This link is a great place to kick off a science report or just learn about something. http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Source for mechanical model designs and Automata http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/
Excellent site displaying Kinetic sculpture from around the world http://www.kinetic-art.org
A good site that explains how to make some basic mechanical designs. http://www.automata.co.uk/mainpage.html
An excellent site for paper mechanical models and project ideas http://www.ceracera.com/
Make: The website for Make magazine. Publication is full of step by step projects for unique constructions. http://www.makezine.com
TED (technology entertainment design) is the website for a west coast speakers bureau. Speakers are given a ten minute time limit to present their ideas. There is a tremendous amount of amazing research be seen for the first time http://www.ted.com/
First Robotics competion website. Anyone that is going to be particapating in the competition needs to become familar with this challenge. http://www.usfirst.org
Excellent 3-D drawing program. It is free, powerful and easy to learn. Google Sketch-Up 7