Help Your Child Explore Science
National Science Teachers Association focuses on parent involvement in a child's science education. They provide tips on how to encourage scientific thinking, set high expectations, support school science, myths about science and where to go for help.
Helping Your Child Learn Science
Suggestions from the U.S. Department of Education to help interest your child in science. The site also includes tips for informal science experiences in the community and activities that can be done at home.
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Chemistry: About.com
A variety of information and activity resources for chemistry.
Chemistry Experiments You Can Do at Home
Experiments to be done with adult supervision from HyperChemistry on the Web.
The Chemistry of Autumn Colors: Chemical of the Week
Learn about the chemical transformation of leaf pigments in the autumn.
Kitchen Chemistry: Acids and Bases
Interesting activities that use materials found in the kitchen.
Wondernet
The American Chemical Society provides an educational resources, Your Science Place in Cyberplace, activities for elementary students that need to carried out with proper adult supervision.
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Butterflies at the Fields Museum
The Field Museum of Natural History provides a wealth of information about butterflies as well as sampling of their moth and butterfly collection.
Butterfly and Moth Rearing
Information on how to raise butterflies and moths in a jar.
Darkling Beetle / Mealworm Rearing
Information on how to raise mealworms.
Silkworm Rearing
Information on how to raise silkworms.
Where Do Butterflies Come From?
Life Cycle information and a simple art project for children.
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Weather Tools
Instructions on how to make weather tools to help measure wind, air pressure, moisture and temperature.
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Exploris
Interesting and thought provoking online exhibits and activities about how the world works and our part in it.
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium makes available excellent exhibits and activities for science, nature, medicine, technology, art and culture.
The Field Museum
The online exhibits include Sue, the largest most complete best preserved T.rex., Lions of Tsavo, Sounds from the Vaults, Underground Adventure, Anthropology Collections, Butterflies at the Field Museum and Life Over Time.
Geology Museum
The University of Wisconsin Department of Geology and Geophysics' Geology Museum.Explore the museum, take a virtual tour , or browse the collections.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Enjoy a photo rich and informational tour of the zoo. Choose a live camera to visit the Lion's Den, Great Ape House or Swan Pond.
Miami Museum of Science
The Science Learning Network makes available inquiry-based teaching approaches that include activities and projects developed by students for Ecolinks. Also included on the site is the Atoms Family and Hurricane: Storm Science.
Museum of Science: Boston
The Online Exhibits include: The Virtual Fishtank, Secrets of Aging, Secrets of the Ice, Messages, Everest, Leonardo, Oceans Alive, Scanning Electron Microscope, Theater of Electricity, Dance of Chance, and Big Dig Archaeology.
Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago offers virtual exhibits.
Questacon
The National Science and Technology Centre from Australia has exhibitions and activities for parents, teachers and students.
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