Science and Math

• Amusement Park Physics - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics -
  Discover the physics of the roller coaster, bumper cars, carousel, and other amusement park rides.

• Ask Dr. Math - http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math -
  Search the archives or e-mail Dr. Math to find answers to your math questions.

• Dinosaurs - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout -
  An online "book" about dinosaurs for students of all ages. Readers can start at a simple level but can choose to progress to more in-depth information on many dinosaur topics. Illustrations and links to other sources are included.

• Discovery Room Online - http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/discovery/main.html -
  Like the Discovery Room at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Discovery Room Online is a special place for all ages to touch and see things up close, to explore our world, and to learn something new.

• Dragonfly - http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~Dragonfly -
  Science information and fun for children.

• Energy Quest - http://www.energy.ca.gov/education -
  Information, games, puzzles, art, and other resources about energy. Topics covered include nuclear energy, alternative fuel vehicles, electricity, saving energy, and energy safety.

• Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.edu/ -
  Explore and enjoy some of the fascinating online, interactive exhibits of the Exploratorium, the museum of science, art, and human perception.

• Flash Cards for Kids! - http://www.edu4kids.com/math -
  Online flashcards help you learn basic math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Optional scoring feature included.

• Food Guide Pyramid - http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/py/pmap.htm -
  A description of the Food Guide Pyramid, an outline of what to eat each day based on the Dietary Guidelines, is offered at this site.

• GLACIER - http://www.glacier.rice.edu/misc/whatisglacier.html -
  This is a website all about Antarctica and the part Antarctica plays in our global system of weather and climate and oceans and geology!

• How Stuff Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/ -
  A great place to learn about how things work in the world around you.

• International Year of the Ocean - http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/ -
  Find out what's happening with the world's oceans, either by searching this site or taking advantage of the other ocean-related links provided. Includes Kids' & Teachers' Corner.

• Invention Dimension - http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/invention_dimension.html -
  Find out information on all sorts of inventions and inventors.

• Investing for Kids - http://tqd.advanced.org/3096 -
  Have fun while learning about investing and saving, stocks, bonds and mutual funds.

• Izzy's Skylog - http://darkstar.swsc.k12.ar.us/~izzy/index.html -
  Check out the calendar of this month's night sky with special events, learn about a particular sky object, and find out more about the featured constellation of the month.

• Measure 4 Measure - http://wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm -
  A collection of interactive sites on the Web that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc. In other words, they do the work for you.

• Meteorology Guide - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml -
  Basic concepts of meteorology and loads of information about clouds, storms and weather forecasting.

• Miami Museum of Science-Hurricane - http://falcon.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html-
  Enter the weather station to learn how hurricanes work, what happens when a storm comes, and listen to stories of hurricane survivors.

• National Air and Space Museum - http://www.nasm.edu/NASMDOCS/NASMAP.html -
  Click on a gallery in the museum to find information about exhibits such as "Pioneers of Flight" or the "Enola Gay."

• Neuroscience for Kids - http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/neurok.html-
  Learn about the nervous system and participate in experiments and activities to help you find out more about the brain and spinal cord.

• The Nine Planets - http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/nineplanets.html -
  Discover the history, mythology and up-to-date information about each of the planets and moons in our solar system.

• Nye Labs Online - http://nyelabs.kcts.org/ -
  Checkout the science demo of the day, look back at your favorite episodes of Bill Nye the Science Guy, and discover other fascinating science news.

• Observatorium - http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/core.shtml -
  NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and space data. They have pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.

• Periodic Table of the Elements - http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic -
  Click on an element in the periodic table to find out detailed information about it.

• Science in a Rainforest - http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica -
  Take a walk in a rainforest and learn about the plants and animals that are found there.

• Space Academy - http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/indices/contents37.html -
  The Space Academy contains explanations of some of the knowledge used to make the space program a success.

• Star Journey - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars -
  Look at images of stars in the "star chart", learn about the constellations, or get detailed information about the Hubble Space Telescope.

• Temperature Conversion Calculator - http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/temperature.html -
  Convert between the Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin temperature scales.

• U.S. Spacecamp - http://www.spacecamp.com/ -
  Get information about U.S. Space Camp programs where you can train to become an astronaut, learn about rocketry or how to fly a plane.

• Volcanoes of the World - http://Volcano.und.nodak.edu/volc_of_world.html -
  Explore the world's volcanoes and find out what's erupting now.

• Windows to the Universe - http://www.windows.umich.edu/ -
  A fun and different web site about the Earth and Space sciences.

• World Wide Metric Calculators - http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm -
  Use the length, weight, pressure or volume metric conversion calculators.