SCIENCE & LIVING THINGS
Animals
Hinterland’s Who’s Who
Fact sheets about Canadian birds and mammals. (Information available in English and French).
Electronic Zoo
For other animals, see the list of great animal web sites from a Washington University Veterinarian.
Natural History Notebooks
Brief information on plants, insects, reptiles, fish, birds, mammals and prehistorical life from around the world by Canadian Museum of Nature. (Information available in English and French.)
Animal Printouts at Enchanted Learning online
Choose simple printouts of birds, amphibians, dinosaurs, fish, insects and mammals for your project. Search by alphabetical listing or from where they live.
Biographies of Scientists and Inventors
Great Canadian Scientists
Long profiles or quick reference biographies of Canadian Scientists are available.
Invention facts and myths
Find out the true story (and inventor) behind some everyday things.
Meet the minds
For biographical information about Canadian inventors and their inventions from the Canadian Engineering Hall of Fame. (Information available in English and French).
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Biographies of world inventors and their inventions with help from the United States Patent Office.
Biology, Chemistry & Physics
Ask Dr.Universe
Science questions and answers.
Bridges and Structures
Building Big
Explore large structures, from bridges to tunnels, skyscrapers to domes from this PBS television site.
Super Bridge
Work through different problems as you build a bridge from this PBS/NOVA Online site about bridges. Includes bridge resources to further explore some other sites to help you build your own bridges.
Endangered Species
Endangered species information
Information on endangered species from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ontario’s Biodiversity: Species at risk
Endangered species across all the bioregions of the province. Site is a partnership between the Royal Ontario Museum and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. See also the Field Guides of common animals based upon regions.
Species at Risk in Canada
Fact sheets for endangered Canadian animals and plant life. Select Search Tools and use the easier Species Search to type in the name of your topic. (Information available in English and French).
Energy and Power Resources
Energy
Fun activities about energy sources and energy conservation from EcoKids Online.
Experiments & Activities
IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Help with ideas, choosing a topic, the scientific method and other resources.
Mad Scientists’ Edible/Inedible Experiments Archives
Looking for a great science experiment? Check out the site that says “Science should be fun…science should be edible“. Experiments are listed by subject, with information about grade level.
Reeko’s Mad Scientist Lab
Shhh! Promise you will not tell anyone, but Reeko has some great experiments; these are sorted by subjects and difficulty level.
Flight
Chasing the Sun
A companion web site to the PBS series on the history of commercial aviation in the United States.
Habitats and Communities
Canadian Ecozones
Information about the animals found, climate, plants and human uses for all the twenty zones of Canada.
Chain Reaction
Find out who eats who as you learn about the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores who make up a food chain, from EcoKids Online. Check out EcoKid’s main page for more information on the living world around you.
Fun with Food Webs
Build an Arctic, Meadow and Pond food web which you can print.
National Geographic Wild World
Information and photographs on 867 different ecosystems from the National Geographic Society and the World Wildlife Fund. Also check out the 200 endangered areas around the world.
The Ontario Green Lane
Take a trip down through Environment Canada’s web site for information about the environment.
Ontario’s Biodiversity: Field Guides
Create field guides of common animals from around Ontario. For endangered animals see the site’s Ontario Species at Risk.
Health & the Human Body
KidsHealth.Org for Kids
This site has information about your body, how it works, good diet and hygiene and what happens when things go wrong (i.e.. diseases).
Machines and How They Work
How Stuff WorksEver wonder how that microwave oven in the kitchen works, or how about that jet engine? Find out the facts about everyday things here.
Simple Machines
Learn about simple machines (gears, incline planes, levers, pulleys, screws, wheels and axle) that you can find around your house. Requires Flash plug-in.
Natural Disasters
EARTHFORCE
For information about volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters.
Natural Hazards
The National Atlas of Canada’s site dedicated to Canadian disasters, from earthquakes to mudslides.(French version also available).
Volcano World
If it’s a volcano, you will find it here. Recent eruptions and volcanoes around the world with photographs.
Rocks & Minerals
Ask the Answer Worm
If you have questions about soil and dirt, ask the United States Department of Agriculture’s Answer Worm.
Minerals and Metals: a world to discover
From National Resource Canada. Find the many common day uses of rocks and minerals in your home in Mineral and Metals at Home. Explore the wilderness and strike it rich in Starting a Mine.
Rockhounds
This site helps you dig up some facts about rocks and minerals.
Space
StarChild
Information about the solar system, the planets, space travel and more.
The Nine Planets: a multimedia tour of the solar system
More advanced information about our solar system from space agencies throughout the world.
Canadian Space Agency
Information about Canadian Astronauts and space technology. (Information available in English and French).
Trees and Plants
Plant Explorer
Learn about the parts of plants, how they grow and which parts of plants we eat. Information aimed at a Primary level. For more advanced information see Biodiversity Plants by the same authors.
Weather
Dan’s Wild Wild Weather Page
Simple weather information from a television meteorologist Dan Satterfield.
Storm Encyclopedia
When the weather fights back, check out The Weather Channel’s Storm Encyclopedia for floods, hurricanes, heat waves and snow storms.
Skywatchers
Games & Activities about weather, virtual weather office, and have your class participate in the Skywatchers Program.