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4000
Years of Women in
Science . . . includes
biographies, photos, and references.
Academic
Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
. . . largest
scientific dictionary ever compiled in the English
language
Amazon Interactive . . . geography of the Ecuadorian
Amazon and an Ecotourism Simulation
Game.
American
Museum of Natural
History
Amusement
Park Physics
Animal
Pictures Archive
Animals
from A-Z . . . from
Hannover Zoo, Germany.
The
Bear Den
Bill
Nye the Science
Guy
Biochemistry
. . . Problem sets and
tutorials in the areas of biochemistry including chemistry,
large molecules, acids and bases, pH, energy, enzymes,
metabolism, photosynthesis and more. The material is mostly
presented in the form of quizzes that lead the user to a
tutorial if a wrong answer is given. Material presented with
text and still images. From Biology Project/U. of
Arizona.
Biological
Links
Blazing
a Genetic Trail . . .
Colorful web book describing
the excitement in biomedical research as scientists discover
the causes of baffling diseases: abnormal genes. Includes:
family studies; the Human Genome Project; and how to conquer
hereditary diseases like cystic
fibrosis.
BodyQuest
BrainPop
Brooks/Cole
Biology Resource
Center
Cascades
Volcano
Observatory
Cells
Alive . . . biology
explorations.
Cell
Biology
. . . introduce yourself to
the cell as the fundamental unit of life and the scientific
method; review the cell cycle, learn about the cells that
make up all living systems, their organelles, and the
differences between living cells and viruses; from Biology
Project/U. of Arizona.
Centers
for Disease
Control
Center
for Educational Resources (CERES) Project
. . . With
classroom-ready online activities, NASA data search engines,
and distance learning courses for K-12 teachers, CERES is a
must-see for K-12 science teachers. Learning activities
include inquiries and collaborative "spacequests" and are
categorized by NASA themes, grade level, and duration.
Chemicals
and Human Health . . .
explore the world of renal toxicology, and learn the effect
of metals on the kidneys; discover ways chemicals can affect
human health; review lung anatomy and learn about diseases
of the lungs, and environmental tobacco smoke; from Biology
Project/U. of Arizona.
CHEMystery
Chico
H.S. Library Science
Resources
Class: insecta
Computer
Museum History
Center
Conceiving
a Clone
Cool
Science for Curious
Kids
Crocodiles!
. . . the ultimate
guide to crocodiles, with everything from their survival
strategies to the basics on all 23 species, to what it's
like to wrestle with a half-ton Nile crocodile in the wild;
from Nova.
Crocodiles
and Alligators
Cut
to the Heart . . .
anatomy of the human heart, and the history of heart
surgery.; look at pictures of hearts affected by an illness;
from Nova.
Cyberlab
. . . a series of fun
activities designed to get you excited about science, to
reinforce what you have learned in class, and to stimulate
critical thinking. Each activity will present a problem or
make a statement, your job will be to conduct an experiment,
or make a math calculation, and/or conduct research to solve
the problem or answer the question.
The
CyberReef
. . . created by two reef
divers with great underwater photography and
info.
Desert
U.S.A. . . . includes
info on minerals & geology, animals & wildlife,
plants & wildflowers, people & cultures; an online
travel and adventure guide to the American
Southwest.
Digital
First Nine
Months
Dinosaur
Eggs
. . . an online egg hunt;
catch the excitement of fossil researchers as they "hatch"
fossilized dinosaur eggs to reveal the embryos inside; tour
a museum of dinosaur hatchlings, meet the modelers; from
National Geographic Society.
Dinosaur
Picture Gallery
Discovering
Dinosaurs on the
Web
Discovery
Channel Online
Earth
& Sky . . . What
should we look for in the sky tonight? Earth & Sky
offers resources and information for teachers, including
lesson plans and classroom activities and the annual Young
Producers Contest for
radio.
Earth
Observatory
Electronic
Zoo Animal
Resources
Endangered
Species
EnviroLink
Library
ES2000 - Endangered
Species of the Next Millennium . . . a comprehensive
site on endangered species created by students for students.
