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Science

Science Menu
Animals	Geology
Anatomy and Health	Plants
Chemistry	Science Fairs
Environment	Space and Astronomy
General Science Sites	Weather

Science News

• Science News for Students
• Science News - From the New York Times.
• ABC Technology and Science News Summary - Keep up with what is happening in the world of science.
• The Scientific American - News and articles about science.
• Discover Magazine - News about science.
• Science@NASA - News of space and astronomy
• EarthSky - Science news and podcasts. Also info about what the stars and planets are doing each day.

General Science Sites

• How Stuff Works - Great site! Find out how engines, cell phones, and lots of other stuff works.
• Ology- An introduction to many branches of science such as geology, astronomy, genetics, marine biology, and paleontology. This site is by the American Museum of Natural History.
• Biology4Kids - This site has information on plants, animals, cells, and microorganisms.
• Geography4Kids - Information about the earth - the structure, atmosphere, biosphere, ecosystems and much more.
• The Exploratorium - San Francisco's Museum of Science has lots of neat activities.
• An Introduction to the Microscope - How to buy a microscope and use it. Also some examples of the things that you will see with your microscope.
• Facts about Chewing Gum - Lots of information about chewing gum including why bubble gum is pink and how to get gum out of your hair.

Science Fairs

• Science Buddies - You can take tests here to help you find out what kind of project you would be really interested in doing. Science Buddies then give you some ideas for projects. There are also lots of projects given, so you do not have to take the tests if you already know what you want to do.
• Science Fair Central - Help with your science project.
• Science Fair Projects - From Education.com
• Successful Science Fair Projects - A one page guide to doing a project with links to other sites.
• Science Fair Projects to Study Earthquakes - by the US Geological Survey.
• Environmental Science Fair Projects - From Science Buddies.
• Environmental Science Fair Projects - From Thought.co.
• How Long does it Take for a Plastic Bag to Decompose - From Education.com
• Balloon Molecules - This site shows you how to make really big molecular models from balloons.
• Zoom Science Activities - Science and engineering experiments from PBS.
• Science Stuff - Online source of science supplies.
• Home Science Tools - Supplies and a list of science projects.
• Science Fairs - This is a list of science fairs.

This site is maintained by Linda Bertland, retired school librarian. Please address any comments, additions, or corrections to info@sldirectory.com.