Earth Care Ops
Join this cool site and receive a mission to protect the environment. It’s interactive, fun and educational, as well as being packed full of activities, facts and games.
http://www.ecokids.co.nz/
Astroventure
Go with Astro and learn about the tools that astronomers use to detect possible habitable planets. Following each animated lesson, you are asked to identify a star system that could support life.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/aa/mission/intro_1.html
Nature
Have fun and learn about the natural world at the same time. Check out these interactive multimedia adventures.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun.html
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Explore biology… on screen, off screen, and in between.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Planet Science
Check out this site full of games and interactives on various science topics.
http://www.scienceyear.com/wired/index.html
Wired Science
Check out the interactive science games and amazing facts on this website! Find out what everyday things have to do with science through interactive activities, facts, archives, quizzes, competitions, and games. You can also send an e-card or visit the AKA science room.
http://www.scienceyear.com/wired/index.html
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TuiTime
Learn about New Zealand’s unique ecology with Tiaki tui. Try the activities to increase your knowledge, attitudes and values about ecology. Ed says “Go to the Study Topics Games page to play ‘A day in the life of Tiaki Tui’”. |
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New Zealand Disasters
This web page contains information on New Zealand disasters. You can find out about transport accidents, natural hazards, and epidemics from all around New Zealand. |
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SciTech Daily Review
This website is a collection of science and technology websites, sourcing a variety of writers and publications. It has sections on breaking news, interactive forums, brain food, people and places, special interests, and features and background. |
Building Big
This interactive website looks at different types of building materials, and the use of different shapes in buildings. The animations help you understand why engineers use particular shapes and materials for different projects. You can also solve problems and choose how to build and repair buildings.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/index.html
Dances with Bees
Dances with Bees contains information about the behaviour of bees. You can view QuickTime videos of the different dances that bees use to communicate the location of nectar, and then attempt to interpret the message.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/dances.html
SpaceKids
NASA invites you to send your name to Mars on the next Mars Exploration Rover-2003 mission! In 2003, twin Mars Rovers will be launched towards the Red Planet. Once on the surface, the Rovers will be able to travel significant distances and use several instruments to help scientists determine the planet’s climate and water history. Your name will be written into a compact disc that will be included in one of the 2003 Mars Rover missions.
http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/
NASA: Earth Science Games
This site contains interactive games based around earth science. Topics include plate tectonics, natural hazards, air, and water. The games featured are word searches, drag ‘n drop puzzles, and quizzes.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/games/
Recycle City
This web page has a game and activities designed to help you understand the effect of different ways of disposing of solid waste. You will be given varying targets such as reducing the amount of one type of solid waste, or the restrictions of a tight budget.
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
