The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology…on screen, off screen, and in between. The goal of this project is simple: to help your child appreciate science.

The Cool Science for Curious Kids Project looked at some of the best science projects from some of the best museums in the United States, then adapted them for the Web. Some of these activities are entirely electronic. Your child will do everything on screen. Others require you to go to your kitchen or backyard. They are designed for students in kindergarten through second or third grade.

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The Tree of Life Web Project is a collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Its goal is to contain a page with pictures, text, and other information for every species and for each group of organisms, living or extinct. Connections between Tree of Life web pages follow phylogenetic branching patterns between groups of organisms, so visitors can browse the hierarchy of life and learn about phylogeny and evolution as well as the characteristics of individual groups.

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