Family
Science & Technology Resources:
Backyard Jungle is a participatory multimedia site where kids
learn about ecology and new ways to explore their natural surroundings.
Produced by KLRU,
BACKYARD BUTTERFLIES explores what
insects eat, butterfly habitat and their life cycle. It also
includes a matching game for young children of Texas native
species.
This site, selected by the SciLinks Program sponsored by the
National Science Teachers Association, is a wonderful resource
for learning about butterflies. It contains a photo gallery
and a student resource guide containing units such as butterfly
physiology, pupa stage and the difference between moths and
butterflies.
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Flutter by this multilingual site from the Canadian Heritage
Information Network to learn more about the beautiful creatures
in your backyard. View a searchable gallery of butterflies and
moths, learn how to attract these beautiful insects to your
yard and protect their habitats, access lessons and much more.
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Have fun playing games and learning about geometry, science,
and puzzles. This site is an amusement park of knowledge.
This site is a national voice for young scientific investigators
and the opportunity for them to interact with experienced researchers.
Children can join an electronic mail list to share their questions
and observations with scientists and other children.
A fun site from the museum of science, art and human perception.
The site teaches kids about all sciences in a exciting and motivating
way with plenty of puzzles and games to help in the learning
process.
An award winning daily science radio series heard on KUT 90.5
FM. Topics covered are: established ideas in science; news and
discoveries in Earth science, astronomy, and environmental science;
listener questions; sky events, and astronomy and Earth science
anniversaries; insight into the process of science; and background
on environmental issues. The Web site has great resources for
teachers, parents and kids.
The JigZone is the place on the Internet
for free online jigsaw puzzles.
This site was created by the Defenders of Wildlife, an organization
dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants
in their natural communities. This interdisciplinary site has
wonderful animation, color and sound. It contains a variety
of activities and lessons that are appropriate for grades K-12.
Every wondered what makes bubbles round or what causes a lightning
flash? Check out this great site!
This site for parents discusses the meaning of science, when
science instruction should begin, science around the home and
community, and the science connections between home and school.
It also provides a list of science education resources for families.
Designed to help introduce preschoolers and their parents to
technology.
Play online games, download activities
to do at home, and more cool stuff.
A freely-accessible publication with new satellite imagery and
scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on
Earth's climate and environmental change.
National Wildlife Federation, a leader in environmental education
for 65 years, offers an exciting array of resources about nature.
Schoolyard Habitats certification program are designed to bring
the natural world to kids and kids out into nature!
The American Museum of Natural History's presents this great
site for kids. Topics cover Astronomy, Genetics and Paleontology.
A cooperative project between the National Science Teachers
Association and the Children's Book Council. This list is published
annually in the March issue of Science and Children; the journal
devoted to preschool through middle level science teaching.
Subjects include biographies, earth and space, environment and
ecology, integrated, life and physical science, technology and
engineering.
On Plastic Fork Diaries, tweens explore their relationship to
food: nutrition, athletic performance, cultural significance,
and the vanishing family meal.
Sci4Kids is about what scientists do at the USDA Agricultural
Research Service (ARS). It is geared to show 8-13 year old
kids that science is part of daily life.
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An interactive journey through the theory of evolution from
beginning to end. Teaches about many life science topics while
allowing the children to have control in the learning process.
Check out this site to learn all about energy, the environment,
pipeline and rail safety, and to play games and color pictures.
The former first lady LadyBird Johnson's companion Website to
the Wildflower Center located in Austin, Texas has the goal
"to educate people about the environmental necessity, economic
value, and natural beauty of native plants."
The National Directory of Recommended Native Plant Species
database allows users to search by common and scientific name,
plant family, as well as by state and habitat.
KLRU Contact Information
Linda Schmid
Senior V.P. for Educational Services
email: lschmid@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9049
Mary Alice Appleman
Assistant Director for Educational Services
email: maappleman@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9051
