Explore the ancient process of glassblowing and the science behind the art. Young scholars will create their own sculptures, plan installations, and study renowned artist Dale Chihuly.

This Museum of Science page does an excellent job of explaining the importance of plants as producers in the sea. The food chain or food web has to start with the plants.

A how-to science project with instructions to make a complete dinosaur bone dig site burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic.

Snapshot reference on paleontology explains how the fossil record drives this area of science.

Part of the Burke Museum's online exhibition titled "The Big One" which focuses on earthquakes and quake science, this site looks at safety precautions to take when dealing with earthquakes.

An activity from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry where participants make white glue from milk curds and then test it out, trying different variations of the ingredients. They learn about the denaturing of the protein casein...

An investigation where students design and build a bridge, using only straws and tape, that must support a weight.

The story of two men that persevered. Read the inspiring story of their transatlantic flight.

This section of the exhibition gives the history of the discovery and study of space starting with the Greeks and Romans through to the early 1900's.

An activity where students simulate the process of extracting coal from the ground using chocolate chip cookies. They then calculate the costs involved to determine whether coal mining is profitable.

An activity where students take on the roles of parts of the circulatory system, and simulate the transport of nutrients, oxygen, and carbon dioxide through the blood stream.

Become an engineer, and design a submarine that moves in the water like a real submarine. Try making it sink, float, and hover in the water.

Families can come together through games designed to make history something fun and integral to family life. Build a sod house like prairie settlers did in the 1800s. Go back in time to visit five families that lived in the same house...

Students use their senses to investigate, observe, and collect data for several different liquids.

Would you believe us if we told you we could make an egg bounce without breaking? Check out this experiment. It requires just three ingredients and five easy steps to learn how to bounce an egg.

A simple instructional activity where each group of learners turns over word cards creating sentences from them. As the student turns over more cards, the group modifies the meaning of the sentence, leading them to discuss how scientists...

A lesson where students take copies of their shoe prints, then create a story and illustrate it with pictures showing trails of footprints. Presented are samples of such trails that can be used to stimulate class discussion, and to...

This simple instructional activity involves making a model of a water molecule from gumdrops. A toy car is also used to explain how a model compares to the real thing.

Here are some fun family projects to do at home involving bugs.

There are 5 parts to this resource. You can click on the water planet, oceans in motion, life in the sea, scientists at sea and resources. There are also activities for teachers.

A brief introduction to how ocean waves form. Includes a suggestion for a simple lab activity to further understanding.

This concise resource presents a thorough drawing which simplifies the explanation of the greenhouse effect into six easy to understand steps.