6th Grade Science Links

The 3D Body Scanner from Cornell University's College of Human Ecology.

Applets:   Try these activities from Sim Science.  A web site devoted to areas of science where computer simulations are at the forefront of discovery. 

Membranes   The study of membranes is important for understanding a wide range of physical, chemical and biological systems. In this module you will learn about surfaces and interfaces; cell membranes and soaps; human red blood cells; and even what all this has to do with new theories of particles in physics.

Fluid Flow   In fluid flow, we try to learn more about what kind of effects flows have on bodies placed in those flows, and the other way around.

Cracking Dams   Here you will learn about dams and cracks, engineering and computer simulation.

Crackling Noise  Many different processes from devastating earthquakes to crumpling pieces of paper to magnetizing magnets produce crackling noise.

Air Now. Perhaps the most fascinating features of this site are a series of animated gifs that illustrate ozone patterns for each day from May 3, 1999 to September 30, 1999. Students might look at these animated maps and study patterns of ozone over a single day, or across the seasons.

AnimalSearch is a family-safe search engine for animal related web sites.

A wealth of data and images from the Hubble Space Telescope archives.

Information and MPEG & QuickTime files of early Edison movies, brought to us by The Library of Congress.