Links to Science Resources for Primary School Grades

Wind Energy

• Guided Tour on Wind Energy: An excellent resource on wind energy suitable for children.
  

• Windmill World: A useful source of information on windmills.

Optical Illusions

• Illusion works: A great site full of optical illusions and explanations of each illusion.  This site will captivate students of all ages.  The explanations will challenge K-3, but are useful for educators.

Science Fair Project Ideas

• The Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Guide
  

• Science Fair Project on the Web
  
• DiscoverySchool.com Science Fair Central

Wildflowers

• Andy's northern Ontario wildflowers: Photos of wildflowers present in northern Ontario, including a description of the habitat and identification criteria.

Rocks, Minerals and general Geology

• Minerals and Metals - A World to Discover: An excellent sit by Natural Resources Canada to provide students and educators with an educational tour of some of Canada's most important natural resources: minerals and metals.

• The Ontario Geological Survey: Information about Ontario's geological resources.

• About Earthquakes: Pages dedicated to describing earthquakes. Suitable for more senior grades.

Geography

• Canadian Geographic for Kids: An excellent site dedicated to Canada's geography, created for children.

• Family Geography Challenge: A National Geographic site that is fun and educational. Children learn about the geography of the world.

Science Product Sources

• EfstonScience Inc.: A Canadian source for science and science-related products.
  

• Santa Barbara Science: A US source for science and science-related products.
  
• Indigo Instruments:  Scientific glassware, molecular models, magnifying glasses, neodymium rare earth magnets and more.

General Science Information

• Country Reports: A source of information about countries. Includes teacher resources. This is a subscription service.
  

• Canadian Science Source: Lots of information relevant to Canadian science.
  
• Schoolnet: An educational web site with lots of Learning Resources, @SchoolNet Today a daily information news services on the world of e-learning, interactive features such as our polls of the month and the virtual tour.
  
• Teachers.Net: A resource designed for educators.
  
• SNOW (Special Needs Opportunity Windows): project aimed at developing ways for learners with special needs to electronically access curriculum materials.

Educational And Recreational Sites For Kids

• InfoPlease.com: lots of basic information ranging from societal to science themes, suitable for older children and educators, site contains advertising, information is presented from a US perspective.
  

• Atlapedia Online: interesting place to acquire comprehensive information about a country, text and site layout is more appropriate for older children.
  
• The Art Junction: Art Junction provides a safe and structured virtual environment for teachers and students to pursue artistic and educational goals through the activities, projects, and resources offered at the site.

French-language Educational Sites

• University of Ottawa, Canada

Other Interesting Links

• Rideau Canal Information: Information about the Rideau Canal waterway, In Ontario, Canada.

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