Monday, April 16, 2007

Environmental Kids Club

The EPA [ Environmental Protection Agency ] has a great website

Environmental Kids Club

Make sure you check out the Happy Earth Day activity book

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Saturday, April 14, 2007

Get ready for Earth Day with these Games & Crafts

Have fun learning about how you can help reduce, reuse, and recycle and why it's importatnt to celebrate Earth Day EVERY DAY!

Click here


Think like a scientist-- Miz Liz the Science Wiz

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Monday, April 09, 2007

Earth Day is April 22nd

What are some of your favorite Earth Day websites?


Here's one of mine

Roofus the Dog's Solar and Efficient Neighborhood

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Science Fair Central

Science Fair Central

GREAT website that is the first site to go to when you find out there's a science fair coming up at your school or home school group!


There's great information from author Janice Van Cleave

A handbook that includes -

Scientific Method
Topic Research tips
Project Research
Presentation and Evaluation


http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

Think like a scientist!

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Monday, March 26, 2007

Science Fair project ideas

Families post science fair projects on this site:


http://www.familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/nogroup-index/0,3002,1-12297,00.html

Remember to include all the steps of the Scientific Method when you're working on your Science Fair project.

Think Like a Scientist!

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Sunday, March 25, 2007

When you need some graphics for your Science Fair project. . .

Here are a few sites for science graphics

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=science&collection=SeeingIsBelieving700&col_id=197



http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=science


Also -- You can search for images on Google

Go to -- http://www.google.com/

Then click on the word Images

here's an example - I typed science fair in the search box and photos of science fair projects came up http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Science%20fair%20&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

I clicked on one about blooming algae http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.free-science-fair-projects.net/images/algae.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.free-science-fair-projects.net/science-fair-projects-on-fertilizer-effects-on-algae-growth.html&h=647&w=706&sz=128&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=7FlqPnWAhH90mM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3DScience%2Bfair%2B%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den


http://www.free-science-fair-projects.net/images/algae.jpg


Think like a scientist while you're getting readyfor your school's science fair!

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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Need a Science Fair project?

For the next few days I'll be posting links to get you started.

Here's a great one --

ScienceFair COACH!

http://all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_coach/page1x.html

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