General
Science
Conversion
Tools
Science
Biographies
Space/Astronomy
Earth
Science
Environment/Ecology
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Web Sites to
Examine
General
Science
- East
Senior Science Pages
- Science
News Online - index of science articles from Science
News Magazine - not all full text
- Discover
Online - search the science magazine online
- ABCNEWS.com:
SciTech Index - search the science and technology
section of the ABC site
- The Science
Page - science links for science education
- Yahoo!
Science - look through the Yahoo directory's science
links
- SciCentral.com
- a gateway to science news
- Science Daily
Magazine - find the latest research news
- Scientific
American - science news, ask an expert, articles, and
technology and business
- EurekAlert
- news in agriculture, archaeology, atmospheric
science, biology, business & economics, chemistry &
physics, earth science, mathematics, medicine & health,
ethics, social behavior, space & planets and technology &
engineering
- Science
Outlook - find headlines and information on science,
health, the environment, space and technology
- Frank Potter's
Science Gems - over 14,000 science links sorted by
category and grade level
- Greatest
Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
- Cornell
Theory Center - a gateway to science and math links
organized by subject
- The Why Files -
look at the science behind the news
- Eric Weisstein's
Treasure Troves of Science - science links divided into
subject areas
- ScienceNet and
Science Line - search for well documented and reviewed
science links
- MadSciNet
- place to find science help from an expert, science museums,
information on science careers, plus science information
- Bristol Biomedical
Image Archive - medical, dental and veterinary images
- Visible Human
Server - 3D images of parts of the body plus some
animations
- Public Health Image
Library - search for images pertaining to public health
- Today in Science
History - find people and events of scientific
importance related to specific dates
- Timeline
Science - one thousand years of scientific
thought
- 3D Science - images of the human body, the heart, DNA, the brain, and cells
- ClassZone.com - educational science information
Conversion
Tools
Science
Biographies
Space/Astronomy
Earth
Science
- Exploring
Earth - earth science topics related to the textbook
are explored
- National Weather Service
Home Page - current weather conditions and
forecasts
- Worldwide Museum
of Natural History - vertebrates, invertebrates,
astronomy and gem and mineral information
- American Museum of Natural History - search for topics in anthropology, astronomy, biology, earth science and paloentology
- Visible
Earth - images of earth including vegetation,
environmental impact, erosion, land use, topography, atmosphere,
snow & ice, water, etc.
- EarthWatch Weather on
Demand
- Weather.com - meteorological information form the Weather Channel
- UM
Weather - weather links including ski weather, tropical
conditions, plus travel cities weather
- National Severe Storms Laboratory
- Wunderground.com - weather forecasts, digital maps of the ocean & severe storm activity, astrological maps of the sky by zipcode, satellite images and more
- Weather - Information Please offers descriptions of weather disasters, climate, meteorology, global warming and the greenhouse effect
- U.S. Geological
Survey - biology, geology, mapping, earthquakes,
volcanoes, floods, statistics and fact sheets
- Natural
Disaster Reference Database - search database for
disaster information
- Forces of Nature - information on volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes from National Geographic
- New
York Earth Science Teacher - nice site created by a New
York teacher with projects, demonstrations, environmental science,
astronomy, ecology, geology, and earth science links
- Minerals
by Name - search from list of minerals to find
descriptions, images, mining areas, etc.
- Mineralogy
Database
- The
Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
- Earth and Space Sciences - links for earth science, space, weather, water and natural disasters from the Vancouver Public Library
- ClassZone.com - educational science information
Environment/Ecology
- UNEP.Net - United
Nations Environment Network searchable by type of resource, topic,
or country
- U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency - search for
environmental topics, EPA programs, laws and resources
- Environmental Health and Toxicology - National Library of Medicine site offering information on chemicals, diseases and the environment, occupational safety, poisoning and environmental health issues. The Tox Town link has an interesting interactive map with information on toxic chemicals and environemtal health risks related to cities, farms, homes and workplaces
- World Wide Web Virtual
Library - "specializes in reviewing Internet
information sources pertaining to ecology and biodiversity based
on their educational value"
- National Environmental Data
Index - search data from 12 of the government agencies
that deal with environmental issues
- EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal - links to ecosystems, energy, biodiversity, agriculture, climate, population, and other environmental concerns
- Lycos Environment
News - environmental current events
- Endangered Species
Program - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service providing
information on endangered species
- U.S. EPA Student
Center - environmental information specifically for
secondary school students and teachers
- eNature.com -
online field guides for plants and animals
- Major
Biomes of the World - straightforward, clear
information on biomes
- Biome
Basics - map of the world's biomes plus basic
information on desert, grassland, ocean, taiga, temperate forest,
tundra and rainforest biomes
- World
Biomes - information on biome climate, soil,
vegetation, diversity, plant adaption, animal adaption and human
effects
- The
World's Biomes - examines aquatic, desert, forest,
grassland and tundra biomes
- Radford
University: Major Biomes of the World - climate,
vegetation, growthforms, and subclimaxes of biomes of the
world
- Biodiversity
and Conservation
- Animal
Diversity Web - search by name or species to learn
about the characteristics and even the sounds of different animal
types
- Love
Canal @ 25 - information on the health problems of the
Love Canal area including a map, background and a bibliography
(created by University at Buffalo)
Biology
- CELLS
Alive! - cell biology, microbiology, immunology,
microscopy, cell models, cell gallery and crystal gallery
- Biology in Motion - interactive biology site
- An
On-Line Biology Book - basic college level biology
text
- Biology
Online - tutorials, a dictionary and links to biology
sites
- Virtual Biology
Labs - from Rutgers University
- Microbiology Microbes
Bacteria Information and Links
- Stalking the
Mysterious Microbe
- Bacteria
and Viruses
- The Human Body - descriptions of how
the systems of the body work
- Science and Nature - the Human Body - interesting interactive site from the BBC with nice illustrations and information about the systems of the body and how the parts function
- Instant Anatomy - basic illustrations and diagrams of parts of the body
- InnerBody.com
- human anatomy online
- AMA
Atlas of the Body - anatomy and medical
illustrations
- BBC -
Science Human Body - explore the systems of the
body
- Welcome to the PLANTS
National Database - search for plants, crops,
endangered plants, fact sheets and ecology information
- DNA
Interactive - look at a timeline, the DNA code, genome
and applications
- Killer's
Trail: Create a DNA Fingerprint
- Blood
Collection Tubes
- Animal
Diversity Web - search by name or species to learn
about the characteristics and even the sounds of different animal
types
- Wildfinder: Mapping the World's Species - search for animals by place or species
- Animals - search Sea World's site for animal information
- San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes - search for informatinn by species, habitat or geographic location
- Click
and Clone - try to create a clone of a mouse using
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
- Genetic
Science Learning Center - sort and measure DNA by
running a gel electrophoresis experiment
- What
Did T Rex Taste Like?
- All in the Family - a PBS site that takes a look at evolution
- Epidemic: The World of Infectious Disease - an exhibit created by the American Museum of Natural History
- Genetic Diseases - look down the page for some useful disease links from this HS biology project page
Chemistry
- A
Periodic Table of the Elements - " a resource for
elementary, middle school, and high school students"
- Chemicool
Periodic Table
- WebElements
Periodic Table
- Chemical
Elements.com
- Periodic
Table
- Chemistry
Journals - chemistry and other science journal
links
- Chemtutor -
compounds, reactions, oxidation, states of matter, atomic
structure, units and measures, gases, solutions , kinetics and
other topics are covered
Physics
Web
Sites to Examine
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