Kindergarten Plants A: Learning to Look investigation ENCHANTED LEARNING: PLANTS Benchmark #1: Describe basic needs of living things. (Plants need soil, sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide) SECTION ONE: WHAT DOES A PLANT NEED? A: What do plants need to grow? A: Plants and Water A: Will seeds germinate in the cold? Benchmark #1: Understand how related plants and animals have similar characteristics. (life cycles) SECTION TWO: GROW PLANTS A: Compare ways to germinate seeds TB: Life Cycle of Plants SECTION THREE: PARTS OF A PLANT A: What Parts are There to a Plant? A: Look at Those Leaves! A: Grade One Lesson A: Build a box that shows roots A: Examine Your Roots A: Rotocopter SB: Roots SB: Stems SB: Leaves SB: Flowers SB: Fruits Pumpkin Activities A: Language, Math, Science, and more A: Observations of Pumpkins

Great Plant Escape - Case 1 Room to Grow Temperature Light Water Air Nutrients Time Great Plant Escape - Case 2 Components of Soil Soil Types What is Soil? Nutrients from the Soil Soil for Gardening Indoors Composting Great Plant Escape - Case 3 All About Seeds Seed Structure Germination Non-Flowering Plants Soil Activities TB: Soil Science Basics TB: Soil at the root of it all School Gardens School Gardens Craft Activities Make a classroom terrarium Flower Frames Flower Pot Pen Holder Painted Flowerpot Pop Up Flower Garden Card Flower Crown

Coloring pages for each month's flower January - carnations February - violets March - daffodils April - daisies May - lily of the valley June - roses July - larkspur August - gladiola September - aster October - calendula November - chrysanthemum December - poinsettia Coloring Pages for Vegetables Language Connections Bank of words for an alphabet book K-2 Literature List Daffodil Poetry Pumpkin Poems and Songs LINKING TO LITERATURE About Janet Stevens the author Draw the bear step by step Math Activities Sort Seeds Social Studies Where does food come from? Very capable students Flower anatomy printout

First Grade Weather Weather Anywhere A WEATHER PAGE BY FIRST GRADERS Benchmark #1: Identify daily and seasonal weather changes. SECTION ONE: WATER A: Water Cycle Investigation A: Water cycle in a mayonaise jar A: Visible Water Vapor A: Make a rain gauge A: Evaporation Experiment A: Dew and frost? TB: Cool Clouds for "Kids" of All Ages D: Water cycle D, SB: Enchanted Learning: Water Cycle SECTION TWO: HEAT MAKES AIR MOVE A: Four Part Lesson on Heat and Shadow A: Parachuting Pinwheel A: Make a thermometer A: Heat melts candy A: Color and heat A: Color reflects heat A: Heat reflected from a playground TB: About Heat and Temperature SECTION THREE MEASURING WEATHER A: Air Pressure A: Make a wind vane

Benchmark #2: Describe patterns of seasonal weather. SECTION FOUR: PUT IT TOGETHER A: Coloring Books to Download TB: Weather in a nutshell Ask an Expert Ask a Scientist Archive Ask a NASA scientist climate archive Craft Activities from Enchantedlearning.com Study Patterns in Snowflakes Handprint rainbow Rainbow streamer Rainbow mobile Snowman Necklace Language Activities Seasons and weather books Local Weather from NOAA Astoria Aurora Baker City Burns Corvallis The Dalles Eugene Klamath Falls

More Local Weather from NOAA La Grande Lakeview McMinnville Medford North Bend Ontario Pendleton Portland Roseburg LINKING TO LITERATURE Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Make a Pamphlet Describe Clouds Technology and Literacy Lesson Plans to Consider Math Activities Graph evaporating puddles Dishes of water Snacks Rainbow in a cup Weather Snacks Weather Snacks from Mrs. Bee Rainbow Pizza Very capable students See a Raindrop Make a Tornado Tornado in a Jar

Rock Hounds
How Rocks Form
What is a Mineral?
Rock and the Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock

