Other Science Resources
AIMS Education Foundation
This website offers tools, activities, and information "designed by teachers for teachers." AIMS activities and curricula are extensively field tested and aligned with key math and science standards, including many state standards. Sponsored by the Activities Integrating Math and Science (AIMS) Education Foundation.
AOL Science Fairs
This website offers science fair resources broken up by grade level. It offers creative ideas as well as science fair entry information.
Ask Dr. Universe
This website is home to Dr. Universe! Students can ask Dr. Universe almost anything, and she will collaborate with the researchers at WSU to find the answers! Sponsored by Washington State University (WSU).
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Television's Bill Nye the Science Guy leads experiments, answers questions, gives demonstrations, and more on his website!
BioKids
This website is provides a critter catalog to explore various animals, an invertebrate ID guide, and other tools. This site provides both kid- and teacher-specific resources.
Discovery Channel School
This website provides valuable educational resources for teachers, students, and parents. This site includes experiments for the classroom, homework help and games, and study guides. Sponsored by the Discovery Channel.
Exploratorium This website provides links to various science pages and Ten Cool Sites including the Switcheroo Zoo and the Dr. Strous Answer Book.
Lawrence Hall of Science
Located at the University of California, Berkeley, the Lawrence Hall of Science offers a website with more than just information about the museum. The site provides online games, home activities, and a variety of other activities.
Los Alamos Education
This website provides links to science-related educational sites and information. Sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
National Geographic This website provides links to their magazine, information on a variety of science topics, and a great kids site! The kids site includes maps, activities, coloring pages, games, and stories. Sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
National Science Foundation
This website provides valuable information on a variety of science disciplines including biology, math, physical sciences, and engineering.
NewScientist.com
This website provides a large variety of links to different science sites, which focus on areas such as physical sciences, like sciences, technology, and zoology.
NOVA
This website for the television show NOVA provides in-depth information on a large variety of science-related topics. These topics include flight, nature, physics, and math. Sponsored by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
National Science Teachers Association
This website provides resources and links to be used in all levels of education. This site also includes "Today in Science History" and links to other science news. Sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association.
OMSI
This website supplies a wide variety of information and online activities including tours of exhibits and interactive learning tools and games. This site also provides teacher-specific resources. Sponsored by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Sea World/Busch Gardens
This website offers an animal information database that provides fun facts and information about animals including fish, horses, whales, bears, flamingos, and gorillas. This site also provides teacher-specific resources, coloring pages, fun guides, and song books.
Science and Nature
This website provides an assortment of links to sites dealing with particular areas of science including archaeology, anthropology, earth and space, inventions, physics, and science mysteries. Sponsored by the Public Broadcasting Station.
Science Daily
This website provides all the latest science news in a variety of areas including space, climate, computers, and energy.
Science of the Earth-Sun System
This website provides an overview of earth science as well as information about the sun, climate, atmosphere, weather, water, and more. Sponsored by NASA.
Scientific American Frontiers
This website captures a series of television specials sponsored by the GTE Corporation. This site provides television schedules, interactive games and activities, and teacher-specific resources. Sponsored by PBS and hosted by Alan Alda.
SciTechResources.gov
This government catalog provides the scientist, engineer, and technologist with easy, one-stop access to key U.S. government web resources. Thousands of websites covering a wide range of topics including astronomy, biology, natural resources, and the environment.
The Globe
Sponsored by multiple cooperating agencies, this website is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. The site offers students opportunities to take measurements in the fields of atmosphere, hydrology, soils, and land cover/phenology; report their data; create maps and graphs to analyze data sets; and collaborate with scientists and other GLOBE students around the world.
The Mad Scientist Network
This website represents a group of scientists who are ready to answer questions in many areas. The site includes Ask-a-Scientist, interactive games and activities, and links to additional resources on the web.
The Why Files
This website answers questions about everything from global warming to mosquitoes, cancer to hypnosis. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin.
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