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INTERNET MADE EASY: Internet Scavenger Hunts: Science

Internet Scavenger Hunts: Science
ISBN: 0-439-13846-9
Price: U.S. $10.95
Grades 4–8

The Good, the Bad,...the Bugs (p. 8)
Insects on the Web
 
Most Wanted Bugs
 
Ultimate Survivor (p. 9)
Yucky: Roach Anatomy
 
Roach Anatomy
 
A Pest for a Pet (p. 10)
Cockroach Care Sheet
 
Madagascan Giant Hissing Roaches
 
Yucky Roach World
 

Shark or Dolphin (p. 11)
Sharks
 
Introduction to Sharks
 
Dolphins
 
Common Dolphin ACS Cetacean Fact Sheet
 
Master Hunter (p. 12)
Shark Anatomy
 
Ocean of Know: Anatomy — General Characteristics
 
Shark Fact or Fiction (p. 13)
Sharks
 
Introduction to Sharks
 

When Did Dinosaurs Roam the Earth? (p. 14)
Enchanted Learning — What Is a Dinosaur?
 
Enchanted Learning — Dinosaur Genus List
 
What's in a Dino Name? (p. 15)
Dinosaur Name Roots — Zoom Dinosaur
 
Dinosaur Names — Zoom Dinosaur
 
Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs (p. 16)
Dinosaur Floor
 
Dinosaur Extinction — Enchanted Learning
 
What Killed the Dinosaurs? The Great Mystery
 

Control Center (p. 17)
Neuroscience for Kids: Questions/Answers
 
Neuroscience for Kids: Divisions of the Nervous System
 
The Brain Knows (p. 18)
KidsHealth: The Brain Is the Boss
 
Neuroscience for Kids: Divisions of the Nervous System
 
Weigh Those Brains (p. 19)
Brain Facts and Figures
 
Neuroscience for Kids: Brain Size
 

Sleepy Time (p. 20)
Understanding Sleep: Brain Basics
 
Neuroscience for Kids: Sleep
 
Selling Sleep (p. 21)
KidsHealth: Why Do I Need to Sleep?
 
Neuroscience for Kids: Sleep
 
Plant Parts (p. 22)
Great Plant Escape Case #1: In Search of Green Life
 
Great Plant Escape Case #4: The Plot Thickens
 

Food Factory Crossword (p. 23)
Sambal's Science Web: Photosynthesis
 
Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?

Newton's Apple: Photosynthesis
 
Seeds on the Move (p. 24)
Wind Dispersal of Seeds
 
Drift Seeds and Drift Fruits
 
Ultimate Hitchhiker
 
Meet the Meat-Eaters (p. 25)
The Mysterious Venus Flytrap
 
Carnivorous Plants
 
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ
 

Around the World (p. 26)
What's It Like Where You Live?
 
World Biome Map
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World Biomes — Map
 
Comparing Biomes (p. 27)
The World's Biomes
 
Earth Floor: Biomes
 
Invent an Animal (p. 28)
Earth Floor: Biomes
 
Biomes of the World
 

Dive Into the Deep (p. 29)
Ocean Zonation
 
Ocean Light Zones
 
Oceans Alive! Life in the Sea
 
Facts About the Oceans (p. 30)
Ocean Data
 
Oceans Alive! Ocean Profiles
 
Colorful Corals (p. 31)
The Coral Reef Ecology Home Page
 
Corals and Coral Reefs
 

Save the Corals (p. 32)
Coral Reefs
 
Threats to Coral Reefs
 
Threats to Coral Reefs
 
How Caves Form (p. 33)
Kentucky Caverns — Cave Formation
 
Geology of Mammoth Cave
 
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
 
Underground Wonders (p. 34)
Kentucky Caverns — Cave Glossary and Tips
 
Howe Caverns' Cavern Classroom: Geology
 
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
 

Creatures of the Dark (p. 35)
Missouri Cave Life
 
The Moving Earth (p. 36)
NEIC Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
 
This Dynamic Earth — USGS
 
An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
 
Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics
 
Crossing Boundaries (p. 37)
Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics
 
Understand Plate Motions
 

Mapping Earth's Shakes (p. 38)
Ten Largest U.S. Earthquakes
 
Fact Monster: Earthquakes
 
Tremor Terminology (p. 39)
USGS: Earthquakes
 
USGS Earthquake Hazard Program FAQ
 
Cool Earthquake Facts
 
Earthquakes Do's and Don't's (p. 40)
EQ FAQ — Earthquake Preparedness
 
FEMA: Fact Sheet Earthquakes
 
American Red Cross — Earthquake
 

Tsunami Trivia (p. 41)
Pacific Tsunami Museum FAQs
 
FEMA Backgrounder: Tsunami
 
Thunder and Lightning (p. 42)
Thunderstorms and Lightning (OCDA)
 
Understanding Thunderstorms
 
A Look Inside a Thunderstorm
 
Wild Weather (p. 43)
Children of the Storm (OCDA)
 
Understanding Thunderstorms
 

How Lightning Strikes (p. 44)
A Lightning Primer from the GHCC
 
Lightning @ National Geographic
 
USA Today Resources: Lightning Science and Safety
 
Solar Crossword (p. 45)
Sun
 
StarChild: The Sun
 
By the Numbers (p. 46)
The Sun
 
Sun
 

Which Eclipse Is That Again? (p. 47)
Solar Eclipse: Why Eclipses Happen
 
Solar Eclipses
 
Solar Eclipse in Jeopardy (p. 48)
Solar Eclipses
 
Introductory Eclipse Tutorial
 
Sky Lights (p. 49)
The Aurora Explained
 
Auroras: Self-Guided Lesson
 
The Aurora Page
 

What Causes Auroras? (p. 50)
The Aurora Explained
 
Auroras: What Makes Them Happen?
 
Space Pioneers (p. 51)
Career Astronaut Biographies
 
Extraterrestrial Explorers (p. 52)
History of Space Exploration
 
Exploring the Planets
 

Weigh Off in Space! (p. 53)
Your Weight on Other Worlds
 
StarChild: Planet Hop
 
Physical Solar System Data
 
Find the Missing Elements (p. 54)
Periodic Table of the Elements
 
Periodic Table: Atomic Number
 
It's Elemental: The Periodic Table of Elements
 
Element-ary Word Search (p. 55)
Chem4Kids.com: Elements
 
Chem4Kids.com: Atoms
 
Rader's CHEM4KIDS.COM
 

Build Your Energy Vocabulary (p. 56)
Kids’ Zone: Handy Tools

EIA Kids Page: What Is Electricity?

Energy Story: What Is Energy?

Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy (p. 57)
EIA Kid’s Page: Renewable Energy Sources
 
EIA Kid’s Page: Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Where Does Energy Come From? (p. 58)
EIA Kids Page: Energy Facts

The Energy Story
 

The Science of Roller Coasters (p. 59)
Amusement Park Physics
 
Funderstanding Roller Coaster
 
Name That Force (p. 60)
Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster
 
Funderstanding Roller Coaster