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Aerospace

K-8 Aeronautics
Use this site as a comprehensive guide to learn about the principles of aeronautics. There is teacher information for all levels of instruction: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and also a scientist and engineer's guide from professionals who've visited classrooms. Also available are lesson plans complete with previous lessons, summaries, instructions for tasks, assessment, and the next lesson to follow. A wonderful resource!

Ames Aerospace Encounter
Created for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students, NASA's Ames Aerospace Encounter is a unique, interactive program designed to stir young people's imaginations and fuel their enthusiasm for science, mathematics, and technology. Learn about principles of flight and wind tunnels. Also, use the computer to design your own airplane and so much more.

AIDS Awareness

Animals

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
This site provides information on Governor Whitman's decision to suspend the bear hunt, black bear questions and answers, and an official statement from the NJDFW regarding the bear hunt.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
At this site you'll find information on how the state of Minnesota has handled its bear population, including tips on human/bear interactions and links to related sites.

The Belize Zoo, Belize

The San Diego Zoo
This site, sponsored by the Zoological Society of San Diego, features a wealth of data on Pandas, including a daily update (with digital photos and videoclips) on the infant cub born on August 23, 1999.

Songs and Calls of NY State Birds
This site has a graphic for each bird in the family. Click on the graphic and hear that bird, but click below on the family name and go to a page with a variety of additional songs for birds in that family. Lots of bird sounds!

The Owl Cam
June and Ward, the owl parents, have been nesting in this nest box since 1997 with sounds, pictures outside the nest, and a cam inside the nestbox. They didn't nest in 1999 but begin with 1997 and you'll return to this site for updates for years to come.

Birding Lesson Plans
A great site from Illinois on birds in their area and several lesson plans are included.

Birding for Kids
This site consists of birding links for youngsters. You can learn about bird watching, feeding, and make a bird house.

Archaeology

Archeology
This site gives a summary of what archeology is as well as links to a variety of related sites such as Egyptology, museums and libraries, and more.

Archeology: An Official Publication of the Archeological Institute of America
This site provides links to interactive digs, the latest news, feature stories, and much more!

History of Archeology
This site provides links to information on the history of archeology. Includes five different sections and a bibliography.

Current Excavations
This site gives links and information on various dig sites throughout the world!

Why have they gone?
What leads a civilization to collapse? This site looks into ancient cultures and what caused them to vanish.

Art History Network Art History and Archaeology
Art History and Archaeology

Astronomy

Introduction to Windows to the Universe

The Nine Planets

The NASA Homepage

Atomic Theory

My Brother John
A great narrative that gives a short history of John Dalton, written from the viewpoint of his older brother. This narrative includes people who were influential in John Dalton's life and the key turning points in his life.

Atomic Physics
This Web site is a gold mine for science and physics teachers. Areas discussed on this site include Theories of Atomic Physics, Discovery of Elementary Particles, Design and Purpose of Atomic Accelerators, and a Picture and Graphics gallery.

Autumn

Autumn Leaves- Why do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
This page introduces younger children to the reasons for the changing of colors in fall foliage. There is also a discussion about what leaves do, with a nice little graphic. Further on, there are a couple of labs for separating the leaf colors, light, and color development.

Fall Color
This site includes photos of different types of plants in various stages of color, and a handful of links to various topics including "the Scientific Basis of Autumn Color," "Autumn Folklore," and "Fall Facts."

Weather.com- Outdoors
This is a handy little map with links to regions encountering peak viewing times for foliage! You can start with the national map and select geographical regions with the drop-down menu below.

Chemical of the Week- The Chemistry of Autumn Colors
This site includes a full chemistry explanation of the chemistry behind changing colors. It includes photos and the chemical equations behind the explanation.

Why Do Leaves Change Color?
This Web page is a discussion of the science by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The discussion includes color intensity, other biological changes, and types of trees.

Bees (Honey) and Pollination

Biodiversity Web Sites

Consequences: Do we still need nature?
This site details the importance of biodiversity (i.e. biological diversity).

The Biodiversity Center
This site explains what biodiversity is, the ethics of Earth, why this planet does not belong solely to humans and why we should treat it such a special way. Scientists explain why we should save our endangered species. There is also a status report on state laws, policies and programs regarding biodiversity.

USGS' Kids' Corner
This site contains information and activities for primary grade students, including projects, games, and coloring pages.

Biology

The Heart: An Online Exploration

Biomes

The Bridge Site
This site includes information on bridges, standards and codes for bridges, and fun and learning links. There is also a link to free software (some Mathcad documents) for help with higher-order bridge specs.

