Science Discoveries on the Net

Turn kids onto science with these exciting Internet learning adventures. The 88 lessons in this book connect young learners to the incredible array of science knowledge and resources on the Internet. Each unit includes engaging activities and Internet research projects based on specific science concepts, along with discussion questions and lists of relevant Web sites and related literature. Grades K-6.

ANTHONY D. FREDERICKS is Professor of Education at York College, and the author of more than 50 teacher resource books as well as 20 award-winning children's books.

Preface

xiii

Part I: Science and the Internet

Introduction

3

(4)

An Adventure of the Mind

3

(1)

Principles of Science Instruction

4

(1)

Six Key Ingredients

5

(1)

Science, the Internet, and Your Classroom

6

(1)

The Internet and Instruction

7

(12)

Researching the Internet

7

(1)

The Internet Research Paradigm

8

(1)

A Process of Implementation

9

(1)

Web Searching

10

(2)

Lesson Plans

12

(2)

Online Experts

14

(2)

Informing Parents

16

(2)

References

18

(1)

How to Use This Book

19

(6)

Using a Unit

19

(3)

Implementing a Unit

22

(3)

Part II: Internet Science Units

Life Science

25

(104)

Alligators and Crocodiles

26

(3)

Ants

29

(3)

Bats

32

(3)

Bears

35

(4)

Bees

39

(3)

Bugs

42

(3)

Butterflies and Moths

45

(3)

Cats

48

(2)

Cows

50

(3)

Dinosaurs

53

(3)

Dogs

56

(2)

Dolphins

58

(3)

Eagles

61

(2)

Elephants

63

(3)

Frogs

66

(3)

Gorillas

69

(2)

Hawks

71

(2)

Lions

73

(3)

Sharks

76

(3)

Snakes

79

(3)

Spiders

82

(3)

Tigers

85

(3)

Turtles and Tortoises

88

(3)

Whales

91

(4)

Cells

95

(3)

Endangered Species

98

(3)

Flowering Plants

101

(3)

Food Chains and Food Webs

104

(3)

Habitats

107

(3)

Invertebrates

110

(3)

Plant Parts

113

(2)

Plant Processes

115

(3)

Seeds

118

(4)

Trees and Forests

122

(3)

Vertebrates

125

(4)

Physical Science

129

(86)

Electricity

130

(3)

Forms of Energy

133

(3)

Heat

136

(3)

Light

139

(2)

Magnetism

141

(3)

Simple Machines

144

(3)

Sound

147

(3)

Earth Science

Air Pressure

150

(2)

Climate

152

(2)

Clouds

154

(3)

Deserts

157

(3)

Earthquakes

160

(3)

Erosion

163

(2)

Fossils

165

(2)

Hurricanes

167

(3)

Oceans

170

(8)

Pollution

178

(4)

Rainforests

182

(5)

Rocks and Soil

187

(3)

Seasons

190

(3)

Storms

193

(3)

Tornadoes

196

(3)

Volcanoes

199

(3)

Weather

202

(4)

Weather Forecasting

206

(3)

Weathering

209

(2)

Wetlands

211

(4)

Space Science

215

(88)

Asteroids

216

(3)

Comets

219

(4)

Constellations

223

(4)

Earth: The Planet

227

(2)

Solar System

229

(5)

Mercury

234

(1)

Venus

235

(2)

Mars

237

(2)

Jupiter

239

(1)

Saturn

240

(1)

Uranus

241

(2)

Neptune

243

(1)

Pluto

244

(2)

Space Exploration

246

(4)

Stars

250

(3)

Sun and Moon

253

(4)

Universe

257

(5)

Women in Space

262

(4)

The Human Body

Brain and Nervous System

266

(3)

Circulatory System

269

(3)

Digestive System

272

(3)

Diseases

275

(4)

Excretory System

279

(2)

Growing and Changing

281

(3)

Keeping Healthy

284

(4)

Muscular System

288

(3)

Reproductive System

291

(3)

Respiratory System

294

(3)

Senses

297

(3)

Skeletal System

300

(3)

Index

303

(10)

About the Author

313

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