| Health and Fitness |
| Kids Health Offers information on kids health covering topics like your body, staying safe, diseases and conditions and more. |
| Major League Baseball Kids Club Interactive site for kids to learn about Major League Baseball. |
| Medline Plus Children’s Page Learn about everything from how the body works to what happens when you go to the hospital. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites to explore. |
| National Basketball Association Kids! Interactive website for kids to learn about basketball and the NBA. |
| National Football League Rush Interactive website for kids to learn about football and the NFL. |
| National Hockey League Kids Interactive website for kids to learn about hockey and the NHL. |
| President’s Council on Health and Fitness Provides information on health, physical activity, fitness and sports from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. |
| Sports Illustrated Kids Sports Illustrated online for kids. |
| Science and Technology |
| Bill Nye the Science Guy Offers an online science laboratory and includes learning activities and show information. |
| Biology 4 Kids Basic biology information including cell structure, cell function, scientific studies, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and other life science topics. |
| Chemistry 4 Kids Basic chemistry information including atoms, matter, elements, the periodic table, reactions, biochemistry and more. |
| Cosmos 4 Kids Provides astronomy basics and science of the stars. |
| Facts on File – Science Database provided by the Akron Summit County Public Library. Library card number may be required. Facts on File Science Online covers biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, and more. |
| Geography 4 Kids Provides information on earth structure, atmosphere, land biomes, food chains, and other earth science topics. |
| NASA for Students Provides age appropriate searchable space and science information for students K – 4. |
| NASA for Students Provides age appropriate searchable space and science information for students 5 – 8. |
| Periodic Table Interactive periodic table from Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Physics 4 Kids Provides information on motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, light, and modern physics topics. |
| Science Toy Maker A website for people who like to roll up their sleeves and make fun, mysterious science toys and projects that entice scientific investigation. |
| Student Resource Center Database provided by the Akron Summit County Public Library. Library card number may be required. Ebsco database access to thousands of articles organized by topic and searchable by periodical, newspaper, reports, encyclopedia article, biographies, transcripts, etc. also organized by reading level. |
| TechYes Provides tutorials on technology and science subjects. Also has a resource section for students to do research by school topic and provides descriptions from students on projects they have done. |
| Tree Identification National Arbor Day Foundation online tree identification resource. |
| TryScience Provides interactive activities with experiments, field trips, live webcams, and more. |
| Science Fair |
| Akron-Summit County Public Library Science Fair Database Searchable database of science fair projects. Search by subject, keyword, grade level, and book. |
| Science Buddies Includes a wide range of science fair topics, including lists of supplies needed for each topic, explanations of the various parts of a science fair project from the scientific method itself, through the final report. A “Topic Selection Wizard” with questionnaires helps kids choose or narrow their topic. There is also a section that helps kids formulate background research questions. |
| Science Fair Central Offers project ideas and science fair guidance. |
