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Babysitting Class Online
BabysittingClass.com would like to ask parents to take a few seconds to do the following safety check before leaving a sitter alone with your child.

Sonlight ™-exclusive Ultra Microscope
We set out to design the microscope that we would want to purchase and use, then found a manufacturer who would make it for us to our exacting specifications.
 
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The Story of Science, Book One: Aristotle Leads the Way
The Story of Science, Book One: Aristotle Leads the Way
by Joy Hakim
(Hardcover)
Gr. 5-8. Hakim opens the new Story of Science series with a book guaranteed to kick the history of science up a notch. Dividing the text into manageable sections with zingy titles ("Why Mars Is a Little Loopy"), she livens the writing with questions, asides, and changes of tense; recaps, restates, and refers back to important points; strews color illustrations with substantial captions thickly throughout; and sprinkles it all with fresh insights. Best of all, she respects the ability of young readers to absorb difficult ideas--whether that's early developments in physics, or the discovery and refinement of mathematics and geometry.
 
Dr. Art Does Science
Dr. Art Does Science
Starring: Dr. Art Sussman
(DVD)
Art Sussman explains the Big Ideas in science to help teachers and students understand and enjoy science. Dr. Art shows the connections among these big ideas, and how this big idea framework helps learners understand and remember required science content. Companion for the book, Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and Everything in Between (Hardcover).

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Science Experiments For Kids

Simple, easy, cheap experiments and science fair projects you can do at home using the scientic method.

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The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method
1. Defining the Question
2. Locating Resources/Gathering Information
3. Forming a Hypothesis/Hypotheses
4. Planning Research Collection Methods
5. Collecting Data
6. Organizing & Analyzing the Data
7. Interpreting Data & Drawing Conclusions
8. Communicating the Results

The Scientific Method
Recognizing that personal and cultural beliefs influence both our perceptions and our interpretations of natural phenomena, we aim through the use of standard procedures and criteria to minimize those influences when developing a theory. As a famous scientist once said, "Smart people (like smart lawyers) can come up with very good explanations for mistaken points of view." In summary, the scientific method attempts to minimize the influence of bias or prejudice in the experimenter when testing an hypothesis or a theory.

The Scientific Method
These steps make up a method which may be used to logically solve problems in many other areas of life. Françesco Redi and Louis Pasteur used the scientific method to disprove the idea of spontaneous generation.

How Non-scientists use the Scientific Method
The scientific method is used unconsciously by many people on a daily basis, for tasks such as cooking and budgeting.

Experiments

Anywhere Activities
Written by a preschool teacher who specializes in early childhood science, these easy-to-do ideas are fun ways for you and your kids to learn simple science concepts. Each activity extends the science ideas of each PEEP and the Big Wide World story.

Bizarre Stuff
This site is an ever growing warehouse of the kinds of projects some of the more demented of us tried as young people, collecting in one place many of the classic, simple science projects that have become part of the collective lore of amateur science.

BrainPOP
Movies, comic strips, contests and more in this animated science help site that is guaranteed to blow your mind!

DragonFlyTV
Join in with real kids doing their own science investigations of their favorite activities. A PBS series with programs and experiments outlined here.

Daphne The Science Guinea Pig
If you have a Science question you can Ask Daphne! Daphne is known for her creativity and resources! If she can't find an answer she'll tell you that, but when she does, she'll supply the resource, (if possible) as well.

EarthSky Kids
The articles and podcasts are by scientists and cover interesting and varied topics. In general the articles are suited for around 8 and up and the podcasts for 12 and up.

Experiment of the Week List
Robert Krampf offers to email you a wide variety of experiments that are unusual, safe, dramatic, cheap, and fun. You can also read his suggestions on his Yahoo Group page here.

Exploratorium Science Snacks
Dozens of science "exhibits" you can create right in your own home.

Hunkin's Experiments
Cool cartoons that will have you experimenting with food, light, sound, clothes, and a whole lot more! Hundreds of cartoon experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster and engineer Tim Hunkin.

Interactive Online Exhibitions
From the Natural History Museum in England, lead you through the actual steps naturalists use to classify and identify objects found in nature.

Janice VanCleave's Science for Fun
All the information you need to create a winning science fair project. Be sure to check out the Science Fair Handbook.

MadSciNet
The 24-hour exploding laboratory. Not sure what you want to learn? Try the Random Knowledge Generator!

Mad Scientist's Laboratory
Some great experiments you can do at home to explore the strange world around us.

Magic School Bus Fun & Games
What Do You See? Riddle of the Week, pages to color, name search.

