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All
About Lobsters - Lobster activities and links, life
cycles and boats, and even how to eat lobsters! |
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| All
About Turtles - Learn about turtle species, parts,
defenses, and how to build a pond for turtles |
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Animal Bytes from SeaWorld - pictures and info
on all kinds of animals |
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Animal
Resources from SeaWorld - from Clydesdales
to gorillas to walruses |
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Animal Sounds Library from SeaWorld |
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Croak
- What's killing the frogs? Read the interactive mystery
and unravel the clues, then e-mail your answer! [An Access Excellence
Science Mystery] |
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Endangered Means There's Still Time - a slide
show on animals in trouble |
| Frog
Force - Adopt a frog pond and help scientists track
frog mutations and disappearances. |
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Frogland
- lots of cool info on frogs! |
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The Froggy
Page - frog sounds, pictures, and more |
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| Interactive
Frog Dissection - don't look if you're
squeamish! |
| Nature Sound of
the Week - Hear the Screaming Phiha, the Common
Potoo, the Laughing Kookaburra, etc. |
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The
Robot Zoo - interesting facts, and a few demos,
about chameleon, squid, fly, platypus, grasshopper, and rhino |
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Toledo Zoo
- information about animals and exhibits, plus learning kits
and visits available through
Edventure Outreach |
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| U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service - information about endangered species,
environmental pollution, conservation habitats, and U.S.
wetlands |
| Virtual
Zoo from Rader's Kapili virtual world |
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Whale Net -
about whales and marine research; links to other whale
sites |
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Whale Songs
- Learn about whales, their "songs," and migration patterns,
and enjoy a variety of lessons and activities. |
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| Whale
Watching Web - virtual whale watching and much
more! |
| Whales on
the Net - virtual dives, a photo gallery, whale research
and current issues, and links to other whale sites. |
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Wildlife Fact
Sheets from the US Fish & Wildlife Service |
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Wildlife
Web from Tim Knight - lots of cool links,
plus photos and sounds of many animals |
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Arctica -
What killed members of the stranded Arctic expedition of
1834? Read the interactive mystery and unravel the clues,
then e-mail your answer! [An Access Excellence
Science Mystery] |
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| Blackout
Syndrome - People are suffering from a mystery disease!
What is it? Where did it come from? How can it be stopped? Read
the interactive mystery and unravel the clues, then e-mail your
answer! [An Access Excellence
Science Mystery] |
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DNA:
The Instruction Manual for All Life - Information and
activities to learn more about DNA |
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Food Finder
- Find a nutritional analysis of fast food. |
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| Genetic
Science Learning Center - activities, virtual labs,
projects, news, and research on genetics |
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Good Cells ... Gone Bad - A slide show that
illustrates the processes of exposure to carcinogens, DNA
mutation, tumor formation and growth, and metastasis |
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Neuroscience for Kids - activities and experiences
about our brain and nervous system |
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| Seeing, Hearing, and
Smelling the World - Great information about how we
see millions of shades of colors, recognize a friend, hear
the faint rustle of a leaf in the wind, and detect over 10,000
different smells. Learn about our senses and why they work.
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| Alaska Space Grant
Program - K-12 Outreach Resources, Student Rocket
Program, and fun projects |
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| Amazing
Space - Interactive games and lessons from the Hubble
Space Telescope: Galaxies Galore, Astronaut Challenge, Hubble
Deep Field Academy, and more! |
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Earth and Moon Viewer - View a map of the Earth and
see how it looks right now, or choose to view the Earth from
various locations, including a satellite orbiting the Earth.
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EarthRISE - a
database of photos of Earth taken from the Space Shuttles
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Exploring Planets in the Classroom: hands-on
activities to explore geology, the Earth, and planets |
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| Flashline Mars
Arctic Research Station - Long-duration geology and
biology field exploration operations in a Mars-like environment |
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Haughton Mars Project - See how tools, clothing,
vehicles, robots, and even people are standing up to the harsh
environments they would find outside the hatch of a Martian
rocket. Scientists are doing this is the far north of Canada
at the Haughton Impact Crater. |
| Imagine the
Universe - High-energy astronomy for middle and high
school students, satellite data, and "Ask a Scientist" |
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Letters
from Space - Astronaut Dave Wolf's letters from
Space Station Mir, after the fire and the collision |
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NASA International Space Station sighting- when and
where to look in your city for the under-construction space
station passing overhead
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NASA Mars Team Online - Explore the Red Planet
with NASA's Mars Team
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NASA Observatorium - images, photos, and info on the
Earth, planets, and stars; plus lots of games!
