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· [|ABC Technology and Science News Summary] - Keep up with what is happening in the world of science. · [|The Scientific American] - News and articles about science. · [|Science@NASA] - News of space and astronomy · [|The Why Files] - Current events in science. Find out the science behind the headlines. · [|Science News for Kids] - News articles, science fiction books, science fair ideas, and science games.  **GENERAL SCIENCE SITES **

· [|How Stuff Works] - Great site! Find out how engines, cell phones, and lots of other stuff works. · [|Ology] - An introduction to many branches of science such as geology, astronomy, genetics, marine biology, and paleontology. Click on the Stuff to Do links to find activities. This site is by the American Museum of Natural History. · [|Biology4Kids] - This site has information on plants, animals, cells, and microorganisms. · [|Geography4KIds] - Information about the earth - the structure, atmosphere, biosphere, ecosystems and much more. · [|First Gov for Science] - Science information from the US government. This site may be helpful in writing reports. · [|The Franklin Institute] - Visit Philadelphia's own science museum. Take a tour of their online exhibits, or check out their [|Hotlists] for links to lots of excellent web sites. · [|The Academy of Natural Sciences] - An excellent museum here in Philadelphia. Check out the kids section of the web site · [|The Exploratorium] - San Francisco's Museum of Science has lots of neat activities. · [|Science Master] - This site is a good starting point for reports on science or the place to go if you just want to learn more about science on your own. · [|An Introduction to the Microscope] - How to buy a microscope and use it. Also some examples of the things that you will see with your microscope. · [|Timelines of Science] - Timelines of astronomy, physics, chemistry, and earth sciences. · [|Science Jokes] - Take a break from studying and enjoy a little humor. · [|Facts about Chewing Gum] - Lots of information about chewing gum including why bubble gum is pink and how to get gum out of your hair.  **SCIENCE FAIRS**

· [|Science Buddies] - You can take tests here to help you find out what kind of project you would be really interested in doing. Science Buddies then give you some ideas for projects. There are also lots of projects given, so you do not have to take the tests if you already know what you want to do. · [|Science Fair Central] - Help with your science project. · [|Science Fairs] - Information on doing a project for a science fair and a list of places to look if you need supplies. · [|The Ultimate Science Fair Resource] - How to do a project and some links to commercial sites where you can get supplies. · [|The Science Fairs Homepage] - Lots of ideas for projects by Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council. · [|Science Fair Projects and Experiments] - Science projects for botany, computers, electricity and magnetism, solar and renewable energy, and medicine and anatomy. · [|Science Project Topics] - From Science News for Kids. · [|Science Fair Project Ideas] - From Science Buddies. · [|Hands-On Activities] - Some experiments to try like making a mummy or finding out if wintergreen LifeSavers really spark in the dark. From the Exploratorium · [|All Science Fair Projects] - Many science projects and links to other science fair web sites. · [|Successful Science Fair Projects] - A one page guide to doing a project with links to other sites. · [|Computer and Electronics Science Fair Projects] · [|Science Fair Projects to Study Earthquakes] - by the US Geological Survey. · [|Energy Science Fair Projects] - Projects on various type of energy by California Energy Commission. · [|Designing Environmental Science Fair Projects] - by the Environmental Protection Agency. · [|Agricultural Ideas for Science Fair Projects] · [|Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects] - From the Math Forum. · [|Balloon Molecules] - This site shows you how to make really big molecular models from balloons. · [|Zoom Science Activities] - Science and engineering experiments from PBS. · [|Edmund Scientific] - Commercial source of science supplies. · [|Science Stuff] - Online source of science supplies. · [|Science Fairs] - This is a list of science fairs.

TOP 10 SITES FOR CREATING DIGITAL MUSIC 1. [|Myna]- Far and away my favorite online music editor. This is very similar to Garageband and a nice alternative for those who do not have the Apple application. 2. [|Soundation]- Very easy to use, with a drag/drop interface for creating excellent-sounding music. 3. [|Jam Studio] - Fun site that lets users select a "key" to play in and a theme to match. 4. [|Loop Labs] - Nice time- line editor; learning curve is a bit higher than most sites. 5. [|Your Spins] -  Great site for mixing prerecorded music and sharing with others. 6. [|Indaba] -  Unique site where users can create collaborative music pieces to make one final product. 7. [|Creating Music] - Very user friendly  website shows kids how to create digital music. 8. [|Contrapunctus Variations] - Wonderful site for creating orchestral music by selecting an instrument and clicking on a time line 9. [|iNudge]-  Fun site for kids, who can make music by drawing shapes. 10. [|Glitchscape]- Create sound by drawing vector shaped rectangles.