A Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer.
http://www.equipped.org/kidsrvl.htm
Learn what to do if you are lost in the wilderness, including how to improvise a
shelter, attract attention and stay calm. Find out what equipment you should
always have on hand and try your hand at an interactive wilderness survival
simulator.
About Rainbows.
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/rnbw.html
Answers to questions about “one of the most spectacular light shows observed on
earth.”
Bill Nye the Science Guy.
http://www.billnye.com
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. Requires Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in.
Brain Pop.
http://www.brainpop.com
Learn all about the world around you, from health and science to mathematics,
technology and even English grammar, by viewing the educational films on this
site. Non-subscribers are limited to two films per day.
Building Big.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
Explore construction by type of structure, try labs and challenges, read
biographical sketches of people working in a variety of engineering careers, and
even nominate local structures. Based on David Macaulay's BUILDING BIG.
Consumer Reports Online for Kids.
http://www.zillions.org
Produced by the Consumer's Union, this Web site tests and rates toys, games, and
other products aimed at kids. No longer being updated after the year 2001.
Cool Science for Curious Kids.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this site offers both online and
offline science activities for children of all ages.
Don't Buy It.
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit
Find out about advertising tricks, learn how to be a smart shopper and see what
you can do to avoid being cheated in the marketplace.
Dragonfly.
http://www.muohio.edu/Dragonfly/
The Dragonfly Web Pages are for scientific investigators of all ages. Get
involved in the creative process of science and see how science relates to your
life.
Earth Science Explorer.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/explorer.html
His name’s Explorasurus, and here is the deal: He’ll teach you of Earth when the
dinos were real. We’ll travel the world, and we’ll travel through time. We’ll
find out the dinosaur’s reason and rhyme. This is a virtual earth science
museum.
Edheads Simple Machines.
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm
Visit The House and The Tool Shed and learn about simple and compound machines.
EIA Kid's Page.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.html
Learn about all the different forms of energy and their uses from Energy Ant.
Energy Quest.
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov
Wonderful adventures in energy education from the California Energy Commission.
How Stuff Works.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Learn how everything works. From digital cameras to identity theft, this site is
a treasure trove of useful and searchable information.
IEEE Virtual Museum.
http://www.ieee.com.museum
For "electrifying" information about the history and uses of electricity, visit
this site sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE), Inc. Biographies of well-known, and not so well-known, scientists in
this field are included.
It's My Life.
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife
Life can be hard! Here you can read articles, share stories, play games and
activities, take quizzes and polls, and watch video clips of kids talking about
family, friends, and school as well as their bodies and emotions. Maintained by
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Kids Regeneration Network.
http://www.kidsregen.org
"Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people" is the slogan that describes what
kidsregen.org is all about. Kidsregen contains information about healthy living
and responsible care for the planet and its resources. Family-centered
activities encourage young people to discover that what little they are able to
do to save earth's resources does make a difference.
Lawrence Hall of Science.
http://lhs.berkeley.edu/kids
Play online science games, download activities to do at home, and more cool
stuff.
Mad Scientist Network.
http://www.madsci.org/
The “network” provides a forum in which people can learn more about the world
around them. This site has three primary divisions: 1) Ask-A-Scientist: Includes
the online archive of questions and answers, and “Ask-A-Scientist” Section; 2)
MAD Labs: More about having fun with science; and 3) MadSci Library: Locate
science sites and resources on the WWW. Includes links to other Ask-A-Scientist
sites and information about careers in science.
Moo Milk.
http://www.moomilk.com/
An adventure, including the science, in the dairy industry, with mooing cows!
Excellent information on milk.
NASA's Kids Science News Network
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/home.html
NASA's Kids Science News Network is a program that uses the Web, animation, and
video to introduce science, technology, engineering, math, and NASA concepts to
children in grades K-5.
National Geographic Kids.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
National Geographic’s site for young readers is one of the best resources for
information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife. Not only
can you read the newest edition of this magazine on-line, you can check out the
contests, polls, games and even virtual adventures.
Plastic Fork Diaries.
http://www.plasticforkdiaries.org
Follow six middle school students as they experience first-hand the relationship
between food and their changing bodies, cultural differences, the vanishing
family meal, nutrition and athletic performance. Uses a serial story to provide
information about food, nutrition, eating, and diseases.
Playing With Time.
http://www.playingwithtime.org
This exhibit, developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota and Red Hill Studios,
allows viewers to observe specific places or events over many different time
periods. View a forest, for example, in real time, minutes, hours, days, months,
or over the course of a year.
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org
From the makers of the weekly magazine, Science News, comes a kid-friendly site
devoted to a variety of science topics, puzzles, games, and science fair
suggestions.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Fun On-Line Page.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/funonline/funonline.html
This museum-sponsored site provides not only interesting information, but also
engaging activities such as creating a multimedia puppet show and designing your
own space station.
The Office of Naval Research and Technology Focus.
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/
The ONR funds scientific research that benefits the U.S. Navy and the U.S.
Marines, primarily Oceanography and Space Sciences.
Wright Again.
http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Wright/
Features journal entries of the work of the Wright brothers as they struggled
and succeeded in creating the Wright Flyer and their first successful flight on
December 17,1903.