Top:Science:
- Activities and Quizzes on
Science - [ Kids/Teens ] - Activities, games, and quizzes
on a variety of science topics. Wonderful study aid for children aged 9-13.
- Adventures
in Science and Technology - [ Kids ] - Introduces
chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and computer science. In English
and French.
- Alaska Science Forum
- [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Groups of articles on a wide array
of topics, like volcanoes, geology, living in the North, bugs, weather, and
pets. Lots of weird facts.
- Ask Dr. Universe - [
Kids ] - All sorts of big and small questions are answered here, and
include things that puzzle kids worldwide.
- Athena, Earth and
Space Science for K-12 - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] -
Illustrated descriptions and activities on Earth Science and Space. Includes
links to related materials and suggested learning activities.
- BBC Science & Nature - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Useful information about humans,
animals, space and the planet we live on. Includes quizzes, picture
galleries, games, and news stories.
- Bill Nye the Science Guy - [ Kids
] - Check out the daily demo, watch a video clip or listen to an
audio clips, and learn more about Bill Nye himself.
- The Black Hole Gang - [
Kids ] - Learn about the science adventures of Matt, Wei Ling, Rosa,
A.J., and Newton. Designed as a resource for kid-friendly science on the
web.
- The Bubblesphere - [ Kids ]
- All about soap bubbles. Bubble blowing, solutions, history, fun, Java
games, bubble machines and trivia.
- CAGIS - Canadian Association for
Girls In Science - [ Kids/Teens ] - Club for girls who
get together with women scientists and do fun experiments. Site also has
games and experiments to do at home.
- Careers in
Life Science Information for Students - [ Mature Teens ]
- Links to sites offering information about various science careers, mostly
in the life sciences, but also including astronomy.
- The Christopher
Columbus Awards - [ Teens ] - Competition open to
students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Three or four students work as a team to
identify a problem in their community, research it, and use science to
develop an innovative solution.
- Cogito - [ Teens/Mature Teens
] - Features information about science news and student
achievements. Page includes list of summer programs, academic competitions
and resource links.
- Cotton
Counts - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Collection of
educational articles about the history, growing and processing, economic
impact and applications of cotton fiber.
- Detecting the Truth:
Fakes, Forgery and Trickery - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Explains why and how people have changed paintings, maps, books, and money
throughout history, and shows the tools and techniques used to detect them.
- Discovery Kids - [
Kids/Teens ] - Delivers informative articles, online games, a chat
room, online science games, live web cams, showcase of video clips, and a
station guide.
- Discovery School:
A-to-Z Science - [ Kids/Teens ] - Offers homework help,
articles, interactive activities, virtual tours, science fair ideas, and
projects for kids.
- Explain that Stuff - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - Includes articles about science and
technology, including space, computing, and nuclear power.
- The Exploratorium - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - A hands-on museum of science, art, and human
perception in San Francisco. Site provides interactive online exhibits and
exhibitions, activities, science news, and publications, general information
about the museum.
- The Field Museum - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Maintains exhibits and conducts research
for old and new biological specimens, ancient cultural artifacts and
geology. Page includes photos of exhibits, interactive map of expeditions,
educational programs, and history of the facility. Located in Chicago, IL,
USA.
- The Field
Museum's Women in Science - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] -
Contains thirteen interviews with women in different areas of science.
- The Flying Turtle - [
Kids/Teens ] - Illustrated site celebrates and explains the basic
scientific principles that govern both nature and human technology.
- Funky Lab - [ Kids/Teens ]
- Presents a mix of science information and activities, from toilets to
steam engines. Includes quizzes, games, videos and articles on the science
and the history of science.
- Girls Reaching Out With
Science - [ Teens ] - Pairs middle school girls in
Columbus, Ohio, with mentors at Capital University to study science.
- History Of The Universe
- [ Kids/Teens ] - A short history of the universe, earth,
life, explained in simple terms. Begins with the big bang theory and ends
with the computer age.
- Hot
Science Sites - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A directory from
the CSIRO Science club magazine covering a wide range of subjects.
- How a Galileo
Thermometer Works - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] -
Illustrated tutorial explains the operation of the Galileo thermometer.
- How Stuff Works - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Articles explain how hundreds of things
work, from elements of the human body to space-age technology.
- How Stuff Works Express - [
Kids/Teens ] - Offers fun and informative articles about research
and extraordinary people. Also includes information on hot sites, cool
books, internet projects, and experiments. Includes teacher support
materials.
- Ingenious: Seeing Things
Differently - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Find debates,
photographs, and articles that create insights into science and culture.
Offers the opportunity to personalize image collections, web galleries, and
e-cards.
- Interactive Science
Crosswords - [ Kids/Teens ] - Fill in the answers to the
clues in the puzzles and learn about matter, physics, biology and
environmental topics.
- K-12 Science Jokes
And Humor - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Jokes organized by
topic, including biology, earth science, chemistry, Einstein, math, and
physics.
- Kaboom! - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - Talks about how fireworks work, the different
elements used in fireworks and how buildings are imploded.
- Kids and Science - [
Kids/Teens ] - E-community for discovering science in main themes
around us. Includes projects and facts, as well as games and fun.
- Kid's Domain:
Science Games - [ Kids/Teens ] - Features a large
selection of animal, ecology, space, and dinosaur games.
- Kids' Place: Science
Library Adventures - [ Kids ] - Online science adventures
for kindergarten and elementary school students.