Physics Balsa Bridge Building Contest
This site is the home of a very impressive Notre Dame Secondary school project. The current record holder managed to hold more than 450lbs! The site also offers tips and images of high-scoring designs.

The Bridge of the Month Contest
The author posts a picture of a bridge on this web page. Visitors are invited to identify the bridge- a winner is chosen from the correct answers for a free book about the beauty of bridges.

The West Point Bicentennial Engineering Contest
Designed for students in grades K-12, this contest challenges students to design a cost effective bridge. Anyone can enter, but students (working with a faculty mentor), may earn substantial ($15,000) scholarships for winning the event. The event officially begins November, 2001.

Software Inventions
Software for doing bridge simulations. There is a free demo available, download it from the site.

Buoyancy and Density

Nova's Buoyancy Page
This page has some interesting brainteasers (I got 2 out of 3 wrong), and some buoyancy basics. The theory stretches beyond the basic submarine to examining the buoyancy of air and lighter-than-air objects.

Air Travelers
Dealing directly with hot air balloons, this site explores the basics of buoyancy, gasses, temperature, and the technology of hot air ballooning. There are full labs, with both floating in water and in the air.

Science Connection
This site includes pages for the major scientific areas of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, and Math. Each page then links to basic labs that could be incorporated into more complex tasks and problems.

Activity: Density Lab
This is an online simulation with; a beaker filled with a fluid, the density of which you can adjust from .1 to 10; a graduated cylinder to determine volume, and a scale to measure mass. There is a specimen plate which contains various objects and using the tools available, students could determine density and predict what density of the liquid will make the objects buoyant. There are also links to accompanying handouts in .pdf format (use Adobe's Acrobat Reader, free online). There are more multimedia simulation activities at the site http://www.explorescience.com/activities/index.cfm

Butterflies

The Butterfly Web Site
Over 160 butterfly's named and detailed. Includes a chat room, list of public gardens to visit butterfly aviaries, as well as a photo gallery and links to pen pals to discuss butterfly topics around the globe.

The Butterfly Life-Cycle Page of the London Butterfly House
Nice, detailed explanations with pictures of the life-cycle of the butterfly. Also includes a clickable world map showing the types of butterflies that come from various countries (that are housed at the LBH.)

Where Do Butterflies Come From?
Activity to show youngsters that butterflies come from a chrysalis. Complete with directions, list of resources needed, and pictures to show you how this activity works.

Enchanted Learning
Butterfly life-cycle printout. Use it to show the life-cycle of the butterfly and have children color in the component parts.

Chemistry

Chem 4 Kids
Tons of information, activities and downloads for students studying chemistry. Information is divided into different categories: matter, elements, reactions, biochemistry and et cetera.

Sample PBL Problems
This site has problem-based learning tasks on a host of science topics, including chemistry. Though many of the tasks are not very open-ended, all are very authentic - including pollution of water systems, diseases, waste clean up, etc.

Boil, Boil Toil and Trouble
This online collaborative project has students around the world sharing results of experiments about boiling points of water. Great online collaboration about chemistry!

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements
This clickable Periodic Table allows the reader to see pages of actual comic books that use the selected element. Who knew Germaninum could be fun?

Classification, Scientific

Scientific Classification
This site gives general information about scientific classification and includes explanations of different classifications as well as some examples related to the Blue Whale.

Scientific Classification and Taxonomy
There are links out of this site to detailed information on scientific categories of animals and the characteristics of each category.

Bats Northwest
You will find translations of scientific names and classifications at this site. Also included are related links and detailed information on scientific classification.

History of Classification
This sited provides what the name suggests - a history of classification, including important historical figures.

Coral Reefs

The Coral Realm
This site contains a great deal of information on types of corals and coral reefs as well as the ecology of coral reefs.

The Coral Reef Alliance
This site contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions about coral reefs, and is a great source of information on the different factors contributing to the demise of the coral reefs. The Alliance will also provide a slide show on coral free of charge.

The Effects of Desertification in Africa
Written as an assignment for a course at Iowa State University, this paper clearly explains the process of desertification and the resulting dust that is threatening the coral reefs.

Coral Mortality and African Dust
From the Center for Coastal Geology, this detailed article explains the proposed connection between desertification and coral reef destruction. It contains many pictures and graphs as well.

Diabetes Awareness Month

Dinosaurs

Jeff's Dinosaur Picture Gallery
Great place to go for drawings of Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs. Photographs of fossils can be found here, as well.

