Science

[|Bugscope] An online project using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) by University of Illinois. It allows students access to the microscope world of bugs and become microscopists themselves--the kids can propose the experiments, explore insect specimens at high-magnification, and discuss what they see with scientists from Beckmen Institute.

[|Climate Classroom: what's up with global warming] Created by the National Wildlife Foundation, Climate Classroom is geared toward students in greades 4-12. Teachers can find read-to-use lesson plans about the changing climate, quizzes and activities for students to use. [|Project BudBurst] A site for people who are interested in collectng important climate change data on the timing of leafing or flowering in the area they live. Great way to teach students about observations and data collecting.

Online Science Fair Websites that can help you and your students prepare for the looming Science Fair season. Science.gov  [|The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation] Founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, the center offers theme-based videos, virtual exhibits and explorations (Centerpieces), interactive games that spark a child's creativity and problem-solving skills (Invention at play), and lab activities targeted at families with children ages 6-12 (Spark!Lab).
 * Science.gov** searches over 36 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to 1,850-plus scientific Web sites. Each Web site provides additional resources, guides, links, and other related information for research at the middle school through college level.

[|USA Gov] It provides resources that address every possible topic from cell phones to family vacations. Companion sites **[|Kids.gov]** and **[|Teens.gov]** offer students information, activities, games, and valuable guidance relating to government, education, safety, and daily life. Teachers and librarians will find that these sites also provide lesson plans and guides for utilizing the Web sites in the classroom.