GENERAL REFERENCE

• Cornell Theory Center Math & Science Gateway.
• EnergyFiles
• Expeditions and Discoveries: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age
• Explore Science : Gizmo. An interactive website that has array of online experiments that demonstrate many of the basic scientific concepts.http://www.explorescience.com
• Extreme Science.This site is maintained by Elizabeth Keller, a former a scientist at NASA with a highly interactive interface. The website's emphasis is Earth Science and Space. http://www.extremescience.com/
• Frank Potter's Science Gems.Frank Potter is a physicist who is working on Leptons and quarks. His web page is a compilation of links organized by science category and grade level. http://sciencegems.com
• Global Footprint Network
• Learning Science
• MadSci Net This site is maintained by Washington University Medical School in St. Louis as a portal for people to answer their questions about science. http://www.madsci.org
• National Science Digital Library
• Nature Online Video Streaming Archive
• Office of Scientific and Technical Information
• Science.Gov
• Understanding Science
• VIDEO RESOURCES: VideoLectures.net
• WEB AGGREGATORS: Science Blogging Aggregated; Science Pond

ANATOMY

• Access Excellence:Access Excellence is the educational portion of the National Health Museum Web site, with a wealth of excellent materials relating to health and bioscience. Many resources to help student and teacher in health and bioscience.http://www.accessexcellence.org
• Animal Diversity Web: This site is maintained at the University of Michigan as an encyclopedia of animal species. Well illustrated with cited articles.http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/other/overview.html
• Animal Planet: This website goes along with the Animal Planet channel. A good site to get information on animals. http://animal.discover.com
• Biology Browser: Biosis is a non-profit organization that maintains this site as a portal for information on biology. They claim to have 13 million citations going back to 1969. http://www.biologybrowser.org/
• Cells Alive! A really good site set up by a Jim and Gail Sullivan who have been capturing images of living cells for over 25 years. Check out the link "How Big is a ?" for a comparison of how big really small things are. http://www.cellsalive.com/toc.htm
• Human Anatomy Online: An interactive site on the human anatomy. This site gives basic explanations to specific parts of the human anatomy.http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
• Human Genome Project: The HGP is the project to map the human genome. You can gather information and resources on this project from this website.http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html
• Interactive Frog Dissection: An Online Tutorial: A no mess version of dissecting a frog. Use the 2002 version for the best simulation. Narration and video are available.http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/
• Microbe Zoo: An animated site from Michigan State University that displays microbes in a zoo like setting. A good page to get an introduction and understanding of how microbes work in our lives. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
• Neuroscience for Kids: This site is set up to explain the operations of the brain. Good graphics and explanations make it useful for students in their study of the brain. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
• Tree of Life: Tree of Life is a collaborative web project by biologist around the world. With more than 2000 webpages this site provides information on the diversity of life on Earth, their history, and characteristics. http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
• Whole Brain Atlas: You get to see several types of scans of the brain with explanations of its structure and the effects of traumas to the brain.http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
• WinkingSkull
• The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Aimed at middle school students this site still gives interesting information on all our bodily functions. A very interactive site.http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/

ASTRONOMY

• HubbleSite

BIOLOGY

• Genetic Engineering Home Page
• Genetics Education Center
• HighWire Press
• Human Genome Links
• Kimball's Biology Pages
• The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online

ANIMALS

eNature Provides field guides for more than 4800 species. It's easy to navigate and the descriptions are brief (usually a single page). It also provides the animals sound and picture. http://enature.com/home/

BIOMES

The following sites have links to different biomes.
Chaparral - Coral - Desert - Estuaries - Grasslands - Lakes & Ponds - Marine / Oceans - Polar -Rivers Savana -Taiga -Temperate Deciduous Forest - Rain Forest - Tundra - Wetlands

Chaparral

• Enchanted Learning: Chaparral**Good information on the animals of the Chaparral. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/chaparral/chaparral.shtml
• Mediterranean Shrublands**Good definition of the major Chaparrals of the world. Basic information on climate. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/medit/medit.html

Coral Reefs

• NOAA's: Coral Reef**From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this site gives information on coral reefs related to the year of awareness in 1997. http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/coral-reef.html
• NOAA's: Coral Reef Information System (CORIS)**CORIS gives all the basic information on coral reefs. Good information on diseases and threats to reefs are available on this site. http://coris.noaa.gov/
• National Oceanographic Data Center**This page has vast amount of data on coral reefs. It also has links to animals related to coral reefs. http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/
• Coral Reef Ecology Home Page**Little in graphics, but good information on Coral Reefs. http://manta.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/
• Enchanted Learning: Coral Reefs**A good resource for animals of the coral reef. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml
• What's it like where you live? Coral Reefs**A graphically stylish website with good information on coral reefs. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/coral/indexfr.htm

