Creator: Today in Science History | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
This site is a searchable database of science quotes from different scientists and philosophers. This site is a basic "plain vanilla" tool, but includes a lot of scientists and philosophers (great for reference and quick research). Searches can be done by keyword, names, or alphabetically. The drawback to the site is that there are some distracting commercial features. Direction would need to be given to younger students on differentiating between advertisements and site content.
In the Classroom
This site would be great for creating cross curriculum units with language arts and science. It could be used as a resource for teachers. Students could search for quotes relevant to scientists being studied. Students could also choose a favorite quote as a prompt for a blog post. Have students create bulletin board posters using favorite quotes and adding images to them using a tool such as Web Poster Wizard (<a href="/single.cfm?id=7332">reviewed here</a>) or an online "poster" about a scientist using a tool such as Nota (<a href="/single.cfm?id=9915">reviewed here</a>).
At Home
If your student is looking for a quick research site, check this one out. Why not choose a quote of the week for your family from these great philosophers.