Identify the function of specific plant and animal parts

Recognize the basic structure of plant and animal cells.

Identify animal and plant cell structures and function

Cell Models - An interactive exhibit of plant and animal cells.

Cell Quiz - Quia quiz - Does NOT show correct answers.

Rags to Riches Cells - Quia game that works like the Millionaire game.

Select plants and animals found in a specific environment.

Plant Adaptations - describes adaptations plants have made to live in various biomes. Link to a Plant Match game.

Animal Adaptations - An online "E-Sheet" that goes along with this Animal Adaptations .pdf worksheet. Students explore simple world ecosystems and make notes on how animals have adapted (or not) to life in these areas.

Recognize how plants and animals interact with each other in their environment.

What's It Like Where You Live? - A great site from Missouri Botanical Garden that offers a wealth of information about six terrestrial biomes (rainforest, tundra, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, grassland, and desert) and six aquatic ecosystems (rivers and streams, ponds and lakes, wetlands, shorelines, temperate oceans, and tropical oceans).

Biomes of the World - This unit from TeachersFirst is an online research project that includes introductory descriptions of the major biomes, along with web resources for further research and exploration. Students are asked to prepare a presentation on a specific biome. Good resources for teachers or students even if not used as set out in the unit plan.

Identify ways that organisms affect their environment.

Match the edible parts of plants with particular plant structures.

Compare how various animals obtain and use food for energy

Match the animal with their means of obtaining oxygen.

Distinguish offspring from the parent.

Recognize the relationship between reproduction and the survival of a species

Select the illustration that depicts the life cycle of a specific organism

Match a plant or animal adaptation to a particular environmental condition.

Compare and contrast groups of organisms according to their major characteristics

Match the form of structures found in living things to its function

Match fossil evidence with organisms that are alive today.

Identify animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct.

Infer possible causes of extinction.

Determine the order of the planets according to their distance from the sun

Identify the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.

Moon Phases - Information page about the moon phases - you can see what the moon is like daily.

Lunar Cycle Challenge - This online activity asks students to "drag" moons to their correct places in lunar cycles. There is also a printable version of this activity.

Recognize that the length and position of a shadow is related to the location of the sun.

Identify the cloud type(s) associated with specific weather conditions.

Choose the appropriate instrument for measuring a given atmospheric condition.

identify the basic features of the water cycle.

Weather Desk - from IKnowThat.com. Ads

Water Science for Schools - Gallons of great information and activities from the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes water cycle information on several levels.

Recognize specific geological features.

Determine how wind and water change the Earth’s geological features.

Identify the layers of the Earth.

Choose the appropriate use for an earth material.

Identify the basic characteristics of soil.

Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.

Select factors that have the greatest effect on the motion of an object.

Recognize the effects of gravity.

Recognize simple machines (i.e., inclined plane, lever, pulley)

Simple Machines - From the Franklin Institute. A brief description with examples of simple machines - includes links for more information.

The Elements of Machines - Part of the Inventor's Toolbox. Follow up with a visit to Gadget Anatomy to see how many of these machines are part of everyday tools we use.

EdHeads Simple Machines - Awesome site - Students learn about simple and compound machines while they explore the House and Tool Shed! Teachers section available with good resources.

Determine how speed affects distance traveled over time.

Select an object according to its observable physical properties.

Identify states of matter.

Determine how various types of matter change state.

Choose features associated with physical changes.

Identify characteristics of different types of mixtures.

Determine methods for separating mixtures.

Identify different forms of energy.

Distinguish between the volume and pitch of sound.

Recognize that various materials conduct heat.

Select a simple electrical circuit.