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Excellence Resource Center
An exhaustive collection of science resources and hyperlinks.
AIMS
Education Foundation
AIMS Magazine offers teacher resources that focus on the "big ideas"
in science. Also has a section to share your thoughts on science education with
other teachers.
Amateur
Science
Terrific links and a great way to get ideas for a science project.
American
Zoo and Aquarium Association
If you are doing more serious zoological research, this is the place to start.
It is thorough and very informative, particularly if you are interested in endangered
species, wildlife conservation, and similar topics. There is also a handy searchable
photo gallery.
Amethyst
Galleries' Mineral Gallery
Sparkling catalog of minerals by name, class, and interesting groupings such as
gemstones and birthstones. You can buy, search, or just browse.
Anthropology
Resources on the Internet
With as many links as there are artifacts at an Egyptian excavation, Anthropology
Resources on the Internet points to sites on archaeological, linguistic, cultural,
and physical anthropology.
Ask
Dr. Science
Ask Dr. Science is a humorous, not-quite-scientific site where Dr. Science answers
your science questions, such as, Why doesn't a boiled egg turn into vapors?
Astronomy Picture of
the Day
Get your daily dose of web enlightenment with the spectacular space picture du
jour.
Beakman's
Electric Motor
Remember TV's McGyver, the spy who could build anything he needed to escape the
bad guys with shoelaces and chewing gum? This site does the same by providing
illustrated, step-by-step instructions about how to build a simple electric motor
using a few household items. Created by a fan, not TV's Beakman's World,
this site is a labor of love.
Biology
Place
A new web site designed by a team of biology educators that students and teachers
can use. This site is organized around topics commonly covered in general biology
introductory courses. Includes a member's forum, teaching resources, and a weekly
game. Subscription fee required.
Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers
Biology
Project
A wonderful alternative way to learn basic concepts, from biochemistry to molecular
biology.
Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory Site
Bug Club
Great site for young entomologists from the University of Exeter, England. Includes
facts about multi-legged pets, "Bug Hunt," and links.
Cells
Alive
Great animation and information on cells. A must for the biology student.
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention
Find out about the latest nasty diseases that are creeping into the human population.
From Brazilian fever to cat-scratch disease, you'll find pathogens everywhere.
Chaffee Zoological Gardens
of Fresno
Useful for research projects, this site allows you to read about a wide variety
of animals and view accompanying photographs. If you're looking for something
specific, you're likely to find it here.
ChemCenter
This American Chemical Society site aims to be a complete resource on the chemistry
world. Constantly updated, it links to a database, library search area, journals,
chemistry resources and activities, background on education, and information for
professionals in the field.
Chemcyclopdia
98
This searchable encyclopedia contains about everything relating to chemistry.
It is subdivided into 10 topics, which include chemical companies, chemicals,
and chemical processes, and it can be searched (for a specific term) or browsed
by categories.
ChickScope
ChickScope began as an online project for primary and secondary schools, where
students were able to learn about chicken embryology by examining several eggs
over the Internet. Your students can still learn about chicken biology at this
site even though the project is over.
Comet
Hale-Bopp Home Page
What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's comet Hale-Bopp! Observe
the images and updates.
Constellations
and Their Stars
Wonderful astronomy site.
Coral
Reef Alliance
Monitors the growing problem of coral reef destruction worldwide, asks divers
to report on the condition of reefs they explore. Learn how fishing and mining
destroy these ecosystems.
Dan's
Home Page
This star-studded page houses astronomy software and interesting facts on Saturn,
Jupiter, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, and more.
Desert
USA
Visitors journey through the North American Deserts by exploring photos, stories,
video clips, and online tours.
Dinosaur
Illustrations
Dinosaurs from A to Z … this is dino-heaven.
Dinosauria
Online
Features an excellent gallery of dinosaur images. The text is more suited for
high school students, but elementary school students will love the pictures.
Disaster
Reference
If you teach earth science, you'll value this web site, with a bibliographic database,
covering every single type of natural disaster from fires to tsunamis. The articles
cover prevention, research, relief aid, and what forces trigger these disasters.
In addition, you'll find links to disaster images and other disaster-related databases.
Discovery
Online
Medicine, space, the aftermath of Chernobyl - if it's in the news and it's science,
chances are you'll find it here in the archives of the Discovery Channel.
