Welcome to the lab that never sleeps!
Weather: What Forces Affect Our Weather?
Fascinate your students with an explanation of our weather. This Annenberg/CPB Exhibit takes an in-depth look at the earth's atmosphere, water cycle, storms, and precipitation, and describes how meteorologists collect and analyze weather data to develop forecasts. Be sure to stop on the weather vane icons for related activities.
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
The National Academy of Engineering developed this site to teach students about the last century's most important engineering discoveries and inventions. Select from among 20 achievements to read some background history and view timelines of events that led up to each feat. You can easily print each page to create classroom handouts.
Ology is a brand-new site from the American Museum of Natural History. Regular installments will examine a variety of scientific disciplines; the first installment looks at paleontology. The site is colorful and filled with fun Flash animation that students will love. Click on the asterisks in the text to access special Ology cards that look at people, places, and events in fine detail.
Online Science EVENTS AND ADVENTURES
A great resource for using the Web to explore science is National Public Radio's "Science Friday" show. This month's topics have explored the future of computing and investigated forensic science.
Kids are always fascinated by the mystery of space. At Amazing Space, you'll find Web-based activities specifically designed for classroom use. Study galaxies, stars, black holes, comets, and space exploration equipment. Each activity provides some background material, related lesson plans, and the national standards to which the activity corresponds. The activities are colorful, fun, and are animated with Shockwave technology.
Topics include inventors, explorers, animals and others. A feature you will appreciate is the ability to search for a topic by area. (e.g.: Australian or North American Explorers)
A Manitoban site concerned with science, nature and ecology. You can choose to skip the noisy flash introduction.
"You weren't planning on getting any work done for the rest of the week, were you?"
Earth Images from the Sun or Moon
Stuff - science and otherwise!
Designed for girls, aged 5 - 16!