Thousand Oaks Science Fair 2005

The following sites were found by Gabriele Weitzel in 2004-2005. If you find broken links or have found a new resource please report it.

GENERAL SCIENCE SITES

Exploratorium
Museum of science, art and human perception
www.Exploratorium.edu

National Energy Education Development
Curriculum Guides and Activities
www.need.org/guides.htm

EnergyQuest
Read the Energy Story, learn about famous energy scientists, play energy puzzles and games
www.energyquest.ca.gov

Science Museum of Minnesota
Ideas and activities
www.sci.mus.mn.us/explorescience/websites/

National Geographic Kids
A broad range of cool science facts and activities for all ages
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

The Magic School Bus
Take an amazing online science tour with The Magic School Bus
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
A good biology site for kids
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

TryScience.org
Information on science and technology through a joint project by IBM, the New York Hall of Science (NYHOS), and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC).
http://tryscience.org

The American Library Association (ALA)
A comprehensive list of other good science sites
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?
section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

MULTICULTURAL AND BILINGUAL SITES

CoolPlanet
Learn about how science is used in cultures around the world
www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/

Enchanted Learning (Spanish)
Print out and label diagrams on different subjects including the human eye, animals, and insect and plant parts.
www.enchantedlearning.com/label/spanish.shtml

The Field Museum Underground Adventure (Spanish)
www.fmnh.org/ua/espanol/default_espanol.htm

SpacePlace
A bilingual site with games and amazing facts about space. Make Spacey things, see Space Science in Action and read Dr. Marc’s Amazing Facts
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/espanol/

The Wild Ones
Learn about the people who work to protect endangered animals and habitats
www.thewildones.org/espanol.html

SPACE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

SpacePlace
A bilingual site with games and amazing facts about space. Make Spacey things, see Space Science in Action and read Dr. Marc’s Amazing Facts
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/index.shtml

NASA Kids
Learn about how NASA studies earth, land, water and natural hazards
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov

Web Weather for Kids
Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities and become hot at forecasting the weather
www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/

PHYSICAL SCIENCE SITES

The Science of Sound
Online activities and discussions to teach kids about sound
www.smm.org/sound/nocss/top.html

The Evolution of Flight
Learn about the science and history of human flight
www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=473

Lawrence Hall of Science Kids
Visit the Lawrence Hall of Science site made just for kids. Online and hands-on activities focus on all areas of physical science and ecology.
www.lhs.berkeley.edu/kids/

ECOLOGY AND NATURAL SCIENCE SITES

Ranger Rick’s Go Wild!
A fun ecology site for all age levels
www.nwf.org/kids

Groundwater Kids Corner
Learn all about Groundwater and how you can protect this precious natural resource
www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html

U.S. Geological Survey
Geology and Ecology activities and homework help
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/students/index.htm

The Field Museum Underground Adventure
www.fmnh.org/ua/

City Bugs
Learn about bugs, their anatomies, habitats and life cycles
http://nature.berkeley.edu/citybugs/

The Great Plant Escape
Uncover the mysteries of plants and gardening by solving a missing plant case.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/

The Wild Ones
Learn about the people who work to protect endangered animals and habitats.
www.thewildones.org

E-Bird
Track bird sightings and join a nationwide effort to learn about the habitats and habits of North American birds.
www.ebird.org

The Oakland Zoo
The Oakland Zoo Animals A to Z page lets visitors see and hear about all kinds of animals.
www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html

EPA Superfund Kids
Learn about the day Greenville turned Brown and the importance of clean natural resources.
www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/index.htm