National Geographic Kids
See how dinosaur embryos are exposed by researchers. Learn how the embryos might have looked, then move on to learn more about dinosaur babies and parents. Very nice, interactive layout here.

The Natural History Museum
Dinosaurs are all over The Natural History Museum's Web site. Explore animal history in the picture library, or meet a perfectly modern ant colony via the live AntCast.

Disease Websites

Sickle Cell Anemia
The foundation of Georgia, Morehouse School of Medicine, has created this site to educate people about this disease. There is an in-depth look at what it is, a PowerPoint tutorial with easy to read bullet points, FAQs, and so much more.

Aids
This is a comprehensive look at this disease. It includes an explanation to what exactly Aids is, streaming webcasts of doctors discussing it, fact sheets about Aids, and more. In addition, there are links to more resources for students to conduct further research.

Virus
'How Viruses Work' has easy and short explanation on viruses. It also has an in-depth look at viruses. There are many links to search through for information. There are pictures to accompany the text. The information includes how they are spread, treatment, reducing the spread, and more.

Foodborne Diseases
This site gives you an overview of foodborne disease, such as Salmonellas and Ecoli, an NIAID research on these diseases, and more. There are also links, addresses and phone numbers to the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control.

Lyme Disease
This a great site, easy to read and navigate with information on what this disease is, how it is contracted, where found, how it is transmitted, treatment and prevention.

Dolphins

Dolphin World Research
A great resource with marine mammal facts, a Kid's Corner, Education/Research/Reference, Dolphin-Human Therapy, Conservation/Protection, and Rescue Information.

Dolphin and Man: Equals?
Scientific research on dolphin communication, comparisons between man and dolphin, stories of dolphins' willingness to interact and communicate with other animals and man.

Earhart, Amelia

Earthquakes

United States Geologic Survey Earthquake Information
This site provides news, research, preparedness information, and the latest quake information. Links are also given to other related sites.

ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information
This site provides maps, a study of the impact of earthquakes, an earthquake quiz, and information on earthquake publications. Links to other quake sites are provided.

Predicting Earthquakes
This site focuses on prediction. Electrical warning signals, mathematical predictors, and other methods are used and explored. Links to other sites dealing with quake prediction are given.

Web Earthquakes: Global
This site provides a World map which shows the ten most recent earthquake locations. You can click and zoom on any particular location to learn more. Map is updated several times daily.

Ecosystems

Electricity Links

Endangered Species

World Wildlife Warning
This news report discusses the potential extinction of global wildlife. It goes to describe how most of the major nature reserves are being used for agriculture yet hunger continues to be a major problem. Also discussed is the urgency to come up with a way both feed hungry people and protect the wildlife.

Endangered Species
his site was made by students from all over who have written reports about endangered species and possible solutions to the problem. All students are welcomed to do research on other endangered species and have their reports posted too! An easy to read and understand level for students.

National Wildlife Federation
This site is developed by the Wildlife Federation, the largest conservation group that works to unite individuals, organizations, businesses and governments to protect wildlife and the environment. Listed here are links to several current 2000-20001 news stories that discuss different aspects that affect this issue.

Endangered Species Link
This is a comprehensive site that includes a multitude of links to research the topic. It includes lists of national and international species, lists of proposed soon to be endangered species, laws and policies, facts about specific species, pictures, international organizations that are involved in helping and so much more!

Bagheera's Website for Endangered Species
a variety of information on such topics as laws and agencies protecting animals, animal profiles and activities, endangered species news and features, and more.

The Environment

Environmental Issues
This site gives a look into the many issues facing the ecosystem and its destruction caused by human activity. Such topics include excessive hunting, encroachment on territories in which result in smaller land space for animals, conflicts between animals and humans, AIDS research, corporate accountability, declining number of tigers and so much more! A must to check and see what we all can do to help preserve our environment and protect our animals.

Biodiversity in danger of becoming extinct
This article gives a comprehensive look at the problem between environmental and agricultural groups. It has been reported that more than half of the nature reserves protecting wildlife from extinction are being used for agriculture. Also reported is the fact that extreme malnutrition and hunger are pervasive among people living in the world's key biodiversity hotspots, where wildlife is most at risk. How do you figure - read on to find out exactly what is going on and how the world is being affected as a whole.

Bush and the opposition to free trade
This news article talks about benefits of launching free trade throughout the Western Hemisphere. Environmentalists fear corporations will disregard the environment, labor and human rights in the interest of profits. Bush insists with the increase in profits, we will be better able to pay for cleaner air and water to better the world and its environment. Read on for the details.

