Why is the sky blue?

How did man land on the moon?

Why are dinosaurs extinct?

How do fish breathe underwater?

If your child has ever asked a question like this, they are showing an interest in science.

Science happens all around us every day, so you have endless opportunities to encourage your child to learn its wonders. Here are some great science websites for your child to visit that may ignite the ‘Einstein’ in them:

This website includes useful resources concerning biology, the environment, health, mathematics, physical sciences and technology.
www.science.org.au/nova/index.htm

This website has a large collection of science podcasts. Visitors can sign up to receive new podcasts via RSS feed. Among the feeds available are Dr Karl’s 'Great Moments of Science' and 'Talking Science'.
www.abc.net.au/science/programs/podcast.htm

Science Lab-Virtual Experiments

Build your own star and see its life cycle unfold. See where the Earth's earthquake epicentres have occurred over time. These virtual experiments explore many more concepts including buoyancy, wavelengths and measuring resistance.
www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/lab/index_virtual.htm

2024 Dreaming

Explore life in 2024. What will the restaurants of the future serve? How will transport systems operate? What might our houses be like? What work options may be available? This website allows you explore the answers to these questions.
www.abc.net.au/science/2024dreaming/flash.htm

Nature online-explore the natural world

This website includes interactive features, videos and articles covering everything from volcanoes to tips on becoming a scientist.
www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/index.html

NASA Science For Kids

NASA offers younger students an exciting way to look at our Sun and Earth, our solar system and the universe beyond. Experience a view of science with games, activities, movies and resources to help with homework.
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/index.html

Essentials of Geology

This website offers online resources about geology including useful animations, puzzles and other information.
www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/welcome.htm

Human Anatomy Online

This website explores human anatomy using animations. There are hundreds of graphics presented in a highly interactive format.
www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

Atlas of the Human Journey

Explore the movements of our human ancestors around the globe from 200,000-5000 BC, mapped by genetic markers.
https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/atlas.html

Exploratorium: sport science

This website looks at various sports and the science behind them.
www.exploratorium.edu/sport/index.html

Science & Nature: Human Body & Mind

This website explores the human body: organs, muscles, skeleton, nervous system and puberty.
www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/

Science in Focus

This website covers science topics that are in the news. Includes animations to support students learning about human diseases e.g. anthrax, malaria, peptic ulcer and the rise in resistance to antibiotics.
www.sumanasinc.com/scienceinfocus/scienceinfocus.html

Our Animals

This website looks at Australian animals and their physical features, food, habitats, environment and social groups. It also has a dictionary.
www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/default.htm

Science & Nature: Sea Life

Learn while playing these fun interactive games based on sea life. Students can explore life in the sea, ecosystems and find out about threats to survival. Discover the properties of ice and how to survive as a fish, whilst exploring deep ocean habitats.
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/games.shtml

Dinosaurs

This website has factual information about dinosaurs, including a virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History dinosaur collection and other interactive activities.
http://paleobiology.si.edu/dinosaurs/index.html

Animal Bytes

Learn about mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians with a comprehensive range of information on each animal including classification, ecology, conservation and fast fun facts.
www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm

Creative Chemistry

Puzzles, quizzes, models and information make this website a useful place to learn more about chemistry.
www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/index.htm

General Chemistry Online

This website contains notes and guides to help students learning chemistry. It includes a toolbox of interactive graphing devices, a glossary of over 1,000 chemical terms, a common compound searchable database, downloadable periodic tables and more.
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml

The Teaching and Learning exchange has a great search engine for finding websites that are excellent resources for students. Simply go to www.tale.edu.au, select 'Parents and community' then type the subject of your choice into the search box.