Nature Study and Science Resources
General Science
Dianna Aston Teacher's Guide -PDF; This guide covers all of the books in her A(n) _ is _ series, such as An Egg is Quiet or A Nest is Noisy.
Farm Life
Farm Scene Play Mat PDF
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
Astronomy
Constellation Maps
Planets -Color and Label
Space & Astronomy Coloring Pages
Marine Biology
Food Chain -from Understanding the Sea -this book is part of Marine Biology: Companion Album
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 and Plant Adaptations
Thirstin's Water Cycle-Requires Flash; Interactive
Ebb and Flow-Optional: Art activity from Crayola
Monterey Bay Aquarium-Excellent animal cards, coloring pages, etc.
National Geographic-Short videos on Ecological Relationships
Marine Life Guide- PDF -used as a reference
Botany
The First Book of Botany by Eliza A. Youmans
Classification
Are We Losing the Science of Taxonomy?
Classifying Life NOVA Interactive
Germination Stencils PDF Ellen J McHenry website
Taxonomy Study.com
Entomology
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
Weather
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
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