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SCIENCE RESOURCES
Here are websites relating to science, including astronomy, biology, chemistry, environmental science, physics, and science fair resources. They have been collected from book review journals, print resources, librarian/teacher recommendations, and other resources.
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GENERAL AND OTHER SCIENCE RESOURCES
Science History
Museums
Other Science Resources
- LiveScience.com Get the latest scientific information, news, and developments on this very colorful site.
- The Why Files This site explains the science behind the news headlines.
- World of Science Contains a biographical encyclopedia of scientists, and encyclopedias on math, physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
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ASTRONOMY
- Encyclopedia Astronautica A detailed look at the history of rocketry and space flight not only in the U.S. but also around the world.
- The Galileo Project From Rice University, this site provides a detailed look at the life and work of Galileo Galilei including the Catholic Church's view of his work.
- Hands-On Universe Students can explore the universe here while using concepts from math, science and technology-related classes.
- NASA The official site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. There's A LOT of great information on here including shuttle launches, historical information, learning resources just for students and more.
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BIOLOGY
General Biology
- The Big Picture Book of Viruses Here you see images of viruses as seen through an electron microscope or computer-assisted imaging. There are also additional resources listed.
- Biology-Online This is a valuable resource for biology students. It has a dictionary and tutorials that provide an overview of different aspects of biology.
- The Biology Project From the University of Arizona, contains information on biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals and human health, developmental biology, immunology, molecular biology, and much more.
- Biozone: Biolinks Contains biology related links on topics such as animal behavior, biodiversity, biotechnology, cell biology, conservation, ecology, genetics, microbiology, plant biology, and more.
- Cell Biology Developed by Dr. Gwen Childs at the University of Arkansas, this site explores the world of the cell.
- Cells Alive! This site uses animated graphics to explain parts of a cell, mitosis, and more.
- Classification of Living Things Written by Dr. Dennis O'Neill from Palomar College, this site describes the formal classification systems of all living things.
- DNA from the Beginning Here you'll find information, graphics, animation, and many other things all about DNA, genes, and heredity.
- Tree of Life Project From the website: " The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 5000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.
Museums & Zoos
- Aqua Facts This site is from the Vancouver Aquarium. Here you can learn about a variety of marine life, how to become a marine biologist, and where to get more marine biology information.
- Brookfield Zoo The official site of the Brookfield Zoo and includes a field guide to the animals.
- Field Museum The official site of the Field Museum in Chicago, home of Sue the most complete T. Rex.
- Lincoln Park Zoo The official site of the Lincoln Park Zoo including animal fact sheets.
- Shedd Aquarium The official site of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Botany
- Botany The National Biological Information Infrastructure provides this detailed site about botany, (study of plants) including history, form and function, species, applied plant sciences, gardening, and more.
- PLANTS Database From the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this database provides information on a wide variety of plants,mosses, lichen, and more.
Animals
- All About Birds Here you'll find information about a variety of birds, bird watching, and how to attract birds.
- Animal Names A dictionary of animals and terms relating to animals.
- Bugbios Contains profiles of insects, discusses the role insects play in human culture, and related links.
- Dinobase From the Univerisity of Bristol, this site contains a lot of information about the dinosaurs.
- eNature.com Here there's a field guide with over 5500 species of plants and animals, a Native Gardening and Invasive Plants Guide, and more.
- Fermilab Insect Database This site contains a database of insects that can be found on the grounds of Fermilab. There's a lot of interesting information here.
- North American Mammals The National Museum of Natural History maintains this database of all living mammals in North America.
- 3D Insects Get close to some common insects without getting close to them from Virginia Tech.
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CHEMISTRY
- Chem 4 Kids Don't let the title of this site fool you. This is a great site about basic chemistry for everyone.
- Elemental Data Index From the
NIST Physics Laboratory, this site provides information about each of the chemical elements.
- General Chemistry Online This site was developed by a chemistry professor at Frostburg State University in Maryland. It contains a common compound library with over 800 compounds lists, a glossary, FAQ about chemistry, simulations, construction kits, and more.
- High School Safety Web Pages Provides tips on how to do labs safely including material safety data sheets, how to test odors, heating rods and test tubes, handling acids, and more.
- Organic Chemistry Help! Contains tutorials, guides, laboratory guides, and practice tests to assist students with organic chemistry.
- WebElements This site provides detailed information about the elements in the Periodical Table.
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PHYSICS
- Animated Engines This simple site contains colorful animations that explain how 19 different engines work.
- Fear of Physics Ease your fear of physics with this great site. You'll find plenty of simple explanations of problems using graphics and animations.
- How Stuff Works Learn how a variety of things work from computers to smoke detectors.
- Physics 2000 From the University of Colorado at Boulder, this site uses animated graphics to explain concepts of Physics.
- Physics Classroom This site was designed to help students with Physics. There are tutorials as well as a Multimedia Physics Studio to help visualize concepts.
- Physics On-Line Provides links and resources about physics just for high school studnets.
- Physics World Here you can get the latest news in the physics field and articles from Physics World.
- Physlets There are over 100 applets here that animate different concepts of physics.
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SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCES
- Science Buddies Here you can get help for your science fair project with ideas, tips, and other resources.
- Science Fair Central Discovery.com has put together an excellent site to help students prepare for their science fair project including project ideas, steps in preparing a project, resources, and more.
- Science Fair Project Resource Guide This site from the Internet Public Library gives sample projects, ideas, how to articles, and a variety of resources to help you with your science fair project.
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