Mineral Games
  Sedimentary, My Dear Watson
  Knowledge Nuggets
  Mining for Minerals Interactive
  Mining for Minerals Printable
 
 

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Key for science links: A = Activity D = Diagram or Illustration used by teacher or students TB = Teacher Background SB = Student Background (adapt for additional reading for students) I = Interactive Web Site L = List of Links to other sites NEW = Link Added This School Year

Fourth Grade Earth Change ANIMATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Earth Views Parts of the Earth Sedimentary rock forming Metamorphic rock forming Observe how sediments are deposited Observe the effects of mechanical weathering Examine a landscape formed by erosion. Observe one place at many scales Eight ways to view Mt. Shasta in California SECTION ONE: STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH A: STUDENT GENERATED MODELS Plate Tectonics TB: Plate Tectonics SECTION TWO: ROCKS AND MINERALS Soil in the News B: Soil Science Basics Stupid Page of Rocks Benchmark #2: Identify causes of surface changes. SECTION THREE: EARTH CHANGE Earthquakes D, SB: Recent Earthquakes D SB: EARTHWEEK - DIARY OF A PLANET L: Earthquake Web Sites D, SB: Plate Tectonics Tutorial D, SB: Earthquakes Tutorial D, TB: How we find the location of Earthquakes Earthquake Information from How Stuff Works TB: Intro to How Earthquakes Work TB: Shaking Ground TB: Sliding Plates TB: Faults TB: Making Waves TB: Pinpointing the Earthquake's Origin TB: Rating Magnitude and Intensity TB: Dealing with Earthquakes

ENCHANTED LEARNING: VOLCANO Volcanoes A: Cascade Range Volcanoes A: Build Your Own Stratovolcano (PDF) B: Earthquakes for Kids Links L: Volcano Web Sites D, SB: Mt Mazama and Crater Lake D, SB: FAQ's about Volcanoes SB: More FAQ's about Volcanoes D, TB: Types of volcanos D, TB: Volcano Maps and Graphics D, SB: Cascade Range Volcano Links D, SB: The "Why Files" on volcanoes Erosion by Wind A: Wind Erosion D. TB: Problem of Wind Erosion TB: Arches National Monument TB: Wind Erosion Control TB: Preventing Wind Erosion Erosion by Water A: Dig This! Erosion Investigation TB: Grand Canyon information TB: Introduction to Water Erosion Control Ask an Expert Meet a Volcano Scientist USGS Ask an Expert Ask an Oregon Hydrologist Ask an Earth Scientist

Careers Famous Earth Scientists Crafts Recipes for clay Health Tsunamis Health and Safety Volcano Health and Safety Language Arts Glossary of Terms LINKING TO LITERATURE From Mrs. White's Fifth Grade Teacher CyberGuide: Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis Social Studies State Fossil: Metasequoia Soil and Society Day of the Black Blizzard Map of Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest Map of Earthquakes in California and Nevada Spanish Resources Earthquake Preparedness Topographic Maps D: Shaded Map of Oregon D: Color Relief Map of Oregon D: Color Relief Map with County Lines A GEOLOGIC PRIMER ENCHANTED LEARNING: GEOLOGY   Very Capable Students Build Your Own Stratovolcano (pdf)

