Homeschooling in Poquoson

Resources for the other Poquoson school.

Science

Science Supplies

  • Nasco Science
    Science equiment and supplies

  • Edmund Scientifics
    Science equiment and supplies

  • Hobby Engineering
    A supply store for people who want to build robots, electronic gadgets, kinetic art or anything else that moves, beeps or flashes.

General Science

Early Elementary

  • Science with Me
    includes not only games and movies, but also printable worksheets and instructions for science projects

  • Cool Science for Curious Kids
    The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology...on screen, off screen, and in between.

Science Fair project help

  • Science Fair Project Resource Guide
    will help you through the whole project by guiding you to a variety of excellent web resources.

  • Kids Science Projects
    Instructions for easy science projects & experiments. Plus lists of science project ideas and topics.

  • ScienceProject.com
    A site dedicated to promoting learning through science (paid membership, but some free stuff)

Astronomy

  • Galaxy Zoo
    the project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies.

  • Your Sky
    The interactive planetarium of the Web.

  • The Planetary Society
    the world's largest space-interest group, is dedicated to inspiring the public with the adventure and mystery of space exploration.

  • Drive a Mars Rover (by The Planetary Society)
    Mars Stations are designed to give everyone the experience of exploring an unknown world through the eyes of a robotic rover. The Planetary Society and LEGO Company have teamed together to establish a network of Mars Stations around the world. Each station contains a LEGO® rover equipped with a Web camera that you can drive over the Internet!

  • AstroCappella
    a marriage of astronomy and music, developed by astronomers and educators and professionally recorded by the rocking a cappella group The Chromatics.

  • NASA Kids Page
    Variety of games, puzzles and fact pages

  • Galaxy song
    Amusing flash movie & song with galaxy facts

Biology

  • Cell Biology animation
    A very neat site with animations of various cell functions.

  • The DNA Learning Center
    The source for timely information about genes in your life.

  • National Institute of Health Office of Science Education
    Free resources for science teachers.

  • The Biology Corner
    The Biology Corner is a resource site for biology and science teachers. The Lesson Plans section contains classroom activities, labs and worksheets, feel free to change any of these to suit your own classroom needs.

  • Get Body Smart
    An Online Examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology

  • National Human Genome Research Institute
    Educational materials about genetics and genomics for students, teachers and the general public

  • UCLA Dept of Epidemiology - John Snow
    This site is devoted to the life and times of Dr. John Snow (1813-1858), a legendary figure in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology.

  • Detectives in the classroom
    A Middle school and high school Epidemiology curriculum for Science, Mathematics and Health Educators

  • Young Epidemiology Scholars
    High school-level instructional units designed for you freely to download and use in your classroom.

  • SunWise
    (US EPA) An environmental and health education program that aims to teach children and their caregivers how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun.

  • "PUMPS YOUR BLOOD" sung by Anson Williams
    Yes, you've heard it on the television series "Happy Days" and now on the new commercial for St. Joseph's Aspirin. Now you can hear it any time you want to help you learn the function of the heart!

  • Biozone
    Online Biology Resources, Textbooks, Lecture Notes and Glossaries

  • Human Genome Project Education Resources
    ...a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health [to study the specifics of human DNA] .

  • How Stuff Works: Medical Animations
    The medical animations at HowStuffWorks show you how the body's systems work and what happens when they break down. Learn what's really happening when you cough, how a kidney stone forms, how blood travels through the body and more, in the detailed animated videos in this section.

  • Urban Programs Resource Network (Univ. of Illinois)
    Illinois Extension Office games and programs (insects, worms, plants, etc)

Nano-biology (and other nano-sciences)

  • Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.
    Scientific stock photographs of biological, medical and general sciences are available for licensed, rights-managed, non-exclusive use. The science image library holds over 2,000 light microscopy images and electron microscopy images (colorized and black & white)

  • Main Street Science
    a learning collaboratorium that serves the needs of the K-12 community and advances the science literacy of the general public through the development of hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities. (focus on nano-science)

  • NanoZone
    Games, pictures, activities & facts about really small things.

  • Nanooze
    A place to hear about the latest exciting stuff in science and technology. What kind of stuff? Mostly discoveries about the world that is too small to see and making tiny things. Making things using something called nanotechnology.

  • Microbe World
    Discover unseeen life on Earth.

  • Molecularium™ Project
    Aboard the Molecularium, audiences join a cast of atomic characters on an immersive and unforgettable adventure into the nanoscale universe.

