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These web links support K-12 science.
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  Link   Waterworld
What impact will glacier melting have on Earth?
  Link   Physics4Kids
Another great interactive site!
  Link   Science Buddies
Do your students need help deciding on a science fair topic or help in understanding the scientific method? If so, this site is for you and your students.
  Link   The ChemCollective: Virtual Lab
Virtual Chemistry lab where students can select from hundreds of standard reagents and manipulate them like in a real lab.
  Link   Explore Technology
Science interactive activities
  Link   NOVA Interactive Tool
NOVA provides numerous interactive tools for science.
  Link   NASA Virtual Lab
Virtual electron microscope
  Link   Creature Feature
Multimedia assists students in learning about their favorite animals.
  Link   Cool Science for Curious Kids
A site for kids to explore and enjoy science!
  Link   The Biology Project
The Biology Project site is an interactive online resource for learning biology.
  Link   Get Smarter
Students can learn about technology and science and then compare what they know with students from around the world.
  Link   ZOOM, Kitchen Chemistry
Perform online experiments in this virtual kitchen.
  Link   Secrets@Sea
Students work to crack a case while learning about marine ecology.
  Link   wickED-QuizIt
Interactive quizzes for science.
  Link   Global Warming Simulation
  Link   BioTechnology: DNA Investigations
Various scenarios to research DNA usage in solving crime, etc
  Link   TryScience
Field trips, experiments, adventures and more!
  Link   Kinetic City
Science simulations and games.
  Link   The Franklin Institute
  Link   Earth Observatory
  Link   Species Fact Sheet
Electronic fact sheets for over 50 species.
  Link   Kid's Planet
  Link   Teaching Earth Science
  Link   Science on the Web
Web activities using scientific data.
  Link   Reeko's Mad Scientist Laboratory
Your source of science and chemistry projects and experiments for parents, teachers, kids, and children of all ages.
  Link   NASA Live TV
Watch NASA TV and get the latest space news.
  Link   Questacon
This science website is a product of the Australian's Department of Education, Science and Training.
  Link   SpaceKids
Space information for students.
  Link   Funology
Fun activities that support science concepts.
  Link   NASA's Imagine the Universe
This website is for students 14 and older.
  Link   StarChild
Science information, games, and pictures of space for the K-5 students.
  Link   Windows to the Universe
An abundance of science lessons and activities for students K-12. This site also features information on the following: space weather; myths, stories and art; history and people; the earth's climate; polar regions; space missions and more.
  Link   Cool Cosmos
Communicating the world of infrared astronomy to the public is the main topic of the “Cool Cosmos” portal but certainly not its only goal. In the past few years the “Cool Cosmos” team has created a wide variety of educational products that ex
  Link   Molecularium
Students can learn about molecules through these interactive activities.
  Link   Game Theory
This is a resource for educators and students of game theory that includes interactive manipulatives.
  Link   NASA Virtual Astronaut
This is a free, online educational initiative called the Virtual Astronaut Program. It's an interactive, three-dimensional web site designed for students in grades 5-8 that integrates existing life-science research data and NASA educational products
  Link   Learning Science
Free, high-quality, interactive activities for all science areas: science as inquiry, physical science, life science, earth & space, science & technology, science and society and nature of science.
  Link   EdHead's Interactive Web Site
Choose from several different activities: knee surgery, simple machines, weather, and forces. These interactive activities are sure to capture even the most unmotivated student!
  Link   PHeT
Simulations for use in the science classroom.
  Link   Raising Your Water IQ
This Texas Water Development Board site hosts fun interactive activities that will raise everyone's awareness of water conservation and more.
  Link   Environmental Kids Club
EPAs web site for kids.
  Link   Molecular Expressions: Exploring the World of Optics and Microscopy
This website is contains lesson plans that are linked to online resources, manipulatives, and student pages. If you need a lesson or manipulative to support light and optics, then this is the place to start.
  Link   Planet Science
Create your own planet. Will it survive the universe? Much more information can be found here!
  Link   Construct a Robt
Construct a robot using various materials and see if it will survive to complete its mission.
  Link   SodaPlay
Construct a virtual creature and observe its movements as you manipulate variables.
  Link   African Web Cam
Web cams situated to capture wild animals at a watering hole in the Djuma Game Reserve.
  Link   EPA's AIR NOW for Kids
EPA's air quality site. Kids learn about air pollution, the AQI (air quality index), and more.
  Link   The Physics Classroom
This is a high school physics tutorial.
  Link   Amusement Park Physics
Students investigate the science behind the rides. They can build their own rides, learn about safety issues and physics.
  Link   NOAA's National Ocean Discovery Kts
These discovery kits are designed for educators and students at the High School level, they are written in easy-to-read, non-technical language, and focus on the themes of oceans, coasts, and charting and navigation. Each Kit has a Tutorial, A Roadm
  Link   Using Bugs in the Classroom
The University of Arizona's, The Center for Insect Science Education Outreach, hosts lesson plans for K-4 teachers who are adventurous enough to use creepy crawlies in the classroom.
  Link   Going Buggy!
Scholastic Teacher's page boasts great facts about insects, students can build a caterpillar to protect it form its enemies, and more.
  Link   City Bugs
This web site is about entomology, the study of insects. Although the site focuses on insects found in the San Francisco area, students have access to pictures of specimens.
  Link   NASA Education Home
The beginning site for NASA's seemingly endless educational resources.
  Link   Ask a Biologist
Housed at Arizona State University, this site has experiments, articles, as well as a page where students and teachers can ask questions. This site is for K-12.
  Link   National Science Foundation
Start at this government site for the latest information.
  Link   Bug Scope
Your students have an opportunity to remotely use an electron microscope to study a class submitted specimen. There are also excellent examples found at this site.
  Link   Animal Diversity Web
Sounds, pictures, information, and excellent resources with lesson plans. Check this on out for sure!
  Link   USGS Education
The US Geological Survey provides scientific information to educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, and geospatial data.
  Link   Astronomy: Our Place in Space
This site supported by the American Museum of Natural History can explain concepts such as gravity, things in space, and more.
  Link   Ology
If you enjoy science, you will enjoy this website that highlights sciences: astronomy, biodiversity, genetics, marine biology paleontology, archaeology, and more.
  Link   NASAKids
Another excellent resource from NASA. The pictures are great. The information is well written and easy to follow.
  Link   NatureShift!
Students can become explorers and travel through immersive learning worlds in Science, Culture, Space, Environment, History and more.
  Link   Cells Alive
James A. Sullivan's website can transport your students to the world of cells, bacteria and more.
  Link   Build Your Own Roller Coaster
The students use a simulator to design a wild ride on their own roller coaster. This simulation incorporates physics.
  Link   Genetic Learning Center
A comprehensive site that explains how genetics affects peoples' lives and society.
  Link   Science Net
Interactive web site for all science units beginning in Kindergarten.
  Link   Gene Almanac
Up to the minute information concerning the science of DNA.
  Link   Mars Exploration Rovers
The flight director describes daily activities for the two rovers, Opportunity and Spirit. Students can email questions from this site.
  Link   Amazon Interactive
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities.
  Link   Space Weather Center
At this site, students can explore the impact space weather has on satellite signals, navigation devices and electrical systems. Included are games that teach students to categorize matter by type--solid, gas, liquid or plasma.
  Link   Population Growth and Balance
This site gives students the opportunity to use a mathematical model to conduct simulation population dynamics experiments.