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Here are some links which may be helpful for students and teachers of science.

You will find modern myths and other errors on various web sites, even some of these which should be authoritative. Always read with critical attention. Don't be afraid to question. Cross check. Look for consistent cause and effect relationships. Be willing to accept a conclusion provisionally, knowing that with further study you may have to throw it out.

Museums:

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Smithsonian Instution

Franklin Institute Science Museum

Field Museum of Natural History

Griffith Observatory

A science project activity may consist of the analysis of raw data collected by interplanetary spacecraft, satellites, or other sources. There are web sites which provide raw data in the form of images, or tabulated measurements, which can be analysed to test hypotheses. These are the same data being used by professional scientists in their research.

These sources also provide teachers with "real life" data for use in class activities.

Sources of raw data:

Project NOPP Drifters

Southern California Current Earthquake Information

Global Temperature Project

Haze-SPAN

Southern California Earthquake Center

The Albatross Project

The Star Trails Society

AWS Worldwide School Weather Network

For elementary grades, following the "cook book" directions for a demonstration, or building a model might be an acceptable science project. By middle school, the student should be able to explain how the experiment/observation fits into the cycle of scientific thinking , and to relate it to its appropriate field of science. The student should demonstrate understanding of the project by being able to answer questions of "how" and "why" as well as "what", and explain the significance of the project in the context of science in general.

Warning: I offer no guarantee as to the safety, practicability, suitability, or validity of any project. Whether in hard copy or on the Internet, all are subject to typographical and other errors. I have read directions which could not possibly produce the results described. Interpretations and conclusions are sometimes subject to modern myths and other fallacies. Always cross check with other sources.