Science Topics

Animals

Geology

Anatomy and Health

Plants

Chemistry

Science Fairs

Environment

Space and Astronomy

General Science Sites

Weather

Science News

• Science News for Students
• Environmental Literacy Resources
• Science News - From the New York Times.
• ABC Technology and Science News Summary - Keep up with what is happening in the world of science.
• The Scientific American - News and articles about science.
• Discover Magazine - News about science.
• Science@NASA - News of space and astronomy
• EarthSky - Science news and podcasts. Also info about what the stars and planets are doing each day.
• SciGuru News - News from all fields of science.

General Science Sites

• How Stuff Works - Great site! Find out how engines, cell phones, and lots of other stuff works.
• Ology- An introduction to many branches of science such as geology, astronomy, genetics, marine biology, and paleontology. Click on the Stuff to Do links to find activities. This site is by the American Museum of Natural History.
• Biology4Kids - This site has information on plants, animals, cells, and microorganisms.
• Geography4Kids - Information about the earth - the structure, atmosphere, biosphere, ecosystems and much more.
• Science.gov - Science information from the US government. This site may be helpful in writing reports.
• The Franklin Institute - Visit Philadelphia's own science museum. Take a tour of their online exhibits.
• The Academy of Natural Sciences - An excellent museum here in Philadelphia. Check out the kids section of the web site
• The Exploratorium - San Francisco's Museum of Science has lots of neat activities.
• An Introduction to the Microscope - How to buy a microscope and use it. Also some examples of the things that you will see with your microscope.
• Facts about Chewing Gum - Lots of information about chewing gum including why bubble gum is pink and how to get gum out of your hair.

Science Fairs

• Science Buddies - You can take tests here to help you find out what kind of project you would be really interested in doing. Science Buddies then give you some ideas for projects. There are also lots of projects given, so you do not have to take the tests if you already know what you want to do.
• Science Fair Central - Help with your science project.
• Science Fair Projects - From Education.com
• Science Fair Adventure - Projects in many areas of science.
• Successful Science Fair Projects - A one page guide to doing a project with links to other sites.
• Science Fair Projects to Study Earthquakes - by the US Geological Survey.
• Designing Environmental Science Fair Projects - by the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects - From the Math Forum.
• Balloon Molecules - This site shows you how to make really big molecular models from balloons.
• Zoom Science Activities - Science and engineering experiments from PBS.
• Science Stuff - Online source of science supplies.
• Home Science Tools - Supplies and a list of science projects.
• Science Fairs - This is a list of science fairs.