5.+Science

==Myabodo is an interactive that lets you shape a house to suit you. Change stuff about your house and see how it shapes the climate. When your done join an abodo neighborhood, share your abodo with other people and get started with changing the world for real. Example: See how your abodo will be ranked by clicking on view other abodos.==

==Use the Thinkfinity site to learn about Science topics or organize and explain what you know about the topics.==

==Curriculum Bits is a website that offers free access to a growing range of interactive multimedia elearning resources. The site contains games, quizzes, animations and videos in a variety of subjects. The site is geared at students aged 11 to 16. This is a well designed site that is engaging and can be used as supplement or review material for many students. Students can use this site to learn and use what they have learned to create their own presentation of topics using other Web 2.0 tools. If you like the Science section you can also go to the various other areas.==

==Ekoloko is an online gaming world that aims to teach children about saving the environment and being more "green". It has stunning graphics and an engaging story, yet it's message is what is so important.==

==eFieldTrip is a great site that allows teachers and students to take virtual trips all over the globe without leaving the classroom. There are many offerings on the site for students to visit and explore as well as information about each one.==

==The World Wide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe. This is a really neat site that requires a download (much like Google Earth) and also access to the web. Great for teaching astronomy.==

=__Additional Sites That Can Be Used With Web 2.0 Tools__=

==After visiting the sites below students could respond or create a blog entry about a topic,==

Create an invention, title the creation, explain what the invention does, and share the invention by printing or emailing your creation.
== Create a film using video clips, sounds, captions, and music at the [|National Geographic Filmmaker], and then email the link. The sites below are places that students can read about Scientific topics and then develop their own resources using Web 2.0 tools. == > Offer timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials. > http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org > Features a wide variety of Space and Science news escpecialy for kids! > [] > Contains short audio clips about a variety of subjects related to science. Each clip is accompanied by a transcript and classroom lesson ideas. > [] > Explores the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and presents those topics in a clear, accessible, and accurate manner. > [] > A central, online source for kid-friendly science news and resources. > @http://www.eurekalert.org/kidsnews/
 * **Science News for Kids**
 * **National Geographic Kids News: Space and Science**
 * **Science NetLinks Weekly Science Updates**
 * **The Why Files: The Science Behind the News**
 * **EurekAlert! Science for Kids Portal**