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Science & Technology

Animals and Animal Life | Earth Science | General Science | Health Science | Inventions & Technology | Math | Science Museums | Space & Space Travel

Animals and Animal Life

All About Nature: Animal Printouts
Learn about a variety of animals and pick one to color.
Amazing Animals
Find out about all kinds of animals in “Creature Features”.
ASPCA's Animal Land
Read big stories, learn how to take care of your pet, and about careers working with animals at this site.
Kratt's Creatures
This colorful PBS site is for kids. Be sure to check out “Creature World.”
Oregon Zoo
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, and you can come too, too, too!

Earth Science

Earth Floor
Choose the room you want to explore.
Energy Quest
Filled with games and activities, this site has plenty to say about Energy.
FEMA for Kids
This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disaster damage.
Rader's Chem4Kids
Reactions to this Chemistry site have been fantastic.
Volcanoes: Can We Predict Volcanic Eruptions?
Can we? Find the answer to this question.
Volcanoes Online
Exciting pictures, great comics, fun games, and tons of information. It's explosive!
Wind: The Invisible Force
This fancy site may blow you away.

General Science

Cool Science for Curious Kids
Explore biology on screen, off screen, and in between.
MadSci Network
Ask a scientist a question.
The Science Explorer
Hands-on activities you can do at home.
Sci4Kids
Click on the picture and learn about the world.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Looking for something to do for the fair? Look no further.
Sports Science
Find out the way the ball does bounce.
Thinking Foundation
Tired of thinking so hard? Let the Thinking Foundation help.
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Health Science

Guided Tour of the Visible Human
What do we look like on the inside?
Kids' Health
Colorful site that can help you stay healthy.
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Inventions & Technology

Building Big
Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, and Tunnels.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame celebrates the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of great inventors.
Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
Designed to introduce the science behind the design and operation of robots.
Soda Constructor
Animate the models that you make out of digital soda straws.
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Math

Ask Dr. Math
Answers to frequently asked questions and classic problems.
Cool Math
An amusement park for math.
Math Baseball
Practice your math skills and hit a homerun!
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Science Museums

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Kids Page
Exhibits, workshops, and fun!
Exploratorium Science Snacks
Science projects you can do at home.
Oregon Museum of Science and Technology
Exhibits and classes in our own backyard.
National Air and Space Museum
The Final Frontier
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Space and Space Travel

NASA Kids
This Web site is filled with games, activities, and cool photos.
Nine (8) Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Take a little trip!
Galileo: Journey to Jupiter
Discover Jupiter and its many moons.
Space Weather Today
Check out the forecast!
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Here, you can find two levels of information for all ages.
View of the Earth from a Satellite
Pick the satellite from which you would like to view Earth.
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