This month’s exciting headlines about the discovery of a primitive life form from Mars create the perfect opportunity to explore the Internet for late breaking news and background information. Launch your Martian adventure with these outstanding sites….[Continue]
Bubbles
Who among us (child or adult) can resist blowing bubbles? My favorite homemade bubble wands are those green plastic strawberry baskets that I hate to throw away. For more tips on bubble blowing than you ever imagined, try out these …[Continue]
Dinosaurs
I’ve figured out why dinosaurs are so popular with kids. Parents love them. We never have to clean their dirty cages, we never have to look for them under the sofa, and we never have to feed the stray ones …[Continue]
Bugs
Why do kids love bugs? I don’t know, but parents seem to fall into two camps: those that tolerate bugs for science’s sake and those that don’t. The latter are always apologetic. They know bugs are a part of nature …[Continue]
Astronomy and Space Travel
Because NASA has contributed so many gigabytes of material to the WWW, space travel is one of the best covered subjects on the Web. Photos, video and audio are a terrific way to bring the space program home. For would-be …[Continue]