These days, science teachers, like all other teachers, often find themselves teaching to standards. The Internet offers a plethora of standards-based resources, including lesson plans and projects. In fact, it seems that there is something of a natural fit between science education and the Internet. Many features of scientific inquiry - such as data collection and analysis, the need for large samples, the production of real-time data - are features that the Web provides better that many other resource. A large number of K-12 science projects have found homes online. Let's look at how to find the best of them. What to look for in an online science project: Look for projects that involve collaboration; certainly between students in your classroom, and hopefully between your class and other groups of students. Look for projects that meet your state learning standards and your curriculum goals, and for projects that involve "real" science presented in an accessible way. Look for projects that have some degree of flexibility built in, so that you can adapt them to your situation with respect to time and access to necessary technology. Look for signs of life! You and your students will be disappointed if no one else is contributing data or asking questions. Make sure, too, that any project experts are responsive to questions. How to find an online science project: Search the Web. Using search terms such as "online science project" and "K-12 science project," try search engines such as: Lycos (http://www.lycos.com) Google (http://www.google.com) Also try searching large education "portals" such as: BigChalk (http://www.bigchalk.com) Blue Web'n (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn) Science Projects http://www.eduplace.com/projects/scproj.html This collection of science projects, organized by theme and grade level, is part of The Project Center (http://www.eduplace.com/projects/index.html), produced by Houghton Mifflin's Education Place (http://www.eduplace.com), a site for K-8 teachers. IMSEnet http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/highres/index.htm IMSE net is "a Network of Instructional Materials for Science Educators." This vast site contains numerous links to projects and other curriculum and learning resources for K-12 science educators. Although some projects are out of date, they are well constructed and offer a valuable resource for project ideas and strategies. ScienceNetLinks http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.html This searchable collection of science Web sites and other resources is part of the MarcoPolo program ( http://www.marcopolo.com). CIESE ONLINE Classroom Projects http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html The Stevens Institute of Technology's Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. The focus is to utilize realtime data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world. Ask other teachers for tried and tested suggestions. Start with teachers in your school or district - the brightest and best ideas could be just down the hall! Also try subscribing to listservs for elementary educators or science educators. Finding the right listserv may take some doing; start your search for a listserv on the Web at Educational Listservs (http://www.cln.org/lists/home.html).