The search engine is always visible at the top of the screen, no matter where you are on Science NetLinks. On the home page, you will find twelve chapter headings from the Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Click on the topic that interests you, and you will have the opportunity to select a grade range and choose from a selection of relevant resources. There you will also find a link to the research on which that series of Benchmarks is based. Clicking on Benchmarks gives you the list of what children in your selected grade range should know about the topic.
Lessons are original activities that correlate with the selected Benchmark and grade range.
These activities make use of reviewed Internet resources. For a complete list of reviewed web sites in the topic area, select On Line Resources. Websites in boldface type have been designated Educational Super Sites . These sites have passed a second review process that has found them to be of exceptional educational merit. Only sites that are primarily educational in nature are considered for ESS status.