General and Multidisciplinary Resources

• Arctic Theme Page from NOAA includes information about the climate, native peoples and animals, and all other things arctic.
• Cornell Math and Science Gateway is aimed at students in grades 9-12.
• Crown of Africa: Unlocking the Secrets of Mt. Kilimanjaro includes the geology and geography of the mountain as well as the physical preparedness required to climb it.
• Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves of Science includes encyclopedic entries on all things science.
• Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco that explores "science, art and human perception." Check out its list of cool sites or find out how to build a classroom size project based on the projects viewed here.
• How Stuff Works has an interesting collection of explanations from toilets to the Internet.
• Mad Scientist Network holds a wealth of information including labs, frequently asked questions, and the ability to ask an expert.
• National Agricultural Library's Kids' Science Page provides links to information on 4-H projects, science fair projects, scientific research, and careers in science. It isn't just for kids.
• National Geographic Society
• National Museum of Natural History includes a virtual tour as well as information relevant to current exhibits.
• Nature is the online version of the program run on PBS.
• New Scientist magazine's online counterpart includes news features.
• OneWorld Magazine is an online only magazine that focuses on "environmental, cultural, and exploration issues around the world."
• Ontario Science Centre Online provides ideas for labs, questions fo the day, and a scientific circus.
• Science Daily is a daily online science magazine.
• Science Magazine's Essays on Science and Society provides the full text of essays published in Science's Science and Society monthly column. This is a great place to start when researching controversial issues in science including, but not limited to, cloning and genetic engineering.
• Science Niche is a free learning portal with links to basic information on biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science.
• Scientific American's web site provides selected articles from its print magazine.
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World includes maps, related links, and lists of Natural Wonders, Modern Wonders, and Forgotten Wonders. Each Ancient Wonder has a description, history, and picture.
• Short Dictionary of Science Quotations
• Toronto Public Library's Science Net is a listing of web sites pertaining to the branches of science including astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, geology, paleontology, physics, and zoology. Accessible in French and English, it includes subsections for teachers, K-6, 7-12, and higher education.
• Toxinz: Poisons Management Database was created in New Zealand. The free portion cover over 60,000 poisonous materials and creatures with updates weekly.
• WhyFiles Science Behind the News provides a weekly topic with archives of previous articles listed by discipline.

Astronomy

• Astronomy Resource List includes books and magazines at Jervis Library.
• Earth and Sky radio series
• NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASA Astronomy Digital Library
• NASA's Observatorium is their public access site with images from space, trivia, and games especially for students and teachers.
• Nine Planets provides a virtual tour of the solar system, but that is just the beginning. Find out the planet's history, mythology related to the planet, and important facts.
• The Satellite Site describes how satellites are made and how they work. You can even build one!
• Sky and Telescope magazine's site
• SkyLab Project includes history, goa,d facts about the first 100 manned space flights.
• Special Report: 2001 Odyssey Mission to Mars provides pictres and news about the mission.
• SPACE CAD: Learning Computer-Aided Design Through Exploration of Space Technology is a ThinkQuest entry.
• Views of the Solar System is a multimedia field trip through the solar system and astronomy class.
• Your Sky allows you to enter your latitude and longitude to create a map of the sky for today.

