College of Education and
Human Sciences

Science

• NASA Quest - This is an educational science web site. The site offers many features; profiles of NASA experts, audio and video over the net, collaborative activities for children, lesson plans and more.
• Energy Quest - This site offers fun activities related to energy and is provided by the California Energy Commission.
• Ocean Planet - This web site features a wonderful Smithsonian exhibit on the ocean, people who live near the ocean and other ocean topics.
• Science à GoGo - Science à GoGo offers fascinating news articles.
• BrainPOP - BrainPOP contains a myriad of cartoon science movies for kids. This web site is loads of fun.
• Microbe Zoo - Did you know that pipe slimers live on your shower curtains? Have you ever wondered about microbes that live in cow rumen? If you have, this page is for you. It is great!
• Science Resource Center - This site is a resource for science teachers and includes links for chemistry demonstrations and teaching tips. The site also addresses other areas of science.
• The Virtual Field Trips Site - "The Field Trips Site has a range of field trips on nature topics: Rainforests, Endangered Species, Salt Marshes, Volcanoes, and more! Perfect for classroom use, we provide teacher's objectives and resources for each trip."
• The Great Plant Escape - Join Bud, Sprout and Detective LePlante solve the mystery of plants. Have fun!
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• Student Interests - This site, which is provided by The National Science Foundation, provides science news of special interest for kids of all ages. This includes post-doctorates!
• How Things Work - Have you ever listened to Dr. Science on public radio? This is like Dr. Science, except all of the answers to the silly questions are actually based in real science. This is a fun page.
• MAD Scientist Network - If you are having trouble sleeping, you can always visit this science laboratory that never sleeps. Have you ever wondered if you could keep a red panda as a pet? Wonder anything your scientific heart desires and ask an expert on this web site. The answers are detailed and interesting.
• Neuroscience for Kids - Learn everything there is to know about the brain. Fascinating!
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide - Are those wonderful science fair projects made by moms and dads or kids? Whoever is winning those blue ribbons will love this web site. Find out all that you need to know about making a successful science project from this web site.
• Science Learning Network - The Science Learning Network is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions that incorporates inquiry-based teaching approaches, telecomputing, collaboration among geographically disbursed teachers and classrooms, and Internet and World Wide Web content resources.