Here are some great websites for students to help boost their scientific knowledge. Most are informational, but there are several that are interactive as well. Whenever you receive a progress report or a report card, you'll see science is divided up by these content strands. Hopefully you can find some sites here to reinforce concepts and skills to help your child while giving them an enjoyable experience.

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http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html - Ever wonder if your eyes grow, then check out the Ask Dr. Universe site to find out answers to your science questions.
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/ - Called “The Yuckiest Site on the Internet”, this is an interesting, fun science information site
http://www.funology.com/index.htm - Find experiments to do and games to play at Funology.
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/home.htm - Games and science information are shared using the Magic School Bus story characters
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - Enchanted Learning is a treasury of sites and activities that run the gamut from Anatomy to Zoom Dinosaurs.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/index.html - Just for Kids has severakl interactive science movies and activities for kids

http://express.howstuffworks.com - Learn how things work and/or are put together - this site is an educational version of the How Stuff Works website.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html - Read and learn about roller coasters, then experiment with an interactive roller coaster maker
http://www.ftexploring.com/energy/energy.html - There’s all kinds of information on different forms of energy on this educational site created and maintained by an engineer.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/ - Learn the science behind skateboarding
http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm - Examples and activities about simple machines
http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm - Learn to do some cool experiments with magnets.
http://www.rube-goldberg.com/ - Go to the Artwork Gallery and view some of Rube Goldberg’s outlandish inventions.
http://www.newbaybridge.org/classroom/ - Learn about earthquakes, then design and test a bridge to  see if it can withstand seismic activity using this Flash media.
http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/designsatellite/ - Help Jimmy and Susie design a satellite system so they can watch TV in this interactive activity.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html - This site brings bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels, and dams to the Internet for those who want to learn more about man-made giants that fill our communities.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/ - Interactive site on light

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html - Everything you ever wanted to learn about this fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist, Leonardo da Vinci.
http://www.cbc.ca/kids/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html - Check out the history of inventions using this interactive timeline.
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ - Ideas for the science fair, information on the scientific process, or just some fun science experiments to try out at home.
http://www.tryscience.org/ - Try various off-line science experiments, play on-line games, or go on virtual fieldtrips to do interactive science activities
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/kinetosaur/index.html - Curious about dinosaurs? Check this site out.

Earth and Space (Atmospheric Pressures and the Water Cycle; Solar System and the Universe; Earth Composition and Structure)

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html  - Designed to work at a primary or an intermediate level, students can research and learn all about our solar system. This site has an audio component, giving students the ability to have the text read to them as well as an interactive dictionary to help them with the science vocabulary. (updated with the new information on Pluto)
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/kids  - Enter into VolcanoWorld – research volcanoes and go on a virtual tour to a few around the world.
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/ - Learn about the water cycle with these very clear explanations.
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/ - Predict the weather in the underground weather  caves.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/ - Learn about severe weather conditions and print out some great weather coloring books.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html - Rockhounds, learn about rock collecting, safety precautions, how rocks are actually created, and more!
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html - Blast off to space and design your space station at this fun interactive site.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html - Solve these geo-mysteries with Rex, the Dino.
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ - NASA’s site for kids
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm - Information, games and activities about the environment

http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html  - Explore plant life and learn all about photosynthesis
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/hangman.html - Play hangman while working on animal classification
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/mammalws.html - An on-line wordsearch using animal names
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/mammals.html - Mammal match - match the animal sounds and pictures – for very young
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/edgeofsea/tidepool.html - Explore tidepools using Quicktime Virtual Reality from watching hard -shelled crabs to seeing the birds, bears, and seals that come to feed at the water's edge.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun.html - Have fun using these interactive activities while learning about the natural world.
http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/Lib_Animal.html - Want to learn more about a certain animal? Here are loads of website links to check out.

http://www.vision3d.com/ - Topics such as how eyes capture and transmit images, how vision disorders are diagnosed and treated, and how learning disabilities relate to vision are addressed in a way that makes sense to elementary aged students as well as they can enjoy checking out some optical illusions and the Magic Eye 3-D gallery.
http://freda.auyeung.net/5senses/  - Site created by middle school students explaining each of the five senses along with diagrams
http://www.mouthpower.org/  -The secret of a healthy smile is simple: taking good care of your teeth. And what's the best way to find out how to do that? Let Mouthie take you into the MouthPower laboratory. Experiment to find the healthiest choices about food, tobacco, and cleaning habits. Explore the history of dentistry and the story of your own teeth! Then create your own poster about healthy mouth habits.
http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp  - Learn more about healthy eating while having fun.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/systems.html - Help Arnold find all his organs.
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyper_heart1.html - HyperHeart is an interactive animation/movie detailing a normal cardiac cycle.