Biology

• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web is maintained by The Univeristy of Michigan and includes a database of "animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology."
• Antibody Resource Page includes an index to "movies" or animations on the Internet. The Educators' section is ideal for school projects or homework.
• Big Picture Book of Viruses is an online compendium. It also links to virology tutorials on the web.
• BioTerror is the web version of the NOVA segment. IT includes the history and science of bioterrorism as well as an explanation of vaccines.
• BioZone BioLinks provides links in 16 categories including Animal Behaviour, Biodiversity, Cell Biology, Human Evolution, and Space Biology.
• Cells Alive focuses on cell biology and includes infomarion on HIV, antibodies, streptococcus, and splinters to name a few.
• Curtis Botanical Magazine has been digitized by the National Agricultural Library making available pcictures of over 1000 flowers from around the world.
• Endangered and Extinct Species List allows you to search by common name, scientific name, and region. The list covers both plants and animals.
• Endangered Species Program of the US Fish and WIldlife Service.
• EuroTurtle covers turtle worldwide including images, information about life and habitat, and a graphical and scientific identification key.
• Evolution is the web accompaniment to the PBS series. Beginning with Darwin's idea, topics from extinction to adaptation are covered in humans and other species.
• Garden Gate provides information and links to all things grown in gardens.
• Get Body Smart is an online examination of human anatomy and physiology
• Gray's Anatomy Online.
• Inner Body provides a sound introduction to the human body and its systems.
• Laboratory for Applied Biotelemetry and Biotechnology , provided by Texas A & M Univeristy, explores the way in which wildlife is monitored worldwide. There is also a great set of links to organizations and realted sites.
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's goal "is to help you become a better ecological citizen by becoming familiar with your regional flora and the natural biological diversity that is part of your ecological heritage."
• Life Science Dictionary is a collection of over 8000 terms relating to life science. The site also contains an excellent list of sites for more specific research in the area of life science.
• The Living Planet Report from World Wildlife Fund provides a quantitative look at the world's resources including animals and plants. This can be used with or without Flash and RealAudio plugins.
• MIT Biology Hypertext is an online biology textbook from the Experimental Study Group at MIT.
• The National Wildlife Foundation provides information on endangered species, wetlands, and even a way to create a wildlife-friendly space near you.
• Plants Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology It's more than just fossils. Take a virtual tour in one of three different ways.
• Virtual Frog Dissection Kit is a great way to learn about the inner workings of the frog without cutting into it!
• The Virtual Ocean is an exploration into the microscopic inhabitants of the water.
• Walking with Prehistoric Beasts is provided by The DIscovery Channel. Learn about the Ice Age and the Cenozoic Era. You can even recreat an animal form its skeletal remains!
• WhaleNet focuses on marine research and whales in particular.

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society
• It's Elemental - Element Flash Cards provided by the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab.
• Paul's Chemistry Lab provides links for all grades in school.
• Periodic Table of Elements Adventure introduces the table, its history and components. The Web Quest guides you through researching an element and creating an ad for it.
• Periodic Table of the Elements provided by Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Virtual Chemistry Center
• Web Elements

Environmental Science

• Advanced Building Technologies and Practices provides ways to make buildings more eco-friendly
• The Alternative Fuels Data Center is provided by the US Department of Energy and provides over 3,000 documents on alternative fuels and vehicles powered by these fuels.
• Chemical Scorecard is a unique site. Although maintained by an activist organization, it is full of information on pollutants and organizations. It even provides reports on counties and their pollutants and polluters. It also ranks counties within states. Enter your zip code to find out what tpxins may threaten your community.
• Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal is a database of databases compiled by the World Resources Institute. Access information by topic or by region.
• EELink is maintained by the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network and organizes web resources by topic to assist with K-12 environmental education.
• Endangered and Extinct Species List allows you to search by common name, scientific name, and region. The list covers both plants and animals.
• Endangered Species Program of the US Fish and WIldlife Service.
• The Energy Information Administration's Alternative and Renewable Energy Page includes vehicle fuel and electricity choices and is packed with tables and data.
• Fuels and Fuel Additives is a site provided by the Environmental Protection Agency. It provides infromation on fuels, pollutants, and air quality to name a few topics.
• Hurricane Katrina - Environmental Impact
• The Living Planet Report from World Wildlife Fund provides a quantitative look at the world's resources including animals and plants. This can be used with or without Flash and RealAudio plugins.
• National Geographic.com's Wild World covers endangered areas and ecosystems of the world.
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is provided by the US Department of Energy and is full of facts, articles, and data.
• The National Wildlife Foundation provides information on endangered species, wetlands, and even a way to create a wildlife-friendly space near you.
• POP Goes Antarctica explores the studies being conducted in Antarctica on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Discover what a field scientist does and the nature of the work.
• Wilkes University's Water Quality Help Guide covers hard water, bacteria, odors, and testing.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Forensics

