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Astronomy |
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Astronomy and Space for Kids
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ |
All about
outer space and the planets. |
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Astronomy: Our Place in Space
http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/index.htm |
This site
is sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and has
information on a variety of astronomy topics like the
Milky Way,
Mars and the
Sun. |
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NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ |
Learn about
our earth, astronauts living in space, rockets and airplanes, and more. |
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Solar System Exploration
http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm |
This site
is sponsored by NASA and has information about the
planets, the latest news about what's happening in our solar
system, and the
history of space exploration. |
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Space Watch
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/ |
For those
who are interested in outer space. |
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Biology |
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Bio Interactive
http://www.biointeractive.org/ |
This site,
sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute explores the world of
medical biology. There are virtual labs, animations, and a
virtual museum. |
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Science and Photography Through
the Microscope
http://www.denniskunkel.com/PublicHtml/
Edu-Splash.asp |
See
microscopic images of insects, molds, and plants. Check out the
"Most
Wanted Bugs" to see arresting bug mugs. |
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Botany |
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Fun Facts About Fungi
http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx.htm |
Learn all
about fungi from Robert Fogel of the University of Michigan.
There are games to play and experiments to do. |
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Just For Kids
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/index.html |
From the
University of Illinois, this site has activities about plants.
Most of activities are also available in Spanish like this activity:
Explorando la Vida Secreta de los Arboles |
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Michigan 4-H Children's Garden Tour
http://4hgarden.msu.edu/main.html |
This site is
based on the Children's Garden developed by the Michigan State
University Extension program. Go on a virtual tour of the
Garden! |
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Plant Cell Anatomy
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
subjects/plants/cell/
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A graphic
shows the cross-section of a plant cell. There is also a
glossary of plant cell anatomy terms. |
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Plants For Kids
http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html |
A webliography
that provides links to different plant sites. |
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Chemistry |
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Periodic Table of the Elements
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm |
Presented
by
the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division this handy
table allows the user to click on each symbol to find out more about
the element. |
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Rader's Chem4Kids.
http://www.chem4kids.com/ |
Offers
basic information about elements, atoms, matter, and
biochemistry. |
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Environmental Science |
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Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/ |
Learn about
the environment and learn to protect it. Some of the topics in
the EPA Student Center are: Environmental Club Projects, Fun
Activities, Ecosystems, and Waste & Recycling. |
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Kids Recycle Page
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/ |
This interactive Web
site is designed to teach you about the importance of waste reduction,
recycling, and solid waste management |
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General Science (A little bit of everything) |
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The Academy of Natural Sciences
Just for
Kids
http://www.ansp.org/index.php |
Learn how
to save the environment and what different scientists do. There
are also crossword puzzles and word searches. |
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OLogy
http://ology.amnh.org/ |
Learn about
marine biology, genetics, biodiversity, paleontology, or
astronomy from the "Ologists". |
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
http://www.nyelabs.com/core.html?flashtarget=
core.html&noflashtarget=noflash.html |
The Wild and
Crazy Science Guy is online. Check out his in home experiments.
Check with your parents if it is O.K. to do them at home! |
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Biomes of the World
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ |
Take a look
at the world's different biomes. Find out what plants and
animals live in each. |
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Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ |
Online and
off-line science activities for children. |
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For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/ |
This NASA
site has information on Earth Sciences with 5 categories:
People, Land, Water, Air, and Natural Hazards. |
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Eureka! Science
http://www.eurekascience.com/ |
This site
has DNA basics for all ages. |
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Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ |
This is a
site where you can spend hours exploring different areas of science.
There are all types of
activities you can do or you can just
explore. |
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FEMA for Kids
http://www.fema.gov/kids |
A federal
agency also known as FEMA provides this large site full of information
such as fact sheets, recent disasters, and emergency contacts. |
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Frank Potter's Science Gems
http://www.sciencegems.com
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This web
site claims to have more than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by
Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level. |
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National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org/ |
NSDL
is a digital library of exemplary resource collections and services,
organized in support of science education at all levels. |
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Science Library Adventures
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sla/ |
Activities
for grades K - 6 in science exploration. |
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USGS: The Learning Web
http://www.usgs.gov/education/ |
The
Learning Web is dedicated to K - 12 education . Explore things
on, in, around, and about the Earth, such as land, water, plants,
animals, and maps. |
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Geology |
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Savage Earth
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/ |
Learn about
the Earth's crust, volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. This
site is based on the PBS series. |
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Volcano World
http://volcano.und.edu/ |
Everything
you ever wanted to know about volcanoes. This site, sponsored by the
University of North Dakota has information on most of the world's
volcanoes. Check out the web pages specifically for
kids. |
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
For Kids Only
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/ |
Find out
about the latest earthquakes, learn cool earthquake facts, plan a
science project about earthquakes, and more. |
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Marine Biology & Oceanography |
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Marine Biology: The Living Oceans
http://ology.amnh.org/marinebiology/index.html |
Sponsored
by the American Museum Of Natural History, this site has a variety of
information about the ocean. |
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Ocean Link
http://oceanlink.island.net/ |
There is
information about the ocean and marine life for budding oceanographers
and marine biologists. |
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Science Fiction |
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Science Fiction Museum
http://www.sfhomeworld.org/exhibits/index.asp |
Explore space travel,
visit galleries, and see online exhibits. |
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Science Museums |
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American Museum of Natural
History - Ology
http://www.amnh.org/kids/ |
Learn about
marine biology, genetics, biodiversity, paleontology, or
astronomy from the "Ologists". |
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Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ |
This is a
site where you can spend hours exploring different areas of science.
There are all types of
activities you can do or you can just
explore. |
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The Franklin Institute Science
Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/learning.html |
Learn about
different science topics like:
Earthforce, the
weather and
El Niño, and the
Human Brain. |
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Insights - El Paso Science Museum
http://www.insightselpaso.org/ |
Visit
the museum to learn about science, to take a class, or to see
exhibits. 534-0000 |
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The Virtual Library: Museums in
the USA: Science
http://www.museumca.org/usa/index.html |
This site
has a list with links and descriptions to science museums in the USA. |
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Science Projects |
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Science Fair Central
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/ |
A good
starting place for grades 4 - 8. |
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Successful Science Fair Projects
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html |
A great place
to read about what makes a good project, or not. |
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Your Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/ |
The
introduction breaks the problem of doing a project down into parts.
Links to many other sites. |
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Weather |
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Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page
http://www.wildwildweather.com/ |
For
students in grades 3 - 10, this site has simple explanations about
different weather concepts. |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration: National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ |
This site
is provided by the foremost authority on weather, The National Weather
Service. You can find current radar maps and satellite images. |
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Interactive Weather for Kids -
The Weather Channel Kids
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com |
An
educational weather web site from the Weather Channel. There are
features like; Interactive Weather Forecasting, Ask a Meteorologist,
and Homework Help. |
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Web Weather for Kids
http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/ |
An
educational site divided into 4 main categories: Clouds,
Hurricanes, Blizzards / Winter Weather, and Thunderstorms / Tornadoes.
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