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| Site | Description |
| Enchanted Learning | Download printouts which allow students to label diagrams related to: biology, human anatomy, animals, plants, astronomy, geology, weather, and many other topics. |
| Hunkin's Experiments | Science experiments geared for grades K-8. |
| The Kids Guide to Science Projects | This site provides everything you need to develop a successful science project, including project ideas, sample projects, online help, project steps and more. |
| Hurricane: Storm Science | Learn about what happens inside a hurricane. |
| Astronomy for Kids | The solar system, planets, sun, stars, asteroids, and galaxies are all available in this site. |
| Smithsonian | An incredible site sponsored by The Smithsonian. You just have to check it out yourself! |
| Videodiscovery Digital Library | This site allows free trials - giving you access to videos and slides related to everything in science! Cool! |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| Carolina Biological | Support for math and science |
| STC Series Overview | Science and Technology for Children |
| STC Curriculum Materials | Materials to accompany the above website |
| Do Science! | This site is full of experiments elementary kids can do at home or in school. The steps to each activity are easy to follow with pictures and graphics to guide them. |
| Chem4Kids | Chem4kids can simplify complex topics with on-screen models and graphics for visual learners. |
| Science Whatzit | The staff at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and other scientists answers why it is so to dozens of questions submitted. |
| Ask a Scientist | The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has teamed up with 150 scientists and researchers who answer questions related to biology and science. Students can submit a question via e-mail and receive a response. |
| The Virtual Frog Dissection Kit | If you can’t do the real dissection of a frog try exploring the anatomy of a frog by putting this frog back together again. |
| Help Your Child Explore Science | The staff of the National Science Teachers Association discuss key skills your child should acquire and offers ways of encouraging scientific thinking. |
| Science Fair Central | Science Fair Stress? Suggestions for projects and guided directions. |
| Science Fair Resource Guide | Science Fair Stress? Suggestions for projects and guided directions |
| Science Sites To See | This Website offers science treasures for kids of all ages, as well as several resource sites for teachers. |
| Healthy Hearts | Healthy Hearts provides instruction regarding how tobacco, nutrition and exercise choices made now effect you later. It is a free web-based interactive learning program with teacher resources, as well as, student lessons. Students are presented information and take quizzes to earn points. It also addresses ELA as it allows them to share their ideas with others when they answer a Dear Gabby letter. They can also enter their physical activity and diet in a log and get feedback about what they ate and how active they were. And finally, they can see questions that students from around the nation have asked an expert. |
| Volume, Mass and Density | Interactive lesson on volume, mass, and density |
| Explore Learning | Students can do online experiments. This is a subscription site, but they offer a 30 day free trial. |
| ExploreMarsNow.org | This site offers visitors the opportunity to learn about space sciences and technology as they interactively explore the Mars base station and rover. |
| 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. |
| The Mystery Spot | Access Excellence Mysteries - Science Mysteries sponsored by the National Health Museum |
| Kids' Planet | This site was created by the Defenders of Wildlife, an organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. This interdisciplinary site has wonderful animation, color and sound. It contains a variety activities and lessons that are appropriate for grades K-12. |
| Switcheroozoo | Create new and exciting animals using Flash technology and your browser. Learn some basic animal facts then let the fur fly. Students can morph new pets, or use the legs, tail and head of animals to generate discussions of genetic engineering. Lesson plans are available for language arts and science. |
| Who Dunnit? | Learn to be a sleuth by exploring the world of the forensic scientist. Elementary and Middle School students can learn to take fingerprints, analyze unidentified powders, and other techniques to solve "The Case of the Barefoot Burglar." |
| Simple Machines | A plethora of resources on simple machines |
| Cool Science for Curious Kids | The goal of this interactive site is to help kids appreciate science. You can dive into a miniature without a microscope, explore the plants world, get to know a butterfly's life circle, and more. These include instructions for experiments. |
| Alien Empire | This special multimedia Web companion will take you into the fascinating world of insects. There are amazing graphics, sound and animation, enhanced video, and activities for kids. The navigation titles are vague, but click on a topic to enter. |