Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Renaissance Age of Exploration and Discovery
History Questions: Age of Exploration Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 11 25 13: Volcanic Eruption Births New Japanese Island
Brief article reports on the emergence of a new small island off the coast of Japan due to volcanic activity.
Seeker
Seeker: 142 Million Year Old Dino Footprints Found
Article reports on the discovery of two fossilized dinosaur footprints in Germany and what researchers have been able to learn from the find.
My Hero Project
My Hero: John Glenn
Use this site to learn about John Glenn's accomplishments as a U.S. Marine, astronaut, and senator. This article includes links to further related information on Glenn as well as brief excerpts from the "My Hero Guestbook" in which...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Lesson Plan: Scientific Method "The Big Ahah"
This lesson plan helps students understand and use the scientific method. It also helps helps students understand the importance of good scientific experimentation to the scientific method.
NASA
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Hubble
On this site, you will find information and images pertaining to the primary mirror, launch, and deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. The information is presented in text and audio format.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Meg Cabot
Kids learn about Meg Cabot's biography. Author of children's books such as The Princess Diaries.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Liftoff Into Space
Young scholars learn about the history of space exploration and what is happening in the current space program.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Scientists and Inventors
This site contains links to biographies of famous scientists and inventors such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Galileo, and Marie Curie. Learn how these men and women made discoveries that changed the world forever.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Galileo Galilei
Students can investigate Galileo Galilei's biography on this site. Learn more about the scientist who improved the telescope and made many discoveries and experiments.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Classroom Planetarium
Create a classroom model of the solar system while teaching about relative size of all the planets, and each planet's distance from the sun.