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Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class Science

Mrs. Renz's Science & Health Page

updated August 29, 2009

Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class Science
Watch a Cow Eye Dissection - this is real - be sure you are up for this!   Play lots of Science Games at Mr. Nussbaum.com
Ology - great website with loads of fun and learning   My Life as An Elk - a neat interactive site
Kaleidoscope Maker - create your own kaleidoscope online & test it - fun!   Deschutes and Ochoco Forest Kid Pages - great ecosystem, fish, wildlife activities and games
The Why Files - WAY COOL site!  Control a tornado, play with lightning, make a snowflake, hit a baseball and test the dynamics of its flight  

Bonneville Power for Kids  

Dragonfly - a science inquiry site for many topics  

National Geographic for Kids  a great wealth of knowledge awaits you at this site

 

Try Science.com - conduct experiments and more   Rocks & Minerals
drinking Water & Groundwater Kids - EPA Kids - play some water-related games & learn something new!  Also in Espaņol  

Salmon - by Riverdale School

Fish   Life Processes - wetlands, watershed, habitats, ecosystems
Oceanography   Snow & Snowflakes
Electricity   Science Materials - click this for some fun  electricity unit games & activities - from Great Britain
Earthquakes & Volcanoes   Rocks & Minerals - watch a slide show 
Rainforests   Fact Sheets About Animals - get fact sheets on over 50 animal species
Frozen Worlds - Antarctica, the Arctic, Polar Explorers, Glaciers, Alaska   Energy Quest - a fun interactive learning site

EPA Student Center - play and learn about water, ecosystems, plants and animals

  Trees are Terrific - a movie

 

The pH Factor - conduct experiments and learn about pH

 

  Medical Mysteries - a Macromedia Flash site where you learn about pathogens and try to stop them from infecting people - FUN!

Science Library Adventure - explore by grade level

 

 

Low Life Labs - fun activities to learn about moving, sensing, thinking, and being
How Much Water Does Your Family Use? - fill in the questionnaire online and see your family's average daily water use

 

Animal Adaptations - Macromedia Flash quiz

Edible / Inedible Experiments  - here are some fun experiments, some of them you can EAT (the edible ones).  Check with your parents first, of course!

 

Nutrition Exploration Kids
Let's Talk About Insects - a movie

 

Kids Health - learn about all sorts of health topics - En espaņol, too!
Take a Walk in the Woods - a movie

 

Genetics for Kids

The Adventures of Herman the Worm

  Nutrition Cafe - play some nutrition games - play some nutrition games
Living Things - learn about life processes, food chains, plants, animal teeth & nutrition, bones & organs - a neat site from Great Britain   A Look Inside the Human Body - explore the body systems
Play "Chain Reaction" a Food Chain Game   Out On a Limb - a movie about getting along
Planet Pals   How Much Would You Weigh On Another Planet?
Biomes and Ecosystems of the World

 

Foss Science Site - lots of topics to explore
Earth & Moon Viewer

 

Discover with Darwin - explore the Galapogos Islands
World Climate - type in a city name and see the climate & weather information   My Pyramid - a great nutrition site for you to figure out how much and what you should eat
Wondernet Kids Activities - choose from a huge list of topics   How Stuff Works
Cells Alive   A Virtual Pond Dip - cool!
The Bug Club - learn to ID bugs and much more.  From the United Kingdom.   Fun with Food Webs - interactive site
ph Panel - explore the properties of pH   Learn About Robotics!
Food Chains Interactive Site   Magic School Bus Games Page
Science Labs to try at Home - from Magic School Bus   Make Skeleton Jigsaw Puzzles - fossils
Animal Color & Camouflage Game   Burying Animal Bodies
Cool Science Trick Using Polarized Sunglasses       Another Trick   The Science of Laughter - laugh a little!
Smelly Science - too funny!   Fun Science Experiments
Global Climate Change Over the Years - from NASA JPL   NASA Climate Change Website
Tsunamis - learn all about them!   Animal Adaptations
Genetics - Punnet Square activity   Living Things - from BBC Education
Build a Bridge & Test It!   FOSS Activities
Play "Goldburger to Go" - build a Rube Goldberg Machine