Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Flame Test
In this physical science experiment, students investigate the release of energy by observing the color of light produced when salts are heated in the flame of a burner. Students will identify the metal ion of the substance by the color...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Your Daily Learning Platform
An index to the Discovery Channel. Find resources for teachers, students, and even parents, from science experiments to math help, to virtual field trips.
Other
Ciencia Divertida (Fun Science): Pequenos Cientistas
Fun Science is designed to teach scientific experiments to children ages 3 to 16 in an informal and entertaining way. Click on "pequenos cientistas" to watch animated experiments and to access scientific facts and quizzes. The games...
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Lemon Chemistry: An Acid Base Experiement
Science Bob presents instructions for conducting an acid-base experiment using common supplies with information on how it works.
Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: A Density Experiment You Can Drink
Science Bob provides instructions for a density experiment you can drink using common supplies with information on how it works.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Build a Wind Turbine
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to construct and test a wind turbine that produces energy. This experiment does require preparation as it uses PVC pipes, a small motor, and a multimeter, for example.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Three Colors of Light
An experiment where students combine solutions from red, green, and blue glow sticks to make different colors and to make white light.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University School of Life Sciences: A Nervous Experiment
How do you know when your hand touches something? How do you know if something brushes against your shoulder? Think about your fingertip, arm, and back. In which of these places might your nerves be closer together? Review the concept of...
Other
Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Crazy Foam Experiment
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration of how to make crazy foam using common supplies with information on how it works.
Other
Funology: The Science of Having Fun
See what the "science of having fun" is by learning jokes and "wacky facts", playing games, and trying magic tricks and simple recipes. Great ideas for enjoying science with classmates, friends, and family.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Experiments: Make Ice Cream in a Plastic Bag
Science Bob gives directions on how to make ice cream in a plastic bag.
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Growing Bacteria for Science Fairs
Science Bob provides instructions for setting up an experiment to show how to grow bacteria.
Other
Steve Spangler Science: Denver's Brown Cloud
Learn how fluids move through our atmosphere and water. This experiment explains atmospheric convection currents (thunderstorms), the Gulf Stream, and temperature inversion. A video is included.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Do Birds Care What Color Their Food Is?
Science Bob provides instructions for setting up an experiment to determine if birds care what color their food is.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: The Best of Wonder Science: Sample Activities
A collection of nine sample science activities for elementary students, from a two-volume book by the American Chemical Society.
Other
Steve Spangler Science: Egg in the Bottle Trick
This resource provides information and demonstrates the egg in the bottle trick.
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: Science Made Simple
This website houses kids science projects and experiments, science fair projects and science articles.
Other
Buzzle.com: Science Articles
This website provides information on a wide range of science topics, as well as some ideas for experiments and science fair projects. It's a good resource for students doing research.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Habitat Overcrowding
An experiment where several containers are set up with different numbers of seeds planted in each. The objective is to investigate how seed density affects the health of the plants that grow.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Make a Comeback Can
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to make a metal can come back when it is sent rolling away. The can uses both kinetic and potential energy to roll away and back.
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