This page is for Imagination Unlimited kids! Below are lots of websites for kids that are related to our classes. First you'll see a list of topics, which you can click on to get to the right section. Then a list of really great sites in that topic. Check them out!
Topics
- Generally good science sites for kids
- Simple machines and physics sites
- Flight and flying machines
- Oceans and ocean creatures
- Forces and energy
- Chemistry
- Food chemistry
- Medical mysteries revealed
Generally good science sites for kids
- Ology -- Archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity, earth, Einstein, genetics
- Science Buddies -- Science news and science fair ideas
- PBS Videos Videos on a wide range of subjects, all free
- Zoom Science -- Science projects kids can do at home
- San Francisco's Exploratorium -- News, links, and activities
- MIT's Scratch -- A popular visual programming language for kids
- IPL Kidspace -- Internet Public Library links to kids' sites of all kinds
- Science News for Kids -- Breaking news about science written for kids
Simple machines and physics sites
Classes: Make and Take: Fascinating machines & unique inventions, Break, Make and Take
- EdHeads - Activate your mind! Really fun Flash-based games where children find all the simple machines in a location and learn how they are used
- MIKids.com Definitions and examples of the six basic machines with links to related activities
- 42 Explore.com A reference page with links to websites about simple machines
- Physics4Kids.com All about Newton's laws of motion
- HowStuffWorks.com How Newton's laws of motion work
- Multimedia Physics Studio Animated examples of the laws of physics
Flight and flying machines
Class: Young Science Explorers I- Rockets, Flight, and Motion
- Internet Public Libraries airplanes and aircraft page Lots of links to information about how flight happens and flying machines, as well as flying machines you can build at home
- Apollo II: Walking on the Moon Interactive game teaches you how the first astronauts did it
- NASA Quest Aerospace activities for kids
Oceans and ocean creatures
Class: Young Science Explorers II- Over the Mountain and Under the Sea
- The Monterey Bay Aquarium Learn about an amazing California eco-system, the Monterey Bay. Download coloring pages and information books, and play online games about tidepools, sea otters, and who eats whom for lunch!
- American Museum of Natural History's Ology Visit Marine Biology: The Living Oceans for craft ideas, interviews, games, and songs.
- Secrets @ Sea Dive into Ace on the Case and see if you can solve the mystery.
- PBS videos available for free on the web:
Forces and energy
Classes: Make and Take, Young Science Explorers III: I can do Science Magic too: Invisible forces
- Zoom Kids forces and energy at home Read about lots of fun activities involving forces and energy that you can do at home with everyday objects.
Chemistry
Class: Creative Chemistry I, SASSY Science
Food chemistry
Class: Don’t Play with your Food
- Zoom Kids Kitchen Chemistry Online activities simulating activities you can do in the kitchen
- Zoom Kids Read about some cool food chemistry experiments you can do at home
- The Science House countertop chemistry experiments (you'll need help from your parents!):
Medical mysteries revealed
Class: Dr. Sherlock - Solving Medical Mysteries
- Edheads deep brain stimulation Perform virtual brain surgery
- Edheads virtual hip resurfacing Perform virtual hip surgery
- Edheads virtual knee surgery Perform knee surgery online
- Kidshealth.org -- KidsHealth is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years
Green science
Class: Science to the Rescue: Fix it with facts
- Kids saving energy Learn the importance of green energy
- What is electricity? Learn about electricity and how you can use less
- Green Energy TV Make a solar cooker from a pizza box
