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Website containing great project ideas and set-ups for projects that students can participate in to learn about science.

PBS' central web destination for all PBS resources for preK-12 educators; includes lesson plans, interactive games and simulations, maps, photos, essays and more on all major educational topics.

ove this website! has resources for grades pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. site allows you search by topic. What I especially liked was that it gave the option research interactive media videos slide shows lesson plans and projects!

Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (link: www.nsf.gov), SciTrain works to help high school science and mathematics teachers provide the highest quality education to students with disabilities. The project includes research, instruction for teachers on how to make their coursework, classrooms and labs more accessible, and information resources for teachers including assistive technology for their courses."

Section of the Discovery website dedicated to all things gross - worm world, roach world, yucky and fun games, your gross and cool body. Very entertaining for students but still contains a lot of scientific info. Could definitely be used for a younger group of kids doing a science project on the human body, entomology, etc. Does contain a games section, so students will need to be supervised to stay on track.

From the list from Dr. Topp. Very complete zoo website with photos and live cams of the animals, stories about the zoo animals, and education programs. Kid friendly and useful if doing a project on a specific type of animal residing at the National Zoo.

Great website to get NASA into your classroom. Complete education lesson plans in pdf format. Also, links to request educators from NASA to come to your school in virtual form such as Skype or in person for a conference. Best of all completely free!

This is a National Geographic site that offers many student-centered lessons on geology, ecology, energy, and weather. It also has classroom organizational tools. lesson plan builder, lesson plans, and interactive games.

This "game" allows kids to participate in a science mission lead by scientists. They investigate if and why there is an increase in the shark population in an area. Information is incorporated in the game using online resources and video. They actually have to count the sharks in the area- so they have to go through stages in the scientific method. I think students will love this.

This is a great website that can help motivate students in the classroom. This website allows them to develop ideas and work together to create projects. They have the opportunity for it to be selected and published. A great opportunity for the students to take ownership of their work.

This site allows students to work together

Huge list of kid-friendly sites divided into categories: educational, fun sites, grownups (parents and teachers). This could be a great starting point if students are doing a project in which they have some choice of topic.

Gives multiple links to a good number of various topics

A web site devoted to many things considered "extreme" in several different branches of science (from the very small, the the very big). Contains many different tools a resources students can use. A remarkable amount of information on scientific extremes is available.