Even though EXPLO.TV sounds like an edgy punk website, it's actually the video component of the Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception in San Francisco. This website has some excellent ways to learn about science--such as webcasts, podcasts, and video clips. "Upcoming Webcasts" is featured on the homepage, and there are a number of fine webcasts here. Because the webcasts are...

Monster marshmallows? The science of sugar? And the world of microorganisms? All of these come together on the Exploratorium in San Francisco's website. The site, dedicated to creative activities appropriate for school-age students, includes apps and videos that provide fun explorations of the aforementioned topics and many more. First-time visitors can browse by type of activity, look over the...

A visit to the Exploratorium in San Francisco can be the highlight of a Bay Area excursion. As a science museum, the Exploratorium provides both questions and answers for the generally curious. The museum’s Explore website provides access to many of their digital features, such as the Microscope Imaging Station, Science in the City, and Return to Mars. It's easy to see how young people can use...

These fun, intelligent, and engaging videos were created by scientist Jonathan Hare to be used in schools, workshops, and in home-study with accompanying information. On the site, visitors can make their way through 25 short films that explore the worlds of infrared photography, light beams, parabolic light collectors, generators, and seawater batteries. The videos are about five minutes long, and...

Located in Chicago's Hyde Park, the Museum of Science & Industry is housed in the Palace of Fine Arts, the one remaining structure from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Within these walls, visitors can learn about coal mining in southern Illinois as well as the human body. Through this website, visitors can take advantage of the museum's online offerings that are specifically designed to...

The Museum of Science's Educator Resource Center (ERC), based in Boston, MA, offers this website providing educators with "recommended and institutional Museum materials, all mapped to national and state standards, in order to increase the quality of science, technology, and engineering education." The collection includes a wealth of curriculum materials and science project resources focused...

Computers have been in classrooms for decades and continue to implement new and compelling resources expanding their multimedia capabilities. This set of classroom resources from ReadWriteThink brings together several hundred interactive activities for students in grades K-12. First-time visitors should explore the Featured area for helpful activities that address doing research (Inquiry &...

With coverage of food science, the Neanderthal genome, and oil extraction via algae, the Science multimedia page has something for just about everyone. At the top of the page, visitors will find the "Science Podcast." Visitors are encouraged to sign up to the podcast's RSS feed, and they can also listen in to previous installments. The "Images and Slide Shows" area is a delight for the senses, as...