Below are links to some great science web sites. Use these to help with homework and projects, to check out the latest science news and the play some fun games:

     Interactive Game about Minerals;
    MINE GAMES: Identification: http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/games/true-false/index.html

    MINE GAMES: Hardness: http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/games/nuggets.html

Virtual Mineral Testing, miscelaneous properties;
visual properties: 
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/misc/misc_gallery2.html
 
non-visual properties;
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/other/other_sim1.html


Virtual Crystal Shapes:
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/crystals/crystals_sim2c.html

Virtual Breakage Testing;
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/cleavage/cleave_sim1.html

Virtual Streak Testing; http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/streak/streak_sim3ax.html

Virtual Color Testing:
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/color/color_sim3x.html

Hardness Testing: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/hardsim/hard_sim6x.html

Windows to the Universe, Minerals: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/silicates2.html
Univeristy of Wyoming, Geology:  http://www.wma-minelife.com/
Minerals:www.minerals.net

Minerals Mined in the US: http://www.msha.gov/KIDS/MINING.htm

Epicenter & Magnitude Lab(virtual earthquake simulator): Virtual Earthquake

Seismic Wave simulator: wave simulator

United States Geological Service (information on earthquakes and volcanoes): USGS

Super facinating site showing the movement of Earth's continents over time: EARTH HISTORY

 NEW: Animation of Earth's continents over geologic time: http://youtu.be/NYbTNFN3NBo

Scale of the Universe - This interactive site is SO COOL! Check it out: Scale of the Unierse

ASTRONOMY:
Check out these fun interactive links at the Franklin Institute: http://sln.fi.edu/pieces/schutte/online.html

Phases of the MOON  http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/phasenow.php  Does this agree with your observations?
Solar System Information: Nine Planets
The Oficial NASA web site (a gold mine!): NASA
Info on the solar system from the Worldbook at NASA: Solar System @ NASA
Easy to use kids site on astronomy:  Kids Astronomy
More in depth info on astronomy: Solarviews
The night sky, moon and stars:  Stardate


Earth's Motions in Space:
Want to know how many hours in a day or view the Earth relative to the sun?
Check out this interactive site: Daylight Hours Explorer

GENERAL SCIENCE INFORMATION:

www.tryscience.net a web site with many fun and interactive things to do related to science.
Read about the latest science discoveries and news here:  Science News for Kids 
The Insitiute of Physics provided news stories with explanations focused on the underlying physics of events in our world. Check it out: Physics World
Chemicool website with an interactive periodic table (Neat!): chemicool
GAMES AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES:

Kids Astronomy