Kindergarten Life Science Websites

Websites for Kindergarten Life Science
Animals, Plants and Their Environment

These websites support the NGSS standards at this grade level and are labeled by the type of website that it is (Student or Teacher Background, Student Online Activities, Teacher Activities, Student or Teacher Videos).

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Resource Link	Abstract	Website Types
Ask A Biologist - Arizona State University	Ask A Biologist began in 1997 in the School of Life Sciences. The site continues to be developed, and maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers. It is designed as an educational resource for students preK-12, and their teachers and parents. Ask A Biologist is visited by over 9,000 people every day and has answered more than 30,000 questions.	Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos;Worksheets
Blue Whale Feeding - Science Friday	Video and science behind Blue Whales doing barrels rolls while diving for krill.	Student Videos
Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest	How to identify trees of the Pacific Northwest (Many are common to California as well). Has a nice on-line dichotomous key and a "mystery tree" section that lets you test your identification skills using the dichotomous key.	Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Background
Dichotomous Tree Key	Learn how to identify different trees with this nice simple Dichotomous Tree Key	Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Background
Engineering Adventures	Engineering Everywhere is a FREE engineering curriculum for elementary level students. Choose from seven units with fun, hands-on engineering design challenges based on real events around the world	Student Background;Student Online Activities;Student Videos;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Explore.org Live Cams	Explore.org has a collection of live cams from around the world. Some are in museums/nature centers. Others are outdoors. Honey Bee Cam, Penguin Cam, Seal Cam, Wave Cam, kelp forest cam. Lots of options for animals and environments.	Student Videos
Fruits, Seeds and their Dispersal	Plants have a variety of ways in which they disperse their seeds, or the fruits containing the seeds. Four main groups of dispersal mechanisms can be recognized: animal, wind, water and self-dispersal. The size, shape and color of the fruit and seed, together with other features, reflect the method of dispersal.	Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
Growing Minds - Farm to School	This site has a nice selection of activities and resources about how to create and use a school garden and its bounty	Student Background;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
How to Create a Zero Waste Classroom	Students need adult models and they need to be empowered to make the choices and ask the questions that help them find solutions. Start the conversation on day one and use it as a lens for all you do and use. Ask simply, “How can we consume less? Where and how can we reuse more?” For students, the experience of a Zero Waste classroom is a real and empowering step towards approaching the greater environmental challenges of plastic pollution and climate change; students learn that their choices do matter. Use math to help them understand the compounded impact. i.e. One classroom uses 100 less pencils, there are 22 classrooms in our school, there are 30 schools in our district, etc.	Teacher Activities;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos
Meet the "Treetures"	Treetures is an environmental education program that focuses on trees. It uses whimsical characters - the treetures - that help introduce students to tree planting and care. Good content embedded in the stories of these treetures.	Student Background;Student Online Activities;Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
Skulls	Learn about skull structure and function, skull diversity, the living tissue associated with bones, and the role of the academy's skull collection in scientific research.	Student Background;Teacher Background
Teacher Resource Guide to Agriculture issues	Search the guide on-line or order your free copy. Has resources on all sorts of things related to agriculture. How to grow plants and animals and how farming is related to nutrition and habitat health	Teacher Activities;Teacher Background
Video: The Coralax	This film was created by students in Maui Huliau Foundation's Huliau Environmental Filmmaking Club. Inspired by Dr. Suess's The Lorax, this claymation by our new middle school students uses 667 images to show how irresponsible shoreline development can impact our precious reef ecosystem.	Student Videos;Teacher Videos
WatchKnowLearn.org	This website has free educational videos on all topics (including science) for all age levels. There is specifically a section for younger learners.	Student Background;Student Videos;Teacher Background;Teacher Videos

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