Virtuals

=**Virtual Sciences**=

Virtuals are online activities that are useful when the real experiment is not easily carried out but they are also useful as demonstrations or pre-activities to help develop conceptual understanding prior to the actual task being carried out.**
 * The notion of a virtual science laboratory with virtual experiments is also here.

Virtual Microscopes

 * http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/electronmicroscope/**
 * Electron Microscope**


 * http://www.livingchildren.com/swf/microscope.htm**

**Virtual Dissections**

 * Frog Dissection – Free Demo**
 * http://www.froguts.com/flash_content/index.html**

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html**
 * Cow’s Eye Dissection -


 * Cat Dissection**
 * http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/**


 * Crayfish Dissection**
 * http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/animals/crayfish.html**


 * Virtual Pig Dissection**
 * http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/**


 * Virtual Knee Surgery**
 * http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/index.htm**


 * Owl Pellet Dissections**
 * http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index2.htm**

Various types of farming and how it occurs Science and Society Strand Level 2.3: Explain applications of science and how it affects their community
 * Virtual Field Trips**
 * 4-7**
 * http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/pictures/dairy/index.html**
 * http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html**

Earth and Beyond Strand Level 4.2 Changes on Earth occur on different scales of time and space
 * 7-10 and Science21**
 * http://www.field-guides.com/sci/hurricane/index.htm**

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/ This website is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each planet and the major moons in our solar system. Earth and Beyond Strand Level 4.2 and 5.2 Collect and infer from data that the events that occur in the solar system can have effects at other times and in other places

This site is an interactive, virtual field trip to North Stradbroke Island Life and Living Strand Level 4.3: Interactions which take place in the living and non-living environment. Excellent as a practice activity prior to the actual field trip.
 * 7-10 and Biology or Science21**
 * http://www.internal.schools.net.au/edu/atom/awardtwo/index.html**

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=13057 Wetland and Riparian Virtual Field Trip

http://www.kscience.co.uk/as/module5/seashore_web_site/index.htm Virtual Rocky Shore Field Trip