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NASA's Aerospace Team,
Deep
Space,
Solar System, Space Team, and
Women of
NASA Online - News, Biographies, Field Journals, Photos,
opportunities to post your own work, and more. And don't miss Space News of the
Day! |
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| The Nine
Planets - A multimedia tour of the solar system,
complete with the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets. |
| Solar
System Live - View the entire Solar System or just
the inner planets. A series of controls allow the student
to pick the time, date, viewpoint, and observing
location. |
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Star Child
- Learning Center for young astronomers, activities and info
about the Earth, the solar system, and the universe |
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| Starshine
Satellite - help to track the latest or to create the
next Starshine "disco ball in space"! Kids all over the world
polish the mirrors that cover them. Starshine 3 was joined by
Starshine 2 in December 2001. Versions 4 and 5 are being
planned. |
| SETI at
Home - be part of hundreds of thousands of
Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence (SETI). Get and run this program that downloads and
analyzes radio telescope data when you would normally be running
a screen saver. There's a small but captivating possibility that
your computer will detect the faint murmur of a
civilization beyond Earth. |
| SETI Institute
- find out all the exciting breakthroughs in the search for
extraterrestrial life |
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Space Adventures for Young Scientists from
University of Alaska |
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Windows to the
Universe - Documents, data sets, movies, and images
about space and the Earth |
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| Your Sky
- Use this interactive planetarium to produce sky maps for any
time, date, viewpoint, and observation location. Students can
also track asteroids or comets. |
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Ask a
Scientist or Engineer - from Natl. Science Foundation.
Not taking new questions, but you can search years of old ones!
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Bill Nye the
Science Guy - about his PBS TV shows, science
demonstrations and activities you can do at home.
[Unfortunately, this site now requires recent browser versions
and Flash plug-in.] |
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Biology-4-Kids
- Learn lots about biology, from cells and the scientific
method to how scientists classify every living thing on the
planet. |
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| Cells
Alive - info on all kinds of cells |
| Chem-4-Kids
- Learn lots about chemistry, from basic terms and the periodic
table to elements combining to make compounds. Find tips for
learning and remembering concepts like electron orbitals and
bonding. Have fun learning about "matter," which is everything
you can touch, see, feel, or smell! |
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Computers: History and Development - Learn about the
impact computers have on our lives and promises they hold
for the future |
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ExploraNet
from San Francisco's Exploratorium Museum - wide variety of
science and human perception ideas, experiments, and
information |
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| Interactive
Physics activities and "ask a scientist." |
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Interactive Table of Elements - find out the
characteristics, history, and uses of elements, and where they
get weird names like "ununoctium"! |
| Holoworld - visit
HoloKids
for a simple explanation of how holography works, see the
project to make 3D holograms of the wreck of the Titanic,
follow experiments in making holograms
with a $7.99 laser pointer, and more. |
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Mathematics from Cornell Theory Center - links to
mathematics sites offering tutorials and on-line help in
Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Graphing and pi, to name a
few! |
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Nanoworld Image Gallery from Australia - photos of
very tiny things, including Mystery Images whose identity you
can guess the |
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Newton's
Apple from 3M and KTCA Public TV - science
activities for all ages |
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| Optics for
Kids - All about light, lenses, and lasers; also
available in Chinese and Japanese. |
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The
Particle Adventure - An interactive tour of the inner
workings of the atom and the Tools for Discovery |
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| The
Physics Page - provides links to various physics web
sites. And get answers to your physics questions from Michael
Cartwright, a physics teacher at Shiloh High in Georgia. |
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Physics
2000 from the University of Colorado - an interactive
journey through modern physics! Learn how 20th Century science
has helped create some of our high-tech devices. |
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Science Fair Projects
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Science4Kids - ugly fish, living fossils, stupid
plant tricks, etc. from Agricultural Resources Service |
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Science Friday
Online |
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Visual
Physics - discover principles and concepts of Physics
through a series of simulations. Also includes a dictionary
of terms and links to other sites. |
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Explore Science! - Interactive site to teach
and experiment with basic science concepts. |
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Yahooligans Science and Nature - hands-on
experiments, projects, and weird information |
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Ask-a-Geologist
- anyone can e-mail a question on any earth science topic and
the U.S. Geological Survey will do its best to provide an
answer |
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The Black Hole
Gang - Each member of the gang offers science links to
their particular interests: caves, sports, inventions, the
planets, butterflies, and much more! Also suggests books to
brush up on or explore these topics. |
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Cascades Volcano
Observatory from the U.S. Geological Survey - News and
information on volcanoes in the Cascade Mountain Range;
includes photo archives, reports and maps, plus other links.