- Kinetic City - [ Kids ]
- A science radio show for kids, updated weekly. Keep up with the latest
adventures of the Kinetic City Super Crew and do your own science
experiments at home.
- Magi Early Eastern
Philosophers (And a Great Poet) - [ Teens ] -
Introduction to contributions by Al-Khwarismi, Al-Kindi, and Omar Khayyam in
the fields of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and optics. Period of time
discussed is from around 680 AD to 1120 AD in the present day Middle East.
- Museum of Science and Technology - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Offers online exhibits, games, research
topics, and tips for kids.
- National Science Foundation: News
- [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - A multimedia gallery covering
hundreds of current scientific discoveries and observations.
- Natural
History Museum - [ Kids/Teens ] - Fun and games section
that provides interactive scientific discovery experiments, such as building
a volcano and taking a quiz about dinosaurs.
- NIH Office of Science
Education - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Life science
education resources for students, teachers, and the general public.
- Oakland Museum of California - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - Museum specializes in the natural science,
history and art of the Golden State. Contains current exhibitions, permanent
galleries and projects.
- OLogy - [ Kids/Teens ]
- Learn a lot about astronomy, paleontology, and the definitions of other
"ologies" on this site by taking journeys through space and the
Gobi Desert. Includes games and activities and is presented by the American
Museum of Natural History.
- Ontario Science
Centre: Science Zone - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] -
Dozens of interactive science activities focus on topics ranging from the
human body to computer science.
- Paper Online - [
Kids/Teens ] - Educational resource includes history of paper,
discusses what paper is and has instructions to make your own paper.
- The Paper Project - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Learn about the simple process of making
paper using plants or natural cloth. Page includes illustrations to show the
method.
- Patent and Trademark Office Kids'
Page - [ Kids/Teens ] - Learn about inventions,
inventors, patents and trademarks through games, contests, calendar, and
stories. For all ages.
- Playing With Time - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Activities and movies that explore how
things change over time. Also includes an overview of the museum exhibit at
the Science Museum of Minnesota.
- Propane on the Brain - [
Kids ] - Experiments, games and safety tips for kids in grades K-8.
- Questacon - [
Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - The National Science and Technology
Centre in Australia presents free games, quizzes and activities to explain
science to children and teenagers. Includes fun experiments to try at home,
as well as movies and pictures about current exhibitions.
- Schoolscience National
Curriculum Science - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] -
Written for teachers and students of National Curriculum science in the UK.
Covers some biology, chemistry, and physics topics. Well illustrated.
Includes some quizzes.
- Science for Kids - [
Kids/Teens ] - Features facts, games, images, quizzes, and
experiments.
- Science Inside Out - [
Mature Teens ] - News, information, quizzes and lecture notes from
the Royal Institution, United Kingdom. Includes a list of events for
schools.
- Science Made Simple - [
Kids/Teens ] - Kids get simple, detailed answers to common science
questions. Plus great science projects and experiments, science news and
interactive unit measurement conversions.
- Science
Museum - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Features photos and
details of exhibitions, as well as some educational games. Topics covers
agriculture, technology, medicine, mathematics, social sciences,
measurements, transportation, communications and weather.
- Science News for Kids - [
Kids/Teens ] - Experiments to do, articles to read, science fair
projects, puzzles, and games.
- A Science Odyssey - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - Presents the people and the discoveries of
20th century science and technology in a variety of accessible, and
interactive Web features. Based on the PBS television series.
- Science World - [
Kids ] - Interactive world includes simple science fair projects,
short biographies of inventors, an introduction to the planets, and a
timeline that identifies important dates.
- ScienceInTheBox - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - About the science behind Procter and Gamble's
laundry and cleaning products. Research and development, safety and
sustainability issues.
- ScienceZone
- [ Kids ] - Provides information, quizzes and other
activities related to the U.K. science curriculum for 8-11 year olds.
- Scientific Topics - [
Teens/Mature Teens ] - Contains tutorials covering physics,
chemistry, sea battles, minerals, china, airplanes and philosophy.
- Skytopia -
World's Most Unanswered Science Project - [ Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Collection of science questions relating to physics, chemistry, sound,
music, color and light.
- Soap
Bubbles: Exploratorium - [ Kids/Teens ] - Explore the
forces that mold bubbles, bubble recipes, books about bubbles and links to
additional sites.
- Strange Matter - [
Kids/Teens ] - Explore the world of materials science. Investigate
structure, properties, processing and performance to discover the secrets of
everyday stuff.
- TryScience.org - [
Kids/Teens ] - Features virtual field trips, virtual experiments and
other interactive activities supplied by science centers around the world.
- Who Wants to Win a Million
Dollars? - The Science Game - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Test your knowledge of math and science as you work your way to the
million dollar level. Although the questions are real, the money,
unfortunately, is not.
- The Why Files - [ Kids/Teens ]
- Explores the science behind the news such as why planes crash, how new
diseases break out, and why athletes shouldn't use drugs.
- Wonderville - [ Kids ]
- Zoom around this 3D city playing games and learning about science.
- The World of Agnes Pflumm - [
Teens ] - Official site for the Agnes Pflumm science education
novels. Includes lesson plans, science project help, integrating science and
art, links science and literature, and book information. Also includes tips
for kids about time management.
- X-Ray for Kids - [ Kids
] - Information geared to children about x-rays and interesting
x-rays of plants, shells, animals.
- The Yuckiest Site on the
Internet - [ Kids ] - Educational science entertainment
about yucky things such as worms. Club Yucky, games, and recipes.
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