» A Science Odyssey
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.
» Alaska Science Forum
Groups of articles on a wide array of topics, like volcanoes, geology, living in the North, bugs, weather, and pets. Lots of weird facts.
» BBC Science & Nature
Useful information about humans, animals, space and the planet we live on. Includes quizzes, picture galleries, games, and news stories.
» Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgery and Trickery
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
Delivers informative articles, online games, a chat room, online science games, live web cams, showcase of video clips, and a station guide.
» Funky Lab
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.
» History Of The Universe
A short history of the universe, earth, life, explained in simple terms. Begins with the big bang theory and ends with the computer age.
» How Stuff Works Express
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
Find debates, photographs, and articles that create insights into science and culture. Offers the opportunity to personalize image collections, web galleries, and e-cards.
» Kinetic City
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)
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.
» Natural History Museum
Fun and games section that provides interactive scientific discovery experiments, such as building a volcano and taking a quiz about dinosaurs.
» OLogy
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.
» Oakland Museum of California
Museum specializes in the natural science, history and art of the Golden State. Contains current exhibitions, permanent galleries and projects.
» Patent and Trademark Office Kids' Page
Learn about inventions, inventors, patents and trademarks through games, contests, calendar, and stories. For all ages.
» Playing With Time
Activities and movies that explore how things change over time. Also includes an overview of the museum exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
» Questacon
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
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 Made Simple
Kids get simple, detailed answers to common science questions. Plus great science projects and experiments, science news and interactive unit measurement conversions.
» Science World
Interactive world includes simple science fair projects, short biographies of inventors, an introduction to the planets, and a timeline that identifies important dates.
» ScienceInTheBox
About the science behind Procter and Gamble's laundry and cleaning products. Research and development, safety and sustainability issues.
» Strange Matter
Explore the world of materials science. Investigate structure, properties, processing and performance to discover the secrets of everyday stuff.
» The Adventures of Echo the Bat
Follow Echo the Bat through the eyes of a satellite as he migrates through Arizona. Topics include false color satellite imagery, how scientist use these images to study habitats, and the electromagnetic spectrum. Interactive adventure game and activities
» The Black Hole Gang
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 Christopher Columbus Awards
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.
» The Exploratorium
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
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 Chicag
» The World of Agnes Pflumm
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.