  • YouTube video: The Inner Life of a Cell
    More videos found on the 'related links' section of the page.

  • Narrated video: The Inner Life of a Cell
    Made possible by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chemistry

  • The Wooden Periodic Table Table
    The Wooden Periodic Table Table by Theodore Gray

  • Chem4Kids
    If you are looking for basic chemistry information, stay on this site. It's not just for kids, it's for everyone. We have information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, and biochemistry.

  • Chemistry.org/Kids
    Variety of projects and games using chemistry from water tension to vitamins.

  • NanoKids
    "To significantly increase students’ comprehension of chemistry, physics, biology, and materials science at the molecular level."

  • Strange Matter
    Discover the Secrets of Everyday Stuff

  • Aleks (paid)
    a web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course.

  • Jefferson Lab: Science Education
    Teacher resources, games and puzzles and student zone (Emphasis on elements and math, but includes SOL practice in those areas)

Environmental and Ecology

  • Atlas of the Biosphere: Mapping the Biosphere
    We are dedicated to bringing environmental information to the widest possible audience.

  • Energy Kid's Page
    Facts, games and activities about energy and energy conservation

  • Earth Portal
    A comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment. It is a means for the global scientific community to come together to produce the first free, expert-driven, massively scaleable information resource on the environment, and to engage civil society in a public dialogue on the role of environmental issues in human affairs.

  • JetStream - Online School for Weather
    This site is designed to help educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather and weather safety.

  • Faces of Earth
    Faces of Earth is a 4-hour high-definition television series about the ever-changing planet we live on. The only thing constant on Earth is change and Faces of Earth examines this phenomenon through the eyes of those that know it best - geoscientists. (DVDs available)

  • WEB SITES FOR EARTH DAY & ECOLOGY
    The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given, the general appearance of the site and its potential use in the classroom.

  • ThreeLeafCards (link list)
    Great Web sites that encourage or help people to live more sustainably.

Paleontology

  • Becoming Human
    Flash documentary of human evolution

  • Trilobite Cookies
    These cookies are the result of my most recent research into what ancient trilobites would have tasted like if primitive biochemical processes were based on jam/chocolate/cookie molecules.

Physics and Engineering

  • Bite-size Physics
    Learn Physics: One Bite at a Time

  • Try Engineering
    ...a resource for students (ages 8-18), their parents, their teachers and their school counselors. This is a portal about engineering and engineering careers, and we hope it will help young people understand better what engineering means, and how an engineering career can be made part of their future

  • Discover Engineering
    If you surf your way through this site, you'll know way more about engineers and engineering than most adults. You might even decide that you want to become an engineer.

  • YouTube video of Water bubble in Zero Gravity

  • Design Squad
    (PBS show)Borrowing from the hugely popular reality competition format, DESIGN SQUAD is aimed at kids and people of all ages who like reality or how-to television. Its goal is to get viewers excited about engineering!

  • Boeing Education - Forces of Flight
    A new Boeing program created to help classroom teachers to excite and engage students about science. The project was designed to meet and promote the National Science Education Standards for grades 5 through 8, but also to be flexible enough to meet a variety of other needs and interests.

  • Young Eagles
    The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 - 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the generosity of EAA member volunteers.

  • AeroScholars
    Developed in accordance with national teaching standards, this award winning online high school course brings the fascinating world of aviation right to your fingertips.

  • NASA Glenn Research Center
    The Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics

  • Paper Airplanes
    This page has some ideas about how to make your paper airplane go farther, or faster. We also have a few designs you can try, with photographs and instructions.

  • (Video) William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle
    What our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time." A tireless proponent of absolute sustainability (with a deadpan sense of humor), he explains his philosophy of "cradle to cradle" design, which bridge the needs of ecology and economics.

  • Club Invention
    An exciting out-of-school-time program where children learn through hands-on fun. Children in grades one through six are immersed in activity-oriented adventures that enhance their understanding of science, mathematics, history, and the arts - it's learning disguised as FUN!

  • NASA: Beginner's Guide to Rockets
    The Beginner's Guide to Rockets will help you learn the basic math and physics that govern the design and flight of rockets.

  • Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures (video)
    Dutch artist Theo Jansen demonstrates his amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures, built from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His "Strandbeests" (Beach Creatures) are built to move and even survive on their own.

  • My Physics Lab
    Interactive Physics Simulation with Java