Deserts

• Digital Desert LibraryThis site was developed at New Mexico State University and gives a good overview of deserts. http://horizon.nmsu.edu/
• Oxfam's Cool Planet: DesertsThis site was associated with a television program out of the United Kingdom on people living along the zero degree meridian. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm
• Deserts: Geology and ResourcesThe United States Geological Survey has put together an excellent website that explains the nature of deserts. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/
• Enchanted Learning: DesertsFrom the Enchanted Learning site, centering on desert animals. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml
• DesertscrubThis site from Radford University in Virginia gives a good definition of a desert and the foliage that exists in a desert. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/desert/desert.html
• EO Experiments: Desert Biome**NASA has set up this site on Biomes with basic information and links. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biodesert.html
• What's it like where you live? Desert**A graphically stylish website with good information on deserts. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/

Estuaries

• EPA - National Estuary ProgramGood basic information on estuaries and the effects of pollution on an estuary. http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/about/index.htm
• Neartic: EstuariesA basic explanation with links to information on estuaries. Watch out for dead links. http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/habitats/estuary.htm
• Estuaries: a habitat for lifeInformation on Canadian estuaries with information on food chains. http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/habitats/estuary.htm

Grasslands

• EO Experiments: Grassland BiomesA NASA page on Biomes with temperature and precipitation graphs. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biograssland.html
• The World's Biomes: GrasslandsBasic information on Grassland biomes.http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/grasslan.html
• What's It Like Where You Live: GrasslandsA graphically stylish site with good information on Grasslands.http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/grasslnd/index.htm

Temperate Grasslands

• Temperate GrasslandsA webpage from Radford University's Geography Department dealing with Biomes.http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tempgrass/tempgras.html
• Enchanted Learning: Temperate GrasslandsInformation on animals inhabiting Grasslands. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/grassland/grassland.shtml

Lakes & Ponds

• Ponds and Lakes AnimalsFind out about the animals that live in freshwater biomes of the ponds and lakes. http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/animals/
• Great Lakes AtlasAn in-depth look at the Great Lakes system.
• http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/great-lakes-atlas/intro.html
• Great Lakes EnvironmentThe EPA's review of the Great Lakes. Look for the Ecosystem link. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/
• The Washington Lake Book
• This site from the state of Washington Department of Ecology gives a good overview of lakes. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/lakes/characteristics.html
• Enchanted learning: PondsA good resource for information on animals associated with ponds. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml
• What's it like where you live? Lakes & Ponds**A graphically stylish website with good information on lakes & ponds. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml

Marine / Oceans

• Craig & Allie's Ocean PageGood starting point to get information on oceans. http://www.uga.edu/lea/allies/main.htm
• Biomes of the World: Marine EcosystemsCovering three quarters of the Earth's surface, oceans are as diverse as they are large. Follow links to temperate oceans tropical oceans,shorelines, tides and marine animals. See also The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans .http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/
• Enchanted Learning: Oceans
• Oceans- http://krilloil.com/krill-or-be-krilled-being-on-the-oceans-food-chain.ht

Polar

• EO Library - Polar Ice Fact SheetInformation on the Polar Ice and the effects of global warming.
• http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/PolarIce/
• Enchanted Learning: Artic AnimalsInformation on animals of the Arctic region. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/arcticanimals.shtml
• What's It Like Where You Live: PolarA graphically stylish site with good information on the Polar regions.
• http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
• **WWF for a living planet: Polar Regions**Bitter cold winds whip the earth's polar region, the Artic in the north and the Antarctic in the south. http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/polar_regions/

Temperate Rainforest

• **What's It Like Where You Live: Temperate Rain Forest**A graphically stylish site with good information on Temperate Rain Forest.
• http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/
• The Temperate Rain ForestGood basic information with a food web that will be useful.http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/temprain.html
  
  

Tropical Rainforests

• **Rainforest Action Network**This organization was setup to protect the rainforest of the world. It gives information on rainforests and what you can do to save them. http://www.ran.org/info_center/
• Enchanted Learning: Tropical RainforestInformation on the animals that inhabit the rainforest. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml
• Tropical Rainforest**Good basic information on Tropical Rainforest from Radford University. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/rainforest/rainfrst.html
• **Rainforest Biomes**This site from West Tisbury School has excellent information on plants, animals and climate. Information is given on the rainforest of Southeast Asia. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
• EO Experiments: RainforestThis site from NASA gives good basic information with graphs of precipitation and temperature. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biorainforest.html
• The Rainforest BiomeA website out of the University of Richmond, basic information about rainforest are given along with other links. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/biomes/rainforest.html
• What's It Like Where You Live: RainforestA graphically stylish page with useful information on Rainforests.http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm
• Tropical ForestA learning module from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point it gives a great deal of information on biomes. http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/modules/ecosystems_biomes/biomes_tropical_forests_page_1.html
• World Builders: Rain ForestThis site from California State University has good information on Biomes and a food web. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/rainintro.html
• World Wildlife Foundation: RainforestThe WWF gives basic information on rainforest and then links to specific rainforest characteristics. http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat01.htm

