Select from this list of FETCH! science themes to view suggested Web sites that support and extend the learning goals of each FETCH! activity. Learn more about our FETCH! Outreach partners here.
Themes:Animals
Suggested link for Eat Like a Bird activity
- Smithsonian National Zoo: Birds for Kids
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/ForKids/default.cfm - Roger Williams Park Zoo
www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org
Suggested link for Throw Your Weight Around activity
- KidsHealth: The Brain is the Boss
kidshealth.org/kid/body/brain_noSW.html
Suggested link for Season 1, Episode 14: Grandma Ruffman's Recipe for Success
Suggested link for Season 1, Episode 16: Don't put the Kart before the Sea Lion
- New England Aquarium
www.neaq.org/index.flash4.html
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 6: Reducing the Calories and Cats in Your Life
- The A. S. P. C. A.
www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_home
Chemistry
- The Atoms Family
www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phantom/mightymolecules.html - Chem4Kids
www.chem4kids.com/ - Chemical Comics
www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ - The pH Factor
www.miamisci.org/ph/ - Kids Chemistry
acswebcontent.acs.org/kids/index.html
Suggested link for Season 3, Episode 5: Mission Improbable
- International Spy Museum
www.spymuseum.org
Earth Science
- Geology
geology.com - Earth: The Living Planet
www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/earth - Journey Into Amazing Caves
www.amazingcaves.com/ - My Wonderful World from National Geographic
www.mywonderfulworld.org - Global Information System Tools
www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/gis
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 5: The Mystery of Dogtopia and Catlantis
- Misery Island
www.thetrustees.org/pages/323_misery_islands.cfm
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 9: Roughing it with Ruff
- Pillsbury State Park
www.nhstateparks.org/state-parks/alphabetical-order/pillsbury-state-park/
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 11: Mush if by Land, Mush Mush if by Sea
- Minuteman National Park
www.nps.gov/mima
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 17: Scruff Ruffman at Large
- Cave of Winds
www.caveofthewinds.com
Forces and Motion
- Inside Einstein's Universe
www.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein - Simple Machines from EdHeads
www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm - Sport Science
www.exploratorium.edu/sports/ - Roller Coaster Design
kids.pbs.org/dragonflytv/show/rollercoasterdesign.html - Dragster Builder: Junkyard Wars
school.discovery.com/networks/junkyardwars/fun.html - Speed Machines from NOVA
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/machinesleft.html#boat
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 3: You Lucky Dog
- Boston Dragonboat Festival
www.bostondragonboat.org
Habitats
Suggested link for Season 3, Episode 10: What's Bugging Ruff
- Thompson Island
www.thompsonisland.org - National Zoo Animal Cams
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ - ARKive Education Games
www.arkiveeducation.org/games.html - Biodiversity: Everything Counts
www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=biodiversity&c - Missouri Botanical Garden: Biomes and Ecosystems
www.mbgnet.net/ - Nab the Aquatic Invader!
www.sgnis.org/kids/index.html
Suggested link for Season 3, Episode 2: When Home is a House of Cards
- MSPCA
www.mspca.org
Suggested link for Season 3, Episode 8: Do-Se-Dos and Do-Se-Don'ts
- Franklin Park Zoo
www.franklinparkzoo.org
Human Body
- Case of the Barefoot Burglar
cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crimescene.html - DNA Detective
www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?dna - Detectives in the Classroom
www.montclair.edu/detectives - MRI Game
nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/mri/ - MicrobeWorld from the American Society of Microbiology
www.microbeworld.org - Food Safety Music from the University of California
foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/music.html
Suggested link for Season 2, Episode 2: Ruff's Case of Blues on the Brain
- Blue Man Group
www.blueman.com/about/whatis
Inventions
Suggested links for Ice Cream Shake and Design a Flavor activities
- International Dairy Foods Association: Ice Cream Facts
idfa.org/facts/icecream.cfm - KidsHealth: Why Does Eating Ice Cream Give Me a Headache?
kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/ice_cream_headache.html - National Geographic Explorer: Ice Cream
magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0304/articles/mainarticle.html - Science News for Kids: Screaming for Ice Cream
sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050810/Feature1.asp
Suggested links for Go Fly a Kite and Crazy about Kites activities
- The Drachen Foundation: About Kites
www.drachen.org/about_kites.html - Gomberg Kites: Kites as an Educational Tool
gombergkites.com/nkm/index.html
Suggested link for Float My Boat activity
- Boat Safe Kids: How Boats Float
boatsafe.com/kids/021598kidsques.htm
Suggested link for Size It Up activity
- National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone
nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm
(Specifically PixelFace activity)
Suggested link for Season 1, Episode 9: The Mystery of the Missing Thing in the Haunted Castle
- Hammond Castle
www.hammondcastle.org
Suggested link for Season 1, Episode 5: Ye Olde Colonial Episode
- Plimoth Plantation
www.plimoth.org
Space
Suggested links for Rescue Mission activity
- NASA Kids
nasakids.com - The Space Place
spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ - John F. Kennedy Space Center: Apollo 13
www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/apollo/apollo-13/apollo-13.htm - Space Camp
www.spacecamp.com
Suggested link for Season 1, Episode 1: 3-2-1 Blastoff!
- Museum of Science
www.mos.org
Structures
- ArchKIDtechture
www.archkidecture.org/ - How Bridges Work
www.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm - Building Big
www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/ - Skyscraper Museum
www.skyscraper.org/WHAT%27S_UP/COOL_STUFF/coolstuff.htm - Egyptian Pyramids
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
Partners
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman is building a community of partners who provide kids with hands-on opportunities to tackle science and engineering challenges.
FETCH! Outreach partners host FETCH! events and workshops for kids around the country, train others to lead FETCH activities with kids, and help spread the word about the show, Web site, and educational materials
- 4-H
www.fourhcouncil.edu - Association of Library Service to Children
www.ala.org/alsc - American Camp Association
www.acacamps.org - American Chemical Society
www.acs.org - American Society of Civil Engineers
www.asce.org - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
www.ashrae.org - Association of Children's Museums
www.childrensmuseums.org - Association of Science-Technology Centers
www.astc.org - Boys & Girls Clubs of America
www.bgca.org - Center for Summer Learning
www.summerlearning.org - Coalition of Science Afterschool
www.scienceafterschool.org - Girls Inc
www.girlsinc.org - Girl Scouts of the USA
www.girlscouts.org - National Afterschool Association
www.naaweb.org - YMCA of the USA
www.ymca.net - National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
To sign up your organization to become an official FETCH! Outreach Partner, please contact us.
