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This guide of teacher-recommended Web sites is a great way to teach your students more about the books offered on Trumpet each month.

Web Guide on SCIENCE

Why? How come? What if? Kids just seem to be natural scientists, asking all kinds of questions about the world around them. This month Trumpet is featuring a number of exciting books to help your students take their questions one step further—towards new learning and new discoveries. Plus, we're providing you with some super Web sites to support your classroom science investigations! Have fun and watch out for the test tubes!

  Hmmm?
  In the Rainforest
  (Visual Factfinder): Stars and Planets
  The Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth
  Ripley’s Amazing Sharks
  Sure-to-Win Science Fair Projects

In Hmm? you can investigate the mysteries of the mind and discover how the brain processes memories. Filled with funny stories, loads of facts, and fun “try-it” activities, this great book answers questions and encourages kids to ask new ones! Also captivating is the beautifully illustrated In the Rainforest. Fabulous photos, maps, and illustrations introduce young people to the most diverse ecosystem in the world. For explorations out of this world, be sure to take a look at the featured books in March’s Planets Pack, which include The Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth and Stars and Planets. Packed with information and up-to-date photos, these are essential resources for young astronomers. Back on Earth, take a look at Ripley’s Amazing Sharks. This fascinating nonfiction book both dispels myths and encourages further research. Finally, be sure to point out to your students Sure-to-Win Science Fair Projects. Competing in a science fair has launched many a future scientist on his or her career and this book helps all students get started creating their own experiments!

For some invaluable resources for enriching your science curriculum, be sure to check out the Web sites below!

See Other Web Guides!

 

Try Science!
Online field trips and adventures, live cams, and a fabulous archive of science experiments—from science centers around the world. Frequently updated.
http://www.tryscience.org/home.html

Sim Science
This creative site uses computer simulations to investigate bubbles, water flow, cell membranes, noise, and more!
http://simscience.org/

Science Fair Central
A comprehensive resource. Loads of project ideas, a handbook for kids, great links, and tips for parents and teachers.
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

Cosmic Quest @ The Children’s Museum
Tour the universe, journey to the North Pole, and design your own space station! Lots of interactive excitement and learning.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/


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