enature This site provides field guides to over 4800 animals and plants. You can search by zip code to find the plants and animals in your area.
Encyclopedia
of the Atmospheric Environment
Produced by the UK Atmosphere, Climate
& Environment Information Program, this site is designed as a one-stop
resource for students and general users who have questions about atmospheric
issues and terms. Definitions for adults or younger users are noted by
the characters from the cartoon the Simpsons. Mr. Burns for adults
and Bart for children.
Great Images in Nasa (GRIN) Provided by NASA, this site catalogs over 1,000 high quality photos related to space and space exploration. The collection may be browsed by subject or center or keyword searched. The images are offered as thumbnails with three resolution options and text descriptions. There are some really neat images here, and the site is well worth a visit.
National Geographic An excellent site that provides maps, online adventures, lesson plans and tours of a virtual museum.
NSTA The National Science Teachers Association site.
Nutrition Explorations This site is sponsored by the National Dairy Council and provides lessons on nutrition.
An Ounce of Prevention Keeps the Germs Away From the Center for Disease Control, this site provides information on how to keep germs and infections from hurting you.
Science Bob A site that contains at home experiments kids can perform. Many great links to sites about weather, space, animals the human body, etc.
Try Science This site is a partnership with over 400 science centers worldwide. There are link to various live science cams, virtual field trips, interactive science content and the ability to search science centers worldwide.
U.S. Geological Survey Provides information about plants, animals, land, water and maps.
World
biomes
From the site's main page, users
follow links to individual pages on each of the biomes. Each biome page
briefly describes the biome, presents color photographs, gives a handful
of links to topical sites, and
suggests related readings.
Yuckiest Site on the Internet A site that kids love with great information. There is all kinds of information about not so nice bodily functions, plus a roach and worm world where you learn about these creatures.