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    General Science

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      19th Century American Cultural History: This site contains decade by decade information about scientific and technological discoveries and events.
      Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics: This web site is an electronic media about aerodynamics, aeronautics and propulsion systems.
      Aerodynamics for Students: This web textbook contains information, data tables and computer programs for the study of Aerodynamics.
      American Plastics Council: This Web site about plastics and polymers features a "virtual plastics classroom" for teachers and links to the latest plastics news.
      Arctic Circle: The goal of this web site is to stimulate among viewers a greater interest in the peoples and environment of the Arctic and Subarctic region. It has three interrelated themes: natural resources; history and culture; social equity and environmental justice.
      BBC-Science-Hot Topics: This site is about the science behind the headlines of the news, and includes topics like animal experimentation, climate change, intelligence testing, etc. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
      BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper: Sponsored by Discovery© Channel, this site provides ideas and links to general and specific areas of science, as well as Science Fairs.
      Cassini-Huygens: Close Encounter with Saturn: This is the official NASA site for the Cassini space mission.  Look here for multimedia features, photos, and the latest news updates the spacecraft's close encounter with Saturn .
      Cassini-Huygens: Kids Space: This NASA site is a lively mixture of both fact and activities aimed at children, but useful for higher level students and adults.  It has an abundance of pictures (some animated) that help to explain the mission and the scientific facts as they are revealed by the Cassini spacecraft .
      Global Amphibian Assessment: "...the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 5,743 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians." This is the report you've been hearing about on the news that found that nearly one-third (32%) of the world's amphibian species are threatened.
      Dreams of Space: This is not a science site. This site concentrates on book covers, artwork, and illustrations about space travel and exploration from the 19th century on. If you are working on space projects or need space related artwork it would be a good source for images. Includes links to other sites.
      Earth Observatory: A NASA site devoted to observations and experiments about planet Earth.
      Evolution Resources From the National Academies: In response to new challenges to teaching evolution in the schools, the National Academies of Science offer here several of their reports, statements, and research .
      Ingenious: Seeing Things Differently: "This site brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into SCIENCE and CULTURE." Click on a topic — seeing, identity, migration, etc. — and you're presented with images and text that challenge you to think about some fascinating questions.
      InventorEd's Kids Inventor Resources: A terrific starting point for curious, inventive kids. Includes advice on safety and the skills inventors need, inventors' stories, and resource links.
      Langley Research Center: The web site for the nation’s first aeronautics laboratory. Emphasis is on the improvement of today’s military and civilian aircraft, and on designing the airplanes and spacecraft of tomorrow. Interactive modules concentrate on the design of aircraft and spacecraft.
      Macrogalleria: Billing itself "a cyberwonderland of polymer fun", this site offers information on where how and where polymers are used, how they are made, and how materials scientists study them.
      Mad Science Network: Mad Science Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.
      Marshall Space Flight Center: The web site for the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
      MicroScape – A Virtual Laboratory: Take an extremely close-up look online at stuff from around your house, like a penny or the tip of a ball point pen.
      Microworlds: A Web site for high-school students that includes biographies of materials scientists, profiles of kids interested in materials science, and close-up examinations of materials such as Kevlar.
      Molecular Expressions: The Molecular Expressions web site features photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. The site goes where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web’s largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as “photo-micro-graphs”).
      NASA: Main NASA web site.
      National Science Digital Library: Educational Resource for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
      Roaming the Red Planet: A NASA web site devoted to the exploration of Mars. Interactive features.
      Science & Photography Through the Microscope: Dennis Kunkel is both a scientist or an artist as this web site proves. As a photomicrographer, his job is to take microscopic images that help the fields of botany, neurobiology, entomology, zoology and others. The site contains hundreds of photographs.
      Science@NASA: NASA’s news site.
      NSTA: National Science Teacher’s Association: This web sites mission is to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. An excellent list of web sites is included.
      Space Science: This web site documents all of NASA's programs relating to astronomy, the solar system, and the sun and its interaction with Earth.
      StudyStack: Using the StudyStack web site, you use your computer to display a stack of "virtual cards" which contain information about a certain subject. Just like flashcards, you can review the information at your own pace discarding the cards you've learned and keeping the ones you still need to review. However, unlike traditional flash cards, each card can show multiple pieces of information; and the whole stack can be automatically sorted by any one of the pieces of information. Java Script is required to use many features. Science vocabulary, processes, tables are presented.
      What's That Bug?: Includes pictures of various species. If that doesn't help identify the bug you're wondering about, attach a digital photo or write a good description and send it to these people.
      Why Files: The Science Behind the News: This site is about the science behind the news, and includes topics dealing with earth science, biology, psychology, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and many more. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
      Zoos World Wide: This is a great way to watch your favorite critters without them knowing you're there.
     

