Science, Bugs and Nature Sites (all of these sites are kid-friendly)

BugBios
http://bugbios.com/

Interested in knowing more about bugs? Trying to identify a bug/insect that you have found? This is a great website to explore and find out more about bugs.

DNA from the Beginning
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/

This is an animated primer on the basics of DNA, heredity, and genes from James Watson's DNA Learning Center at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

The Electronic Zoo
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

The Electronic Zoo provides tons of information on veterinary medicine and animal-related information found on the Internet. The main page has 18 different animal sections, plus both an animal images section and an animal sounds section.

The Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/

California's great science and wonder museum also has a fantastic website complete with classroom learning activities and hands-on science learning lessons.

The Froggy Page
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/

You can find everything you ever wanted to know about frogs: images, sounds, songs, famous frogs, frogs and science (including virtual dissection) and more on this site.

Gray's Anatomy Online
http://www.bartleby.com/107/

This site offers free access to the electronic version of Gray's Anatomy. It includes high quality illustrations of human body parts such as arteries, muscles, bones, and all parts of the body.

National Geographic Online
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education

National Geographic's Online Adventures section provides kids with interactive exploration adventures from throughout the world. The National Geographic education site also provides lesson plans for teachers.

NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov

NASA Kids gives children the opportunity to find out more about how astronauts live and work in space; rockets, airplanes and satellites; as well as the earth and space. The site includes interactive games and a section for teachers.

The Talking Glossary of Genetics
http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10002096

Leading researchers at the National Institutes of Health explain common genetic terms such as DNA, chromosome, gene and more in short, friendly voice snippets.

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

"Send your kids to this site whenever they need information about space and the planets. It's bursting with information, including real-time images of near-Earth space, biographies of scientists, and even educational games. A clever feature lets you adjust the detail level of the content—detailed for you, simple for your grade-schooler" (rated one of PC Magazine's 100 Top Websites 2003).