1. Brain Pop.
http://www.brainpop.com
2. Building Big
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with BUILDING BIG™, a five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston. BUILDING BIG explores the history behind some of the world's greatest feats of engineering and the ingenuity of the engineers, architects, and builders who designed and built them.
3. Catch the Science Bug
http://www.sciencebug.org/
Solve science puzzles, do your own scientific investigations, or learn more about what scientists do on the job.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Energy Quest.
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov
Wonderful adventures in energy education from the California Energy Commission.
9. Farmers Almanac for Kids
http://www.almanac4kids.com/
A children’s version of the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Contains facts about weather, star gazing, history and more.
10. 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.
11. IEEE Global History Network
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/
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.
12. 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.
13. Kid's Science Challenge
http://www.kidsciencechallenge.com/
Here's your chance to have a real scientist help you with your science project. Submit your idea and the scientists may choose it to study! And even if yours isn't chosen, you can still find lots of fun science activities on this site.
14. Lab TV
http://www.ndep.us/LabTV.aspx
LabTV is a production of the National Defense Education Program aimed squarely at Generation YouTube. New episodes every week.
15. Lawrence Hall of Science Page for Kids
http://sv3.berkeley.edu/kidsite
Play online science games, download activities to do at home, and more cool stuff.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Ology
http://www.amnh.org/ology
Sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, the Ology website is a playground for children interested in all areas of science. Some of the subjects covered include dinosaurs, marine biology, genetics, astronomy. They may also choose a username and password to be able to collect ology cards with more information about special topics. Games, crafts, experiments, and interviews with scientists are all part of the variety of activities included.
19. Peep and the Big Wide World
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com
This web companion to the Canadian TV production shown on The Learning Channel and Discovery Kids' channel presents a baby chick and friends who invite preschoolers into the wonderful world of science.
20. 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 health related diseases.
21. 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.
22. Science Activities
http://www.smm.org/explorescience/websites/
The Science Museum of Minnesota highlights objects from the collection monthly that allow visitors to use science sleuthing skills to guess the mystery object as well as find out about other objects. Learning activities include such topics as tissues that make up the human body; robot designs; an archaeological investigation; chimpanzees; crocodiles; Monarchs, butterflies, and migration; the world of sound; the anatomy of the human heart; windmills and whirligigs; and ancient and modern Maya culture. Links are provided to the Playful Invention and Exploration Network, Thinking Fountain, and seven of the greatest geographical places on earth.
23. Science Bob
http://www.sciencebob.com
“Science Bob” teaches science to young actors and shares his website here. A variety of topics such as weather, the human body, and science experiments are covered. Teachers will find lesson helps, and links to science website are also included.
24. Science News for Kids
http://sciencenewsforkids.org
A collection of the latest science news articles from around the globe.
25. Scientific American.
http://www.sciam.com/
A good percentage of Scientific American’sexcellent articles and interviews are available online.
26. Secrets of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult. For upper elementary and middle school students.
27. SodaConstructor.
http://sodaplay.com/constructor/index.htm
Create a model out of digital soda straws and use your engineering skills to animate it.
28. Spatulatta.com
http://www.spatulatta.com
Spatulatta.com presents kids with beginning cooking tips and recipes while encouraging them to eat well and to understand the connection between farms and the dinner table. The site also encourages kids to ask family members for recipes they can cook together.
29. The Bubblesphere
http://www.bubbles.org
Everything you ever wanted to know about bubbles is presented here. Sections include answers to bubble questions, bubble history, bubble games, and more. Professor Bubbles also shares his adventures around the world. A fun site to explore!