Rivers

• Living Water Program - WWFThe World Wildlife Federation site on rivers. The main point of this site is to go over the threats to rivers from pollution. http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/index.cfm
• Platte River Ecosystem ResourcesFrom the US Geological Survey, this site gives specifics on one river ecosystem. http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/othrdata/platte2/platte2.htm
• Rivers and StreamsA good site to begin your research. Good basic information that will get you started on your research. http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html
• What's It Like Where You Live - Rivers A graphically stylish site with good information on Rivers. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/rivers/index.htm

Savanna

• Biomes and SoilsThis website describes the soils of certain biomes.http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/biomes.html
• Enchanted Learning: SavannaInformation on animals of the Savanna region. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/savanna/savanna.shtml
• The World's Biomes: GrasslandsA website with basic information on grasslands. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/grasslan.html#savan
• Tropical SavannasGood information on Savannas with climates, soils, and regional expressions associated with the biome. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/savanna/savanna.html
• Savanna BiomesA good page for information on climate, animals and plants. A link to a description of the Australian Savanna. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm

Taiga

• **Enchanted Learning: Forest**Good information on the animals of the forest.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/taiga/taiga.shtml
• **Taiga**This site is from Radford University and it gives good basic information on Taiga. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html
• **Boreal Forest**A site from the Sierra Club this site gives excellent information on the Taiga biome. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html
• **Tiaga Biomes**Good basic information with a bibliography of links. http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html
• **EO Experiments**This site from NASA gives basic statistics, graphs and links to other sites. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/bioconiferous.html
• **The Tiaga Biome**Good information on climate, plants, animals and interesting facts. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/bioconiferous.html
• **What's It Like Where You Live - Tiaga**A graphically stylish page with good information on the Tiaga Biome. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/bioconiferous.html

Temperate Deciduous Forest (TDF)

• **Enchanted Learning: Temperate Deciduous Forest** Information on animals of a Temperate Deciduous Forest. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
• **Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Forest**Good basic information on a TDF.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
• **Deciduous Forest Biome**Good information with a bibliography of links.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
• **EO Experiments: Temperate Deciduous Forest**This page from NASA gives good information with temperature and precipitation graphs. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
• **Temperate Forest Biome**Information on the climate, plants and animals of a TDF. Links to other websites available. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/biomes/temp.html
• **What's It Like Where You Live: Temperate Deciduous Forest**A graphically stylish page with a great deal of information on TDF. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/biomes/temp.html
• **World Biomes: Midlatitude Forest**Interesting information about forest with unique links to help a report. http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/modules/ecosystems_biomes/biomes_midlatitude_forests_page_1.html
• **World Builders: Deciduous Forest**A good food chain that will be useful for reports. Good information available. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/deciduous/decfor.html
• **Global 2000**Information on TDF and regions where they exist. http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat04.htm

Tundra

• **What's It Like Where You Live: Tundra**A graphically stylish site with good information on the Tundra biome.http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
• **EO Experiment: Tundra Biome**This site from NASA gives good basic information on the Tundra biome with graphs on temperature and precipitation. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
• **The Tundra Biome**This site from the University of Richmond gives good basic information on climate, animals and plants. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/biomes/tundra.html
• **Enchanted Learning: The Tundra**A site that will give you information on animals of the Tundra. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tundra/tundra.shtml
• **World Builders - Tundra Biomes**This site from California State University gives basic information on the tundra with a food chain. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/tundra/tundra.html
• TundraThe West Tisbury School has published a site with excellent information on land biomes. Information on climate, animals and plants are available. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/tundra/tundra.html

Wetlands

• **Discover Canada's Wetlands**This site is arranged in an outline format that will be easy to follow. Useful information is available in this website. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/tundra/tundra.html
• **EPA > Wetlands**The Environmental Protection Agency has put this page out to give basic information on wetlands and what the government is doing to protect them. http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/
• **Introduction to Wetlands**King County, which incorporates Seattle, WA, has put out this page on Wetlands. This site has the basic information of wetlands, but be sure to go to the Wetland Topics link on this page for more information. http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/
• **Enchanted Learning: Freshwater Marsh**This page gives information on animals that live in and on wetlands. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/marsh/freshwater.shtml
• **What's It Like Where You Live: Wetlands**A graphically stylish page with good information on Wetland biomes. Excellent links to Wetland biomes.http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/wetlands/index.htm

