Multimedia-rich, this site makes an excellent resource for teachers and students alike. Like the title of the website, this site explains how stuff like car engines, VCRs, cell phones, smoke detectors, batteries, web pages, and modems work. This site provides an excellent lesson on scientific methods, and the scientific steps involved with experimentation. It also goes over errors, and the failure of a hypothesis. T he Jason Project is a year-round scientific expedition designed to excite and engage students in science and technology and to motivate and provide professional development for teachers.
Teachers can download lessons about experiments with microscopes.
This site's creators scour the world of science finding the latest innovations and the coolest discoveries. ExploreZone will appeal to kids and adults alike. It's a combination of news and reference center and focuses on earth, space, and weather science. This site includes experiments, chemical demonstrations, Chemical of the Week, and Science in the Media. The master of chemical demonstrations, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Professor Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, shares the fun of science through home science activities, demonstration shows, videos, and books.