This ThinkQuest entry includes such informational sections
as What? Why? and How? Species Profiles and Media
Gallery.
Exploratorium
. . . a science
museum
Extreme
Science . . . a gallery
of world records info for Mother Earth and the Creature
World.
First
Nine Months . . . Take
a multimedia journey through the first nine months of an
unborn child's life; typically takes several minutes to load
in, but you may then want to bring the kids in for an
education, much better than the "birds and
bees."
Fizzics
Fizzle
For
Kids Only: Earth Science
Enterprise
Franklin
Institute Science
Museum
Freevibe
Lowdown on Drugs . . .
includes medical, emotional and social information on a
large variety of drugs.
Frogs
. . . their anatomy, habitats, eating patterns, courtship.
Few people realize just how ancient frogs are. For 190
million years, the ancestors of modern frogs have roamed (if
not ruled) the earth, looking much the same as they do
today.
Garbage
. . . Waste disposal handling and what can be done to
improve garbage processing and save environment.
Gorilla
Foundation . . . details how Koko learned
American Sign Language; shows gorilla art, teacher
information, and how to write to Koko, and information on
gorillas with links to other related primate sites.
Great
Internet Guide to Exploring Nature . . .
browse through sites like The Rainforest, World of Reptiles,
Animals in Danger, Mammals of Africa, Life in the Desert,
the Natural History of Yellowstone, Whales and Dolphins, and
Prehistoric Animals. Each category includes narration on
basic facts, myths, and science; includes a good quick
search index.
Habitats:
the Growth of Forests . . . the United States
Forest Service has set aside four plots in the woods for
study. Each shows a forest at a different stage of growth: 2
years, 12 years, 41 years, and about 86 years. Together the
plots demonstrate natural succession: the process by which a
forest evolves. From National Geographic
Society.
Here
Comes the Sun . . . a
solar/terrestrial tutorial from the Plymouth State college
Meterology Program.
Hidden
Killers
Human
Anatomy Online
Human
Spaceflight
Hurricane
Central
. . . all you'd want to
know.
The
Hurricane Hunters
. . . includes a very
interesting cyberflight into the eye of a
hurricane.
Hurricane
Info from USA
Today
Inventure
Place
Kids'
Habitat from the San Diego Natural History
Museum
. . . includes sections on
Mineral Matters, Dinosaur Dig, and Shark
School.
Learning
Matters of
Chemistry
Mad
Scientist
Network
Marine
Mammal Page
Mayo
Clinic Health
Oasis
Memory
. . . Biological,
psychological, and cultural aspects of memory - from
personal experiences to breakthroughs in cognitive science,
from Exploratorium museum, San Francisco.
Mendelian
Genetics . . .
Tutorials and quizzes to help you learn about the basic
principles that govern Mendelian inheritance in plants and
animals, from Biology Project/U. of
Arizona.
Midnite
Bee
. . . the beekeepers home
on the internet.
The
Mineral Gallery . . .
minerals info by name, class, search, and groupings; from
Amethyst Gallery.
Mr.
Guch's Cavalcade o'
Chemistry . . . this
site celebrates all things chemistry, with lesson plans,
labs, worksheets, activities, handouts, and tests for
teachers, as well as a helpdesk and tutorial links for
students
NASA
Homepage
. . . National Aeronautics
and Space Administration; look at photos taken from space,
make a scale model of Galileo, or follow the adventures of
Echo the bat as migrates across Arizona; special kids
section.
NASA
Human Spaceflight . . .
View the International Space Station and much more from this
comprehensive Spaceflight site developed by NASA. Included
are real-time trackings of the station, status reports and
news releases, a video and image scrapbook, and mission
recaps. Also, see how your school can participate in NASA's
Educational Outreach Programs.
