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bulletThe Magic School Bus Gets An Earful - "Do you think that you have a good ear for matching up sounds with the things that make them?" Find out by playing this game. site annotation for The Magic School Bus Gets An Earful

http://www.scholastic.ca/magicschoolbus/games/sound/eargame2.htm


bulletWhere in the World? - Help Mama Mirabelle's animal friends get home. She'll give you some hints to help you out. site annotation for Where in the World?

http://pbskids.org/mamamirabelle/games.html


bulletBaby Farm Animals - Watch the pictures and listen along to learn about baby farm animals and what they like to do. site annotation for Baby Farm Animals

http://voicethread.com/#q.b82835.i421656


bulletBBC: Helping Plants Grow Well - Add water and food, then watch the plant grow. site annotation for BBC: Helping Plants Grow Well

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/plants_grow_fs.shtml


bulletMix and Paint (Curious George) - Have fun mixing colors and painting with George! Choose a picture to paint by clicking on the green arrows. Click the colored tubes to mix the paint, then drag and click your mouse over the picture to paint it! When you are finished with a color, click on the mixing bowl to empty the bowl of paint. site annotation for Mix and Paint (Curious George)

http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/mix_and_paint/mix_and_paint.html


bulletKnowledge Box - From this main page, you can access fun games and activities for math, social studies, language arts and social studies. site annotation for Knowledge Box

http://www.knowledgebox.com/kbkids.htm


bulletColour Mixing - Use a painter's pallet to mix the three primary colours in order to make other colours. site annotation for Colour Mixing

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/color/color_ii.html


bulletPaint Splat - Help Peep make the colours he needs to paint the fence. Jump on the paint tubes to combine the primary colours. site annotation for Paint Splat

http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/games/paintsplat.html


bulletMaterials: Keeping Warm - This virtual lab challenges you to insulate a beaker in order to determine the best insulating material.  site annotation for Materials: Keeping Warm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/keeping_warm/play.shtml


bulletPollen Park - Join Bumbles, the little honey bee as she explores Pollen Park, looking for pollen to take back to the hive. There is some great information about plants and nature. Pay attention, you'll have to help by answering questions. site annotation for Pollen Park

http://www.concer-tina.co.uk/hyper/start.html


bulletMagnazone - Can you help Magnus Magnet classify some different materials? Put each material into the correct category. site annotation for Magnazone

http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/sitetour/pol/magnet.html


bulletDinosphere - Explore Dinosaurs - Learn about dinosaurs through this site from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. site annotation for Dinosphere - Explore Dinosaurs

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/dinosphere/kids/kids_games_level1.html


bulletVirtual Worm Tour - This interactive activity enables you to learn more about the characteristics and life of the common earth worm.  site annotation for Virtual Worm Tour

http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/virtual_worm/Introduction.htm


bulletUnderground Adventure: Critter Quiz - "From earwigs to earthworms, there are a lot of amazing creatures that sleep, eat, and even live underground. How much do you know about these critters that inhabit the underground world? Take our Critter Quiz to find out!" (site)  site annotation for Underground Adventure: Critter Quiz

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/undergroundadventure/critters/critterquiz.swf


bulletThe Water Cycle - Learn exactly how the water cycle works as you interact with this site. site annotation for The Water Cycle

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html


bulletYou Dig? - An online digging experience - uncover the dinosaur bones. site annotation for You Dig?

http://www.scholastic.com/play/Dig.htm


bulletInsect Hunt - Discover insects on land and in a pond. site annotation for Insect Hunt

http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/Insects/activities/insecthunt.html


bulletCollege of Natural Resources - Features - This site features two fascinating time-lapse movies. Watch a stand of trees change color over the course of three months or a single leaf turn from green to yellow to brown. You can also find foliage pictures of over 100 different trees. site annotation for College of Natural Resources - Features

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/fall/biglist_frame.cfm


bulletGrow a Garden - Drag and drop items into your garden. Put a fence around them. Watch the garden grow. Print out your picture.  site annotation for Grow a Garden

http://www.cyke.com/garden.swf


bulletElmo's Cloud Game - Fill the summer sky with clouds. Click the arrow to make them move.  site annotation for Elmo's Cloud Game

http://www.sesamestreet.org/game_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=gamePlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p...


bulletPick a Pumpkin - Learn more about the sound a "u" makes as you pick and decorate a pumpkin for the fall harvest. site annotation for Pick a Pumpkin

http://www.starfall.com:80/n/holiday/halloween/load.htm?f&n=main


bulletDino Sorting - Sort the dinosaurs by size! Roar! site annotation for Dino Sorting

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/dinoSort/dinoSort.htm


bulletDinosaur puzzle - Can you fit the pieces together and build this dinosaur puzzle? If you get the puzzle built properly, there's a great surprise! site annotation for Dinosaur puzzle

http://www.cleverisland.com/free_games/dinosaur/index.asp


bulletWhat's Wrong with this Picture? - Identify what is wrong with this picture to show what you know about keeping our water supply clean. site annotation for What's Wrong with this Picture?

