Science

• Discovery Works Internet Field Trips
  • This site will take you of a field trip of the Internet to learn about cool science topics. You will link to other science related sites and have fun along the way.
• Switcheroo Zoo
  • Switcheroo Zoo is a fun, interactive site where students will enjoy watching animals morph into other animals right before their eyes.
• Ology
  • OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies. What's your favorite OLogy? If you're fascinated by spiders, then you're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love ASTRONOMY.
• Great Cats
  • This is a wonderful site for learning about tigers, lions, cheetahs and more. On this site you can get the facts, do puzzles and maybe even catch some tigers on TigerCam.
• Dinosaurs
  • Learn all about Dinosaurs, test your dino knowledge and even build your own dinosaur.
• Brain Pop Science
  • BrainPOP is a web site that features hundreds of educational topics covering English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, and Technology, all correlated to National Education Standards for Grades 5-8. BrainPOP users can do up to two activities per day, free of charge.
• WWF Habitat Types
  • This website from the World Wildlife Federation covers the topic of the 14 world habitats and the animals that live there.
• How Stuff Works - Science
  • The Web site is an award-winning online destination for anyone who wants to know how anything works. However this link will take you to the science section.
• Science Knows No Boundaries
  • Science Knows No Boundaries is published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and includes stories, slide shows, quizzes, and teaching resources about science around the world.
• MathMol Activity Center
  • MathMol is a fascinating starting point for K-12 students and teachers interested in the field of molecular modeling and its application to mathematics. This high-tech site includes a set of hypermedia textbooks for grades 3-12, image libraries of both 3-D geometric and molecular structures, plus tutorials and reviews.
• U.S. Geological Survey Learning Room
  • USGS Biological Resources Division's Learning Room was designed especially for mid-elementary school age kids and up, lots of great information and resources are on these pages. You can learn about all kinds of biologically related subjects like hummingbirds, lichens, plants, and endangered species, to name just a few.
• NatureShift!
  • NatureShift has lots to offer; an electronic library of 1000's of images, lots of activities for learners and teachers, technology tutorials, a showcase where you can view projects others have submitted to our Web site.
• EIS's Periodic Table
  • The periodic table is the most important reference a chemist has because it puts all the known elements into a meaningful pattern.
• Science News for Kids
  • Science News for Kids is a new Web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 13. Our goal is to offer timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.

Space

• The Ten Best of the Nine Planets
  • If you don't have time for almost 100 pages of the full tour you can see the highlights by selecting one of the worlds and then following the Express links at the bottom of each page. If you get interested, you can always "get off the Express train" and wander around.
• Astro-Venture
  • Astro-Venture, by NASA Quest, is an interactive multimedia site that gives students in grades 5-8 the opportunity to search for and create a planet suitable for human habitation while role-playing NASA occupations.
• Planet Quest
  • Planet Quest highlights NASA's search for new worlds.
• Nasa Observatorium
  • NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and space data. We have pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.
• NASA for Kids
  • You can expect to find reliable information on space-related topics, as well as games, Web quests, and even chats with NASA experts.
• Space Coloring Book
  • This is a coloring and learning book about space from the NASA experts. The book also covers rockets, the Hubble telescope and careers in space.

Science Fair Ideas & Projects Ideas

• Bunsen Bob's Science Hunt
  • Find everything you need to choose a project, organize your plan of action, work out a schedule, and see how an actual project was picked, planned and finished.
• Discovery Channel's Science Fair Central
  • A comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project!
• IPL: Science Fair Project Resource Guide
  • The IPL will guide you to a variety of web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science experiment.
• Energy Quest's Science Projects
  • Below are listed a number of science projects and energy activities for students, K-12. Each of them have a short description on this page and then a link to the actual activity.
• Science Alliance
  • This site gives students in grades 4-8 tips and resources for completing research projects.

Space Museums

• Exploratorium
  • The Exploratorium is an online extension of the real museum of art, science and human perception located in San Francisco. It includes over 12,000 Web pages, including video and audio files on a wide variety of topics.
• Museum of Science and Industry Student Resources
  • The Museum's mission is to inspire the inventive genius in everyone.
• Smithsonian Museum for Kids - Science
  • This site has virtual field trips as well as information and games.

Energy

• Phocus on Physics
  • This site offers information about the general subject of physics. Are You Attracted to Magnets? Learn about Light and Sound, Heat and Optics, Energy and Matter, Electricity and Nuclear Physics.
• EIS's Kids Page
  • The Energy Administration Agency has created a kids page to explain what is energy, how it is created and how we use it. There is even an online coloring book.
• Powerhouse Kids and Energy
  • Alliant Energy's PowerHouse Kids is a comprehensive energy education program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Our site now includes more than 50 pages of energy information just for kids, including games, puzzles and activities, as well as articles for older students researching school reports.
• Dr. E's Energy Lab
  • This is the Department of Energy's Solor Energy Website. This site include explaination about solar energy, quizes to test knowledge and activities.
• Energy Quest
  • Energy Quest is the award-winning energy education website of the California Energy Commission. This site includes a library, explanations, games and information on a bunch of scientists.

Earth Science

• For Kids Only-Earth Science Enterprises
  • This website from NASA covers all the topics of Earth Science. There are sections on Land, Air, Water and Natural Disasters.
• National Weather Service-Playtime for Kids
  • This website from the National Weather Service offers information of tornadoes, winter storms, hurricanes and more.
• All about oceans and seas
  • This site offers and introduction to the oceans and life within it.
• Volcano World
  • This site is a very good reference about volcanos. Here you can find games, information and photos of volcanos from around the world.
• Earthquakes for Kids
  • This web site is provided by the United States Geological Survey≠s Earthquake Hazard Program as part of our effort to reduce earthquake hazard in the United States. There are puzzles and games, facts and science fair ideas.
• Earthquakes for Kids
  • Earthquakes for Kids is part of the larger US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program site. It includes games and puzzles, science fair ideas, facts, images, and more.
• The USGS Learning Web
  • Explore things on, in, around and about the Earth such as land, water, plants and animals, and maps.K-12 students, come get what you need to do your homework such as project ideas and homework help.
• Water Science for Schools
  • Water Science for Schools web site offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
• Weather Wiz Kids
  • Crystal Wicker designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. This site includes flashcards, puzzles, mazes and weather related quizzes.