    Biology

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      Actionbioscience.Org: Lessons presented, from high school through undergraduate level.
      Arctic Circle: The goal of this web site is to stimulate among viewers a greater interest in the peoples and environment of the Arctic and Subarctic region. It has three interrelated themes: natural resources; history and culture; social equity and environmental justice.
      BBC-Science-Hot Topics: This site is about the science behind the headlines of the news, and includes topics like animal experimentation, climate change, intelligence testing, etc. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
      Biology in Motion: Online activities for learning biology.
      Brain Tour: The world inside your head. A virtual tour of the organization and functions of the brain.
      Froguts- an Amazing Online Frog Dissection: Simulated interactive dissection of a frog that will keep you hopping for more. Utilizes Flash 5. It is also a SciLinks site.
      Global Amphibian Assessment: "...the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 5,743 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians." This is the report you've been hearing about on the news that found that nearly one-third (32%) of the world's amphibian species are threatened.
      Ingenious: Seeing Things Differently: "This site brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into SCIENCE and CULTURE." Click on a topic — seeing, identity, migration, etc. — and you're presented with images and text that challenge you to think about some fascinating questions.
      Institute of Zoology: The Institute of Zoology is the research arm of the ZSL and conducts basic biological research which benefits the conservation of animal species and their habitats. The site has news and pictures of current research.
      Butterflies and Moths of North America: This guide to butterfly and moth species can be browsed by state or by photo thumbnails. Also includes answers to common Moth and Butterfly questions.
      National Image Library — US Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online collection of public domain still photographs. Searchable by keyword, title, or subject.
      Science & Photography Through the Microscope: Dennis Kunkel is both a scientist or an artist as this web site proves. As a photomicrographer, his job is to take microscopic images that help the fields of botany, neurobiology, entomology, zoology and others. The site contains hundreds of photographs.
      Why Files: The Science Behind the News: This site is about the science behind the news, and includes topics dealing with earth science, biology, psychology, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and many more. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
      Zoological Society of London (ZSL): This is a charity devoted to conservation and education. The site is full of interesting news and pictures about the animal and plant world.
      Zoos World Wide: This is a great way to watch your favorite critters without them knowing you're there.
     

    Chemistry

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      BBC-Science-Hot Topics: This site is about the science behind the headlines of the news, and includes topics like animal experimentation, climate change, intelligence testing, etc. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
      Chemicool Periodic Table: A very nice, searchable periodic table of the elements.
      The Catalyst: Web resources for the chemistry teacher and student.
      Ingenious: Seeing Things Differently: "This site brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into SCIENCE and CULTURE." Click on a topic — seeing, identity, migration, etc. — and you're presented with images and text that challenge you to think about some fascinating questions.
      Introductory Chemistry Online Website: An open-source introductory chemistry textbook.
      The Periodic Table of Videos: "Tables charting the chemical elements have been around since the 19th century – but this modern version has a short video about each one."
      Why Files: The Science Behind the News: This site is about the science behind the news, and includes topics dealing with earth science, biology, psychology, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and many more. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
     

    Physics & Applied Physics

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      American Plastics Council: This Web site about plastics and polymers features a "virtual plastics classroom" for teachers and links to the latest plastics news.
      BBC-Science-Hot Topics: This site is about the science behind the headlines of the news, and includes topics like animal experimentation, climate change, intelligence testing, etc. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
      Cassini-Huygens: Close Encounter with Saturn: This is the official NASA site for the Cassini space mission.  Look here for multimedia features, photos, and the latest news updates the spacecraft's close encounter with Saturn .
      Cassini-Huygens: Kids Space: This NASA site is a lively mixture of both fact and activities aimed at children, but useful for higher level students and adults.  It has an abundance of pictures (some animated) that help to explain the mission and the scientific facts as they are revealed by the Cassini spacecraft .
      Challenge of Materials: A gallery and web-site all about materials.
      Dreams of Space: This is not a science site. This site concentrates on book covers, artwork, and illustrations about space travel and exploration from the 19th century on. If you are working on space projects or need space related artwork it would be a good source for images. Includes links to other sites.
      Fear of Physics: "Why this site? Because Physics has a bad reputation."
      Ingenious: Seeing Things Differently: "This site brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into SCIENCE and CULTURE." Click on a topic — seeing, identity, migration, etc. — and you're presented with images and text that challenge you to think about some fascinating questions.
      The Physics Classroom: The Physics Classroom is an online physics tutorial written for high school physics students. The coverage of topics at The Physics Classroom coincides with the coverage of topics in the Physics 163 class at Glenbrook (Illinois) South High School.
      Physical Sciences Resource Center: Brought to you by the American Association of Physics Teachers.
      Materials Science - the study of stuff: Just about everything you use every day - the shoes you wear, the dishes you eat from, the CDs you listen to, the bike or skateboard you ride - it's all made of different kinds of stuff. Understanding how that stuff is put together, how it can be used, how it can be changed and made better to do more amazing things - even creating completely new kinds of stuff: that's what materials science is all about.
      Macrogalleria: Billing itself "a cyberwonderland of polymer fun", this site offers information on where how and where polymers are used, how they are made, and how materials scientists study them.
      Mad Science Network: Mad Science Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.
      MicroScape – A Virtual Laboratory: Take an extremely close-up look online at stuff from around your house, like a penny or the tip of a ball point pen.
      Microworlds: A Web site for high-school students that includes biographies of materials scientists, profiles of kids interested in materials science, and close-up examinations of materials such as Kevlar.
      NASA: The Science Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center sponsors the Science@NASA web sites. The mission of Science@NASA is to help the public understand how exciting NASA research is and to help NASA scientists fulfill their outreach responsibilities.
      Strange Matter: Discover the secrets of everyday stuff.
      Why Files: The Science Behind the News: This site is about the science behind the news, and includes topics dealing with earth science, biology, psychology, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and many more. Each topic features a timeline of relevant scientific developments, key points in the argument, a review of the science, links to related BBC news stories, and often, audio and video clips.
     

    Science Fairs

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      InventorEd's Kids Inventor Resources: A terrific starting point for curious, inventive kids. Includes advice on safety and the skills inventors need, inventors' stories, and resource links.
      School Science Fairs Homepage: School Science Fairs Homepage: Everything you ever wanted to know about science fairs, age-specific ideas for projects, as well as how to put one together.
      Yahoo’s Listing of Science Fairs & Competitions
     
     
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