My hope was to provide teachers with a plethora of sites to use with their classes. Science sites, if factual, provide the latest information about topics. They also provide multimedia, which books can't provide. One great benefit of the Internet is that children can watch science as it happens, said Boxer. Classes can see an actual volcanic eruption, an earthquake, and other scientific events as they occur.
Web pages created by teachers can put resources about current news stories at students' fingertips.
He feels a special responsibility to interest students in science and promote its value at the middle school level because he hopes to encourage his students to continue their science instruction when the subject becomes an elective. The site is designed to make viewers think and to involve students online in a way not usually done. McMullin uses his site as a classroom resource, and his students have received it warmly. The site presently highlights the Kennedy students' model airplane projects and mousetrap cars. With the help of his students, this science teacher puts a humorous spin on the topic of optical illusions through the site as well.