NASA
Images from SRTM . . .
images taken on the latest space shuttle. Learn the
difference between radar images, high resolution images, and
anaglyphs. Look at Planet Earth from a new
perspective.mission
National
Hurricane Center - Tropical Prediction
Center
National
Inventors Hall of
Fame
National
Weather Service
National
Wildlife
Federation
Natural
Disasters
. . . includes studies of
volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes by
students in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada.
Nine
Planets
Nova
Online
Physical
Science Activities . .
. Up to 100 hands-on activities have been developed for all
of Virginia's 8th grade physical science classes.
Physics
Demonstrations &
Activities
Physics
of . . .
Physics
2000
Planetary
Sciences
Pulse
of the Planet . . .
weekly feature stories with a two-minute "sound portrait" of
the rhythms of nature and
culture.
Quake
Record of the
Day
The
Saffir-Simpson Hurrican
Scale
Science
& Mathematics
Resources
Science
Instruction
Resources
. . . A Physics teacher's
web page offers freeware as science instruction resources.
Download Multi-Media as QuickTime movies, QuickBASIC
programs, HyperCard stacks, LabVIEW 2 VI's, etc.. Online
lessons (some bilingual) in optics are included, too.
Search
for the
Millennium
Seeing,
Hearing, and Smelling the
World . . . from the
Howard Hughes Medical
Institute.
Solar
System Simulator
Soundry
. . . Covers everything
from the most basic concepts of what sound actually is to
the specifics of how humans perceive it, made by students
from ThinkQuest.
Spiders
. . . an excellent site
created by an Australian class with good links, also.
Storm
Watch . . . a glossary
of terms provided by FEMA.
Teaching
in the LearningWeb . . .
from the US Geological Survey; time lab, working with maps,
earth hazards and more; lessons and activities.
They're
Alive . . . information
on aquatic animals from the National Aquarium in
Baltimore.
The
Tide Pool Page . . . an
interactive tour of a tide pool; included are Tide Pool Tips
for safe viewing and minimizing human impact upo this
fragile ecosystem, information about some of the organisms
found in tide pools, how tides work, and a list of related
links.
Tornadoes
. . . look at different
shapes and sizes of
tornadoes.
TransWeb
Travel
the World with National
Geographic
. . . select from more than 100
journeys on everything from a trek through the Congo to a
trip through the Virtual Solar System; detailed K-12 lesson
plans for subject areas ranging from world history to life
science to geography; plus you can easily search for
educational material by subject, grade level, or resource
type.
Virtual
Cardiology Lab
. . . Visit this
fascinating virtual lab to simulate the experience of
becoming a heart doctor, complete with the procedures
leading up to an extensive heart surgery. You're encouraged
to diagnose virtual patients with an ultrasound machine, a
stethoscope, and other tools.
Virtual
Field Trips . . . Take
your students on nature field trips through the Web. Each
field trip covers a single topic such as salt marshes or
volcanoes. Sites are arranged in sequential order to build a
story and include a series of "trail markers" or stops, that
describe each site on the field trip to guide students'
learning. If logs or journals are required, every field trip
has a set of prepared documents that you can print out for
each person on the trip. Also included are short teacher's
guides and selected other Web sites that provide background
or curriculum guidance.
Virtual
Rainforest
Visible
Embryo
. . . iIllustrates the 23
stages occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy and
every two weeks of the second and third trimesters. Use the
spiral to navigate through the 40 weeks of pregnancy and
preview the unique changes in each stage of human
development.
Volcano
World . . . the weather
world 2010 project from the Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences of
the U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, includes guides for
curriculum projects and classroom activities, data for
memorable weather events, current weather with satellite
photos.
WWW
Virtual Library:
Environment
Weather
Weather
Channel's Education
Site
WeatherNet
Web
Periodic Table of the
Elements
Whole
Frog Project
Why
Files
. . . science behind the
news; terrific searchable site for science, divided into
sub-topics of Biology, Environmental Science, Health,
Physical Science, Social Science, Sports, and
Technology.
The
Wild Habitat
Wild
Wolves
WW2010
Yahoo:
Science
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