Amazing Space Web-Based Activities
Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy. Be brave and take the Astronaut Challenge, find out the truth about Black Holes, or sign up for the Hubble Deep Field Academy.

SEDS
If you are looking for images of space, then you should try this site. The images on this site are from the Hubble Space Telescope. They are always updating the links so there are fresh images.

An Inquirer’s Guide to the Universe
If your students are interested in the universe (or even if they don’t know that they’re interested in the universe), point them to this excellent site. It is devoted to space, science fact and fiction, and writing about space.

Ask Dr. Science
Ask Dr. Science is a humorous, yet not quite scientific site where Dr. Science answers your science questions, such as why doesn’t a boiled egg turn vaporous.

Ask Science Questions
This site provides links to other sites where you can send in questions to be answered by scientists. Included is everything from Ask an Antarctic Expert to Ask a Volcanologist.

Bill Nye, the Science Guy
A good science site, if somewhat slow to load at times, that uses Flash to offer interactive daily activities and questions of the week as well as information on the television show.

Biology Project
An online interactive resource for learning biology. Covers biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals & human health, developmental biology, human biology, immunology, genetics and molecular biology.

Brain Pop
Brain Pop presents hundreds of interactive lessons in health, technology, and science. This site is very colorful and uses great Shockwave movies.

Bugs in the News!
Bugs in the News, by Jack Brown at the University of Kansas, spotlights bugs that have made the news for good or bad. Most of the site is comprised of well-written articles probably best-suited for at least high school students. 296

Composting in Schools
This website from Cornell gives you all the information you’ll need to start your own compost project, either indoors or outside, and how you teach about waste management and other subjects.

Dinosauricon
There’s a lot of information on dinosaurs here, enough to keep any student busy for a long time. The site offers a genus list that offers a complete list of all dinosaurs, a large art gallery, dinosaurs by continent, etc.

Electronic Zoo
This is a large repository of animal information. The Zoo is organized by animal, and clicking on an animal gives you a long list of links to related sites on the Web. Also featured are veterinary information and animal organization information.

Exploratorium
Another excellent science-based site, it has plenty of Science Explorer activities for students, including light and shadows and a virtual cow’s eye dissection lesson. New activities are updated often.

Exploring Leonardo
If your students think the only Leonardo was that guy in that movie about a boat, they’ll need to come here. Leonardo da Vinci was an inventor, artist, and a scientist before his time. This is a well-designed, informative, and beautifully illustrated website.

Franklin Institute Science Museum
This is a beautiful site with many science resources. You can take virtual tours of many exhibits, check out units of study guides on living things and wind, and even pose a science question to an “expert.”

Globe
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment.

Great Plant Escape

The Great Plant Escape presents plant life science lessons. Students can help the detective unlock the mystery of plant life. There are six cases, all dealing with plant biology. Good for upper elementary. Includes a teacher’s guide.

Virtual Frog Dissection
This is one of the most visited sites on the Web and still the best way to dissect a frog. Using multimedia and other technologies, students can virtually dissect a frog by following along with step-by-step directions. The video clips do a good job.

JASON Project
A great site, it is one for all teachers! The JASON Foundation for Education, which was founded to administer the project, sponsors an annual scientific expedition which is the focus of an original curriculum developed for Grades 4-8.

Kids World 2000
A “guide for the young cyber-traveler” that includes links to museums, zoos and aquarium, science, sports, and geography sites.

MAD Scientist Network
Featuring science lessons, exhibits, and experiments, this site covers physics, biology, chemistry, and other areas. It is useful for teachers and students.

Meteorology Guide
The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of Web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the Web – very comprehensive. Probably better suited for upper-level students.

NASA Quest
NASA links to the current educational activities they are sponsoring and includes archived lessons, information about the initiative, and a lot more.

NASA Spacelink: An Aeronautics & Space Resource for Educators
Another site from NASA, this one is devoted to space flight. It offers curriculum and instructional materials in math, history, geography, and language arts and also contains links to other aerospace resources.

Nine Planets
The Nine Planets is a multimedia tour of the solar system that includes information more than just the nine planets, with excellent images and lots of information. Another good part of the site is the glossary, which is useful for anyone studying space.

Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Features up-to-date information on the latest Nobel Prize winners, as well as biographical information on all the past winners.

Periodic Table of the Elements (Webelements)
Excellent use of the hyperlinked medium. Click on an element in the table and get all kinds of information about it, including a description and historical facts.

Physics 2000
Physics 2000, from the University of Boulder, offers a fun and informative interactive journey through modern physics. This highly awarded site offers interactive experiments and easy-to-read, yet educational, text. Definitely a must see site.

Physlink
Physlink is a physics portal pointing to news articles and websites related to physics. The site features an Ask the Experts section and information on the history of physics. There are also many educator resources on this site.

Rainforest Australia
Australia has rain forests, too, and this website offers the viewer text and images covering the many different facets of the forest. This site serves as a gateway for a commercial outfit but the articles and images are educational nonetheless.