Interactive Science Sites:

• Bill Nye the Science Guy
• http://nyelabs.kcts.org
• There is a new adventure found at this site each day! New facts added daily along with an experiment requiring very few materials. A great site for children who need enrichment.

• BrainPop
• http://www.brainpop.com
• An incredible sight with tons of things for students to do! There are movies, quizzes, and online adventures. Students are able to choose from a variety of health or science topics. Students can even send their personal questions to Cassie and Rita.

• Exploratorium
• http://www.exploratorium.edu

• What a wonderful site! It is almost as fun as being at the museum. The site is full of online experiments and projects. Children (and adults) could be lost here for hours.

• Kids at National Geographic
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
• Interactive opportunities galore! Children can find out about a variety of science and social studies topics as well as special web links just for them.

• Real Science
• http://www.realscience.org

• A great way to inspire children to pursue careers in science. Here students can read about all kinds of scientists from aerospace engineers to wildlife ecologists. Each scientist’s page also suggests organizations children can belong to, campaigns they can join, and additional web sites they can visit.

Teacher Resources:

• Ask Eric/Science
• http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science/index.html

• Lesson plans for every science topic imaginable!

• Connected Teacher A+ Web Links
• http://connectedteacher.com/library/search.asp

• Click on the science link and you and your students are ready to visit numerous sites relating to all kinds of scientific topics.

• Discovery School
• http://school.discovery.com

• Full of lesson plans and links to additional sites, as well as real time learning adventures for children.

• ESP Unit Resources
• http://www.monroe2boces.org/shared/esp/Unitres.htm
• This site gives you a wealth of links for specific units. If you are looking for links to fit in with a unit on electrical currents, frogs, birds, or a variety of other units, this is the place for you!

• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators (General Science Sites)
• http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
• Full of some of the best sites around for teachers and some for students as well. You are sure to find a web site to integrate into your lesson plans here.

• UCI Summer Institute Web Quests
• http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS98/

http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS99/
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/ssi2000/
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/ssi/menu.html - Mirror Sites Entrance
http://www.can-do.com/uci/k12-lessons.html - Web Quests @ can-do.com 
• A site that has interactive units for students and teachers.

Many have been created to correlate with the new California Science Standards.