ANIMALS AND NATURE

Communication and Computing

Water

Weather

Nationalgeographic.com: Kids - children's version including stories about animals, geography, the Earth, and more.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/
The Lab! This site brings together all of the science content on ABC TV and radio - a one stop shop! You'll also find the official Karl Kruszelnicki website, containing heaps of his musings and ways to participate in the quest to answer popular mysteries. You can also play interactive games and puzzles.

Bubble Town, soap bubble fun and magic How to make giant bubbles, construct a bubble tube, mix a super bubble blowing solution and play bubble games.

Science Can Be Fun, Teaching and Learning
Teaching for understanding, myths taught as science, project ideas, resources for teachers parents and students

TerraQuest Virtual Expeditions

BrainPOP

Wow! Its Science

Virtual Labs and Simulations

The Last Word

Science Gameport Probes

Virtual Earthquake

Discovery Channel School

Rainbow Lab - How are rainbows formed? Why do they only occur when the sun is behind the observer? If the sun is low on the horizon, at what angle in the sky should we expect to see a rainbow? This lab helps to answer these and other questions by examining a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet.

Discovery Kids - http://kids.discovery.com/KIDS/home.html - A fun site for children, provided by the Discovery Channel, it offers online activities and adventures, bulletin boards, topical information, and more.

NY Kids - The Game Guy Help these silly characters find their way through trouble by solving their problems. Math, science and reading used.

The froggy page - http://frog.simplenet.com/froggy/ - Everything about frogs, pictures, sounds stories.

www.yucky.com - fun site with games

Online Exhibits at the Exploratorium Learn cool science tricks and see optical illusions at this center for online discovery presented by San Francisco's science Exploratorium.

Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye applies his entertaining approach to science to the Web with a Demo of the Day, highlights from the day’s television episode, and a chance to e-mail your own query.
http://nyelabs.kcts.org/

Surfing the Net with Kids - Scientific Crossword Challenging crossword that tests knowledge of basic scientific terms. Has buttons to check and reveal answers if needed.

Look Learn and Do www.looklearnanddo.com/documents/home.html

Questacon - http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/Questacon/index.html - Site of the Australian science and technology museum in Canberra. Includes a virtual tour of the museum and lots of fun science-based activities including a World Wide Web treasure hunt 'Cyber Sufari'.

Science for Kids www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids

NASA Headquarters http://www.hq.nasa.gov/

How Stuff Works www.howstuffworks.com

Science for Kids http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/kidsscience.htm

Questacon Australia (Science Centre) http://www.questacon.edu.au/

CSIRO Science www.csiro.au/format.asp?id=/contact/education.xml

Ducksbreath - All the answers to the simple science questions like "Why do we have gums"? Teacher supervision may be necessary. www.ducksbreath.com/

The Boomerwolf. Join the Boomerwolf Detective Agency and help solve a case. Designed for children, this site offers both amusing characters and sound science. http://www.boomerwolf.com/

The Exploratorium. The science museum in San Francisco mounts electronic versions of hands-on exhibits like the exploring the science of hockey, tracking severe storms, and dissecting a cow’s eye. http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Whelmers. A science site with activities that aim to catch the mind and eye of even the most indifferent students. http://www.mcrel.org/whelmers/

The Why Files Why do comets have tails? Why do cows go mad? Why is amber a key to the past? The Why Files will answer a lot of your questions. Check it out!

 

 NPR Science Friday Kids Connection Get ready to put on your thinking caps and explore science. Check out the online program library and summer experiments.

 

 The National Inventors Hall of Fame The National Inventors Hall of Fame celebrates the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of great inventors. The creative genius of invention is showcased through exhibits and presentations which allow visitors to experience the excitement of discovery, creativity, and imagination.