Air Pollution
This site includes information on air pollution, its causes, effects and possible solutions. It gives a brief look of air pollution throughout history. It discusses ecosystems, what they are and how we effect them. There is even a newsgroup where you can post a message on the Internet. Check it out!

Acid Rain
This site is a comprehensive look into acid rain, its causes, effects and possible solutions. Because acid rain moves around so easily, it is certainly a global issues where control needs to be exercised all over the world. Third world countries have no pollution restrictions therefore having an increasing amount of acid rain to be spread. Yet in some countries there is an increase in acid rain even though there are restrictions. Included in this site is a thorough explanation, ABCs of acid rain, FAQ and a look into the EPA program.

Environmental Science

Brainpop
This is a site with short movies on different topics. They are designed for elementary students. There is a good section on science.

Teach-nology
Here is a long list on environmental sites links. It has activities listed as well.

The Canon Envirothon
This site tells about a competition that promotes the environment. Canon sponsors this event and hundreds of schools participate from almost every state in the US.

National Wildlife Federation
This site is one that also has many different resources on the topic and this includes professionals that will come to your school to teach you more about the environment. It also has information on how to setup a curriculum on the topic.

Acorn Naturalists
This site gives you hard to find information like resource guides and other materials that you can use while outside. They also have curriculum materials that will be helpful in teaching the subject area.

Evolution

USDA Home Page

Progressive Farmer Online

American Small Farm

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids

Farmer's Market Online

Flight

Food Chain

PlanetPals
This site provides information about the food chain at an elementary level. Included is a graphic chart as well as information about producers, consumers, decomposers, etc.

Food Chain
This site addresses food chains in relationship to aquatic life. Included are links on fish, shellfish, and crustaceans.

Forces and Motion

Frogs

Genetics

The Human Genome Project Information Page
This site, maintained by the US Department of Energy's Human Genome Program, is a links page to the site. Whether you are trying to gather information about the Sequencing Technology, find out about funding, or tracking down images for a presentation, this page lets you find it. There is also a search engine on the page to track down information that isn't visible from the content list.

National Center for Biotechnology Information
If you are looking for a comprehensive site with everything from individual images to overviews of the impacts of research, this site covers everything. Did you know that Chromosome #1 is only 10% sequenced? You can browse chromosome by chromosome and see how far the project has to go with sequencing the DNA sequence (although the code is nearly broken, it may take years to sequence the entirety of human DNA). Additionally, each chromosome lists genetic disorders related to it.

Access Excellence at the National Health Museum
This site appears to be designed with educators in mind, hosting discussion groups, connecting teachers of middle school through AP Biology with "Activities to Go," "Classrooms of the 21st Century," and "What's New" as featured sections. There is also a "Mentor" section where a teacher can find a mentor on such topics as "Genetics on a Shoestring Budget."

Genetics Education Center: University of Kansas Medical Center
This site contains a plethora of resources for teachers. There are links to articles, other teachers, and lesson plan ideas for the classroom. There are also links to a page of genetic conditions and an idea page for "Careers in Genetics" for your students who find this area of science particularly interesting.

The Genetics Science Learning Center
If your students ever wanted to learn how to extract DNA from anything living, this site will tell you how. Hint: stick with vegetables. This site has links for teachers, students, and parents, as well as a lot of information on lab projects (making all sorts of inexpensive lab devices), and current events in genetics. This site is particularly easy to navigate your way around, and includes photos (for extracting DNA from split peas, for instance) to make students lives a little easier.

General Biology

Geology (Coastal)

USGS Center for Coastal Geology- St. Petersburg, FL
The United States Geological Service Web site includes references to hurricane and storm impact studies, coral mortality, "African dust," and Lake Pontchartrain geology. The site also indexes upcoming talks, and information research can be searched by location and theme. Under the Educational Resources section is an "ask a geologist" link along with information on hurricanes, corals, and wetlands.

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Homepage
The main page includes links to Issues and Goals FY2000, Research Progress, Fact Sheets and Web Highlights. There is also a link to the online journal of the USGS Coastal and Marine Program Newsletter, "Sound Waves."

Coastal Geology Home Page
This page, hosted by the University of Hawaii declares, "the Coastal Geology Group is an unofficial affiliation of researchers and graduate students within the University of Hawaii, Department of Geology and Geophysics." The group spends a lot of time logging data from the beaches of Hawaii to better understand the coastal evolution through history.

