- Steelton-Highspire School District
- Life Science Overview/Announcements
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Here are the books we will be using.LIFE
- We do have classroom pets. This year, in addition to our mouse "Gwenevere." We now have a pair of Hissing Cockroaches. Click on Madascar Hissing Cockroaches for more information on our roaches.
- The Science Club will be meeting soon to start up our new year.
PROJECTS
- We work on different projects throughout the year. Ask your child what they are working on at different points of the year.
Link to Science Inquiry Skills The skills of every scientist, inquiring minds want to know.WEBSITE LINKS:- Link to Cell Website A fun interactive site.
- Link to Bacteria Classification Check out the natural history section.
- Classification Vertebrates, invertebrates, lots of good stuff.
- Microbes The wonderful world of invisible organisms.
- Genetic diseases - ALD (Lorenzo's Oil - this is a film to see!) go to http://www.myelin.org/overview.htm for more information on this disease.
- Natural Resources of PA Discover the wonders of our beautiful state.
- All about Plants Info and activities to try.
- Info from the USDA about Plants Extensive database on plants.
- Butterflies for links to butterfly websites.
Dissections:- Virtual Dissection Dissect a frog online!
- Pig Dissection Now try a pig!
- More Dissections See pics of dissection, take a quiz.
More sites of interest include:- Wetlands Learn about the importance of our wetlands.
- Wetlands Quiz How much do you know??
- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Its importance to us in PA, and in Steelton.
- Mitosis in Onion Tips Activity to help understand mitosis.
- Bugs - Pests or Not?? Very fun interactive site on Insects.
- Rainforests Learn all about the rainforests.