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Chemical Education Journal
eNature.com--the Online Field Guides let you search for reports and images on more than 4,800 species. You can also celebrate the arrival of spring with gorgeous e-cards
Genentech...Science, News, and More
Get the latest science news here
National Geographic World
New Scientist Magazine
Sci4Kids: e-zine from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) , aimed at kids aged eight to thirteen with an interest in science
Science Magazine
pHFactor - resource to help elementary and middle school teachers introduce acids and bases to students
Science And Nature For Kids - Projects, Resources, Links

Acorn Naturalists
17821 E. 17th Street, #103, PO Box 2423
Tustin, CA, 92781-2423
800-422-8886
http://www.acornnaturalists.com/
Comprehensive selection of science supplies, activity books, curriculua, field equipment and related resources for grades K-12.

Backyard Scientist
P.O. Box 16966
Irvine, CA 92623
714-551-2892
http://www.backyardscientist.com/
Jane Hoffman's books come recommended by the National Science Foundation. All the experiments are easy to perform and use fairly common household items. She also sells kits which relieve you of the hassle of collecting materials.

Best of Wonderscience: Elementary Science Activities
By Kessler, Benbrow, Sweitzer, and Kirwan
ISBN: 0827380941
Hands-on, big, big book of science experiments with easy to find materials.

Blue Spruce Biological Supply
701 Park St.
Castle Rock, CO 80104
800-825-8522
http://bluebio.com/
Lab equipment, specimens

Chemguy.com
Chemistry courses in DVD or VHS format taught by a Canadian Chemistry teacher. Several levels available.
http://www.chemguy.com/

Children's Discovery Gardens
818-999-1042
http://www.kidsgardeninabox.com/
Nature garden kits and accessories for all ages.

Cobblestone Publishing, Inc.
7 School Street
Peterborough, NH 03458-1454
800-821-0115
http://cobblestonepub.com/
Cobblestone publishes a variety of children's magazines and resource materials covering history, world cultures, science and the language arts. Theme packs with teacher's guides and activity guides are available. Also check out their websites: http://www.odysseymagazine.com/
(science magazine) and http://www.digonsite.com/ (archaelogy magazine). Websites include links and lots of info.

C&S Expeditions
866-933-0241
http://www.expeditionscentral.com
Elementary through high school with an emphasis on hands-on learning experirences. Provides educational trips.

Educational Innovations, Inc.
362 Main Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06851
888-912-7474
http://www.teachersource.com/
Science workshop supplies. This is an interesting catalog.

Edmund Scientific
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
800-728-6999
http://www.edsci.com/
This catalog is where the scientists get their supplies; it has everything.

EdVentures.com
EdVentures.com
PCS Edventures! is a single-source provider of engineering and science-based enrichment curriculum for children in the K-12 market.

Janice Vancleave's 202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping and Bouncing Experiments
by Janice Pratt Vancleave
This former science teacher has written more than 26 educational activity books. The books give step-by-step instructions for experiments with easy-to-find materials. If you want your children oozing, bubbling, dripping and bouncing with excitement, try any of Vancleave's books.

JASON Foundation for Education
395 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, MA 02451
888-527-6600
http://www.jasonproject.org/
The JASON Project combines current scientific research with Internet, video, and satellite learning.

LW Scientific
4727-G North Royal Atlanta Dr.
Tucket, GA 30084
800-726-7345
http://www.lw-scientific.com/
Microscopes, slides and other laboratory equipment.

Math-Science Nucleus
4074 Eggers Drive, Fremont, CA 94536
510-790-6284
http://www.msnucleus.org/
A great science store. They also have K-112 math, science and technology curriculum that is free.

Pitsco Innovative Education
800-358-8104
http://www.pitsco.com/

RealScience
http://www.realscience-4-kids.org
RealScience-4-Kids is a comprehensive science curriculum geared towards the elementary grade levels. It takes scientific concepts traditionally tuaght at the high school/college level and puts them in a form accessible to elementary students. Gives children the building blocks to study science. Lots of colorful graphics. Dr. Keller, a homeschool mom and active research scientist, originally developed this curriculum for her own children

The Young Scientists Club
http://theyoungscientistclub.com/
Similar to a magazine subscription in that your child will be sent a complete science kit on a regular basis. For children ages 4-12.

Tobin's Lab
800-522-4776.
http://www.tobinlab.com/
Run by a homeschool family, Tobin's Lab catalog is comprehensive and has high quality products from dissecting equipment and specimens microscopes. They are very helpful on the telephone.

Wild Goose
888-621-1040
http://www.wildgoosescience.com/science_.htm
Great science kits designed for K-8 that launch burning projectiles, use matches, and require safety goggles and protective gloves. Don't worry; the instructions are loaded with warnings to be safe and sane.

US Geological Survey
Free Teaching Packets with Activities
http://www.usgs.gov/education/edulist.html
As the Nation's largest water, earth, biological science and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides some of this science information as educational material. The product line includes a variety of teaching packets, booklets, posters, fact sheets, and CD-ROM's. A complete description of the product line is available at http://www.usgs.gov/education/

 

 

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