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• Click here to visit the Boston Museum of Science web page
• Boston Museum of Science is a world class science museum.
• When in Boston be sure to visit this fine museum that originated in 1830. Not near Boston? No problem click in the link and instantly you have access to their on-line exhibits.

• Click here to visit the Great Lakes Science Center web page
• This site uses extensive use of interactive, "hands-on" exhibits, demonstrations, and educational programming to stimulate interest and increase understanding of the sciences

• Click here to visit the The American Museum of Natural History web page
• Online counterpart to New York's renowned museum: the ability to explore permanent showcases such as the Hall of Planet Earth, or to get a taste of current exhibitions.

• Click here to visit the The Field Museum web page
• Chicago's famous museum provides numerous informative on-line exhibits.
• See the world's largest, most complete and most famous T. rex. See Sue on the Web. Plus many other features.

• Click here to visit the Arizona Science Center web page
• The Arizona Science Center offers hands-on, eye-opening fun with more than 300 interactive exhibits, a state-of-the-art planetarium, five-story giant-screen theater, live demonstrations, and traveling exhibitions.

• Click here to visit the Chemistry Lab at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry web page
• Since 1996 when the Chemistry Lab at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry was opened, the museum's lab was the first wet chemistry lab in the world where the public could perform experiments.
• The web site contains thematic units that include: Chemical Reactions, Everyday Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and more. Check out this unique site.

• Click here to visit the The Smithsonian Institution Home Page web page
• The Smithsonian Institution was established in 1846 since then it has grown to become a major international institution composed of sixteen museums and galleries and the National Zoo and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad.
• One of its main goals is to "increase and diffusion of knowledge".
• The Institution is also a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.

• Click here to visit the The Franklin Institute Science Museum web page
• Sine 1824, one of America's first and still one of the best Interactive Science museums in the world.
• Located in Ben Franklin's home town - Philadelphia, PA.
• Type any subject their search box and you will most likely find articles that will interest you.

• Click here to visit the Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide web page
• This site contains links to public museums all over the world with a strong emphasis on interactive science education.
• Visit the greatest museums all over the world from you computer.
• Some of the links on this site have changed but it still gives you a good overview of the world's science museums.

• Click here to visit the The Science Museum of Minnesota web page
• The Science Museum of Minnesota where fun science learning goes beyond the museum's walls with interactive educational activities.

• Click here to visit the The Exploratorium web page
• Exploratorium remains one of the best hands-on-science museums in the world.
• Their site is a wealth of information for kids and adults a like.
• Check the site frequently to see the constantly changing "features" There are always projects and live Web casts to keep young minds engaged.