Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet
A list of many sites to guide you if your child is using the Internet.
Parent's Guide to the Internet
Helpful information is available in this guide provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Technology: What does it have to Offer?
Many sites of journal articles and resources to help motivate parents to use technology to improve student achievement.
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All About Nature
Animal Printouts Site contains information and pictures of hundreds of animals which can be printed as labels or simply copied & pasted.
Activities for parents and children to explore together.
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.
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.
Help with Rainforest Reports for School
Everything you need to create a rainforest report: facts and statistics, current events, maps, pictures, facts on animals, plants, causes of destruction, and links for solutions presented by Raintree Nutrition, Inc.
In-Home Education for Children: Science Experiments
Helpful explanations for parents to understand the importance of doing science in the home as well as suggestions for in-home experiments.
Working with your child in science presents many links for general science resources including chemistry, life cycles, weather, science fair ideas, and online science museums.
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Sources of free science experiments for parents, teachers, and children of all ages.
Link to a wealth of resources to help you assist your child in various science content areas.
Online experiments for kids from Learning Kids Interactive. This site is loaded with great experiments and activities.
Parents can help their children prepare for an upcoming science fair by investigating this site from Family Education.com. Preparation ideas are listed as well as project proposals with instructions.
Children's science experiments, simple science projects, and kids science questions are answered here.
Award-winning series of science TV programs hosted by Alan Alda on PBS. Check for local programming, download activities and projects, search past programs.
Silkworm Rearing
Information on how to raise silkworms.
An ongoing three-year scientific voyage to study whales and the health of the world's oceans. Follow its journeys to help promote ocean conservation.
Here are some fun water experiments you can do at home.
Where Do Butterflies Come From?
Life Cycle information and a simple art project for children.
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A list of numerous helpful parenting organizations along with interesting articles and research.
Get involved in your child's education with these helpful ideas and resources.
National PTA Website
A large collection of information resources for parents.
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Online Science Museums and Centers
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 Fish Tank, 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 has exhibitions and activities for parents, teachers and students.
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