USGS Woods Hole Field Center
The Boston Harbor, Long Island Sound, Cape Cod, New York Bight, and the Chesapeake Bay Bolide are all covered in the Woods Hole office. The front page is a long list of links covering the gamut of issues about coastal geology. There is a technology section which includes information on ocean-bottom seismometers, bottom mapping, and how they get their expensive instruments back.

University of Rhode Island- Graduate School of Oceanography
While this page is more of a front page for the Marine Oceanography program, there are links for Faculty, Outreach, and Research sections. The outreach program gives examples of programs that exist for the lay-person, while there are links to seminars offered around the calendar.

Coastal Research Laboratory
This site is a links page with about 100 different links ranging from the most recent "Our Living Oceans Annual Report," to data and software, to General Geology, to Data and Surveys and Government Agencies. This site is a bounty for science students seeking to narrow down a particular area to research.

Global Warming

Health Issues for Native Americans

Hibernation Links for Lower Elementary Students

Hibernation
This too, would be a nice age appropriate site for lower elementary students to read about hibernation.

Animals that Hibernate in Winter
Learn about the habits and animals that hibernate.

Hibernation
This site was created by elementary students to teach about what bears and groundhogs doing during hibernation

Hibernation Science Experiments
Look through student made hibernation projects and learn about experiments that you can do to learn about hibernation.

Human Body

Hurricanes

Hurricane Research Division
Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, this site offers QuickTime movies, forecasts, facts, research projects, information on many hurricanes with images tracking the storms.

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CIMSS is a Cooperative Institute formed through a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Lots of great things going on here -- you've got to visit the site!

Insects

Zoom: Insect Print Outs
Here you can get the facts and a picture to color for different insects, such as a house fly, grasshopper, pond skater, ladybug, yellow jacket, and more! There is a list of 25 print outs available. You can also copy a printout and paste it into a painting program to color the animal there.

Inventors

Inventors Museum
Explore the world of invention and innovation! Click on Exhibits, and let your students explore everything from African American Inventors to testing their inventors IQ by taking an Inventors IQ Test.

The Invention Dimension
This site is a great resource for students who are researching how to invent something, and need to know about how to patent their ideas. It features an Inventor of the Week, and links to sites that are specifically for younger students.

The National Inventors Hall of Fame
An extensive alphabetical listing of prominent inventors, a calendar of important events, articles, and links to other inventor Web sites.

American Inventors and Inventions
Highlights some prominent American inventors and their inventions.

Jupiter & Its Moons

Europa
This page gives in-depth information about Jupiter's fourth largest moon out of its 6 moons. Fantastic pictures and related links are found throughout this Hyperlinking narrative. Find out whom discovered this moon, and when. Also learn what its unique features are. Who was this fascinating moon named after?

Marine Biodiversity

Coral reefs and Mangroves
What's a mangrove? What are coral reefs made up of? Learn basic information about these and how they rely on each other for survival, even though they each require different living conditions. See maps, too!

Australia's Ecosystems
CSIRO is an Australian research agency that provides lots of information about the continent's many living species. A link to the Marine Sector brings you to a site that describes marine ecosystems and conservation issues.

Mars

Mega Tsunamis & Topography

The Mega-Tsunami Home Page
This simple site offers some background on the geological event.

US State Topography Images
This site lets users examine topographic (without contour lines) maps of individual states. The format is easy to identify and use.

Meteorologist

Miami Museum of Science-Make a Weather Station
Step-by-step directions on how to make a barometer, rain gauge, thermometer, Anemometer and other basic weather tools to compliment your weather station. In addition, the site provides an assortment of weather experiments that your students can do.

Franklin's Forecast
This site offers a list of sites that provide current weather information for regions around the world and links to explanations on weather phenomenon. Students can also learn about how technology is used today to forecast weather.

Weather Science Hotlist
This site provides an extensive hotlist of links that include, on-line weather exhibits, instantaneous weather reports, the history of weather reporting, careers in meteorology, and a host of weather activities to do in the classroom.

Microscopes

Scanning Electron Microscope
Learn how the electron microscope works and see example images. Great list of Microscope links.

Mitosis

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology
A brief introduction to the concept of molecular nanotechnology including definitions, Frequently Asked Questions and links to many other sites dealing with this subject.

NanoTechnology Magazine
This magazine looks at the emerging technology involved in Nanotechnology and what it will mean to society. Discusses such things as why Nanotechnology is happening, Nanotechnology economy, also includes an incredible Nanotech picture gallery.

