These links provide access to many
fields of science with particular emphasis on biology, chemistry and
physics since these are our areas of primary curricular emphasis.
Additional links to other areas such as astronomy, anthropology, and
meteorology are also included. We now have student-created sets of pages on Evolution and Weather and Climate --complete with links to Unit Plan and Lesson materials. In addition there's an AWESOME site created by two of our seniors (2001) on Cat Dissection. It's a bit of a slow load but really well done and worth the wait!(Updated
11/30/06)
Expanding Universe --"A classified search tool for amateur astronomy."
Griffith Observatory Sky Information
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
NASA's Astronomical Data Center --fully searchable astronomy information
NASA's Science, Space and Technical Pages--Follow the links at the bottom
Nine/Ten Planets--a multimedia tour of the solar system
Space Telescope--from the Space Telescope Science Institute
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Access Excellence--for biology teachers to keep in touch with each other from the National Health Museum
Advanced Placement Digital Library in Biology --terrific set of links from Rice University.
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology--Dermatologic Disease Database
ARKive--Globally Endangered Chapter --includes vertebrates, invertebrates, plants and fungi
Biology--biological resources from the U.S. Geological Survey
Chemical Weapons --from MedlinePlus Health Information and look also at their links under Biodefense and Bioterrorism
Biology Browser--searchable database
The Biology Project --from the University of Arizona, "an interactive online resource for learning biology"--biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, human biology, mendelian genetics, immunology, and molecular biology.
Biology Web Links --Science Educator's Home Page--a series of links to megabiology websites
Biomes and Ecosystems--Surf Report
BioNetbook--searchable database of directory of over 7000 web pages for biology
Biotech Biblionet --Now called Biochemlinks--a guide to the best in biology and chemistry-- a multitude of links.
Biozone--huge collection of biology links all the way from New Zealand from Animal Behavior to Student Projects
Cornell Biology List--plenty of links to both vertebrate and invertebrate topics
Developmental Biology--cell cycles, chick embryo, frog embryo--the whole course is here!
eNature.com--A whole series of online nature guides here.
Genetics Home Reference--searchable database from the National Institute of Health
Life Science Dictionary --searchable from BioTech
Microbiology Microbe Information and Links--"The Microbiology Information Portal"
Molecular Overview of Mitosis --from the University of Manitoba
Online Biology Textbook--an exciting and new resource for all topics!
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Botany Online--The Internet Hypertextbook --from the University of Hamburg in the process of being translated to English.
Common Trees of Pennsylvania --for the Department of Forestry and a very helpful guide to information on trees
Internet Directory for Botany --A perfect place to look up all of your plants and locate links to all things botany!
Memorial Sloan Kettering--About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products--a very thorough guide
Missouri Botanical Gardens --a great set of links to all sorts of botanical information from trees to plants!
Plants In Motion--short Quicktime video clips of plant germination, etc.
Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book
PlantFiles --plants database
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Links for Chemists --from the Virtual Library
Biotech Biblionet --Now called Biochemlinks--a guide to the best in biology and chemistry-- a multitude of links including subject guides, learning quizzes and daily science news
Department of Chemistry Links--Oregon State University. Tons of useful links here to all aspects of chemistry and education
CHEMystery: An Interactive Guide to Chemistry--online textbook
ChemTeam --A Tutorial for High School Chemistry from Diamond Bar High School in Walnut, CA
Cornell Chemistry List--their Math Science Gateway collection
Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
Links for Chemists --from the WWW Virtual Library
National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemistry
PubMed from the National Library of Medicine --searchable database
The Periodic Table of the Elements--also offers links to other periodic tables on the web
Chemicool Table of the Elements --from MIT
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AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
Comprehensive Weather Information--From Nick Walker in Seattle
A Comprehensives Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters --from the National Weather Service
Dataset Guides --CONSORTIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION NETWORK (CIESIN)
Earth & Ocean Sciences --links from Science.gov
Earth Science Resources --from the Michigan Electronic Library
National Geologic Map Database
NOAA Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters
NOAA Photo Library --weather images
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Boston's Museum of Science Online Virtual Exhibits
Exploratorium Online Exhibitions--Be sure not to miss the full Exploratorium site as well, including the science of music and the science of baseball.
NASA's Science, Space and Technical Pages
National Science Foundation Research Index --great set of links for both math and physical science!
National Science Foundation Science Statistics
Scientific Search Engines --links to engines for each of the sciences
First Gov for Science or Science.gov --"Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results."--searchable database
Ology --from the American Museum of Natural History
PathFinder Science --an interesting site to explore! Also check their links section
The Science Department --from Shambles in S.E. Asia, a lot of valuable links.
Science Fair Projects --Step-by-Step Guide
Science Tracer Bullets--from the Library of Congress, a great way to find initial science and technology information with resources to follow up.
The Why Files --the science behind the news
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American Medical Association Atlas of the Body
Medline Plus Health Information --searchable database
National Library of Medicine--searchable database
PubMed from the National Library of Medicine --searchable database
Gross Anatomy--from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Locatorplus Home Page--from the National Institute of Health--searchable database
Visible Human Project--from the National Institute of Health
The WWW Dermatology Database --searchable database where you can search by name, type of disease and more.
The Visible Embryo--Visuals of human development during the 40 weeks of pregnancy
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Cetacea --all sorts of whale, dolphin and porpoise information here!
Internet Marine Mammal Resource List
Marine Biology Web--click on Reference Lists, then go to the Subject Areas for a great series of links by topic
Marinelinks from Oceanlink
Marine Biology --National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Museum of Natural History -the fish catalog from the Smithsonian. You'll need the technical name here, then you can do a search.
Ocean Planet Homepage--from the Smithsonian
Oceanweather Inc.--Current Marine Data
Sea World Animal Information Database--from Sea World's pages
Status of Fishery Resources off Northeastern United States
Tidal Information Page--Put in the location and get a tidal chart.
WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
Electronic Information on Oceanography --from Woods Hole, MA
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Amusement Park Physics --from Annenberg
Dolores Gende: PhysicsQuest --online investigations for high school
Imagine the Universe--from NASA
Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics
The Laws --Laws, rules, principles, effects, paradoxes, limits, constants, experiments, & thought-experiments in physics.
Materials Science Lesson Plans
Contemporary Physics Education Project -- links here to all sorts of interesting physics topics and interactive presentations being added to regularly.
The Physics Classroom --a high school physics tutorial
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Amphibian Checklist and Identification Guide
Annelid Resources --all the information on worms one could ask for
Bugs--Surf Report--links to a ton of information on insects
Chemical Ecology of Insects --from John Byers
Insect Database--from UD College of Agricutural Sciences
Invertebrate Zoology and Paleontology Links
Bird Cage--provides links to info on birds
Entymology on the World Wide Web--a huge collected set of links!
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