We start out the school year with our health unit on understanding our body and keeping it healthy. When we finish this first unit we then move into our science units. We use the Harcourt School Publishers' Science program in our room. Below are links that add to our program. Have fun exploring with science!
Health Unit
Healthy Kids - Get Active Every Day
ABCya! Food Pyramid
Science Kids - Skeleton Facts
Skeleton Facts - Dialogue for Kids
ABCya! Skeletal System
Human Body Study Sheet Quiz 1
Harcourt Science
Chapter One - Types of Living Things
Classify a Mystery Animal Can you work through this puzzle and classify the mystery animal correctly? Please don't share your answer, tell your friends to try it out.
National Geographic's Animals Creature Features Check out interesting animals on this site.
Chapter 1 Study Sheet
Chapter Two - Types of Plants
Life cycle of a plant
BBC Plants to Read
BBC Helping Plants to Grow
BBC Plants Life Cycle
Chapter Three - Types of Animals
Animal Adaptations
Animal Adaptations - Defenses
EcoKids Animal Adaptations
Top Ten Animal Adaptations
Ducksters' Vertebrates
Barry 4Kids - Animal Kingdom
Chapter Four - Where Living Things are Found
What Ecoysystems of the World
Neighborhoods
Exploring Ecosystems
Chapter Five - Living Things Depend on One Another
Life cycles of animals
Life cycle of a plant
What are decomposers?
Nature Works - Decomposers
Wikipedia - Decomposers
Food Chain Images Click on an image to enlarge and learn about that chain.
BBC Food Chains
EcoKids Interactive Food Chains
Food Chains
Kidport Food Chains
Geography4Kids Food Chains
Harcourt Food Webs
Identify Food Chains
Habitat Food Chain Links from Power Kids
Chapter Six - Minerals and Rocks
Science Kids - Fun Rock Facts for Kids
Rock Hound Kids
Interactive Rock Cycle Activity
BBC Rocks and Soils
BBC Rocks and Weathering
Mineralogy for Kids
The Learning Zone - Minerals
Chapter Seven - Forces that Shape the Land
Study Jams - Landforms
Landforms - Glossary
Glaciers
Chapter Eight - Conserving Resources
Energy Star Kids
Energy Kids
Chapter Nine - The Water Cycle
Mrs. Matson's Weather Page
Chapter Ten - Earth's Place in the Solar System
BBC Earth, Sun and Moon Page
Chapter Eleven - Properties of Matter
Harcourt States of Matter Page
Harcourt Mixtures Lab
Harcourt Melting and Boiling Page
BBC Gases, Liquids and Solids Page
Chem4Kids Page
BBC Changing State Page
Chapter Twelve - Energy
Energy Kids
Energy Guide for Kids
Chapter Thirteen - Electricity and Magnets
Study Jams - Electricity
Study Jams - Current Electricity and Electric Circuits
BBC Changing Circuits Page
BBC Circuits and Conductors Page
Study Jams - Magnetism
Chapter Fourteen - Heat, Light and Sound
Study Jams - Heat
Study Jams - Light
Study Jams - Light Absorption, Reflection, and Refraction
Study Jams - Sound
Chapter Fifteen - Forces and Motions
BBC Friction Page
BBC Forces in Action Page
BBC Pushes and Pulls Page
Chapter Sixteen - Work and Machines
Mrs. Matson's Simple Machine Page
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