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Physical Sciences
1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world.
Physics 2000 Science Trek
What's the Matter?
   
Life Sciences
2. Plant and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials.
Fisheye View Cam The Fisheye View Cam is used by marine biologists to study coral
behaviors at Fisheye View labs in Coral Gables, Florida.
  
Earth Sciences
3. Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation.
Earth Observatory - Water Cycle NASA
Enchanted Learning - Water Cycle

Follow a drip through the water cycle
USGS
Weather Vocabulary
   
4. Energy from the sun heats the Earth unevenly, causing air movements resulting in changing weather patterns.
Amazing Space Learn about light and heat from stars in the "Star Light Star Bright" activity.
Energy Quest Energy education from the California Energy Commission
Weather Vocabulary
   
5. The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the sun in predictable paths.
Griffith Observatory  A Los Angeles landmark with a telescope, Hall of Science, Planetarium Theatre, and photos.
NASA's Observatorium
NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and space data. The site has pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.
Across the Solar System
A crossword puzzle about the nine planets
Planets and Moons Matching vocabulary exercise
The Sun
Matching vocabulary exercise
Space Resources

Windows to the Universe
Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system on the Earth and Space sciences. Funded by NASA, this site includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.

Last updated: December 15, 2005