http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/kids/whatwrng.html


bulletThe Story of Milk - Take a virtual tour of the milk process, from the cow to your table! site annotation for The Story of Milk

http://www.moomilk.com/tours/tour1-1.htm


bulletOn the Farm - There are several games and activities for you to enjoy at this virtual farm. Move your mouse around to see what you can find! site annotation for On the Farm

http://www.elc.co.uk/kids/onthefarm.php


bulletHarvest Photo-book - Children and their teacher discuss the harvest in this photo album. site annotation for Harvest Photo-book

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=harvest%20book


bulletSticks and the Seasons - Explore the four seasons by rolling and clicking around with your mouse. You can plant seeds, water flowers, feed fish, and hear bird chirps. site annotation for Sticks and the Seasons

http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/bby.html?game=165&


bulletTVOKids Bird Cam - "Help the Ontario Science Centre track birds at their bird feeder" (site). Also learn tips and other useful information about birds though educational Webcasts. site annotation for TVOKids Bird Cam

http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/play.html?game=167


bulletClub Caterpillar - "You can find all sorts of fun stuff on these pages - and you'll learn a little about butterflies and caterpillars while you play. The buttons below will take you to different puzzles, games, and activities. Give them all a try!" [site] site annotation for Club Caterpillar

http://www.milkweedcafe.com/ClubCathome.htm


bulletArctic Trivia Challenge - Help the polar bear and show how much you know about Arctic animals. site annotation for Arctic Trivia Challenge

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/games/white/0,28416,1040327,00.html


bulletAnimal Names - This is a great way to find out if you know the male and female names of animals. Do you know what a Boomer is? site annotation for Animal Names

http://www.cyke.com/name.swf


bulletEgg Sizes - Can you match the eggs to the bird that laid them? site annotation for Egg Sizes

http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/eggsizes.html


bulletGrouping animals and plants - You can sort three different ways on this website: first sort animals and plants, then sort animals by their legs, and finally, sort animals by the way they move. site annotation for Grouping animals and plants

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=groupinganimals


bulletPumpkin, Pumpkin - Read this great story about how a pumpkin grows and how kids can have fun with big and small pumpkins. site annotation for Pumpkin, Pumpkin

http://www.starfall.com:80/n/fiction-nonfiction/pumpkin/load.htm?f


bulletA Year in the Life of A Tree - Watch the tree change with each season. site annotation for A Year in the Life of A Tree

http://www.leslietryon.com/apples0901/applegame/applegame1.html


bulletThe Little Rooster - What happens when the little rooster wakes up the farmer every morning? Enjoy this farmyard story. site annotation for The Little Rooster

http://www.starfall.com:80/n/folk-tales/little-rooster/load.htm?f


bulletBe the Artist! - "Figuring out what dinosaurs looked like is a unique blend of science and art." In this activity, you can decide what the dinosaurs look like, including the colour and texture of their skin. Have fun! site annotation for Be the Artist!

http://www.nature.ca:80/discover/exf/bthrtst/index_e.cfm


bulletIdeas and Inventions (Fossweb) - This interactive activity helps kids learn more about the concept of colours. site annotation for Ideas and Inventions (Fossweb)

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/IdeasandInventions/index.html


bulletMixing Colours - Drag red, blue, and green balls and mix the colours together. site annotation for Mixing Colours

http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/scizone/games/adding/default.asp


bulletAnimal Adaptations - Choose how animals adapt. site annotation for Animal Adaptations

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm


bulletMonster Bugs Game - Learn about insects while building them with bug parts![needs Shockwave] site annotation for Monster Bugs Game

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/bugs/index.htm#


bulletBillie Bear's Online Word Search - Here's a word search game, all about the dinosaur age. site annotation for Billie Bear's Online Word Search

http://www.billybear4kids.com/dinosaurs/search/dinos.html


bulletThirstin's Word Scramble Game - Learn more about water and its uses by unscrambling the mystery word in the following sentences. site annotation for Thirstin's Word Scramble Game

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_wordscramble.html


bulletAnimals and their Babies - Match the animals with their babies in this online activity.  site annotation for Animals and their Babies

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/animal_babies-mw.html


bulletSmithsonian: Seal Puzzle - Move the pieces together to build a puzzle picture of a seal. site annotation for Smithsonian: Seal Puzzle

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/weblet.cfm?url=/Audiences/Fun/JigsawPuzzles/ocean_life.swf


bulletAnimal Riddles - Use the clues to guess the animals. site annotation for Animal Riddles

http://www.meddybemps.com/riddles/index.html


bulletBuild a Bridge (NOVA Online) - Use this game to pick the best bridge for each location. site annotation for Build a Bridge (NOVA Online)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html


bulletComputer Crayons - What happens when you subtract colours. Try this crayon game. site annotation for Computer Crayons

http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/scizone/games/subtracting/default.asp


bulletWorms - All about worms - songs, experiments and more! site annotation for Worms

http://www.thinkingfountain.org/w/worms/worms/worms.html


bulletParts of a Plant - Match the parts to the plant. site annotation for Parts of a Plant

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1m1app.html


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