Science

This general science database includes biographies, diagrams, science experiments and a timeline. Grades 6 and up.

This database contains reference books, magazines, newspapers and primary sources on Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies. Grades 6 and up.

http://www.exploratorium.edu
A site from the Exploratorium, a Museum of Science, Art and the Human Perseption in San Francisco.

http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/
Ontario Science Centre Online

http://chem4kids.com/
Basic information about matter, atoms and the elements

http://www.desertusa.com/life.html
Animals, plants, minerals and people of the desert southwest.

http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/
This site from Miami University of Ohio has a wide variety of science topics for elementary students.

http://epa.gov/kids/
Lots of links to information about the environment, most are federal or state documents, reading level varies widely.

http://mineral.galleries.com/
Minerals by name and class.

http://www.ran.org/kids_action/index.html
Rainforest facts and information on how you can help save the rainforest.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
The web's premier volcano website from the University of North Dakota. Includes current and recent eruptions.

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm
Includes the Biomes of the World, Freshwater ecosystems and saltwater ecosystems. Easy to use with great graphics.

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/welcome.html
Created for and by students in grades 3 through 6. Visit this site to: read the results of student science fair projects, look for ideas for your project, share the results of your project with other students

http://kids.patentcafe.com/
Find famous inventors and inventions, glosseries, science and discoveries.

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
Names of constellations and stars, including data for stars and mythology for some constellations.

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
A multimedia tour of the planets and their moons.

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/shadow/StarChild.html
Basic information about the solar system and the universe.

http://www.wildwildweather.com/
Lots of weather terms and info from Meteorologist Dan Satterfield.

http://sln.fi.edu/weather/todo/todo.html
Make your own weather instruments at this page from the Franklin Institute