CHEMISTRY

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• ChemFinder Searchin
• Pictorial Periodic Table
• The Visual Elements Periodic Table
• WebElements Periodic Table
• ChemicalElements.comSet up by an eighth grader in 1996, this site won its science fair award and has won awards from the military. The author has maintained the site since 1996 and he claims he gets 7,000 visitors a day. He has the table with multiply ways to display and the major element groups. http://www.chemicalelements.com
• Chemicool Periodic Table
• From MIT this site is a good basic site for information on elements.http://www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool/
• ChemSocAn interactive periodic table with all the basic information on the elements. http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/
• EnvironmentalChemistry.com : Periodic Tables of ElementsA very thorough website with information on the discover of the element and regulations. The site has Chemistry Resources in its right column. http://www.klbproductions.com/yogi/periodic/index.html
• The Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division: Periodic Table of ElementsFrom the National Laboratory where they created the atomic bomb this site gives extensive information on the chemical elements. Each page has a history, sources, compounds, uses, forms and isotopes.http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
• WebElements Periodic TableA periodic table set up by Mark Winter at the University of Sheffield in England. The table is color coded according to the element's family. Each element is given a good description with a practical application. Chemical cartoons are included.http://www.webelements.com/webelements/index.html

EARTH SCIENCE

• Climate Change: The Discovery of Global Warming

• Cosmic Objects
• Earth Science World: ImageBank
• EarthSky Science Podcasts
• Encyclopedia of Earth
• Environmental Protection Agency: Student Center**
• The EPA site is for students who want to research issues on the environment. This is an excellent source for environmental information. http://www.epa.gov/students/
• NASAThe homepage of NASA. A good starting point to research all topics related to space exploration. http://www.nasa.gov/
• Nine Planets**An interactive website on the nine planets in our solar system. Good basic information to start your research on a planet.http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/
• Ocean Planet**This was an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History from 1995-96. Its purpose is to convey what kind of condition the oceans are in today. Highly enlightening information.http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
• Oceanic: The Ocean Information Center**
• The college of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware maintains this site as a link to the major oceanic research going on today. http://diu.cms.udel.edu/
• Volcano World**For eight years this site has been on the internet. It stands the test of time. Excellent information on volcanos.http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
• Windows to the Universe**An extensive site on the Earth and Space sciences. Three levels of expertise will make it useful for any level of understanding.http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
• Virtual Fossil Museum

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

• Conservation and Research Center
• Earth Portal
  --governed by Environmental Information Coalition; consists of The Encyclopedia of Earth, Earth Forum (commentary and discussions with public), and Earth News (news stories on environmental issues).
• EcoEarth
• Environmental Defense Fund Scorecard
• EnviroLink
• RealClimate
• The Right-to-Know Network
• US Fish & Wildlife Service National Image Library
• National Park Service
• Nature
• Wilderness

HISTORY OF SCIENCE*

• ECHO** ECHO (Exploring and Collecting History Online) is a portal to over 5,000 websites concerning the history of science, technology, and industry.http://echo.gmu.edu/search/node/
• Internet History of Science SourcebookProfessor Hallsall's extensive website has a section on science. Here you can access history and primary documents on the major accomplishments in science throughout the ages. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
• Nobel Prize Archive Basic biographical information on Nobel prize winners. http://nobelprizes.com/
• Science OdysseyFrom the PBS series Science Odyssey this site reviews the major discoveries and scientist of the 20th century. A good site to get idea
• s and information. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/

PHYSICS

• ArXiv
• Atoms FamilyBased on the exhibition at the Miami Museum of Science this site has interactive activities related to the different forms of energy. http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
• Help for Physics Students
• How Stuff WorksThis site shows how everyday things work in an fun and interactive fashion. http://www.howstuffworks.com
• How Things WorkSimilar to the above site, but more text oriented than interactive. The descriptions are more technical.http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/
• The Laws L ismini-dictionary for physics and astronomy. http://www.alcyone.com/max/physics/laws/index.html
• Particle AdventureThis site is from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and is a glossary of terms used in Physics.http://particleadventure.org/
• Physics 2000 Interactive Demos**A truly interactive site that lets you see some of the principles of physics. They explain how some modern day devices like televisions, microwaves and X-rays work. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
• Physlink**This site claims to be a comprehensive site for information about physics and astronomy. This site also has a useful reference link. http://www.physlink.com
• IEEE History Center
• Martindale's Ref Desk: Physics Center
• The NASA Homepage
• Physics 2000
• Physics Central
• Physics Hypertextbook
• PhysLINK: The Ultimate Physics Resource
• Web Physics

TECHNOLOGY

• **How Stuff Works**Information on many subjects including technology related subjects. It is easily searched if you have searchable keyword terms. It site clearly illustrates how things work through excellent illustrations and an growing number of videos. http://www.howstuffworks.com/
  
  

SCIENCE BLOGS

• A Blog Around the Clock
• PLoS Blogs
• Science Blogs
• Scientopia
• [[https://twitter.com/SUEtheTrex|SUEtheTrex]]