NASA's Ames Research Center, Integrated Project Team on Devices and Nanotechnology
The IPT was created in 1996 to conduct research in fields including nanotechnology, semiconductor computational devices, computational and experimental chemistry, and process/equipment modeling. The aim of the group is to create integrated and intelligent simulations that foster the development of future generations of electronic devices.

Oceans

Ocean Planet
Ocean Planet is a traveling multimedia exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution designed to heighten public awareness of the need to conserve our oceans. This site is the on-line companion and includes all of the text and most of the panels and images found in the exhibition. Tour by map or search by topic. This site is chock full of information about our oceans and includes a comprehensive set of related links.

Ocean Spot
Ocean Spot is a comprehensive Internet guide to sites related to marine sciences. Categories include sharks, manatees, dolphins, seals, turtles, whales and aquariums. You'll also find lesson plans posted by teachers, job listings, and links related to marine conservation.

Center for Marine Conservation
This site is dedicated to cleaning up and maintaining the worlds' oceans. Keep abreast of current issues on marine conservation. The site includes a "Just for Kids" section that contains javascript games, instructional activities, and resources for teachers and students.

Seasky
This attractive site on the sea offers the viewer beautiful pictures and a comprehensive data bank of information on the world's oceans. Visit the sea lab, aquarium resources, ocean exploration, sea gallery, sea games, and more.

MarineBio.com
MarineBio.com is a site in the making ... an evolving on-line tribute to all ocean life. The site boasts an impressive navigation bar and promises to be a comprehensive resource on ocean life ... when it is completed

Optics

The WaterWorks
A great introduction to the physics of water and the mechanics of moving liquids. Investigate fountains and create your own.

Plant Tropisms

PowerPoint Presentations for Science

North Chadderton Science PowerPoint Presentation
These science content presentations were created by students. Presentation topics include: desert survival, wind power, solar energy, hydroelectric power, and terminal velocity.

High School Science PowerPoint Presentations
At this site, you will find some student created PowerPoint presentation on some unusual science content. Topics include: effects of alcohol on GPA, flu season, caffeine and its effect, and body fat.

PowerPoint Presentations by Content
No matter what your content, you will be sure to find something off of this site that helps.

Rainforest

Costa Rica

Rainforest Action Network

Robotics

Australia's Telerobot
This web site allows you to play with a robot, learn about other robotics projects, and chat with other robotics enthusiasts. You can register as a guest but registered users can take control away from guests.

Telegarden Robot
Telegarden allows internet travelers to plant, water & monitor the progress of seedlings using a robotic arm.

NASA's Telerobotics Program
See NASA's robotoics projects, robot tools, cool robot of the week, and links to other sites about robotics.

Learning Robot Lab
The Learning Robot Lab of Carnegie Mellon University where they are working with NASA on various projects. This site brings you Xavier. Give Xavier commands & see your commands followed when Xavier is online (weekdays 2-4 pm EST).

Robotics Site
This site has many links to other robotics sites.

Rockets

An Itty Bitty Rocket Simulator
If you can determine the Impulse (in Newtons) and Thrust (in Newtons/second) of your model rocket engines, a couple of other measurements will enable you to "test" your final results on this simulator.

Another Model Rocket Simulator
This one is easy and doesn't require full physics knowledge of calculating Newtons and thrust.

Rocks and Minerals

The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
Tons of information on minerals-including definitions, uses and pictures. Not the easiest to navigate if you are just browsing--you need to know what you are looking for.

USGS Mineral Resources Program
From the United States Geological Survey, this site has a great deal of information on the sources, consumption and role of minerals in the environment.

Rock Hounds
This fun site has tips for collecting rocks, information different types of rocks, pictures of rocks, and connections to lesson plans for teachers.

Save the Earth

Kids in Action
Check out a group of Web-savvy students who are saving the Earth. Try some enviro-puzzles and valuable info and tips on water conservation, recycling and keeping the Earth clean.

Secrets at Sea
Solve these ocean-science mysteries to discover the secrets of the sea. Don't be afraid to click around; you never know what you're going to find when you're out to save the world.

Explorer's Club
This Web site has tons of information on recycling, the ozone layer, and endangered species. Visit Recycle City to learn how its people are saving planet Earth and what you can do to help.

Science Fair Projects

Simulations

Virtual Earthquake
Rumble up an earthquake!

Eye Simulation
A simulation of eye motion and "the effects of disabling one or more of the 12 eyes muscles and one or more of the 6 cranial nerves that control eye motion." It requires downloading Macromedia's Shockwave.

