Fun Science Sites

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These sites contain lots of cool science facts and trivia. Learn more about scientific happenings in the world around you, or even pose your own science question to the experts. After you've explored science trivia, test your knowledge with these fun science quizzes!

For the Budding Scientist

The following sites are geared towards our younger users. Don’t let our guidelines stop you though; feel free to explore these sites for general scientific information or to satisfy the curiosity of your “inner child!” Being willing to follow your curiosity wherever it leads is essential to a scientist.

• Ask Dr. Universe
  Have a science question? You can see answers to questions from kids around the world, or even submit your own question to be answered.
• Ask the Expert by Scientific American
  Got a question for the science experts? View answers to questions asked by other people in the areas of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computers, the environment, geology, mathematics, medicine, and physics. Or, ask your own!
• The Blackout Syndrome by Access Excellence
  Read the clues to see if you can solve this scientific mystery. Good luck!
• Cool Science and Technology Activities
  Sponsored by Girl Scouts U.S.A., this great website offers lots of fun activities for you to do – like designing a shoe, cooking, or building a structure.
• Earth Tomorrow
  This site, created by the National Wildlife Federation, contains a lot of great information on exploring nature. Check out the games, quizzes, and other activities!
• Experiment!
  Try these fun science experiments at home. Remember to follow the instructions so you’ll stay safe.
• EXPLORIT
  Check out the variety of science facts, quizzes, and challenge questions and answers put together by a hands-on science center in California.
• Extreme Science
  Learn all you ever wanted to about time, weather, space, earth science, animals, and technology. There are even sections with links to maps and science references.
• Funology
  Have tons of fun with this website that has science jokes, games, magic tricks, trivia, and recipes.
• Girls Go Tech
  See how you use technology in your everyday life, and how you can use it in your future career.
• Girlstart
  This great site has all the information and links you need for science experiments, games, homework help, and even science lessons.
• Great Science Sites for Kids
  Explore links to some of the best science sites on the net – including topics like gravity, color, skin, and snow.
• Interactive Frog Dissection
  Discover how to dissect a frog, and see what the inside of a frog looks like through this interactive site.

  NOTE: “Animal research has played a vital role in virtually every major medical advance of the last century – for both human and animal health. From antibiotics to blood transfusions, from dialysis to organ transplantation, from vaccinations to chemotherapy, bypass surgery and joint replacement, practically every present-day protocol for the prevention, treatment, cure and control of disease, pain and suffering is based on knowledge attained through research with animals.” - from the “Foundation for Biomedical Research Position on Animal Research”

  For more information about animal research, take a look at the websites of the National Association for Biomedical Research and the Foundation for Biomedical Research.

• Kid Science
  Try your hand at some of these experiments.
• Mad Scientist
  “MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.”
• Ology
  The American Museum of Natural History presents this website with fun ways to explore fields like genetics, biodiversity, paleontology, and astronomy.
• Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
  This site contains many fun science experiments for people of all ages.
• The Science Explorer
  Try some of these kid-friendly experiments at home: create mysterious mixtures, become an aircraft designer, or make a lava light using directions from this site.
• Why Toast Lands Jelly Side Down
  These scientific investigations, including why toast lands jelly-side down and what the terminal velocity of a falling coffee filter is, will enhance your understanding of simple physical science phenomena.
• Women in Science
  This site has it all – experiments, science questions and answers, trivia, biographies, and more!

Hello Einstein

Need a bigger challenge? The following sites contain information about more detailed science questions and concepts. Use them as resources for your science homework or projects, or just to find out fascinating facts about your areas of scientific interest.

• Cool Robot of the Week
  Find out which web sites received the title, “Cool Robot of the Week,” for their solutions to robotics problems or promotion of robotics technology.
• ENC Digital Dozen
  This site contains links to twelve websites that are sure to pique your curiosity and expand your scientific knowledge base.
• Down to Earth Astronomy
  Learn more about astronomy and the discoveries of NASA’s Hubble space telescope.
• Exploratorium
  Discover the science involved in areas like DNA, cooking, and climate change, or try some of their fun activities at home.
• New Scientist: The Last Word Questions and Answers
  This site answers all your questions about everyday scientific phenomena. See the questions and answers that other people have posted, or ask your own.
• New Scientist: Weblinks
  Check out these links personally recommended by the New Scientist Website.
• Online Exhibits Hotlist
  Browse these online educational interactive sites and exhibits curated by The Franklin Institute Online to learn more about topics like frog dissection and distant planets.
• Physics Web
  Get the latest information on physics news and resources.
• Scanning Electron Microscope
  Learn about how the Scanning Electron Microscope works.
• Science Friday
  Check out these “Must See Science Sites” – with links to some of the hottest sites about science, math, and technology on the web.
• Sci/Tech Web Awards 2002
  The second annual ScientificAmerican.com Sci/Tech Web Awards selected these 50 sites - - five sites in each of 10 subject categories - - to satisfy even the most serious of scientific cravings.
• Student Science Enrichment Program
  The Student Science Enrichment Program lists these sites in the areas of sports science, butterflies/science of flight, forensic/investigative science, medicine & bioscience, computers & internet, environment, and mathematics.
• Surf for Science
  Search these selections of the coolest sites on the web from the National Academy Press to learn about topics from Alpha Centauri to Zooxanthellae. (Yep – it’s really a word!)

Quizzes

Got all the answers? Put your scientific knowledge to the test with these fun and informative quizzes, arranged generally from easier to more challenging.

• Kids Science Quizzes
  What are meteors made of? What causes goosebumps? Pick a quiz and test your science and nature smarts!
• Science Quiz Activities and Games
  Test your understanding of science in these quizzes designed for students in fifth through ninth grades.
• Science Quiz
  Test your scientific knowledge in astronomy, chemistry, biology, physics and more!
• Explorit’s Science Quizzes
  These quizzes for all ages test your knowledge of everyday science concepts.
• Hypography Sci-Tech
  Take these challenging quizzes to see how much you really know about advanced topics in science.