Cool Science
A website published by a group in Colorado Springs that has some
good
activities.
http://coolscience.org/
Everyday Mysteries
A good website for those who find themselves curious.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/
The Why Files
Good explanations of questions that children might have about
different
science topics around them.
http://whyfiles.org/
Chem 4 Kids
A good site for basic information on matter, its states, and how
the matter
works.
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Science 4 Kids
Superb collection of agriculture-related science sites supported
by the US
Department of Agriculture
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen
The title says it all.
http://bizarrelabs.com/
Ask Dr. Universe
A cool science website with answers to children's questions.
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
How Stuff Works
A great site with explanations of how different gadgets and
concepts operate.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Renowned Planetary Scientist Dr. Paul Spudis says the moon could
possibly be "the most valuable piece of real estate in the solar
system." Find out why.
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/space/revisiting_the_moon/
Scientist Molly McCanta describes her job analyzing rocks from
Mars that have been found in Antarctica as meteorites.
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/surface_of_mars/
Astrophysicist Webster Cash explains how his space telescope
system would enable us to directly view planets around other
stars and analyze their atmosphere and surface.
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/the_starshade/
A reusable system for boosting payloads from low Earth orbit to
high Earth orbit, or to lunar and Martian trajectories, could
dramatically reduce the cost of space missions. See how such a
system could work.
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/space/space_tether/
The idea of solar power from space touches on science,
technology, engineering, math, energy, the environment,
infrastructure, economics, public policy and more. Pose this
concept to your students to stimulate critical thinking about
these issues and get them involved in the conversations about our
planet's future energy sources.
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/space_based_solar_power/