Dr.
Internet
Do you have the homework blues? Then it's Dr. Internet to the rescue! Part of
the University of Michigan's Internet Public Library project, "Dr. I"
helps kids explore science and math and find stuff that can help with homework
or a science project.
Earth,
Moon, and Ocean: Interaction in the Sea
Focuses on tides and their relationship to the moon. Includes background material,
detailed lesson plans involving tide tables and spreadsheets, and links to real
data that enable students to understand and predict tidal activity.
Earth
and Moon Viewer
Students can look down at the Earth as if they were in space. They can also look
at the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, or from a satellite.
Earthquakes
Find out how the Earth is moving today at this site operated by the U.S. Geological
Survey.
EE-Link:
Endangered Species
This site brings home the message that extinct means forever by offering a complete
research source and activities on endangered animals and plants.
Eisenhower
National Clearinghouse
Access to a wealth of instructional materials as well as links to other information
sources. Helps align classroom activities with state and national efforts to bolster
instruction in these subjects.
Electronic
Zoo
This is a huge repository of animal information. The Zoo is organized by animal,
and clicking on an animal gives you a long list of links to related sites on the
web. Also features veterinary information and animal organization information.
Entomology
Home Page
Links to just about every entomology-related resource on the Internet. Browse
these pages to get an idea of the incredible diversity of insect species and scientific
disciplines that study them.
Envirolink
Library
The largest collection of environmental information available on the net.
Environment
and Society - An Internet Resource Guide
This site provides links to various environmental topics by subject, organization,
region, and discipline. You can also access journals, treaties, discussion groups,
and links to other guides.
Environmental
Defense Fund
Twenty Simple Steps to Reduce Global Warming is one of a half dozen handy tip
sheets found on the Make a Difference page of this web site.
EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put together a group of web sites
designed to help teach kids about the importance of protecting our environment.
Users can visit the Explorers Club for ages 5-12, the EPA Student Center for middle
school and high school students, or the Environmental Education Center for teachers.
Each site has lots of games, projects, and learning activities to choose from.
EPA:
Global Warming
What is the greenhouse effect, how will it affect you, and what can you do to
stop it? The Environmental Protection Agency answers these questions and more.
EurekAlert
Links to press releases and journals are available for comprehensive and up-to-date
research on all science topics. Information is updated daily.
Exploratorium
An imaginative, educational, and entertaining site. Exhibits have included a cow's
eye dissection, a discussion about the bombing of Nagasaki, and a lesson on the
Doppler effect.
The
Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences
African-American scientists of past and present are organized according to field,
with brief biographies and photographs. An overview of science doctoral degrees
earned by African-Americans, electronic conference information, resources and
links are also given.
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
OK, a storm is coming - what do you do? Go to the official disaster folks and
type in a search term like "storm" or "hurricane." You'll
learn the smartest response to some of nature's most flamboyant acts.
Field
Museum of Natural History
Dinosaur photos, audio files, and prehistoric forecasts will amuse children and
the parents peeking over their shoulders.
Fisheye
View Cam
From Coral Gables, Florida, used by marine biologists to study coral behaviors.
The cam captures a picture of the 125-gallon tank every three seconds.
Fizzics
Fizzle
The title is creative…the site is superb!…a must-see Physics site.
Franklin
Institute Science Museum
A nationally acclaimed science museum including two dozen online exhibits. Also
points to educational hot spots. Includes online units of study to support your
science curriculum.
Frog
Dissection Kit
Designed for high school biology classes. This web site created by the Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory allows students to explore the anatomy of a frog without dissecting
the real animal.
Galaxy-Biology
Links are organized under botany, entomology, medicine, microbiology, paleontology,
and zoology. There are numerous links to many types of sites.
Gander's
Academy: Theme-Related Sites on the World Wide Web
Developed by the Canadian-based Centre for Innovative Technology Education, this
site lists quality web links by themes. Meant for students and teacher research,
it includes mostly science topics, such as whales and space, but the center has
also added a new topic, Canada.
General
Chemistry Online
Terrific information from Frostburg State University.
Geographic
Name Server
You can look up any location in the U.S. to find its county, state, latitude,
longitude, and other information such as population or elevation above sea level.