Also has a great Mount St. Helens page! |
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Disaster Finder - a complete index to the best
disaster Web sites |
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| Earth
Science Enterprise Just for Kids - NASA site exploring
tropical twisters, El Niño, and more |
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EarthForce
- What is an earthforce? Learn about the interactions of the
Earth's core, crust, and water and how they cause earthquakes,
tremors, volcanoes, tsunamis and floods. |
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Earthquake
Information from the U.S. Geological Survey - Current
earthquake activity around the world, information, and links,
plus how to prepare for an earthquake. |
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EarthRISE -
Photos of the Earth taken from space by shuttle astronauts |
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Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, MI - 20 things we
can do to reduce pollution |
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Get Smart about Soil with S. K. Worm |
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Global
Earthquake Response Center - Find the latest
information on earthquakes happening around the world. Also has
links to past major earthquakes. |
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Grand Canyon Explorer: Virtual Visit,
Virtual
Raft Trip down the Colorado River, and Geological
Tour |
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Groundwater: Nature's Hidden Treasure -
Everything you ever wanted to know about groundwater! |
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Journey
through Tikal - Virtually explore these ancient
Mayan ruins, with sound and panoramic views |
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Kinetic City Super Crew - lets kids 8-12 help
investigate and solve mysteries on line [from the Natl. Assn.
for the Advancement of Science] |
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Los Angeles River Connection -
virtual tour of the L.A. River, lessons and investigations, plus
links to other water pollution sites. |
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The Living Africa - Enjoy photos and info about animals,
people, and the land of Africa on a virtual safari. |
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| Maps of Geologic
Hazards - from the U.S. Geological Survey - earthquakes,
landslides, debris flows, etc. |
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Partners
for Growing - Gardening activities for grades 2-4: train
a bee, make a leaf collection, investigate plant munchers.
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Ranger Rick's
Kids ZONE - environmental lessons, games, virtual tours,
and activities from the National Wildlife Federation |
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Science Web Quest Lessons 97 - Explore
different web sites through lessons developed by teachers in
areas ranging from marine life to volcanoes to how to build
a robot. |
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Science Web Quest Lessons 98 - Explore
different web sites through lessons developed by teachers in
areas ranging from viruses to ocean waves to how nutritious fast
food really is. |
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Science Web Quest Lessons 99 - Emperor Penguins,
Properties of Light, Physics of Skateboarding, more. |
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Science Web Quests 2000 - Cosmic Chemistry,
Homing Pigeons, Inherited Traits, more. 
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Southern
California Earthquake Center - contains seismological
data recorded in Southern California and information about major
earthquakes in this region. |
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Terra
Quest
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TerraServer - type in your city and zoom in on
your house (or on Area 51 to look for UFO's!) on satellite
photos with 1-meter resolution. |
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Thursday's Classroom - News, fun facts, activities,
and lessons from NASA. They also offer e-mail alerts to their
new additions. |
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Tree
Identification - gives several places to start in
identifying species. Specifically designed for Michigan's Upper
Peninsula but useful for others, too. |
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Virtual
Field Trips - visit parks, the rain forest, botanical
gardens, and observatories from the comfort of home |
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Volcanoes of the World - including "What's
Erupting Now" and Movie Clips |
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Virtual Cave - collects images from around the
world for a ideal virtual cave containing examples of every
major type of speleothem. Let your mouse do the crawling!
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