Science | Silver Beach Elementary School
Health Sites
All Systems Go!
How the Body Works
Woodland Park Zoo-Learn about this wonderful zoo in Seattle.
DogoNews-Science and so much more!
Weather Wiz Kids – learn all about weather from a TV meterologist
Kids’ Crossing – from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and UCAR – some great weather information, games and activities, pretty advanced reading level.
ENature.com – Explore field guides for all sorts of plants and animals, identify animal tracks, or learn more about local birds.
Bio Kids – Critter Catalogue
Kid’s Planet
Exploring Nature
Welcome to the Watery World of Whales – Learn about whales, view a photo gallery.
Whale Times – learn about whales and other sea mammals, explore a whale glossary, and play whale related games and activities.
Whale Watch – Listen to whale sounds and explore a whale photo gallery. Be sure to click on Kids’ Stuff to find more whale information.
ZooBooks-Lots of information about animals can be found here.
National Geographic – A great resource for primary research, particularly on animals. There are also videos on various science topics. Games and stories are more geared for intermediate students.
The Barred Owl – This ThinkQuest site was created by students, for students. A good resource for research on owls.
Bats: Why Should We Care? – Good resource for research about bats.
Middle School Science Fair A Success!
Students in 7th and 8th grade have been working hard since the beginning of the year on their science fair projects. They developed unique ideas for scientific investigations and turned in research proposals back in the fall. Each student or student pair focused on one main question to guide their project. Throughout the winter, students have followed a timeline for turning in different pieces of their reports.
Middle School Science Fair Projects – Five Steps to an Outstanding Project
1. Do the project and do-it-yourself. This will proceed without saying, however I get email messages all the time asking for something which is already finished. Teachers can tell if you copy and insert information directly from the internet or even from a book, or if your father did the work. I’ve had instructors contact me and ask if kids have plagiarized. I’m pleased when I can say ‘no’!
2. Choose the right type of project. Most of the time, a good investigatory project is needed. That is a fancy way of saying that you possess to do a test that follows the scientific method. Demos, selections, and models are usually not recognized. If they are, you possess a much more options. (Hint – judges do like tests.)
3. End up being interested in your function. Consider what you enjoy performing, viewing on television, surfing on the internet. See in the event that you can arrive up with a project which involves some thing you like. You curently have a history knowledge of the topic. PLUS, if you like what you are doing, you will learn more. And if you are learning, your project will show which you are interested. Idol judges love which!
4. Make sure you consist of all required components. Experiment firelogs, charts, charts, supply listings and even pictures are often part of the judging at the reasonable. Do you need an abstract – a research paper? Make sure that you follow the instructions exactly.
5. Have an appealing display. You are in competition with plenty of other scientists – just like researchers that are developed up. Component of science has been in a position to share and show your work efficiently. Whenever you produce your science panel, use bright colours, attractive fonts, interesting props, and obvious photos. End up being neat. See if there is some thing you can do this it interactive. Arrive up along with a appealing title so you’ll stand out from the crowd.
Sixth grade, 7th grade, and eight quality – three great chances for you to learn more about technology and more about making a presentation with your center school technology fair project.