Fifth Grade Astronomy ANIMATIONS Earth Views Parts of the Earth Observe solar eclipses. Observe a lunar eclipse. Examine the phases of the moon from Earth and space. Benchmark #2: Describe the Earth's place in the solar system and the patterns of movement of objects within the solar system using pictorial models. SECTION ONE: THE SUN A: Make a Sun Clock A: Six Sundials to Make TB: Fact Sheet D, TB: Solar Eclipse Animations SECTION TWO: THE MOON The Moon Investigation D: CURRENT PHASE TB: Fact Sheet D, TB: NASA's Eclipse page TB: Eclipses from the Exploratorium SB: Why Eclipses Happen D: Phases of the Moon animation SECTION THREE: THE PLANETS Mercury A: Invent an Alien TB: Fact Sheet D: Images of Mercury D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com TB: Mariner 10 goes to Mercury Venus Air and Space Museum-Probes Air and Space Museum-Orbiters TB: Magellan Mission TB: Timeline of Exploration Missions TB: Magellan TB: Pioneer Venus TB: Galileo TB: Venera TB: Fact Sheet D: Images of Venus D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com Earth TB: Fact Sheet D: Images of Earth D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com D: Views of Earth and moon at any time Mars A: Invent a Flag A: Live from Mars A: Mission to Mars TB: Fact Sheet D: Images of Mars SB: EnchantedLearning.com D: Mission Mars from CNN Jupiter TB: Fact Sheet TB: Rings Fact Sheet D: Images of Jupiter D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com TB: All about the Space Station Saturn TB: Why Wear a Spacesuit? TB: The Space Suit TB: Fact Sheet TB: Satellite Fact Sheet TB: Rings Fact Sheet D: Images of Saturn SB: How Space Suits Work TB: Future space suits D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com

Uranus Air and Space Museum-Rovers : Fact Sheet TB: Satellite Fact Sheet TB: Rings Fact Sheet D: Images of Uranus D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com Neptune TB: Fact Sheet TB: Satellite Fact Sheet TB: Rings Fact Sheet D: Images of Neptune D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com Pluto TB: Fact Sheet D: Images of Pluto SB: EnchantedLearning.com SECTION FOUR: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Examine the vast distances between planets in the solar system. A: Toilet Paper Solar System A: Coloring Book for the Planets A: Build a Solar System Calculator A: Collection of Lesson Plans D: Solar System Lithograph Set D: Astronomy Picture of the Day D, SB: All About our Solar System Art/Craft Astronomy Picture of the Day Solar System Coloring Pages Ask an Expert Ask NASA Ask Dr. Universe Ask the Astronomer Archive Careers in Science Astronauts: Space Explorers Language Word Search Misconceptions Solar System Stars Social Studies How We have Benefited from Space Very Capable Students Design a New Planet

English Resources-Beginning Formation of the Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids Comets English Resources-Intermediate Formation of the Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids Comets English Resources-Advanced Formation of the Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids Comets Spanish Resources-Beginning Formación del Sistema Solar El Sol Mercurio Venus La Tierra Marte Júpiter Saturno Urano Neptuno Plutón Asteroides Cometas Spanish Resources-Intermediate Formación del Sistema Solar El Sol Mercurio Venus La Tierra Marte Júpiter Saturno Urano Neptuno Plutón Asteroides Cometas Spanish Resources-Advanced Formación del Sistema Solar El Sol Mercurio Venus La Tierra Marte Júpiter Saturno Urano Neptuno Plutón Asteroides Cometas

Sixth Grade Meteorology ANIMATIONS explore a model of Earth's yearly revolution around the sun Observe an animation of land and sea breezes. Earth Views Parts of the Earth Animation of the Earth's rotation Observe changes in Earth's orbit that contribute to climate change. Examine an animation of hail forming. Observe Hurricane Dennis Compare and contrast warm and cold fronts. Examine an animation of a tornado. Observe images of different climate zones. Observe how nature records climate change. Weather Anywhere Benchmark #3: Explain the water cycle and its relationship to weather and climatic patterns. L: Weather Science Hotlist Plug in your zip code to receive forecasts and weather maps Forecast discussions published several times each day by the National Weather Service Map the Weather - NOAA NW Oregon NE Oregon SW Oregon SE Oregon

