SCIENCE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR KIDS

1. Go to A Look Inside the Human Body.

Click on the Skeletal System.
How many bones does a baby have? ___________________
How many bones does an adult have? __________________

Click on the Respiratory System.
Arrow key down to the bottom and click to see some amazing facts.
Is the right or left lung larger? __________________

Click on the Circulatory System.
Arrow key down to the bottom and click to see some amazing facts.
How long does it take a red blood cell to circle the body? ______________

Click on the Digestive System.
Arrow key down to the bottom and click to see some amazing facts.
How much saliva does the body produce everyday? ________________

2. Go to Neuroscience for Kids.

Click on Experiments and Activities. Click on Brain Games.
Click on
Colors, Colors. Read the directions and complete the activity.

3. Go Click on All About Animals.

There are several sits about animals. Preview several of the sites.

4. Go to Astronomy and Space for Kids.

Click on several sites to explore.

5. Go to Harcourt Science Glossary.

Click on a grade level and then choose several words to see the definition of them.

6. Go to Enchanted Learning - Science Activities and choose three topics to preview.

Print out one item from each topic.

7. Go to Amusement Park Physics.

Click on Design a Roller Coaster. Read the directions and design one.
Was your
Safety Rating and Fun Rating thumbs up or thumbs down ? __________________

8. Go to Zoom Astronomy.

Click on Comets and list the four parts of a comet.
____________________,___________________,___________________,________________

9. Go to Multimedia Physics Studio.

Click on several of the multimedia topics to preview.

10. Go to Quia Biology Activities.

Click and complete several activities.

11. Go to BrainPOP.

Click on Science Movies and choose two movies to view. What movies did you choose?
_______________________ & ______________________

12. Go to Harcourt Science Activities

Explore one activity for each grade level.

13. Go to Kids World - Nutrition.

Click on Food Pyramid and review the information.
Go back to
Kids World and click on Quiz. Take the quiz. How many did you get right? _____

14. Go to How Stuff Works.

Choose two items to see how they work.
What did you choose? _________________ & __________________

15. Go to Science Games.

Click on a science topic and explore several of the sites.

 

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Created 6/16/00 by AEP
Updated 10/12/04
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