Interactive Frog Dissection
Sponsored by the University of Virginia, this site has won many awards for it's use in high school biology classrooms.

Snow

National Snow and Ice Data Center
How big can snowflakes get? Is it ever too cold to snow? How much snow falls where you live? The National Snow and Ice Data Center has the cold facts about wintry weather, plus lots of "chilly" pictures and weather maps.

Avalanche
Did you know that sometimes safety crews set off avalanches on purpose to keep them from happening when people don't expect them? Learn all about these massive snow slides and find out how some daring filmmakers captured them in the QuickTime videos you can see here.

Snowtastic Snow
The kids who made this page think that snow is, well, snow-tastic. They tell you where icebergs come from and give you the scoop on winter sports and safety. Check out their snowy puzzles, mazes and quizzes. And if you are bored with building just a regular old snowman, they show you how to do something different -- snow painting!

The Color of Snow
Why is snow white? It has something to do with light particles - find out more on this page. And find out how snow can sometimes look red and tastes like watermelon (it's true!)

Solar System

Space Exploration

SEDS site
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space is an "independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space." Here you will find information in support of space development, images, space shuttle schedules, and more!

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
View pictures and information about the planets, the solar system, and the spacecraft's that have explored them.

Children's Space Books
The author of this web site has compiled a comprehensive list of books on space, along with descriptions, links to authors and illustrators, and related links.

NASA
What would space exploration be without a visit to NASA's site? Stop by to learn more about past and current projects, news, educational services, and instructional resources.

Stars

Stars
This site is dedicated to showing that "all stars are not the same." Constellations are shown with images of the current night sky, and other images are linked to "labeled images" to show where the constellations map over the night sky.

Chris Dolan's Java Applets
This site offers the viewer the opportunity to explore the night sky through an interactive simulation. The applet allows you to choose more or less stars, constellation lines, and even add "new" constellations to your night sky!

Stargazer
On this site, you are invited to use an applet that shows the horizon and allows you to move the viewpoint and see what stars are visible in the sky, along with their corresponding constellation lines.

SETI at home (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence)
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Participants can run a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

The Life and Death of Stars
This site, affiliated with and run by NASA, explains the life cycle of stars and gives links to other stellar phenomena (supernovae, black holes, neutron stars). The reading level of this site will be challenging to younger students.

NASA for Kids (National Aeronautical and Space Administration)
This is NASA's kids' home page and includes current information and news updates on running projects. There are also links to Rocket Trackers, and other pages to show where NASA's spaceships are right now. Opportunities exist for students to compete to send their experiments on the space shuttle!

Stem Cell Debate

Guidelines For Stem Cell Research Kindle Controversy
This CNN article examines the guidelines set into place in August 2000 for obtaining stem cells for research.

Do No Harm
A Web Site maintained by a group opposed to the use of embryonic stem cells for research.

Medical Ethics: Tough Choices
A series of articles and stories about the stem cell debate and what's at stake.

ACT WorkKeys
WorkKeys is an assessment instrument designed to identify proficiency levels in eight foundational workplace skill: applied mathematics, applied technology, listening, locating information, observation, reading for information, teamwork, and writing.

Stress (Reducing)

USA Today's Tornado Site
news, facts, images, terms, and more

Warner Brothers and Universal Pictures' companion site to the movie, Twister
includes information, statistics, storm chaser's guide, chart of past storms, and information from the movie (including video clip interviews with the cast)

Trees

Celebrate Arbor Day
Play Arbor Day trivia, go on an Arbor Day scavenger hunt, choose from a list of activities listed at this site to celebrate Arbor Day.

The National Arbor Day Foundation
A great site filled with information on the celebration of Arbor Day, planting and caring for trees, and teaching youth about trees.

Trout

Bull Trout: A Threatened Species
This site provides information about the Bull trout, a threatened species, and includes links to many related sites.

Urban Gardens

West Philadelphia Landscape Project
An action research program integrating research, teaching, and community service; an example for what can be done to teach science concepts and hands-on processes in urban schools.

GardenGuides
Information on container gardening, guide sheets for bulbs, perennials, vegetables and herbs, and numerous tips and techniques for successful gardening.

BOTANY.COM
Touted as being one of the most comprehensive plant encyclopedias on the web; thorough descriptions of plants and detailed information on cultivation and propagation.

GardenWeb
Visit "The Internet's Garden Community." Among this site's many features is its forum in which you can pose questions, discuss and get feedback and advice on a wide range of topics; including a link to Brooklyn Botanic Gardens publications.

