http://www.crlsresearchguide.org

 

List of 23 basic steps in the research process with links to more help and explanations.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors

Learn how and when common items were invented, from adhesive tape to the zipper. Includes entries for both inventions and inventors.

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp

Learn about famous and not-so-famous inventors.

http://www.tinyplanets.com

Bing and Bong, aliens from the Tiny Planets, offer games related to technology, nature, light and color.

http://www.hurricanehunters.com

Photos and information from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve. Especially cool is the Cyberflight into the Eye.

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjIntro.html

Do you have to do an experimental science project? This site provides tips for conducting the experiment and using the scientific method.

http://mineral.galleries.com/default.htm

Explore rocks and minerals. Includes pictures.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

Could you outrun a lava flow? How do you become a volcanologist? Are there legends about volcanoes? Find details about volcanoes, their eruptions, and more. From the University of South Dakota.

http://whyfiles.org

A project of the National Institute for Science Education, this site offers well-researched and clearly written investigations of current topics in science; a new story is posted every other week. The site also includes a small but worthy collection of scientific images.

http://www.backyardnature.net

Naturalist Jim Conrad provides a broad range of nature activities and information, from the basics of observing nature to classifying plants and creatures.