Satellite images   Radar Images - NOAA NW Oregon NE Oregon SW Oregon SE Oregon - sort of SECTION ONE: AIR Atmosphere Layers, Barometer, Isobar Map A: See Air Pressure A: Take a Hurricane Field Trip A: Track Hurricanes Map SB: CURRENT AIR PRESSURE CONTOURS MAP D, SB: Atlantic Hurricane Maps D, SB: Air Masses D, SB: Fronts D, SB: Advection D, SB: Forces and Wind D, SB: Hurricanes SB: What does it mean if a barometer rises or falls? SB: What are Hurricanes? SB: How are hurricanes formed? SB: Hurricane Intensity Scale SB: How Hurricanes Work SB: How Tornadoes Work   SECTION TWO: HEAT Materials Heat, Thermometer, Isotherm Map SB: CURRENT TEMPERATURE CONTOURS MAP SB: How Lightning Works SB: Lightning misconceptions SB: UV index SECTION THREE: WATER Clouds, Rain Cycle, Dewpoint, Rain Gauge D, SB: Clouds and Precipitation D, TB: Cloud Boutique SB: Snow Photographs TB: Hurricanes Health & Safety TB: Cool Clouds for "Kids" of All Ages SB: Snow Photographs SB: Snow Classifications SB: What is relative humidity? SB: Why is snow white? SB: What causes the smell after rain? SB: What is the difference between snow, sleet, and freezing rain?

SECTION FOUR: SEASONS A: Teams create models for the seasons SB: What causes the seasons? D, SB: Weather Forecasting Careers in science Careers in Meteorology Health Ready for a Thunderstorm? Tornado Safety Language Weather and Climate word puzzles Hurricane Glossary Naming Hurricanes Math Graph the Cost of Hurricanes Hurricane Damage Calculate the distance to lightning What is a heat index? What is wind chill? Daily Temperatures for Decades Social Studies A: Greenhouse effect in a jar Weather Maps Interpreting Weather Maps Weather Maps Spanish Resources Tornado Health and Safety Ready for a Thunderstorm? Hurricane Health and Safety

Seventh Grade Earth Changes ANIMATIONS Earth Views Parts of the Earth Sedimentary rock forming Metamorphic rock forming Observe how sediments are deposited Observe the effects of mechanical weathering Examine a landscape formed by erosion. Observe one place at many scales Eight ways to view Mt. Shasta in California Observe the break up of Pangaea. Animation of plate movment in the next 100 million years Animation of volcanism along a divergent plate boundary Video clips of volcanic materials erupting Observe animations of earthquake waves. Fault motion. Himalayas forming. How sediment is transported by water Observe changes in the channel of a meandering river. Observe river erosion creating waterfalls and chasms. Cave formation. Retreat of ice sheets from North America. Glaciers erode bedrock surfaces. Formation of an arch. Wave erosion.   Benchmark #3; Describe the Earth's structure and how it changes over time.   Benchmark #3: Recognize that Earth materials are limited, and explore strategies for addressing this problem. A: Natural Disasters to Map SECTION ONE: EARTH STRUCTURE D, SB: The Savage Earth D, SB: Convection in the Mantle Explained SECTION TWO: PLATE TECTONICS D, SB:: Plate Tectonics Tutorial D, SB: Perspective on plate tectonics

SECTION THREE: EARTHQUAKES D, SB: Recent Earthquakes in the NW TB: How Earthquakes Work SB: Shaking Ground SB: Sliding Plates D, SB: Faults D, SB: Earthquake Waves SB: Finding the Epicenter SB: Rating Magnitude and Intensity SB: What is a seismograph? A Richter Scale? SECTION FOUR: VOLCANOES A: Viscosity A: Build Your Own Stratovolcano (pdf) TB: How Volcanoes work D, SB: Hot Rock D, SB: Moving Plates D, SB: Erupting Magma D, SB: Types of Eruptions D, SB: Types of Volcanoes SB: Volcanoes and Humans Cascade Volcanoes SECTION FIVE: EROSION Glaciers A: Glacier Maker D, SB: Anatomy of a Glacier D, SB: Glacier FAQs

