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Bill Nye the Science Guy's Web Site Offerings on this site include experiments complete with the directions, a web search divided into three categories (life science, physical science, and planetary science), as well as, demonstrations, and science facts. Boston Museum of Science Bug Bios This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures. The four major sections of this site include: stunning insect photography combined with informative descriptions, examples of how insects play a major role in almost every aspect of human culture, useful educational resources such as information about butterfly wing patterns, and links to other Web sites and resources that are categorized and reviewed for you. DNA Learning Center This site is the source for timely information about genes in education. It's a great place to get information about anything relating to DNA. Offering links to DNA from the Beginning to Genetic Origins, this site has it all. Earthquake Hazards Program This site offers fun and educational activities and information about earthquakes. Earthquake Information from the A handy reference site offering current earthquake conditions worldwide, clickable maps showing the location and strength of current earthquakes, a resource page including defined terms, the history and science of earthquakes, and tips to help you prepare for an earthquake. The Electronic Zoo http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm A comprehensive animal resource on the web, enabling the user to browse through categories or do a keyword search for a particular animal or breed. Endangered Species Endangered and extinct species are covered in-depth on this web site. Specific topics included in the site's coverage are an overview of endangered species; endangered species lists; extinct species; species facts, data, and pictures; current news events and sources; laws and policy; and a taking action section. Energy Quest http://www.energy.ca.gov/education Put together by California's Energy Commission, this site provides access to information on energy safety, the energy story, saving energy, fossil fuels, alternative fuel vehicles, nuclear energy, and science projects. Exploratorium The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San
Francisco, California. Included in their site are more than 10,000
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Franklin Institute Online The Franklin Institute offers a chance to explore many aspects of science online. A few of the online exhibits include: the Wright brothers, online math challenges, careers in science and technology, weather forecasting, Benjamin Franklin, the human heart, the earth, El Nino, wind, the ocean, and much more. Global Online Adventure Learning Site The GOAL of the Global Online Adventure Learning Site is to bring real life adventures to the World Wide Web, with emphasis on science, technology and nature. This web site features numerous travelers who are exploring the world. Visit global online adventure and travel along with them to the Arctic, New Zealand, the Amazon, the Sahara, and the Antarctic. A Guided Tour of the Visible Human http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/ The Visible Human Project has generated over 18000 digitized sections of the body. The animations and images in this tour use a few of these images to demonstrate planes of section and other introductory concepts in anatomy. How Stuff Works This site offers technically accurate, entertaining, and plain-English explanations of the science of anything and everything. National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ This excellent site works with and adds to the National Geographic publications. There are several guides including: Adventure, Animals and Nature, Maps, News, Photography, and Travel, in addition to many more resources. Nova Online http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ NOVA offers a rich Web site to accompany every program, plus occasional Online Adventures--expeditions that allow the Internet audience to travel in real time with scientists and explorers to remote parts of the world. Virtual Frog Dissection http://www.itg.lbl.gov/itg.hm.pg.docs/ This award-winning interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project. You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game. Web Elements http://www.webelements.com/webelements Web elements aims to be a high quality source of information on the web about the periodic table for all from students at school to professional scientists. The Why Files Using news and current events as a springboard to explore science and the larger issues it raises, this site shows the outcomes of science, as well as, explaining the process, culture, and people who shaped the science. It provides an excellent link between tonight's evening news and science in the classroom. The Energyhog.com Saving Energy is not only easy, it saves money, promotes a healthy lifestyle and protects natural resources for future generations. The Energy Hog Scavenger Hunt is a simple take home assignment to get kids and parents working together to discover ways to save energy in their own home. It's time the Energy Hogs met their match. Find those nasty oinkers and kick them to the curb. As an Energy Hog Buster, it helps to know where energy comes from so that you can teach your family how to use it wisely. |
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