• American Academy of Forensic Science
• Evidence: The True Witness Foresnsic Science was created by students as part of ThinkQuest. It serves as a basic introduction to forensics and even features a crime to be solved by the player.
• Forensic Entymology provides information on how insects can be used to help solve crimes.
• Handbook of Forensic Science, from the FBI, provides information on evidence examination, crime scene inspection, and safety.
• Visible Proofs is a National Library of Medicine site that shows forensic views of the body.
• Whodunnit is a forensics page that teaches about fingerprints and teeth while you solve a crime.

Geology

• Arctic Theme Page from NOAA includes information about the climate, native peoples and animals, and all other things arctic.
• Exploratorium Faultline focuses on seismic science.
• How Volcanos Work provides information in the form of text and movies, and interactive quizzes.
• National Earthquake Information Center is provided by the USGS (United States Geological Survey) and provides an explanation of plate tectonics.
• Tsunami information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program provides vocabulary, explanation, and preparedness information as well as news about seismic happenings around the world.
• Volcano World

Meteorology

• Arctic Theme Page from NOAA includes information about the climate, native peoples and animals, and all other things arctic.
• Climate Indices for the Economy explores the effect the weather has on the economy.
• El Nino is a research guide prepared at Jervis Public Library.
• The Globe Program is a project of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) and allows students to swap local weather information statistics and then analyze them.
• North American Drought: A Paleo Perspective is provided by NOAA and discusses weather data and cycles as relating to drought.
• Stormy Weather provides explanations of weather terms and activities to reinforce the descriptions.
• Tornado Project Online
• Weather Channel

Physics

• American Institute of Physics
• American Physical Society
• Antimatter is a site provided by CERN to demonstrate how antimatter is made, what it is, and how it is a part of our lives.
• CERN-European Laboratory for Particle Physics
• Fear of Physics is a non-technical site allowing informal exploration into the laws of physics.
• Physics Flash Animations is a site that illustrates the principles of Physics, such as optics, sound waves, vectors, and relativity.
• PhysicsWeb
• Physics Central from the American Physical Society covers how physics applies in the real world.

Science Fair Projects

• Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council Grades 7-9 is a list of grade appropriate projects to consider.
• Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council Grades 10-12 is a list of grade appropriate projects to consider.
• Experimental Science Projects: An Intermediate Level Guide covers teh scientifc method, designing and experiment, common errors, and what to do of the project goes astray.
• The National Student Research Center is not a sophisticated looking site, but is well worth a trip. It contains a list of student reports on successful science projects. All grades and topics are covered.
• Science Fair Central is a good starting place if this is your first science fair project.
• The Ultimate Science Fair Resource is maintained by a scientist who loves science fair projects. It includes an Idea Back, a list of topics to get your ideas rolling, and The Idea Board, where projects that have worked well are posted. This site also includes tips, hints for success, writing the final report, the scientific method, and setting up a project.

Technology

• Advanced Building Technologies and Practices provides ways to make buildings more eco-friendly
• Connecting the Continent describes the telegraph's spanning of Australia in 1870.
• How Products Are Made is a website that explores the manufacturing process of a variety of products.
• Invention Dimension is sponsored by MIT and provides information on inventions and inventors while encouraging you to become an inventor yourself.
• Inventure Place: The National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation includes exhibits and articles about inventors, both in history and in the modern era.
• Medieval Technology Homepage provides information on inventions from 500 to 1600 in western Europe and how the technology changed the way people lived.
• Sightseer's Guide to Engineering lists feats of modern engineering by state. Under New York, explore the Erie Canal and other wonders.
• TechEncyclopedia covers definitions of over 20,000 IT terms.
• Transatlantic Cable Communications covers the technology of the telegraph and its impact on the world. If this topic interests you, check out the book The Victorian Internet.

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