Vertebrates

Introduction to the Vertebrates
An introduction to vertebrates and information on fossil records, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology. Graphics included.

Vertebrate Animals Hotlist
From alligators to moose to salmon, this site has it all! A great alphabetical listing of vertebrates you can click on to learn more. Includes related links, images, and teacher resources.

Vertebrate Flight Exhibit
Explore the principles of flight and how they relate from birds to humans. Included are photos showing the mechanics of birds' strokes and how they relate to human flight.

Volcanoes

Volcano WebQuest
Check out this WebQuest about volcanoes for classroom use.

Volcanoes
Here is a great site with short, concise, explanations to many questions about volcanoes. There is information on the Earth's activity before and during an eruption, volcano hazards, coping with risks, and forecasting of eruptions.

Global Volcanism Program
You will find up-to-date information on volcanoes and the monthly bulletin of the global volcano network.

Nova Online
This is a place to learn about predicting and planning for eruptions, a volcano SWAT team, and the research that volcanologists perform.

Cascades Volcano Observatory
Interactive table, photo archives, FAQ's, a volcano visit, and information on hazards, monitoring, terminology, maps, graphics, on-line publications, and much more!

Michigan Technology University Volcanoes Page
Designed to provide the public with information about volcanoes. Includes current global volcanic activity, research in remote sensing of volcanoes and their eruptive products, hazard mitigation, "Decade Volcanoes", links to government agencies and research institutions, and even some volcano humor.

The Electronic Volcano
Maps, photographs, and full texts of dissertations related to active volcanoes around the world. Includes a guide to resources in libraries or resources on other information servers.

"Volcano Watch"
from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Water

The WaterWorks
A great introduction to the physics of water and the mechanics of moving liquids. Investigate fountains and create your own.

Weather

Bay Kids' Weather Page
Here is a site where kids can find out how tornadoes and hurricanes start, get lots of helpful weather safety tips, and share funny jokes and weather-related stories.

Hurricane: Storm Science
Learn all there is to know about hurricanes -- from how they're formed to how they're named -- at this site based in Miami, the "hurricane capital of the world."

The Weather Underground
The University of Michigan puts all kinds of weather info at your fingertips at this site. Interactive maps allow you to get up-to-date temperature and forecasts for any location in the US. There are also fully planned out curriculum guides for teachers and learning activities for students.

Franklin's Forecast
This Web site, hosted by Philadelphia's Franklin Institute Science museum, has a wealth of well-presented activities for kids and educators, including a curriculum guide with lesson plans that address the National Science Education Standards.

Accuweather
Great weather information: satellite images, Doppler radar, UV indexes, 24 and 48 hour forecasts, and more can be found at this site.

The Weather Channel
Like its TV counterpart, this user friendly site offers comprehensive information about the weather around the world. Included are colorful maps, travel conditions, and weather related health and allergy information.

The National Weather Service
This site provides direct access to emergency warnings. Also includes basic data used by meteorologists and historical archives of weather information.

California El Nino Information
Great site for researching information all about El Nino.

Webzines

ScienceDaily Magazine
A decidedly different online magazine. Includes in-depth articles written in nontechnical language suitable for all who want to learn about science. The site is easy to navigate and is divided into three main categories: Health and Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Other Topics, and Physical and Earth Sciences. Under each of these broad categories is a wide array of topics to choose from.

Scientific American
At this site you can pose questions, within a variety of disciplines, to Scientific American's panel of experts. Your question(s) along with the experts' response(s) might be posted onsite. Also included are in-depth articles with lots of links to other sites.

The Science Learning Network
Explore numerous resources, catch up on the latest news and events happening in the world of science, connect with other educators and their students, check out other links -- so much to do at this site!

The Biology Project
Sponsored by the University of Arizona, this site is a great online interactive resource for advanced high school students who want to learn about biology.

West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus
This site, created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is a collection of frequently asked questions and answers on the West Nile Virus.

West Nile Maps
Sponsored by nationalatlas.gov, this site contains very detailed interactive, multimedia, and printable maps detailing the instances of West Nile in the United States.

The New York City Department of Health West Nile Virus Information
This site contains background information along with press releases from the state most hard-hit by the virus.

Whales

Whale Research Expeditions and Ecotourism at CERF
Become a biologist for a week! This site gives information about the research on whales being conducted by the Coastal Ecosystem Research Foundation! You can find out about a typical researcher's day, what the study area is like, and what the vessels used are like. Also get links to other great whale sites!

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