| AUDIENCE | Instructional |
| SUBJECT | SCIENCE |
| LEVEL | 5-8 |
| SITE NAME | URL | DESCRIPTION |
| How Stuff Works | http://www.howstu | A very informative, interactive site that shows |
| ffworks.com/ | students how a multitude of things operate, from |
| CD players to cell phones. |
| Welcome to Star Child: A Learning | http://starchild.gsf | This site is very "kid friendly" and has plenty of |
| Center For Young Astronomers | c.nasa.gov/docs/St | activities relating to our solar system, space |
| exploration and the universe. The activities are |
| separated into two levels of difficulty. There is |
| also an extensive list of related sites. This site is |
| designed for 3rd through 8th grade students. |
| LEVEL | 9-12 |
| SITE NAME | URL | DESCRIPTION |
| Imagine the Science: The Science | http://imagine.gsfc | This link, from a larger and less "kid friendly" |
| Section of Imagine the Universe! | .nasa.gov/docs/sci | "Imagine the Universe" web site, allows students |
| to choose from a variety of astronomy-related |
| concepts to learn about. There are two levels of |
| difficulty provided, along with on-line quizzes. |
| LEVEL | K-12 |
| SITE NAME | URL | DESCRIPTION |
| Amazing Space | http://amazing-spa | This astronomy-related site can be used |
| ce.stsci.edu/ | independently by students, yet it also includes |
| valuable teaching ideas and lesson plans for the |
| teacher. It is very interactive and includes |
| on-line games and educational activities such as |
| learning how to "build" the Milky Way. For the |
| teachers, there are on-line evaluation forms of |
| the web site. |
| You Can With Beakman and Jax | http://www.youca | A very "kid-friendly" site that is very interactive |
| n.com/ | in nature and includes such things as interactive |
| demonstrations on how magnets work and what |
| human blood is composed of. In addition, there |
| is a question/answer section re: various scientific |
| phenomena with related experiments children |
| can perform. |
| LEVEL | K-3 |
| SITE NAME | URL | DESCRIPTION |
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