Nature Study and Science Resources
Farm Life
Farm Scene Play Mat PDF
The Children's Book of Birds/Ornithology
Cornell's Coloring Book of Birds PDF
The Birds of America Audubon- Google Book
Audubon's Birds of America- Coloring Book Dover- for purchase
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A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky/Astronomy
Constellation Maps
Planets -Color and Label
Space & Astronomy Coloring Pages
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By the Shore & In the Sea/Marine Biology
Food Chain -from Understanding the Sea -this book is part of Marine Biology: Companion Album; NOTE: This book is no longer used with By the Shore & In the Sea, but you may still wish to use the image.
Carl Linnaeus-Free poster of Carl Linnaeus
Diatoms-Coloring Page and Craft from Ellen McHenry's site-PDF
Diatoms Coloring Sheet-Coloring Page-PDF
Photosynthesis-Free poster of Photosynthesis from Kids Discover w/account
Scholastic StudyJams!-Short videos with topics pertaining to our study of Marine Biology: Photosynthesis; The Kingdoms of Life, Symbiosis and Plant Adaptations
Ebb and Flow-Optional: Art activity from Crayola
Monterey Bay Aquarium-Excellent animal cards, coloring pages, etc.
Teacher's Guide to Marine Life in the Gulf of Maine- PDF -used as a reference
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Botany
Germination Stencils PDF Ellen J McHenry website
The First Book of Botany by Eliza A. Youmans
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Classification
Are We Losing the Science of Taxonomy?
Classifying Life NOVA Interactive
Taxonomy Study.com
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Minibeasts/Entomology
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Why do honeybees love the hexagon shape? -TedEd-short video clip. Be sure to watch this only after completing the hexagon activity-otherwise it will give away answers meant to be self-discovered.
Interactive Educational Sites: Insects and Bugs Theme
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Weather
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Thirstin's Water Cycle: Interactive Water Cycle from the EPA-Requires Flash. Here is another link for it from NASA: Precipitation Education
Lightning Safety PDF or Here
Printable Pattern Blocks Used with Snowflake Geometry
Weather Cover Page -FREE PDF to use with Weather: A Guided Study
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On the Earth and In It
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The Rock Cycle: Study Jams! video [See other videos/slide shows on Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rock, Minerals, etc.]
Volcanoes: Study Jams! video [See other videos on Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rock, Minerals etc.]
Earthquakes: Study Jams! video [See other videos on Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rock, Minerals etc.]
Crystal & Gem: DK Eyewitness -Free book with color pictures at Internet Archive -allow students to peruse as they wish
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Eyes and No Eyes by Arabella Buckley contains 6 books including:
Wild Life in Woods and Fields, By Pond and River, Plant Life in Field and Garden, Birds in the Air, Trees and Shrubs and Insect Life