Giovanni Guglielmo's Research Page on Salt Tectonics
Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Project
Initiated by the Office of the Vice-President of the U.S., NASA, the NSF, the
EPA, the State Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and the Department of Education, this program forges a partnership between students
worldwide and leading scientists to monitor key environmental parameters. Students
transmit their findings to a database.
GOALS
(Global Online Adventure Learning Site)
All aboard! Explorers of all ages are invited to embark upon a growing list of
online adventures. Topic titles include Adventures, the Sciences, the Technologies,
and the Underlying Laws of Nature. Feature titles include Sailing through Science,
the Virtual Yacht Club, and Photos Gallery. There are also hyperlinks to related
sites. Kids can follow current expeditions, such as Karen Thorndike retracing
the last flight of Amelia Earhart.
Greenpeace
A site full of current issues and the activities of this controversial organization.
Hawaii Volcano Observatory Newsletter - Volcano Watch
Helping
Your Child Learn Science
Though designed for parents, teachers will find helpful lesson plans and ideas
for science classes.
The
Heart: An Online Exploration
A chance to explore the workings of the human heart.
Hurricane:
Storm Science
This site presents information about hurricanes in an easy-to-understand format.
Lots of text with colorful graphics allows students to understand about the formation
of these storms.
Infolink,
University of Wisconsin Medical School
A web site that provides access to WWW hypermedia resources intended to enhance
the educational environment of medical schools. It includes links to research
sources, university medical web sites, and projects such as the Global Brainstorm
Project, and the Visible Embryo Project.
International
Wolf Center
A great source of wolf news and events, telemetry data (track wolves from your
home computer), wolf images, and an excellent reference library.
Journey
North
Butterflies, sea turtles, and robins all go south for the winter. Journey North
tracks their springtime migration home by combining curious grade-schoolers with
Internet technology. Across the country students report various signs of spring
and learn about seasonal changes, like the correlation between new leaves appearing
and milder temperatures. Teacher discussion areas, satellite, migration tracking,
and wildlife experts make this a journey worth taking.
Just
Curious: Animals
Points to a number of species-specific sites. It's a good jumping-off point for
kids - their utter fascination with creepy crawlers will be amply satisfied here.
Kelp
Cam
This live image from the Monterey Bay aquarium's Kelp Forest Exhibit is updated
every three minutes.
Kid's
Web - Geology and Earth Science
This site has interesting links for adults and children alike, including marine
geology, the Smithsonian Collection, research in Antarctica, and the geology of
radon.
Let's Collaborate
Biology teachers collaborate with leading-edge researchers using message boards,
a resource center, and "Activities-to-Go" to give their students topnotch
science education.
MAD
Scientist Network
Allows the curious viewer to quiz its "collective crania" of scientists.
See the current list of questions or browse archives for answers to questions.
Mariners'
Museum
Located in Newport News, Virginia, the prestigious Mariners' Museum documents
over 3,000 years of seafaring. This online tour includes the museum's permanent
and temporary collections. All show the history of man's relationship with the
sea.
Microbe
Zoo
Ever wonder what lives in your refrigerator or your compost pit? Well, there's
plenty of stuff growing in all kinds of places that we can't see without the help
of microscopes, and the Microbe Zoo is just the place to find out about them.
Midwest
Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education
Useful information, planning tools, and lesson plans. This site includes links
to many topnotch science sites across the Internet, providing one-stop shopping
for busy educators.
MineNet
The ultimate gateway to world wide mining information.
Moon-Watch.com
Once you're done scanning world news, reach out for the most recent lunar events,
fun facts, and photos.
Museum
of Science in Boston
Take a guided tour of Boston's "home of science" and link to Exhibit
Hall for an online science lesson.
My
Reference Desk - Science
Dozens of science sites to visit… a real goldmine.
Nanoworld
A place accessible only with powerful electron microscopes is now visible to Internauts.
View ants, blood cells, parasitic worm eggs, and rat hairs magnified thousands
of times.
National
Audubon Society
Young birders and students studying the effects of fish depletion should pay a
visit to the National Audubon Society's online headquarters. Students can take
a virtual walking tour of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and view the owls, 500-year-old
cypress trees, and Florida gators. You can find out about upcoming bird and migration
events or click on your state on a U.S. map to contact Society chapters in your
area.
National
Geographic
National Geographic Society has created a site featuring experts from current
and past issues of their various magazines, along with interactive explorations
of topics in science, geography, and history.