Mentos Geyser - Diet Coke Eruptio
The simple experiment that became an Internet sensation. Mentos + Pop = Fun. Words cannot begin to describe the awesome eruption that is created from adding Mentos candies to a 2-liter bottle of soda. The eruption is enormous... and so is the learning if you consider the chemistry. More science experiments from Steve Spangler's favorite Science Experiments.

New York Times Science Q & A
New question answered daily. Archive available for browsing.

The One Inch Square Project
Science is about testing - and about looking closely. Some scientists use microscopes to take a close look. We're going to use a simple piece of paper.

Planet Science | Under 11s
This site has science fun for infants through 10 year olds.

Project ideas for BA CREST
The BA is the UK's nationwide, open membership organisation dedicated to connecting science with people, so that science and its applications become accessible to all.

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Science experiments for children of all ages. Kick off your shoes. Pull up a chair. Make yourself comfortable Oh yeah, did we mention that protective goggles are required.

Santa Barbara Science
We went to Brian Rich's seminar on homeschooling science at the Home=Ed Conference. Advice and experiments.

School Science Clips
Interactive Flash science lessons for kids by age level from the BBC.

Science Activities for Children
New activities and experiments every other month that can easily be done at home. From the American Chemical Society.

Science Lab
Try these in your kitchen: exploding milk colors, the zapper, and dancing spaghetti.

Science Made Simple
Kids, learn science the easy, hands-on way. Get fun science projects & great experiments using household materials. Clear, detailed answers to your science questions.

The Science Mouse
A science e-zine for children. Loads of articles on all sorts of science topics. See Crafts and Projects for ideas.

Science Project Ideas for Kids
Janice VanCleve's new science blog. While every child will not choose a science career, every child will benefits from mastering science skills. So let's get started.

Science Toys
Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles.

Science With Me
Animations, games, worksheets, kids science projects, e-books, e-coloring books. Some sections free to try, site membership available with adult registration.

Yes Mag Projects
As everyone knows, Science is more fun if you get to do something! So here you go, print out the following projects and do them at home.

Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Burps, spit, worms and bugs. All about these yucky things and then some. Totally gross.

ZoomSci
Mix hot science withyour cool ideas.

Field Trips

Field Trips
Some call it Autoschooling as we learn on the go, visiting historic sites, science and art museums, civic monuments, and more.

Games

Planet Science | Wired
Loads of online games to help you learn and practice science concepts of all sorts. From the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts.

Mentors and Career Advice

Double Helix Science Club
Club members do heaps of their own cool experiments, get the chance to work with some of Australia's leading scientists doing real research.

Schlumberger Science Lab
Scientists and engineers share their expertise with learners from around the world. It is a place dedicated to science education­a source of knowledge for teachers and students. Global in scope, and in many languages.

Society for Amateur Scientists
A resource for young and old alike who do science on their own. If you enjoy the art of science, this organization is also for you.

Science Clubs

Science a GoGo
Invent a solution to the science problem of the month and win a silly prize. Come back regularly.

Star Fleet Academy
Try science as a member of Star Fleet Academy. Use the Universal Translator to communicate with other members who knows where!

Wilderness Kids Club
A place where kids share their adventures with kids everywhere. Nature studies, wildlife observation, question/answers from real scientists, outdoor activity ideas, and real kid adventures. Sponsored by the Wilderness School Institute, where they "take learning back to nature."

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Science Books From Amazon.com

The Prometheus Project: Trapped
by Douglas E. Richards, David Cabot (Illustrator)
Ages 9-12. It is remarkable, and very gratifying to see nanotechnology and immunology linked, to find logic and word puzzles essential to advancement of the plot, and to find biology, chemistry, physics, and anthropology as features of every conversation."   
~American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Science Books & Films"
 
Science Experiments You Can Eat
Science Experiments You Can Eat
by Vicki Cobb
Your kitchen will be transformed into a laboratory worthy of a mad scientist as you make startling discoveries about how cabbage can detect acid, how bacteria makes yogurt, and how decomposed sugar turns to caramel.
 
The Science Teacher's Book of Lists
The Science Teacher's Book of Lists
by Frances Bartlett Barhydt, Paul W. Morgan
Covers all major areas of the curriculum, including plant science, animal science, health and nutrition, chemistry, physics, earth science, meteorology, air and space science, scientists and their contributions, measurements and number systems, science education resources, and more.
 
700 Science Experiments for Everyone
700 Science Experiments for Everyone
by Scientific and Cultural Organization. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Revised and updated, 700 Science Experiments for Everyone retains its emphasis on readily available materials, making this an especially useful resource for home-schoolers and for anyone with an urge to learn firsthand how the physical world works.

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