An animated short explaining the steps to completing a science fair project.
Science Related Websites
An astronomy and space science education NASA site offers activities and videos for kids. There is online space exploration on topics like telescopes, galaxies, comets. Tonight’s sky is a narrated video of features of the current month’s sky. Under the educators’ area, there are math and science tools, including online photos and charts with accompanying inquiry based activities.
An interactive, on-screen periodic chart letting students learn more about elements and all the pertinent information about the element.
Free online database of the Museum's scientific and cultural materials.
The Animal Planet Homepage covers all things animal, where each week you'll find experts on a special "Creature of the Week," profiles of characters like Steve Irwin, otherwise known as The Crocodile Hunter, and the latest Web stories on just about any critter you can discover.
Arcademic Skill Builders are research-based and standards-aligned educational games that offer an innovative approach to teaching basic academic skills.
This organization “promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment.” It offers a student resource section that is designed to help students write research papers or participate in debates on the topic of animal research.
A Bayer initiative supporting hands-on, inquiry-based science education. Offers a science library with definitions and links to sites by “-ology.” Includes an interactive periodic table for students to explore.
Includes Jeopardy, Millionaire, Hollywood Squares, 20 Questions, Vocabulary Bingo and other templates for learning biology and chemistry through games.
This site aimed at high school-level offers resources on biotechnology as a career, downloadable lab activities and resource guides.
The purpose of Blue River Watershed Association -- BRWA is to improve the quality of the Blue River, its tributaries, and nearby streams through education and the development of community partnerships. To achieve this goal, BRWA sponsors several events and programs in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. BRWA encourages students and other citizens to protect their local watershed.
The Burroughs Audubon Society is the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Audubon Society. The site contains events and sponsored hikes for bird observation. There are links for activities for students under the WingNuts tab.
Site includes resources, articles, animations, fun and puzzles for learning about butterflies, cocoons, insects and more!
This site has numerous obervational activities and outright science inquiry experiments that students can do with various types of candy. There are also resource web links and printables of experiments available.
Great website with tons of interactives on various science content. Learn about Cell biology, Microbiology, Immunology and Microscopy with models, cycles, puzzles and quizzes. Includes a photo gallery!
CReSIS contains a compilation of climate change research and works to collect information on the changes in global ice sheets.
This website helps kids understand the ways that chlorine chemistry affects their everyday lives. Visitors to the site can "explore the branches of the chlorine tree" through activities featuring photographs, videos, animations, sound and text.
The consortium offers new technology to help children learn science and math with FREE software. Easy to use and get your children excited about learning and exploring new science & math ideas.
CI focuses on trying to preserve and promote awareness about the world's most endangered biodiversity through scientific programs, local awareness campaigns, and economic initiatives.
This site details how people learned about the universe, a good resource for the history of science. It has sections on the ideas: The Greek Worldview, Start of Scientific Cosmology, Mechanical Universe, Island Universes, Expanding Universe, Big Bang or Steady State, and the Journey Continues. It also has sections on the tools that have been developed since the beginning of time, such as: Naked Eyes, First Telescopes, Early Reflectors, Golden Era of Refractors, Spectroscopy and the Birth of Astrophysics, Rebirth of the Reflector, and New Tools. There is background information including some animations.
Allows students to solve a CSI case at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels, using knowledge of forensic science. Contains an educator's guide and a family guide, as well as links to online activities (e.g. handwriting analysis, detective abilities). Has a section on cool science careers.
Great science experiments for teachers, parents and kids in all categories of science.
The Comprehensive Science Directory. This online science directory is designed to help its users find online science sources, companies, products, services, and information.
Discover Engineering explains what engineering is, describes various careers, and has informational videos and games on engineering.
Discover Engineering explains what engineering is, describes various careers, and has informational videos and games on engineering.
Lots of science information with just one click to areas of your choice. Enjoy interactive activities, science news, and more.
This site has all types of resources for science, math, English, and social studies. They are divided into K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Lesson plans include the objective, materials, procedure, evaluation methods, vocabulary and national standards. In addition to lesson plans, the site also has interactive games, puzzles, activities, contests, STEM career information, and virtual labs.
Earth Life Web is an encyclopedia which supplies information about life on this planet. It includes images, facts, book reviews and recommended reading on several species, divided into sub-domains. Currently includes insects, birds, mammals, lichens, microbes, invertebrates, chelicerata, fish and sharks.
Teach and Learn Experientially is an organization founded in 2011 to coordinatre Earthworks and Exchange City. Earthworks is a laboratory that comes to life when young people take on the role of scientists who work to determine the health of a habitat. Scientific teams collaborate to determine whether a habitat can continue to sustain life. Earthworks offers school curriculum, day trips, scouting programs and camps.
The kids corner contains ecology activities, stories, and videos for kids. Parents and teacher information is provided. The site is part of a global network featuring television, radio and personal data delivery.
The Science Fair section gives students the ability to access over a thousand helpful ideas and articles to aid them in completing their science fair project. The site includes advice and help and a great Science Fair Guide.
For middle school girls. Engineer Girl has profiles of women in engineering, what classes should be taken in high school and discusses engineering careers for women.
A guide to engineering for high school girls. Dream jobs and inspiring women. There are sections for parents and counselors.
Engineering.com provides lots of information about engineering with an ask section, a library and games & puzzles.
Engineering, Go for it! Has many interactives, a digital magazine, flash cards, kid's books, tools for teachers, lesson plans by grade level and career path and scholarship information. Engineering and math activities for all grade levels.
A collection of Science projects that involve insects and address entomological questions. Educationg young people about science thorough insects.
A web site for K-12 teachers and students, designed to help find the best sources of data on the Internet about the environment and the natural world, including international and U.S. databases, research papers, lesson plans and activities.
RadTown USA is a virtual community for middle school students to learn about sources of radiation in their community.
This site is designed with kids and teachers in mind, but there is something here for everyone. You will find information about EPA, about environmental issues in Region 7 (which covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), fun activities, a contest and more.
The EPA education section is rich with downloadable curricula with grade level lesson plans, activities for schools, kids, students and teens.
Excellent resource for students in 6-12 grades to get help with school work with online 'gizmos'. There is a cost of $149 for this great learning tool, however you can sign up for a 30-day free trial to see if it is the tool that helps you. So check it out today!
Exploring Weather is a comprehensive website that explores all of the different types of weather from hurricanes to winter storms with complete information tables, vocabulary and extensive explanation and pictures. It also includes forecasting and optical illusions.
This website has facts about all areas of science in an easy to understand format.
FDA launches consumer educational programs on the safe use of Over the Counter (OTC) Medicines, "Medicines in My Home." It is an interactive educational program about the safe and effective use of OTC medicines. The website provides classroom materials and resources for teachers and on-line information for students and their families.
A website that is full of “fun” science project ideas for teachers and students.
This downloadable website is an interactive, problem-based learning environment for students’ grades 5-8. Through different problems, students can work in groups to solve aircraft design problems and air transportation system problems. Under resources section, there are activities, which are grade level lesson plans tied to national standards.
This website has a wealth of information in all subject areas. It has interactives, videos, ebooks, printables, teaching resources and more. It is all FREE!
Geocaching with Kids provides a learning experience for students and teachers about geocaching. Explore nature and activate learning environments with hands-on experience.
This site contains resources for students and teachers. Teacher log-in required for lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations for middle school and high school students. Students have access to videos on biotech careers and 30 minute online courses.