Great Home Chemistry Site

I learned a several things in just one trip to this website. Cool Stuff.

Home Chemistry

Elements Song

The element song

Now this is one way to remember all the Elements.

Papermaking

Paper Making with Lonnie and Jacqueline

This is something we have been trying at home. Combine the papermaking activity with some history of papermaking and the science of paper making and you have a great unit study. It’s also a lot of fun.

More Science Videos

Here is another Treasure Trove of Science videos: http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/

Pinewood Derby

Maybe not technically a homeschool link, although it has many good Physics applications, Pinewood Freak is an awesome site. Here’s one tip: polish the inside of the wheels to help decrease friction when rubbing against the bodies.

More Adding Machines

This is a video of a marble adding machine found at ScienceHack

Real World Science & Math Videos

This is a great site where students can watch short videos about how science and math are used in real careers. Anything from building Mars rovers to raising ferrets. These can be purchased on DVD or watched online.

Futures Channel

Science @Home

Science@Home Episode I: Money And Water

This is a great series of science experiments for kids. Check out the rest of them at Google Video.

Steve Spangler Rocks!

I’ve got to say this has to be one of the best fun science websites I have seen – Steve Spangler Science. I will be getting myself…er the kids one of those Mentos Geyser thingies. Many cool experiments and videos here too.

Looking for NASA Images?

Look no more….Great Images in NASA (GRIN) is a wonderful site full of high-resolution images from a myriad of NASA related sites and projects.

Here are some of my favorites:

• SR-71 Blackbird
• Research Aircraft Fleet
• On the Moon
• Dr Goddard

Go and find some for yourself.