Science and Museums
General Science
3D Museum
Maintained by the Vertebrate Paleobiology Lab of the University of California,
Davis, there are movable 3D images of fossils.
SunSITE Austria
Here you will find a diverse selection of science and math resources, including
music, animations of mathematical concepts and theorems, and free software
for math and science. Check out the animation, musical demonstration of
Esher’s staircase and Mozart’s dice.
Web Exhibits
Sponsored by IDEA, the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement,
this site has exhibits on the history of calendars, colors, investigating art,
daylight savings time, butter, and pigments.
Scirus Science Search Engine for Journal Articles
Virtual Library’s Museums Page of Online Museums
Middle School Hub
Learning activities on history, human bones, multiplication facts, spelling,
state capitals and more.
ExploreScience
Science simulations
Froguts
Science simulations
Cell Biology Animation
See cell anatomy and structure, DNA structure and more.
Biology in Motion
This site was created by a university biology teacher, who created
animations, interactive activities, games, and cartoons for students that
instruct about biology. Teachers will want to check out the Teaching Tips.
Science Optics and You
Science activities, resources for teachers and students, photos of microscopic
items.
Science Virtual Courseware
Virtual courseware for inquiry-based science. Activities and simulations on
earth sciences such as earthquakes and how seismic waves are used to
determine the magnitude of an earthquake and location of the epicenter,
global warming and biology.
BBC Science Clips
Interactive activities and quizzes on science topics for students ages 5-11.
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Water Cycle
SpaceNASA Astronomical Pictures
Space
Check out the picture of the day.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Kids
Your Sky Interactive Planetarium
Type in a longitude and latitude and see the sky at that location.
Machines
COSI
Click on "Exhibits," then "Online Exhibits." Exhibits include "The Open Heart,"
"Simple Machines," and "Bet the Farm."
Exploratorium
Virtual hands-on activities from the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at
Stanford University.
How Everyday Things are Made
Video of how things are made, such as airplanes, candy, glass bottles, denim.
Videos on careers involved in these processes are also included. Students first
take a short, fun quiz at the beginning to see what they know about how
things are manufactured. Then students write and submit how they think
things are made. They see what other students have written and then see a
short video. Students can also pose questions at the site. Flash player
is required.
Field Museum Expeditions
An interactive website with email dispatches, video reports, virtual tours and
activities. Students can travel to the bottom of the ocean, discover unknown
tombs in ancient Mexico, see the banding of Peregrine Falcons, learn more
about dinosaurs and fossil fish, archaeology, ancient Peru, mammals, deep sea
vents, tropical fungi, and China.
Simple Machines
Weather
National Geographic Forces of Nature Lab
Click on “Cause your own Tornado” and set the conditions to create a
tornado.