SECTION SIX: ROCKS From Earth Science Australia A: Determining Age of Rocks USGS: Fossils, Rocks, and Time SB: Introduction SB: Putting Events in Order SB: Relative Time Scale D, SB: Rocks and Layers SB: Fossils and Rocks D, SB: Fossil Succession D, SB: Numberic Time Scale SB: Further Reading SECTION SEVEN: GEOLOGIC TIME Enchanted Learning: Geologic Time An Overview of Geologic Time SB: Geologic Time Scale I: Radioactive Decay Applet I: Background, Applet Ask an Expert Ask an Earth Scientist Language Arts Glacier Glossary Natural History Glossary GeoMan's Glossary Geology glossary Volcano Glossary Plate Tectonics glossary Social Studies Shaded Map of Oregon Color Relief Map of Oregon Color Relief Map with County Lines Dealing with Earthquakes Very Capable Students Is there Life in the Crust of Other Planets? ENCHANTED LEARNING: GEOLOGY, ROCKS AND MINERALS

Eighth Grade Astronomy ANIMATIONS Earth Views Parts of the Earth Observe a lunar eclipse. Observe solar eclipses. Examine the phases of the moon from Earth and space. Examine the vast distances between planets in the solar system. The origin of the solar system Observe auroras as seen from the ground and from space. Examine the Milky Way Galaxy at different scales. Observe the change in a star's spectrum as its motion changes. Observe the life stages of stars from birth to death. Educator's Guide to the site above   Benchmark #3: Explain the relationship of the Earth's motion to the day, season, year, phases of the moon, and eclipses. SECTION ONE: THEORIES SECTION TWO: OUR SUN TB: Aurora Page D, TB: Solar Eclipse Images D, SB: How the Sun Works D, SB: Parts of the sun SB: Sun's Surface SB: Sun Atmosphere D, SB: Sun spots and more D, SB: How Solar Eclipses work D, SB: Types of eclipses SB: Eclipse safety SECTION THREE: SOLAR SYSTEM Air and Space Museum-Comparing Planets A: The Thousand Yard Model TB, SB: Magellan Mission to Venus TB, SB: Cassini-Huygens: Mission to Saturn and Titan A: Impact Cratering Solar System Model on line SECTION FOUR: INNER PLANETS Air and Space Museum-Mercury Air and Space Museum-Venus Air and Space Museum-Earth Air and Space Museum-Mars D, SB: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners SECTION FIVE: OUTER PLANETS Air and Space Museum- Jupiter Galileo Journey to Jupiter Air and Space Museum- Saturn Air and Space Museum- Uranus Air and Space Museum- Neptune Air and Space Museum- Pluto

SECTION SIX: BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Air and Space Museum- Comets TB, SB: Comets Q & A TB, SB: Galaxy Q & A A: Galaxies Galore, Games and More SB: What are Constellations? D, SB: Constellations by the Month D, SB: Constellation List SB: Constellation FAQs D, SB: EnchantedLearning.com on constellations SB: Hubble News Center D, SB: Star Charts SB: Slide Show for Telescopes in Space INTERACTIVE WEB SITES I= Kepler's First Law I= Kepler's Second Law I= Refracting Astronomical Telescope I= Apparent Movement of a Star I= The Celestial Poles I= The Brightest Fixed Stars Comets Galaxies Light from Stars Myths vs. Realities-misconceptions Solar System Stars Comets Galaxies Gravity Ask an Expert Ask NASA Ask an Earth Scientist Language Science Fiction Stoires with Good Astronomy and Physics Why There is Day and Night Myth Social Studies A: Cosmic Calendar History of aviation and space rocketry Very Capable Students Play a million dollar game answering moon ?? Order of the Planets Games Fun with planets Astronauts are weightless - NOT

English Resources-Beginning Formation of the Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids Comets English Resources-Intermediate Formation of the Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids Comets English Resources-Advanced Formation of the Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids Comets Spanish Resources-Beginning Formación del Sistema Solar El Sol Mercurio Venus La Tierra Marte Júpiter Saturno Urano Neptuno Plutón Asteroides Cometas Spanish Resources-Intermediate Formación del Sistema Solar El Sol Mercurio Venus La Tierra Marte Júpiter Saturno Urano Neptuno Plutón Asteroides Cometas Spanish Resources-Advanced Formación del Sistema Solar El Sol Mercurio Venus La Tierra Marte Júpiter Saturno Urano Neptuno Plutón Asteroides Cometas