Grade 6 Science

	Online Textbook (sludlowe / u7x7)
	A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change
	Windows to the Universe
	Estuary Project
	Glogster Tutorial

Personal Water Use Project

Water Life Where Rivers Meet the Sea

Severe Weather Webquest

Glacier Websites
    All About Glaciers
    Physical Effects of Glaciers
    How the Great Lakes were Formed
    Erosional Landforms

Earth Science Resources

General resources
Forces of Nature by National Geographic
Landscapes and Geology of Connecticut
Savage Earth Online -- Earth's Crust, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Volcanoes -- WOW ! Includes animations and online activities

Earth Science Animations
Earth Viewer -- Animation of daily and seasonal rotation.
How Stuff Works: Tides and the Moon --Tide animation
Moon's Phases -- Animation
Powers of 10 -- Animated trip telescope to microscope.
Volcano Movie
What Causes Our Seasons? -- NASA movie explains axis tilt, seasons, vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice.
Why Tides? -- Tide animation

Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics on the Move

Volcanoes
How Volcanoes Work
Italy’s Volcanoes
Volcanic and Geologic Terms
VolcanoWorld

Benefits of Volcanoes
ThinkQuest: Benefits of Volcanoes

Italy's Volcanoes
ETNA
LIPARI
SABATINI
STROMBOLI
VESUVIUS
VULCANO

Long Island Sound Web Assignment

         Long Island Sound Study (Tour)
         Long Island Sound Animals (Wikipedia)
         Long Island Sound History
         Underwater Tour of Long Island Sound

Living Treasures Plants and Animals of Long Island Sound

Some Animals of Long Island Sound:
General:
Animal Diversity Web – Information on lots of different animals
Wildfacts – Information on many animals
WildFinder - Fantastic pictures of thousands of animal species

Fish:
Blue Fish
Striped Bass
Atlantic Salmon

Mollusks:
Mollusks in General
Clam/Scallop/Oyster Anatomy
Hard Clam
Eastern Oyster
Mud Snail
Atlantic Bay Scallop
Blue Mussel

Crustacea
Sand Shrimp
      More Sand Shrimp
American Lobster
Spider Crab
Hermit Crab
Fiddler Crab
Horseshoe Crab
       More Horseshoe Crabs

Birds:
Seaside Sparrow
     Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Sandpiper
Mallard Duck
Snowy Egret
Black Crowned Night Heron

Mammal
Short tailed Shrew
Raccoon
Red Fox
Seal
    Harbor Seal
Weasel

Reptiles and Amphibians:
Bullfrog
     More Bullfrog
Spotted Turtle
     More Spotted Turtle
North Water Snake

Long Island Sound
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island Sound
Connecticut Light Stations by the U.S. Coastguard
Evolution of Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound -- Soundkeeper
Long Island's Light Houses Past and Present
Save the Sound
Welcome to Clean Sound Inc.

Ocean and Shore

BBC Nature -- Wild Facts
Creatures of the Sea --- Catfish, Man of War, Sea Nettles, Sea Turtles, Fire Coral, Pufferfish, Sea Urchins, Stingrays
Enchanted Learning Fish
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
Gulf of Maine Aquarium - All About Lobsters
Monterey Bay Aquarium E-Quarium Family Activities Click on the Octopus for the Online Field Guide. Then click on your organism's habitat.
Mystic Aquarium - Ocean Animals
Ocean Animal Printouts from Enchanted Learning
National Aquarium in Baltimore -Animals & Exhibits
Sea Creatures & Marine Species Search Engine
SeaWorld Animal Bytes
Shedd Aquarium -- click on "Animals" at the top of the page.
Welcome to Estuaries

Yahooligans>Science and Nature>Living Things>Animals:

Aquatic Life
Birds>Types_of_Birds
Invertebrates>Cnidaria>Jellyfish
Invertebrates>Arthropods>Crustaceans
Mammals>Marine Mammals
Invertebrates>Mollusks

Weather Resources

General Weather Sites
National Severe Storm Laboratory: Weather Room
Scholastic Weather Watch
Weather on the Move -- Power Point that illustrates atmosphere and wind
Weather Wiz Kids
Web Weather for Kids

	Weather Safety Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Safety Red Cross Disaster Services FEMA for Kids: The Disaster Area
	Other Interesting Weather Sites NASA: A tutorial on clouds BBC: Interactive Weather Site Exploring the Environment: Solve Some Weather Problems Learner.org: Calculate the Wind Chill Connecticut Weather Facts Weather Fun Facts

Animal Sites
Animal Diversity Web
Connecticut Audubon Society - Animals in Winter
How Plants and Animals Survive the Winter
Kids Click: Animals
Nature Notes: Animals on Ice
Yahooligans Animals
Yahoo Animals

Career Resources

Career Zone
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Career Resource Library Short videos about hundreds of careers.
Careers in Earth Science
Careers in Oceanography, Marine Science, and Marine
Science and your Career -- Pharmacist, Doctor, Nurse, Pilot, Chemist
What Do They Do?
Yahooligans: Science and Nature Careers

Earth and Moon Rotation and Some Other Cool Stuff
Earth Viewer -- Animation of daily and seasonal rotation.
How Stuff Works: Tides and the Moon --Tide animation
Moon's Phases -- Animation
Powers of 10 -- Animated trip telescope to microscope.
Volcano Movie
What Causes Our Seasons? -- NASA movie explains axis tilt, seasons, vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice.
Why Tides? -- Tide animation

Physical Science
ChemicalElements.com
Periodic Table of Elements

Water

General Sites
All Along River -- See Physical Aspects on the left.
Glaciers: Rivers of Ice
MBGnet --Freshwater and marine ecosystems.
Nature of Water
North Cascades Geology: How Rivers Work
Smallest Page on the Web Microscopic photography of pond organisms.
Virtual River
Water Science for Schools

Water Use, Conservation, and Pollution
Environment Canada-Fresh Water Water pollution, water quality and water use
National Geographic Rivers 2001 There's what in my river?
Prentice Hall Earth WatersText: Hot Links for Chapter 3
Water Treatment Path by the EPA
Water Water Everywhere Learn about Water Pollution, Purification and Conservation

More Severe Weather

Blizzards

Billy and Maria Learn About Winter part 1

Billy and Maria Learn About Winter part 2

Billy and Maria Learn About Winter part 3

Tornadoes

Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety part 1

Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety part 2

Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety part 3

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