Science - Gr. 6 Online Interactives
| | | Air and Aerodynamics | | | Flight | | | Sky Science | | | Evidence and Investigation | | | Trees and Forests | | |
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 | Prehistoric Climate Change and Why it Matters Today - By analyzing leaf fossils, you can examine how the earth's increased temperatures affected the planet.  http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/idealabs/prehistoric_climate_change/index.htm | ||
| Youthlink: CSI Kids - This is a great interactive from Youthlink - you get to be the detective. "Think you have what it takes to be a crime scene detective? Learn about crime scene investigation and test your skills."
http://www.youthlinkcalgary.com/flash_activities/csi_kids/csi_kids.html | ||
| LearnAlberta: Cretaceous Crime Scene - Can you help with this crime scene investigation? There's been some suspicious dinosaur deaths and we need you to investigate all of the clues and decide who committed the crime. http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/seccs/index.html?launch=true | ||
| The Case of the Warming Planet - This interactive detective game prompts you to match greenhouse gases with their causes. Also includes tips to help reduce greenhouse gases in everyday life.
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/warming_planet/index.cfm | ||
| Secrets@Sea - Secrets @ Sea is an ocean adventure game, especially for students in grades 4-7. You can play the starring role of "Ace", assistant investigator to Paula Pacific, who is assigned to examine unusual behaviors noticed in killer whale populations in the Alanamorris Strait. As Ace progress through the story,... | ||
| KidsWing: All about owl pellets, dissection - What is an owl pellet? What is inside a pellet? How do pellets form? There are several different virtual pellets on this page for you to dissect. http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index.htm | ||
| University of Alberta Museums: KidZone - Click on the treehouse to join Wendy and Iggy in three interactive adventures: journey to ancient Egypt, rescue the missing cat and discover the clue to the fossils. http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/kidzone/index_e.html | ||
| Parts of a Microscope - Can you correctly identify each part of the microscope? http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/alberta/microscope.htm | ||
| CIA Aerial Analysis Challenge - Put your perceptual skills to the test. Study the image and then correctly answer the questions. https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/aerial-analysis-challenge/index.html | ||
| CIA Photo Analysis Challenge - How quickly can you spot the differences between the two images? There are two different scenes to test your skills. https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/photo-analysis-challenge/index.html | ||
| Copse and Robbers (ARKive Education) - You're the first to appear at the scene of a crime in the woods. A body has been found and it's up to you to find the killer. Your task is to find as many clues as you can and bring them back to the police station. The more clues you find the easier your investigation with be! http://www.arkiveeducation.org/games_robbers.html | ||
| ManagEnergy Kids Corner - Sustainable energy animations, drawings, games and links for kids aged 6-11. http://managenergy.net/kidscorner/en/u11/u11.html | ||
| Interactive Investigator - Help Detective Wilson and Detective Marlow solve a gruesome murder. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/en/game/index.phtml | ||
| Nature History Museum: Hair Detective - Test your forensic skills. "Investigate who has stolen the rock bands hair products. Analyse the evidence to find out!" [site introduction]
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/fun-games/hair-detective/index.html | ||
| Perp Walk - Based on a range of evidence, game players must decide who committed the crime. There are variety of fun and engaging mysteries from which to choose. http://www.fffbi.com/games/perp/walk.html | ||
| Wonderville - The Case of the Kidnapped Cat - This Wonderville investigation gives you a chance to do forensics!
http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/mystery/mysteryactivity.html | ||
| Pssst! Wanna See a Scan Line? - This short activity demonstrates to you how a scan line is made, and how your eye perceives it.
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/scizone/games/scanline/default.asp | ||
| NASA - match Light Faces with Heat Faces - See if you can recognize the faces when they are lit by infrared instead of standard light.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/aster_do1.shtml | ||
| The Brain Explorer - Explore your own perceptions with these 6 activities.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/brain_explorer/ | ||
| Give Your Computer a Raspberry! - Explore sound and sight - through this fun experiement with your computer!
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/scizone/games/raspberry/default.asp | ||
