TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.

PBS has a great site full of science fun and kid's games. From the Sesame Street Set to the Technology-Oriented Teens, there are great places to visit, including:

• ZOOM
• PBS Kids
• PBS Parents
• PBS TeacherSource
• Science & Nature

Cool Csmos - Learn about infrared light through fun games, cool movies, images, and more. Classroom activities and a Spanish-language version of the site are also available. You'll need the free Flash plug-in to access the Flash version of the site. HTML version also available.

The Science Toy Maker - This non-commercial site features projects that use easily-available, inexpensive materials, and don't require special skills, tools materials or facilities. Activities are thoroughly tested to work, yet also have the potential to be improved by creative inventors and tinkerers

The Nine Planets, A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System - A fabulous site that combines planetary geophysical data with mythological information and space exploration history. Beautiful photos makes this a great place to do research.

Venus Transit 2004 Sun-Earth Day - What's the Sun's connection to the Earth? What is the Transit of Venus? Find out through the many multimedia resources at this NASA site.

Amazing Space - At this site, students can use Web-based activities to learn about the solar system, train to be a scientist, follow a star's life cycle, and more. Click on "For Educators and Developers" to access interactive activities, science-content reading selections, and answers to astronomy basics. There’s also helpful information on developing and funding education/public-outreach programs. (This site uses Flash.)

Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang to Humankind - This site traces the cosmic origin and evolution of matter and energy from the Big Bang to 12 billion years later. You'll learn from movies, diagrams, animations and educational activities. From Tufts University, Wright Center for Science Education, and the Foundation for the Future. You'll need the free QuickTime Player and free RealPlayer for the movies.

SETI Institute - The mission of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute is to explore, understand, and explain the origin, nature, and prevalence of life in the universe. Find out more about this important field of study.

At Home Astronomy - Hands-on science experiments for the whole family from The Center for Science Education at UC Berkeley

NASA Kids - Fun interactive games, educational cartoons, puzzles, and more make learning astronomy fun!

Volcano Expedition to the Mariana Islands: The Ins and Outs of How Earth Works This Web site will take you to nine volcanic islands in the Mariana chain. The site offers a guided tour through photos, videos, day-by-day accounts of what the research team finds, a history of the islands, and links to cultural and scientific resources. From the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Backyard Jungle - Kid-friendly online community where users around the world can load photos, drawings, and descriptions about the natural surroundings where they live and view what others have loaded.

Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Seafloor - Join ("virtually") an expedition in the eastern Pacific Ocean to look for new volcanic eruptions on the crest of the mid-ocean ridge. You can read the daily updates by the crew, watch a movie of a volcanic seafloor, and learn about topics from vent biology to the earth's anatomy in the "infomods."

Water Science for Schools - Everything you wanted to know about this delicious natural resource, from the US Geological Survey. Also, check out their Activity Center.

Weather Resources for Kids - Cool pages on weather
from Nick Walker of The Weather Channel

Global Warming: Early Warning Signs - This site features an interactive world map that illustrates the local consequences of global warming. Curriculum materials are also available for high school teachers.