Science - Gr. 5 Online Interactives
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 | Global Climate Trends - "The National Climatic Data Center is the largest archive of weather and climate data. With records dating back to the 1700’s, the Center is able to provide accurate climate analyses. This animation shows the change in global temperatures from 1880 to the present. Red areas indicated that the region...  http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?MediaID=79&MediaTypeID=2 | ||
| BBC Science Animated Guides: Volcanoes - View this animated slide show that helps you understand the makings of a volcano. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4972366.stm | ||
| Virtual Tour of the Weather Office - In this virtual tour of the weather office, learn about the instruments, the networks, and the office itself. Discover all the tools of the weather-watching trade. http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/ontario/wx_office_tour/outside_e.html | ||
| Educapoles.org: The Global Water Cycle - "This short animation explains the global water cycle, including an often forgotten component, which is ice." [site] http://www.educapoles.org/swf/animations_loader.swf?path=/uploads/flashanims_files/ | ||
| Educapoles.org: Climate Complexity - "An animation carefully designed to explain as simply as possibly the complexity of our planet's climate." [site] http://www.educapoles.org/swf/animations_loader.swf?path=/uploads/flashanims_files/ | ||
| Educapoles.org: What is the Atmosphere? - "The formation and composition of the earth's atmosphere in a few animations." [site] http://www.educapoles.org/swf/animations_loader.swf?path=/uploads/flashanims_files/ | ||
| Educapoles.org: Climate Archives - "Drilling in the Antarctic and Greenland icecaps, and how ice cores are studied." [site] http://www.educapoles.org/swf/animations_loader.swf?path=/uploads/flashanims_files/ | ||
| Educapoles.org: Katabatic Winds - "An animation presenting the fierce Katabatic winds that blow out towards the sea." [site] http://www.educapoles.org/swf/animations_loader.swf?path=/uploads/flashanims_files/ | ||
| The Water Cycle - Learn exactly how the water cycle works as you interact with this site. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html | ||
| BBC Science Animated Guides: Earthquakes - View this animated slide show that helps you understand the makings of an earthquake. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4126809.stm | ||
| Scholastic: Weather Watch - Observe weather, gather data with meteorologists' tools, investigate climate conditions, and analyze weather forecasts. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/ | ||
| Stop Disasters! - This is a disaster simulation game from the UN and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. By developing the area and implemented key strategies you can save a community from a wildfire, tsunami, hurricane or earthquake. http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/ | ||
| Forces of Nature - From the menu, choose a force - hurricanes, tornados, cearthquakes, and volcanoes. Learn more about about each of these forces and then see what happens when you create your own. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/?section=h | ||
| National Gegraphic: Global Warming Quiz - Test your knowledge and understanding of global warming. Take the quiz! http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-global-wa | ||
| Cloud Match - Drag and drop images of clouds to the type of cloud they are.
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudmatch.html | ||
| Temperature (Weather Wiz Kids) - Learn about temperature, including what it is and how you can measure it. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-temperature.htm | ||
| National Geographic: Climate Change (video) - View this climate change video, made in 2006, to explore why climate change is such an important contemporary issue. | ||
| Tropical Twisters: word search - Try this word search about hurricanes and cyclones. http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/wordsearch.html | ||
| Hurricanes - Here's a great video to learn more about hurricanes (cyclones) and their global impact. In addition, check out the activities. http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson14.html | ||
| Brainteaser: Tornado - "Learn about Earth's most powerful storms, then test your twister smarts with this quiz." (site) Can you answer all of the questions correctly and be The Wizard of Oz? http://kids.nationalgeographic.com:80/Games/PuzzlesQuizzes/Brainteasertornado | ||
| Weather Wizard - Take this quiz about tornadoes, hurricanes and lightning to see if you can be a weather wizard. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0401/games/game.cgi | ||
| Make Lightning Strike - Learn more about lightning and thunderclouds. Click on objects on the screen to see what happens when lightning strikes. | ||
| Weather through the eyes of children - Visit this online art gallery hosted by the World Meteorological Organization. These pictures of weather, climate and water have been submitted by children from all over the world. http://www.wmo.ch/pages/mediacentre/artgal/kids/ | ||
| NASA: Droplet and the Water Cycle - This interactive game allows students to explore the water cycle in an unusual way:
"And so begins the adventure of Droplet, the water molecule, as he enters the great water cycle- condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration-and starts his journey home. Your task, as you... http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html | ||
| National Geographic: Grade Your Climate IQ - This online quiz includes video, animations and activities to challenge you and your knowledge of climate change. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0409/feature1/quiz/ | ||
| EcoClimates of Canada Game (EcoKids.ca) - "Use your EcoSmarts to find out how Canada's environment could change if the amount of carbon dioxide in the air is doubled." (site introduction) http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/ecoclimates/index.cfm | ||
| Thirstin's Question and Answer Game - Learn all about water, pollutants and the water cycle in this interactive question and answer activity. http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/flash/flash_qagame.html | ||
| Environment Canada - Morphie's Great Water Ride Adventure - Learn all about the water cycle as you travel with Morphie the raindrop. http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/morphie-home-e.html | ||
| Know Your Weather Hangman - Play this hangman game online...but you must know your weather! http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/games/workInProgress_e.html | ||
| BBC Science Animated Guides: Hurricanes - View this animated slide show that helps you understand the makings of a hurricane. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm | ||
| The Water Cycle: Reading Comprehension - Learn more about the water cycle with this interactive reading activity! http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html | ||
| BBC Science Animated Guides: Tsunami - View this animated slide show that helps you understand the makings of a tsunami. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5194316.stm | ||
| BBC Science Animated Guides: Tornadoes - View this animated slide show that helps you understand the makings of a tornado. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5328524.stm | ||
| NASA: Wild Weather Adventure - "Play the Wild Weather Adventure game. Your weather research blimp will explore Earth and its weather. With luck, skill, and strategy, you will race other weather research blimps to be first to travel all the way around the world and win the game. You can play with your friends or by yourself with a... http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/wwa/index.shtml | ||
| Tracking El Nino: Make the Earth's Weather - " How would you like to make a planet?....See if you can figure out the magic combination that might create conditions similar to our own planet's, and therefore possibly suitable for life" [site introduction] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/anatomy/earthsweather.html | ||
| Compare and contrast warm and cold fronts - This site provides animated images of both a warm and a cold front. | ||
| Water (Fossweb) - This interactive activity teaches students about the properties of water. It includes a segment about evaporation. http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Water/index.html | ||
| Scholastic's Weather Maker - "Using our Interactive Weather Maker, you'll be able to turn a sunny day into a windy day. Or create a rainy day. And if you create the correct conditions, you can make a blizzard - complete with a whiteout! "[site introduction] http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/ | ||
| SkyWatchers Challenge - Take this online interactive test and find out how much you know about weather. http://www.weatheroffice.pyr.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/bc/quiz/quiz01_e.html | ||