National
Wildlife Foundation
This site archives its lush photographed print magazines and offers updated online
coverage of wildlife and environmental issues, such as the routine occurrence
of endangered sea turtles becoming entangled in commercial shrimping nets. It
also has a fun "Just for Kids!" area, complete with riddles, games,
and a wonderful "I Didn't Know That!" page.
Nine
Planets
The Nine Planets is a multimedia tour of the solar system that includes information
on more that just the nine planets. Excellent images and lots of information.
Neuroscience
for Kids
A wonderful site to learn about the brain.
Nye
Labs Online
This site makes science REAL with experiments based on the daily television show.
Previous episodes and related activities are easy to research by science theme.
Ocean Planet Homepage
at the Smithsonian
This large exhibit provides various rooms dealing with different aspects of the
ocean to explore.
Online
Biology Book
Well worth the visit.
Online
Map Creation
Here is a great interactive way to teach students about map making and geography.
You fill out an online form and presto, a web page featuring your simple map creation
is returned to your browser.
Ozone
Depletion over Antarctica
Maps, drawings, and text detail the hazards of Polar Ozone. Depletion for the
entire Earth.
Primer
on Molecular Genetics
This site provides a primer on DNA and genetics, and an introduction to the Human
Genome Project.
Physics
Education
Created by Physics educators at Glenbrook South High School, IL, this web site
offers an extensive classroom tutorial on the topics of motion, electricity, the
behavior of waves, sound, and light, as well as Newton's Laws and planetary motion.
You and your students will discover rich online animations, sample quizzes on
all included topics, JavaScript-driven problems with solutions, lesson and project
handouts, blueprints, and much more.
Reeko's
Mad Scientist Lab
Lots of nice science experiments here…give it a shot.
SAMI, Science and Math Initiatives
San
Francisco State University's Department of Geosciences
Look for case studies and photos - including an explosively developing cycle dubbed
the "West Coast Bomb" and the California Regional Weather Server.
Satellite
Oceanography Laboratory
If you are interested in some of the current research about the ocean, this site
has images and movies from polar orbiting satellites that let you look at sea
surface temperatures and cloud top temperatures in full globe view or by selected
areas.
Sea and
Sky
Huge site devoted to astronomy and oceanography. Features image galleries, games,
articles, and links to other like resources on the web.
SEDS
Internet Headquarters
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
Science
2000 Frames
Astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics lesson plans.
Science Bytes
Designed for students of all ages, each installment describes the work done by
scientists at the University of Tennessee, hoping to educate students about current
science issues and questions.
Science
Gems
A one-stop approach including mega links organized by subject and grouped by age
appropriateness. Includes earth, life, and physical science subjects, plus math
and engineering links with activities, lessons, and classroom curricula for kids
of all ages.
Science
Hobbyist
There are all types of fun links and exhibits at this site - a real science turn-on
for students.
Science
Learning Network
Teacher-focused mega science site, a joint project of Unisys Corporation, the
Franklin Institute, Boston's Science Museum, Oregon's Museum of Science and Industry,
and the Exploratorium of San Francisco.
Science
Lesson Plans and Activities
An amazing list of science lesson plans.
Science
Museum of Minnesota
A virtual field trip to the land of the Maya, plus a "living card file"
of scientific ideas and activities.
Sea World/Busch Gardens
You'll find plenty of data about trained dolphins and enough facts about wild
animals, such as gorillas and tortoises, to start your own safari. Of particular
interest are the site's in-depth descriptions of careers in zoology and marine
studies.
Shuttle/Mir
Online Resources for Education (S/MORE)
Give your students the opportunity to explore the excitement of Space Life Sciences
and participate in the U.S. and Russian space partnership, the Shuttle/MIR Program.
Solar Eclipse Information
Paths, charts, and animations of predicted eclipses. Astronomers and eclipse chasers
will probably enjoy this site more than people accustomed to photos.
Space Science and Engineering Center
Space Telescope Electronic Information Service
StarChild
Billed as "the learning center for young astronomers," this site really
is out of this world. Future Neil Armstrongs can blast off to this site to learn
about astronomy, the Earth, galaxies, the moon, the planets, the sun and the universe.
This top-flight information is brought to you by the High Energy Astrophysics
Science Archive Research.
