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Space

Earth and Moon Viewer
www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

Hubble Site
hubblesite.org

NASA Kids Club Home Page
kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

NASA - Kid's Home
www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

Sagan Planet Walk - Take a tour of the Solar System right here in Ithaca!
www.sciencenter.org/saganpw/

Space Today Online
www.spacetoday.org

Views of the Solar System
www.solarviews.com/

Women of NASA
quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html

Science

Kids Search (EBSCO) Now includes Encyclopedia of Animals!
This fun student-friendly menu is divided by topic which allows kids to easily search for magazines, newspapers, photos, transcripts, and encyclopedias.
If accessing from home, you will need to log in using your library card barcode number and password (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number).

Primary Search Magazines (EBSCO)
Primary Search contains full-text magazine articles from nearly 70 elementary school magazines. Some of the magazines included are Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. Full text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition is included, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Full-text backfiles go as far back as 1989, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1984. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator.
If accessing from home, you will need to log in using your library card barcode number and password (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number).

Searchasaurus Kids' Search (EBSCO)
A colorful menu containing information on animals, people and places, science and math, sports, health, history, art and music, and stories.
If accessing from home, you will need to log in using your library card barcode number and password (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number).

Cool Science for Curious Kids
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Earth Science Explorer
www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/elevator.html

Edheads Simple Machines
www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm
Learn about simple and compound machine through interactive games.

Energy Kids
www.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.html
Learn about different forms of energy

Experience science first hand @ Ithaca's very own Science Center.
www.sciencenter.org

KidsRegen
www.kidsregen.org/
Healthy living and responsible care for the earth and its resources

Learn with Bill Nye the Science Guy
www.billnye.com

NASA Science
ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/home.html

Science Activities
www.smm.org/explore