From Abracadabra to Zombies

Young Thinkers

Science & Critical Thinking Resources for students & teachers
grades 4-12

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Critical Thinking and Control Groups

What do Snot and Wasabi have in common?

Why is the sky blue? Why is poo brown?

Why is pee yellow?

Science News for Kids
It's your world. Find out what's new. (Devoted to science news for children 9 to 14.)

Mystery Investigations - Explaining the Strange and Mysterious through the Method of Science

Science Friday - Kid's Connection (from NPR)

Kitchen Science Experiments (from the Naked Scientists)

Understanding Science (How science really works!)

Pacific Science Center

Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brain?

Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord

Professor Tangent - Nutrition for the mind

THE SKEPTISEUM:
The Skeptical Museum of the Paranormal

Odyssey Magazine - The science magazine for young adventurers!

SciFair.org - the best Science Project site on the Web!

Science Fair Project Ideas - from SKS Science Products

LABRats: How to get your kids the best science education possible

Young Australian Skeptics - a sanctuary for young free thinkers

Making the Elements in the Universe

Scitable: A free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group

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Books for young thinkers

Note: The ages given below are those suggested by the publishers. I take no responsibility for their accuracy. These books have been recommended by readers of the Skeptic's Dictionary or I have culled them from publishers I trust.

Publishers: Check out Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Any books by Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser or Diane Swanson (visit Ray and Kit's homepage)

Nibbling on Einstein's Brain: The Good, the Bad and the Bogus in Science by Diane Swanson (ages 9-12)

Turn it Loose - The Scientist in Absolutely Everybody by Diane Swanson (Grades 4-8)

Darwin and Evolution for Kids by Kristan Lawson (grades 5-12)

Gullible's Travels by Steve Allen (audio tape, read by Steve Allen and Jane Meadows) (ages 6-12)

Sasquatches from Outer Space : Exploring the Weirdest Mysteries Ever by Tim Yule, Keith Baxter (9-12 yrs)

Max Goes to the Moon - A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey Bennett (5-10 yrs)

Bringing Ufos Down to Earth by Philip J.Klass (9-12)

What About Gods? by Chris Brockman (ages 5 and up) [One Christian found this book to be a "bluntly condensed enforcement of a system of faith." The book bluntly denies gods exist and bluntly asserts that all gods are figments of the imagination. As such, it is more a profession of faith than either an argument for atheism or an examination of theisms versus atheism. Thus, this book should only be selected by parents who want to encourage their children to believe that gods are only as real as the tooth fairy or Santa Claus.]

Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics by Dan Barker (ages 9 and up)

The Tree of Life : The Wonders of Evolution by Ellen Jackson (4-8 yrs)

Living in the Light : Freeing Your Child from the Dark Ages by Anne R. Stone, Ellen Johnson

Wonder-Workers! How They Perform the Impossible by Joe Nickell (ages 9-14)

How Do You Know It's True? : Discovering the Difference Between Science and Superstition by Hyman Ruchlis (ages 12-15)

Abracadabra! : Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience by Nathaniel Schiffman (1998 Young Readers Book Award - Scientific American)

A Solstice Tree for Jenny by Karen Shragg (ages 4-8).

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