SUMMIT,
Stanford University
Site includes information on how computers can enhance education. It includes
information on SUMMIT projects, visible human images, The Brainstorm Project,
which is an interactive guide to Neuroanatomy, and software that can be downloaded.
Super
Science Home Page
This site is designed to encourage kids, teachers, and parents to do scientific
experiments. It includes ideas for experiments, advice on performing and presenting
experiments, and online contest, information on exciting books and multimedia
titles, and information on applying for a new science grant for teachers.
Time-Life
Virtual Garden Encyclopedia
Great way to get information on many types of plants.
UC
Museum of Paleontology
Dinosaurs may be a kids' rage right now, but adults will love this site too. From
T. Rex to Pterosaurs, all the dinosaurs are covered in pictures and text. A search
engine lets you unearth more information, plus there's a dinosaur glossary and
a help page.
U.S.
Geological Survey: The Learning Web
The Learning Web is divided into two sections. Teaching in the Learning Web is
a collection of educational resources to be used in the classroom to teach earth
science concepts. Living in the Learning Web investigates topics about the Earth
that affect people every day and everywhere.
Virtual
Hospital, University of Iowa
This site includes multimedia textbooks and multimedia teaching files. It includes
the Virtual Medical Center, which provides a large index of multimedia education
material available on the Internet.
Virtual
Prof's Physics Shop
Virtual professor Dr. Glen Terrell offers help with introductory physics. A chat
area lets you talk to other students.
Volcano
World
A fun site for younger kids. Includes historic and geographic data, plus photos
of recent and ancient volcanoes and information on volcanoes. You can sign up
for the Ask a Volcanologist Project.
Whale
Songs
This web site, based on a teacher's journey aboard the research yacht, "Song
of the Whales," provides resources, information, artwork, and suggested lessons
about whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Activities include painting or writing
a journal based on whale songs and sea explorations.
Whales:
A Thematic Unit
Links to many whale info sources.
Whole
Brain Atlas, Harvard Medical School
This site has an atlas of normal brain structure and function as well as normal
aging of the brain and vascular anatomy of the brain. Other topics include cerebrovascular
disease, neoplastic disease, and degenerative disease, with a functional MRI and
video tour of Alzheimer's disease. Another section on inflammatory or infectious
disease features a time-lapsed movie showing the degenerative effects of multiple
sclerosis.
Windows
to the Universe
Reveals a panorama of earth and space sciences. Subjects range from the universe
to entries on all the planets in the solar system.
The
World Clock
This site shows the up-to-the-minute time in over 100 cities worldwide. You can
also link to an onsite calendar that can be created for any year chosen, as well
as a world map of the time zones showing the cities listed in that world clock.
The
Why Files
The Why Files explores the science behind the news. Its bimonthly issues focus
on the science (and math, engineering, and technology) of everyday life, from
outer space to microbiology to the statistics of political polling. The site uses
a wide variety of media, and includes email links to the scientist who provided
the information. The archives can be searched for missed stories. Contributions
the Why Files forum by students and teachers are welcomed.
Windows
to the Universe
And what a large window it is! This user-friendly site attempts to include as
much basic information as possible on earth and space science. Updates on the
latest scientific discoveries are included, and so is information on the basic
physical laws such as gravity.
Women
of NASA
"Day-in-the-life" stories of several scientists, and profiles of women
who work for NASA.
Worm
World
An intriguing examination of the underground world of earthworms, planarians,
and other simple-celled, slithering organisms. Tours of worms biology and video
clips being born.
WWW
Virtual Library - Earth Science
The virtual library contains links to organizations, current events and resources,
software, and references in geology and other earth science areas.
Yahoo's
Index of Science Resources
This web page lists more than 5,000 links to science-related material on the Internet.
If it's on the Internet and has something to do with science, chances are a pointer
to it can be found here.
YES
MAG - Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
Look for Science and Technology News, Do at Home
Projects, Brain Bumpers. Answers to How Does That Work?, and other regular features
in this quarterly online magazine.
Yuckiest
Site on the Internet
The best place for science information and fun. There are quizzes, multimedia
shows, and a chance to follow a day in the life of the site's mascot, Rodney Roach.
Zoom
Dinosaurs
Excellent reference site for those term papers that need completing.
Updated 03/20/2007