Young Scientist Cards

Please decide which Young Scientist card you will like to do. I will leave a copy of the class list at the Science noticeboard. Please tick your choice.

Below are some websites which may be useful when you are completing the activities:

I AM A YOUNG ENTOMOLOGIST

1. Pictures and posters on insects
http://www.bushveld.co.za/pictures-of-insects.htm
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1insects/bugmenu.html
http://www.alrfoto.com/geinsectos.htm

5. Make a collecting net or trap for insect collection
http://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/insect_collection.htm
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfun/collecti.htm
http://entomology.unl.edu/tmh/ent115/labs/collecting.htm

10. Learn and read about 5 types of insects (You have to show the notes you make on these 5 insects).
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1insects/bugmenu.html
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/lepidoptera/index.html (Butterflies)
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/hymenoptera/index.html (Ants, bees and wasps)
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/orthoptera/index.html (Grasshoppers and crickets)
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/odonata/index.html (Dragonflies and damselflies)
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/phasmida/index.html (Walking sticks)
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/diptera/index.html (Flies)
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/index.html (index of insects)

16. Observe and draw the body parts of an insect…using a lightscope or a microscope.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/unit1/labgrass.htm
http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/bodypart.htm

21. Observe and write notes on 5 different types of beetles.
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/coleoptera/index.html
(contains information on a variety of beetles)

23. Keep a diary of an insect's life cycle. You may draw to show the stages of the insect's life.
http://www.kidfish.bc.ca/insects.htm
http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/life.htm
http://www.co.stevens.wa.us/weedboard/htm_bio/insect_life_cycle.htm
http://www.kidfish.bc.ca/cycle.htm
http://www.infovisual.info/02/045_en.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/


I AM A YOUNG ORNITHOLOGIST

3. List ten endangered species of birds in the world and state where they may be found.
http://www.50birds.com/Gend1.htm
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1460/bird.html
http://www.northamptonshirewildlife.co.uk/endanger/endt5.htm

5. Make a poster to show why feathers are important to birds
http://www.fernbanksciencecenter.org/Birding/feathers.htm
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/preening.html
http://www.ornithology.com/lectures/Feathers.html

7. Take pictures of two species of birds where the male and female have different colours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouldian_Finch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism
http://www.all-birds.com/Hummingbirds.htm

10. Build a bird table and position it in a suitable place.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/homesgardens/features/how-to-build-bird-table.html
http://www.fow.org.uk/birdtablefow.htm
http://www.overthegardengate.net/wildlife/projects/birdtble.asp

12. Draw the profile of a bird identifying with notes at least twelve of its parts.
http://www.all-birds.com/Anatomy.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/label/extanatomy/answers.GIF
http://www.sobaybirdsoc.com/images/birddraw.gif
http://www.interaktv.com/birdanat/birdanat.html

18. Draw the feet of three different bird species and explain why they are shaped that way.
http://www.normanbirdsanctuary.org/feet_adaptations.shtml
http://www.infovisual.info/02/061_en.html
http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/pg010.html

19. Use a microscope to view the feather of a bird and make a sketch of what you see, defining the different parts and explaining how these are used for flying.
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/feathers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/pg007.html
http://fsc.fernbank.edu/birding/feathers.htm

22. Visit Jurong Bird Park. Make notes, sketches or take pictures of 10 different birds so that you can describe them to your classmates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_BirdPark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87791108@N00/415256163/


I AM A YOUNG IT WHIZ

1. List 5 tips on how you and your friend can protect yourselves when surfing the internet or chatting in the internet relay chat room.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=207
http://www.safekids.com/kidsrules.htm


9. Interested in marine life? Visit a website and describe the relationship between dolphins and sharks.
http://oceanlink.island.net/ask/odontoceti.html#anchor5751335
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=63583


12. Interested in the arts? Visit 3 websites of art museums in the world, including one from Singapore…
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/museums/artmus.html
http://www.nhb.gov.sg/SAM/

18. You are the editor of your school magazine. You write a monthly column on ‘great websites for kids’. Pick 2 of your favourite sites and share your reviews.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/besmart/cool2.html
http://www.kidsites.com/
http://www.brainpop.com/
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

20. Shopping on the internet is a great time-saving invention. What are some of the things you can buy off the internet.
http://www.shopsafe.co.uk/shopping.htm
http://www.townnet.com/world/asia/singapore.html
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~steveh/shopping/
http://www.bizrate.com/

Have fun looking through these websites!!!