Science & Mathematics Education Resources for Parents

A Family Guide to Science, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, can be downloaded  from http://www.tryscience.org/parents/se_2.html

Includes suggested places to go and activities to do to explore different kinds of science

Web Sites

The following Web sites are some of the many that contain great links for both you and your child. Most of these listings provide information about how to search for specific information and links to other age-appropriate sites for children.

American Association for the Advancement of Science:  www.scienceeverywhere.org

Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project:  www.learner.org/

Educational REALMS:  www.stemworks.org

Family Education Network:  http://fen.com

The Franklin Institute Science Museum:  http://sln.fi.edu/

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Cool Science for Curious Kids):  www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html

Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley:  www.lhs.berkeley.edu/

Miami Museum of Science:  www.miamitaxi.net/attractions/miamimuseumofscience.htm

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): 
www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

National Geographic Society:  www.nationalgeographic.com

National Science Education Standards:  www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/

National Science Teachers Association:  www.nsta.org/parents

National Wildlife Federation:  www.nwf.org/kids/

PBS NOVA Programs:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/

Science for Families:  http://scienceforfamilies.allinfo-about.com/

A Science Odyssey:  www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/

Smithsonian Institution:  www.si.edu/kids/

U.S. Department of Agriculture for Kids Science Links and Resources:  www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html

U.S. Geological Survey Learning Web: 
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/fun/map.asp

Ask Dr. Math:  http://mathforum.org/dr.math/abt.drmath.html

Girl Scout site:  http://www.girlsgotech.org/girlsgotech_booklet.pdf

Technology Problem of the Week:  http://mathforum.org/tpow/index.direct.html

Fibonacci Numbers and Nature: 
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

Science View Interactive Showcase:  http://sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/index.html

Math Games and Puzzles:  http://www.edu.uwo.ca/essofamilymath/games.asp

Math at Home:  http://educ.queensu.ca/%7Efmc/

Junior High Math in Canada: 
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?launch=true