Gosh...don't you love good websites? When thinking about this post, I decided to group the posts into websites for teachers (professional growth) and websites for students. That way you can find what you are interested in quickly.
Teacher Sites:
http://www.fossweb.com/ I know I speak of this like I'm a groupie for the company (okay, I kinda am....) but this site is the BEST. This has so much research based information on it that will, hands-down, make you a better teacher....not only in science, but in all subjects.
That being said: the second one is http://www.scienceandliteracy.org/ . This website has a ton of information on integrating literacy with science content. I have used all of the strategy guides from this program and I love, love, love them. The books, the philosophy, the questioning, the ideas for oral language....amazing to say the least.
Now, I will also share a few other sites that I go to from time to time to get information on science inquiry:
Kids Sites:
Teacher Sites:
http://www.fossweb.com/ I know I speak of this like I'm a groupie for the company (okay, I kinda am....) but this site is the BEST. This has so much research based information on it that will, hands-down, make you a better teacher....not only in science, but in all subjects. 
That being said: the second one is http://www.scienceandliteracy.org/ . This website has a ton of information on integrating literacy with science content. I have used all of the strategy guides from this program and I love, love, love them. The books, the philosophy, the questioning, the ideas for oral language....amazing to say the least. Now, I will also share a few other sites that I go to from time to time to get information on science inquiry:
- http://www.learner.org/workshops/inquiry/: Learner.org is a great place to watch videos of inquiry in action and to pick up some resources for your professional growth.
- http://www.nsta.org/ If you are not a member, this is a great organization to belong to. Not only are the conferences amazing, but the professional books and magazine (Science and Children) are awesome! There is a section called SciLinks that has some wonderful resources to use and everything is research based.
- http://lawrencehallofscience.org/ Where all the magic happens! Go check this one out tonight.
Kids Sites:
- http://www.fossweb.com/ Okay no shocker there, but there are a huge selection of games available for free on the website that match each module. My kids love the rollercoaster building one on Balance and Motion from the K-2 area.
- http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/ This is a great new site with animations and modules to show and explain different science ideas.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml Have you ever been on the BBC site? OMG - this is an amazing website for kids to do different simulations.
I can't wait to check out all of these sites!
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