Physical Science Websites

Advertised as the U.S. government's portal to kids, this site is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It is geared for Educators and their students grades k-5 or 6-8. On this site students can visit the Berkeley Lab to learn about cells, light, soil balance and more; visit the Library of Congress to learn about everyday phenomena with scientific explanations; or visit the National Institute of Standards and Technology for a printable copy of the periodic table. Also listed are many other resources that link the viewer to articles, interactive activities, videos, experiments, tutor pages and more. This site is easy to navigate and very straight forward.

This next website is a Virtual Laboratory for kids grades k-12. It was developed for teachers and their students and was framed by the National Science Education Standards. Students can generate and test hypothesis's through interactive activities and resources that use different learning tools. The learning tools involved are visual lessons, website resources, science data, science imaging, inquiry based visual lessons, science hardware and science software. This website does however require the use of a flash player that can be downloaded. This site is very kid oriented and educational.

Learning Physical Science just got easier with this website. This website provides science resources to teachers, parents and life-long learners. Included are links to research sites, lesson plans, activities and project ideas. A very informative and educational website that is definitely a higher level resource and more appropriate for middle school ages and up.

An online Physics Tutorial website offers high school students many informative graphics and easy to understand content. There are many informational tutorials that include starting out information, physics content, calculator pad assistance, a physics studio, review, homework help, and curriculum and laboratory printouts. The one drawback is that it was created by a science teacher in Illinois so the content provided was focused on the content covered in the teachers classroom.

This last Website is geared for students between the ages of 9-14. The website is an online resource that enhances the magazine Science News and offers recreational reading and activities for anyone interested in science. There is information for students with suggestions for hands-on-activities, books, articles, web resources and other materials. An interesting factor is that students are encouraged to comment on and grade subject matter, get ideas for science projects and try out math puzzles. Also offered are ways for teachers to use science in their classrooms. This site is very kid friendly and would be interesting for students much younger and older than the age level geared for.