and universe. Current picture updates. Can easily be adapted for K-12. [illustrations: many / reading level: 2+ / subject: Earth science]

551.1 Geology for Kids [|http://kidsgeo.com] An indepth online textbook of Earth science for K-3. Choose from 5 subheadings: Soil; Earth, Rocks & Landforms; Earth Inside Out; Introduction to Erosion; Erosion by Water Processes. Includes informational songs. [illustrations: many / reading level: 2+ / subject: Geology]

551.21 Volcanoes [] This site explains what a volcano is and shows a diagram of how and why it erupts. It explains plate tectonics with animation. It shows a map of frequent volcano eruptions and contains a "Frequently Asked Questions" link about volcanoes. It includes a glossary of volcano terms. [illustrations: some / reading level: 4+ / subject: Volcanoes]

551.22. Savage Earth: "The Restless Planet: Earthquakes" [] Informational site that explains what earthquakes are and why they occur. It explains how they are recorded and the instruments used to do so. It contains a few animations. For older elementary and up, but the information can be adapted for the lower grades. [illustrations: some / reading level: 5+ / subject: Earthquakes] Earthquake Info Quiz for Kids [] Twelve question self-correcting, informational quiz about earthquakes students can take after studying them. [illustrations: some / reading level: 3+ / subject: Earthquakes]

551.46 Ocean Creatures [] The site contains many subheadings where the teacher can select areas of study such as lobsters, jellyfish, sharks, coral reefs, ocean ecosystems, and many more. There are worksheets and activities in math and science to accompany many of them. [illustrations: some / reading level: 3+ / subject: Oceans Creatures]

551.57 Meterology--clouds [] On this site you will find many, many links to various cloud pages, ranging from K-2 level up. They tell about how clouds are formed, the types of clouds and, for older students, discuss cloud seeding. You can pick which ones are best for your class. [illustrations: many / reading level: varied / subject: Clouds]

568 Dinosaur Time Machine [] This site contains coloring pages, games, facts about many dinosaurs, and links to other pages that relate to dinosaurs for young students. [illustrations: some / reading level: 2+ / subject: Dinosaurs]

581 Radar's Biology4Kids.com: Plants __ Photosynthesis and cell structure of plants are discussed here, as well as foods that come from plants. At the end is an informational 10 question self-correcting quiz. [illustrations: some / reading level: 4+ / subject: Plants]

595.1 Worm Activities __ Earthworms are beneficial to our ecosystem. Several activities are described in detail to do with a K-4 class to show how these worms work to decompose materials and to aerate the soil.[illustrations: few / reading level: 2+ / subject: Earthworms]

595.7 Insects on Yahoo! Kids Animals [] Select from a list of over 50 insects and get a picture and brief description of the insect. Because there are nearly 100,000 species of insects in N. America, scientist group them into 12 orders. The orders are explained and listed, also.[illustrations: many / reading level: 4+ / subject: Insects]

597.9 Reptiles [] This site gives scientific names and common names. It describes the reptile you choose and even gives a link to Encyclopedia, Jr. to find a lot more information. [illustrations: few / reading level: 3+ / subject: Reptiles]

599 Kids Biology.com -- Mammals [] From the animal database, select a mammal, then see a picture of it and read a brief description about it. [illustrations: many / reading level: 3+ / subject: Mammals]